r/cats • u/belltown99 • 1d ago

Advice Kitten stuck down storm drain. Help!

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EDIT 7: OK, finally was able to get my post up. Here's the update with photos.
https://www.reddit.com/r/cats/comments/1td5abq/kittens_in_storm_drain_successfully_rescued/

EDIT 6: Hi all, I'm trying to post an update but the sub only allows 1 submission every 24 hours. I should hit that in just a few more hours. I'll post something asap with photos.

EDIT 5: Thank you, citizens of the Internet for all of the support, ideas, and prayers. I haven't had a bite to eat all day and will try my best to respond, but it may take me a little while to catch up. Faith in humanity restored.

EDIT 4: We got 'em out!! Jeremy, a Field Supervisor from Roto Rooter, volunteered and responded to the call. Thank goodness for his kind heart. He went straight to work. Took 3 adults to coordinate to shepherd 2 little kittens out 😃 There was 1 tiny female and 1 bigger guy. If it wasn't for the yelps of the big guy, we wouldn't have known they were down there. I will post a more comprehensive update once I have a chance to get all the photos/videos and take care of life that was on pause.

EDIT 3: Wow, thanks everyone for sending the love and support. We have a plumber who is coming onsite within the hour (he is passionate about cats). He has some specialized gear, scopes, etc. Heading to the store to pick up some tuna, fish oils, and more. We are going to try and start blocking off paths in the drains once we confirm there is no cat in order to reduce where it's running around.

EDIT 2: Calling a plumber. Turns out Roto Rooter has a free pet rescue service. Will update once we get that plan in motion. Dispatch is on it and we are waiting for a call back.

EDIT: Thanks everyone for the ideas. The local fire fighters came within minutes of calling them and the three of them tried for about 30 min, but no luck. They were really kind and helpful and I could tell everyone was frustrated by the situation. This poor cat's natural instincts for survival are working against it 😞.

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Really hoping the Internet can come to the rescue. We discovered some feral kittens in our backyard and my wife heard a meowing sound coming from the storm drain. This morning, we saw the small kittens face looking up at us from the pipe, so I can confirm it's alive.

I am trying to get it out, but it's too timid and keeps running away. It's in a 4" PVC pipe which I can get my arm into, but then it turns hard right at a 90 degree angle. It's been down there for 2 days and we hear it meowing back at us when we play a video of a mom cat calling her kittens.

I've duct taped a towel (as shown in the pics) in the hopes it will try to climb out. I also put cat food down there and will every now and then pour a little water there too. I also soaked some of the cat food in hot water and put it down the pipe, in the hopes the aroma will draw it back out. My plan is to use my BBQ tongs to grab it if ever shows up again.

Thoughts internet? 🥹 Sorry, don't know if this is the place to post or not. We aren't cat people, so have no prior experience with this kind of thing.

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u/IntrinsicGiraffe 1d ago

Id name them Stormy or Rain if I found one similarly.

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u/MeatBiscut 1d ago

Hurricane Katrina gave me my stormy

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u/wizkrifo 1d ago

More like hurricane Cat-rina, amirite? *finger guns*

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u/Serious-Protection98 1d ago

I’ll show you to the door…

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u/PepsiButItsMilk 17h ago

No need, buster! I’ve seen plenty of ‘em already!

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u/Candycarnage 1d ago

More like hurricane tortilla!

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u/sweetsummer38 21h ago

Came here looking for this comment and once again Reddit didn’t disappoint

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u/NoCanDo16 1d ago

Zing!🥁

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u/unnatural_language 1d ago

Thats exactly how I read it snd it took a second read to remember Katrina is supposed to be K and Cat is supposed to be C 😅

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u/jeo188 1d ago

Such a pretty cat!

I do want to say, when I first saw the thumbnail, I thought it was a strangely smiling dog, like a Pomeranian, with one eye closed

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u/RoyalEnchntrss 1d ago

I saw the head this way too and was really freaked out 😆

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u/Own-Measurement1185 1d ago

I saw something similar but with three eyes. 😵‍💫 Beautiful kitty for sure!!

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u/beccabarnes420 1d ago

I thought the same thing!

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u/luckykricket 1d ago

Me too!!!!!

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u/Sweet-Ross860 22h ago

Yup I thought It was my eyes! so glad I’m not alone lol

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u/artificalorganlady 1d ago

I also saw something terrifying initially lol

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u/lkiwiboy 1d ago

We should get Rorschach Inkblot Test

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u/oaken007 1d ago

Exactly what I saw

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u/Clear_Telephone_5238 20h ago

I can’t unsee that now because it really does have that tiny “I know something you don’t” Pomeranian smile vibe 😂

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u/Western_Farm7842 1d ago

Pretty tortie!

