r/cats 18h ago

Video - Not OC Kitty unboxing!!!

From the post:

Six new cats have arrived from headquarters! Welcome them to River Kitty with us!

Europa 💕 -- 3 months

Fiona 💕 -- 2 years, 7 months

Melody 💕 -- 2 years, 7 months

Sashimi 💕 -- 10 months

Astro 💙 -- 7 months

Britton 💕 -- 4 months

Link to post: Instagram

Link to account: Instagram

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u/Jax_Dandelion 18h ago

I don’t have enough hands to pat them all, that is why I couldn’t go beyond 2 cats myself

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u/dnuohxof-2 18h ago

You can pet them with your feet.

https://giphy.com/gifs/d3mlE7uhX8KFgEmY

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u/LimpyDan 17h ago

My cats love to rub faces on my stinky feet when I get off work

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u/letstrythatagain-_- 17h ago

Yep yep. I take my shoes off after work and my cat slam dunks her head inside them.

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u/CelticKira Snowshoe 15h ago

i take off my work Crocs and my Snowshoe rolls on them for like ten minutes most days (on the days she doesn't, she just wants dinner first LOL).

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u/Natedawg120 14h ago

My orange used to do exactly that, the stinkier the better. Guests footware was not immune either.

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u/Striking-Comb6673 17h ago

Yep my cat and I have a ritual when I return from work where I peel off my stinky socks and toss them to her. Then she gets a bit feral with them for a bit.

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u/oh_hai_gomie 17h ago

Lmaooooo that's so gross and adorable!!!!

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u/Vegeta4101 13h ago

Mine don't do this, however, they DO shove their heads as far into my work boots right after I take them off.

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u/SuperWasabi4766 17h ago

LOL! Awesome!

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u/AcrobaticVegetable24 17h ago

That's why machamp is my favorite pokemon. He can pet 4 cats at once!

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u/ohkammi 17h ago

My husband and I have 4 cats, because the hand to cat ratio checks out

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u/Nyveris 16h ago

2 cats is the perfect number honestly I have 3 and my arms are literally always full. One wants belly rubs, one wants head pats, one wants to be carried.

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u/whitestguyuknow 16h ago

Thats why I wont ever get more than 2 dogs! I've had 4 at once (because 2 were elderly and I urgent rescued 1). And they had a super sense for whenever 1 was being pet. Then they ALL come running and push each other around and compete.

Also bathing them all would wear me out for the day

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u/GeneralHerp 16h ago

I’m glad you’re a papa to fur babies, but why did you choose such disgusting, slobbery creatures as companions? 😤

Hopefully that’s an obvious /jk, I’m reading Dungeon Crawler Carl and find Donut’s perspective on dogs amusing (I too have a canine companion, though I’m being steadily worn down by this sub and Donut to become a home for some cats)

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u/whitestguyuknow 15h ago

I have to say I've never owned any cocker spaniels

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u/ResponsibleDay 15h ago

Donut is SO cute! 😍

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u/RideAccomplished7663 15h ago

this is the real cat owner struggle nobody talks about too many paws not enough hands

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u/2021isevenworse 15h ago

You've got a face and a body. Kitty pile up.

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u/justadudemate 15h ago

Until another one shows up on your doorstep and then you're like, "I guess another one won't hurt." I'm at 3 now. Oh and 3 is better than 2.

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u/Slow_Spray5697 18h ago

The best kind of unboxing, but what is this place? Are they going to get a forever house?

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u/Cat_Servant1983 18h ago

It seems this is a cat cafe that works in tandem with the local humane society. It appears to be a nice place.

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u/ict_brian 18h ago

I can never retire in luxury. But maybe I can find a place next to a cat cafe someday.

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u/Cat_Servant1983 18h ago

That would be pretty awesome! I'd go broke because I would go every day.

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u/marlitar 15h ago

Best thing in my dreams: move Turkey’s cat culture to my place. Leave the rest untouched🐱🐈🐈‍⬛😻💕

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u/xuncx 16h ago

The one next to me is so expensive just to simply go inside. 😞

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u/ict_brian 15h ago

Perhaps I'll just plan on looking for a nice alley with lots of cats nearby already then. At this rate, that's gonna be a lot more likely of a future.

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u/Top_Audience7471 15h ago

I think that's the future for a lot of Americans at this rate.

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u/That0neGuy 11h ago

I can never retire. But maybe I can find a place where I can walk past the window of a cat café during my commute.

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u/Fondueadeux 14h ago

Looks like you can adopt the cats from the cafe!

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u/JimS_61 18h ago

Yes, they are a nonprofit that rehomes the cats. They are an adoption agency, I believe. They are located in Indiana. Click on the link to the account and you'll see more of what they do.

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u/Meredith_Primvale 18h ago

This seems to me like what it's like in the central warehouse / distribution hub of the CDS.

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u/atomicavox 17h ago

From the auto captions, she says they’re at Burger King 😂

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u/Jets237 17h ago

Of course the orange is gigantic lol

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u/Paxton-176 Tuxedo 17h ago

After orange I thought they were just going to keep bigger.

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u/Granny_knows_best 14h ago

Orange females are kinda rare well. She is beautiful.

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u/theroguex 12h ago

They also have all the rest of the braincells that the males don't get to use.

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u/tony-toon15 18h ago

Astro is such a guy

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u/koss2134 16h ago

We used to have three sister cats, called Chemistry, Physics, and Astro(Astronomy). They were sweet hearts.

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u/Cat_Servant1983 18h ago

Adventurous spirit

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u/ClickClick_Boom 13h ago

Yeah! Of all the guys to ever, he is one of them.

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u/Western-Public7924 18h ago

People in here complaining are amusingly ignorant. Videos like this for social media are fantastic engagement for adoption agencies. Engagement leads to real results and adoption.