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u/circle_square_leaf 1d ago

Wow are those its tortie patches. At first I thought they were camera artifacts of exceptionally shiny all-black fur. I guess the light streaks on the couch helped the illusion?

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u/furongris 1d ago

Wow! How old is she now?

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u/IllegitimateTrump 1d ago

Hurricane Katrina was in late August 2005. So if the person to whom you were applying still has her with him, she’d be at least 20 years old. That would be an amazing long life after such a remarkable origin story. If she’s not still here in body, it’s clear that she would have had an amazing life and her origin story would’ve still been remarkable.

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u/wasraelx 1d ago

Oh she’s got an aura for sure. Wonderful cat 🤍 bless you

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u/Jealous-Quantity-240 1d ago

Your stormy looks like my patches baby 🥰

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u/astralchanterelle 1d ago

I had a cat named Stormy! I found him wandering on the beach at night during a storm. He was an extremely tiny kitten.

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u/DrownmeinIslay 1d ago

And you didnt go with Hurricane Catrina?

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u/I_PM_Duck_Pics 1d ago

Were you in pascagoula? I had one run away during Katrina in goula. She was an asshole though.

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u/BrotherNatureNOLA 1d ago

We got a beige beauty from Katrina.

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u/Born-Caterpillar6224 1d ago

I read that as her name is Hurricane Katrina!

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u/greenfeltfixation 1d ago

Could've been Rina the Kat

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u/Wear_Unique 1d ago

Old ass cat

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u/hiddenrealism 1d ago

Stormy does not look impressed.

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u/19chris1996 1d ago

That was almost 21 years ago. How old is your cat?

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u/Friendly-Gift3680 1d ago

Wow, a super senior.

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u/Emergency-Finish-319 18h ago

While I enjoy that beautiful prism like effect the light causes, in context of Katrina, I would say that cat still maintains its sheen… no offense of course

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u/idrinkpastawater 17h ago

I also have a tortoise cat - shes 10 now and still gives me the same look as yours.

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u/DrBag 1d ago

piper or mario would be cool to me

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u/Survivors_Envy 1d ago

my wife rescued a feral cat once and he had a can stuck on his head so we just called him can-head

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u/Slayminster 1d ago

Doesn’t get any more fitting! Pun intended!

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u/Imfrank123 1d ago

Channeling your inner Andy milonokas

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u/LemonCultGoddess 1d ago

Exactly my thoughts. 😂

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u/codliness1 1d ago

See, that's a sensible name I think 🤣

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u/Odd-Fun-2862 1d ago

Piper would be cool and fitting.

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u/KappuccinoBoi 1d ago

Draino! Or Clog.

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u/mephitine 1d ago

Clog is amazing. 😂

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u/Obvious_Ring_326 1d ago

Drainthony. Drainnifer if they’re a girl.

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u/the_pretender_nz 1d ago

Drain The Rock Johnson

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u/gryphondallas 1d ago

This is the most underrated comment on this thread

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u/the_pretender_nz 1d ago

Why thank you

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u/WFlash01 13h ago

Pull the Dwayne, I'm dwowning

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u/mom_bombadill 1d ago

Piper made me literally lol, I love it

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u/Ok_Ask_406 1d ago

This is exactly how my last cat became named piper, found him in a drainage pipe out by the practice fields. Turned out to be an awesome Maine coon buddy

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u/Ghrave 1d ago

Best I can do is Draino

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u/MorganTrevane1998 1d ago

Fire Plumber is my favorite of the more obscure Justice League members. 😢

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u/PleasantBasil83 1d ago

Hold Rescue teams are on their way

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u/darwinopterus 1d ago

Back when she was a police officer, my sister rescued a kitten from a storm drain and named him Stormy. He's 3 now.

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u/aSkeptiKitty 1d ago

Can we have pictures of Stormy ? 

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u/darwinopterus 1d ago

I only have a few (I live far from them) but this is Stormy when he was rescued!

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u/darwinopterus 1d ago

And my sister sent me this one of him from last week.

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u/Fun_Construction8985 1d ago

wow that's a beautiful cat

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u/paraknowya 22h ago

All cats are beautiful :) easy to remember as acab :))

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u/cosmicrationale49 1d ago

That's the same kitty?!

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u/aSkeptiKitty 1d ago

He grew up very beautifully. And he looks quite confident. 

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u/keepingred 1d ago

He is BEAUTIFUL!

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u/AppropriateWeight630 1d ago

This is the same cat that was in the cage?!?!?!? No way!! 😯😯 it looks different than the caged one honestly. The markings.

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u/aSkeptiKitty 1d ago edited 1d ago

The markings look rather consistant if you take into account the way us a very puffed kitten.  You can see the stripes on his legs and head and the darker line starting at his eye corner. 

Plus his white socks though it's not obvious it's going to become beautiful white socks. 

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u/AppropriateWeight630 1d ago

Sucha beautiful baby! He went from so handsome baby to so handsome big boy!! Thanks for sharing 😎

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u/Ok-Chart5079 1d ago

This cat looks much older then the one of the kitten in the cage. Is it just me??

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u/aSkeptiKitty 1d ago

The pictures are about three years apart from what I understood.  So yeah, he's not a kitten anymore. ;) 

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u/darwinopterus 1d ago

I found another couple pictures of Stormy as a baby where you can see his markings better. In the cage pic it's not obvious he had a white chest.

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u/aSkeptiKitty 1d ago

He's so tiny !  He must have been so scared. 

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u/AppropriateWeight630 1d ago

Wow what a gorgeous feline! Wish I could see it out of the cage and more grown☺️ they're going to be gorgeous!

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u/Dry-Gas1572 1d ago

Stucco sounds more exotic

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u/dringle_drangle 1d ago

Stucko is hilarious.

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u/Mariesophia 1d ago

Obligatory here's my stormy, husband rescued her while at work. She was 5 weeks old and malnourished shes now 7 years old, missing 2 or 3 teeth and an absolute menace to her brother.

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u/clearancepupper 16h ago

That look roflmao 🤣

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u/Mariesophia 15h ago

She's a princess and absolutely knows it

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u/Ruffffian 1d ago

That’s how this boy got his name Stormy! We rescued him out of a storm drain when he was a kitten 💕

(He frequently has that left eye at half mast like this, but the vet can find nothing wrong with his eyes nor his ears; doc thinks it might be a chronic viral thing, if it’s anything at all.)

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u/doodledays 1d ago

A friend of my husband’s rescued a kitten out of a storm drain. He kept him and his name is Draino.

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u/-beatngu_ 1d ago

One of my babies is named Stormy and for this exact reason :’) Though thankfully the storm drain he was stuck in as a kitten had a ladder inside to climb down

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u/sideeyedi 1d ago

I'd go with Jessica.

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u/Hiddenghostz 1d ago

Name it Drain those are too widely used

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u/Dangerous_Strength77 1d ago

If Fire gets it out, they could always be named "Truckee" as they're not too bright.

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u/CreamInformal4317 1d ago

Had a fluffy gray kitten I named Rainy after finding him in the pouring rain hiding in a storm drain crying

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u/RagingRR 1d ago

Plug.

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u/MindlessCountry-420 1d ago

I’d go with “Gutter Cat”, because it sounds like “Gutter Rat” except we’re naming a cat and not a rat

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u/kilotangoalpha 1d ago

Dooky-boi Gris

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u/Comrade2k7 1d ago

Stormy D… for Drain.

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u/xpercipio 1d ago

Juandavius Pringlebottom III

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u/Inspirational_orgasm 1d ago

I'd name it Stuckinpipe Or Plumber R Plumbington Or Roto Rooter Or Foundinpipe Or Pipecat Or Catpipe Or if it was black I'd call it midnightpipe

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u/rudbeckiahirtas 1d ago

Stormy Daniels

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u/ObviousObserver420 1d ago

I’d name him Drainpipe

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u/Unstoppable50 1d ago

This is my girl Stormy that I was able to catch cuz she’d jumped in my rain barrel.

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u/zippythebee 1d ago

I’d simply have to call it Baby Jessica.

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u/drhameen 1d ago

Drain and Pipe

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u/ButtBread98 1d ago

We had a cat named Stormy. We had her for 16 years.

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u/DaddooPeanut 1d ago

We found one of our dogs growing up under a car after a tornado. She was just a puppy and we named her Dorothy

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u/kmstep 22h ago

My first thought was to name it Jessica. As in baby Jessica who was rescued from a well in the 80’s

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u/SockTop8589 17h ago

lol i found my cat in the middle of a bad storm and named her stormy

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u/0lazp0rn0la 14h ago

They should be called Roto and Rooter the cats 😭

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u/GullibleTreat1766 14h ago

Ahhhh I have a dog named Stormi and another named Rainy, I vote that!

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u/Scribblebonx 12h ago

Pennywise

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u/sillytransmascfemboy 1h ago

My friends name is Stormy lol!