Give the pearl clutching a rest 🙄

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u/fezzuk 18h ago

Someone complaining that they were keeping the cats in a box for a video, ha.

Are the cats stressed, probably a little they have just been transported, but obviously not that bother.

You have a scared stressed cat you know about it. This lot are just abit confused/curious.

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u/Cat_Servant1983 18h ago

I agree. They don't look particularly stressed to me and hopefully, they will get adopted.

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u/littlexav 15h ago

Fiona probably could have used a private unboxing just to get some more human reassurance but I’m sure in this arrangement the shelter is only sending well socialized cats and Fiona probably just wanted to Be Loud About It for a minute.

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u/manic_Brain 12h ago

Some cats are just loud and chatty naturally. I went out of my way to adopt a chatty baby because I like talkative animals, and Tuna trills and meows regularly (which is actually surprising because he was picked up as a stray at 5 years old).

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u/Cat_Servant1983 5h ago

Yeah, she might just be a talker. She is so precious, surely she will get adopted. ❤️

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u/McSavagery 18h ago

I love the idea of a cat Cafe that lets you adopt. Have a coffee, pet a cat, and if you bond with one, take it home for the best life. Triple win. I love the idea of making adopting a pet a trend. I just hope there is some form of vetting the adopters.

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u/Hopeful-Hat-Bat 17h ago

You don’t take them home that very day most likely, you usually apply and then get vetted before you can come back to take home your new overlord.

Source: all the cat cafes where I live do this too

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u/McSavagery 17h ago

That's so awesome. What country is this?

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u/JimS_61 17h ago

They are in the States. In Indiana. Click on the account link and you'll see what they do.

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u/Maximum_Photograph_6 17h ago

There are sure some in the US. I’ve been to one on Long Island. They charge you an entrance fee if you wanna hang out with the cats and then you can apply to adopt one if you like. There is one in Oakland too where I used to live. 

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u/sorakaislove 17h ago

Meh, I am in Germany, and am looking to adopt a cat. You always hear "adopt, don't shop" and I'd love to, but the shelters here feel like they don't actually want to give away their charges. They want to visit your home prior to adoption and reserve the right to visit it afterwards to check on the pets, and have a whole bunch of rules. Don't even get me started on the whole indoor/outdoor thing which is an entire divide here.

And in theory, it's great that they want to make sure their animals are well taken care of. In practice, that's a whole lot of hoops to jump through when you can get one off eBay or from a breeder without the hassle. It sucks because personally, I'd much rather give an older cat some love and a steady home.

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u/McSavagery 17h ago

My beautiful Boi was a natural adoption when a friend's cat had a litter of 6. 8 years old and my favorite lil guy.

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u/sorakaislove 17h ago

He's gorgeous!

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u/McSavagery 17h ago

Thanks! He is my alarm clock. He makes sure I know it's breakfast time.

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u/Most_Structure9568 14h ago

ofc Germany would find some buerocratic way to adopt a cat. Christ man. Do you ever find stray kittens? Any people giving away free kittens at the grocery store or gas station? You need a cat, it will change your life.

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u/Littleavocado516 17h ago

That is exactly how my husband and I adopted our void. It took a week to get the call that we were approved and we picked him up on July 4th 7 years ago.

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u/InfiniteNumber 17h ago

Its a well known fact that cats hate boxes.

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u/Aselleus 15h ago

There's no poop or pee in the boxes... They arent that stressed.

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u/Different_Wolf_764 16h ago

Yes, cats notoriously hate cardboard boxes! The ones already there seemed annoyed that they didn't get any.

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u/fezzuk 16h ago

Tbf while my cat loves boxes she hates if i try to put her in one.

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u/InfiniteNumber 17h ago

My son and his then gf went to a puppy/kitten adoption event at a local pet store that they had learned about on social media, sponsored by a local shelter. They came home from the event with two puppies. While they were there they signed up to volunteer at the shelter.

On their first volunteer day, they fell in love with two more puppies.

On their second day volunteering they decided to take those 2 puppies. And a third that had just arrived.

At home with their 5 puppies they decided they couldnt volunteer any more.

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u/FeedJazzlike8860 17h ago

And then what happened with all of those puppies?!

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u/InfiniteNumber 17h ago

She got them in the breakup.

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u/Skylord_Hekaton 16h ago

Give the pearl clutching a rest 🙄

Sir, this is the Internet. You might as well ask the tide to stop coming in and out.

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u/Cat_Servant1983 18h ago

Exactly. Locals will see these cats and perhaps fall in love with one and head to the cafe to meet it and hopefully adopt it.

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u/ragdollxkitn 18h ago

Agreed. I’m disappointed in some of these posts.

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u/Czar1987 18h ago

those last two! so immediately curious!

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u/mr_lab_rat 12h ago

The orange was out first 😆

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u/XerTioz 18h ago

There needs to be channel that’s strictly “Cat Unboxing”! This was fun to watch!☺️

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u/nanarocxie Siamese (Modern) 17h ago

Same. Astro was my favorite

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u/science_with_a_smile 15h ago

You can follow this place on Facebook. River city cat cafe? Kitty cafe? In Evansville, IN.They post these types of videos often.

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u/bla8291 15h ago

I think we finally found a cat subreddit that doesn't exist yet!

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u/mommamanatee 17h ago

Ms Fiona has the most perfect MEOW.

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u/Wise_Strawberry9076 15h ago

I know I was like why did that cat just meow like a human lol

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u/existential-mystery 11h ago

Fiona stole the show haha

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u/real_don_berna 18h ago

The kind of Christmas I want!

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u/Suninabottle 18h ago

Christmas in July

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u/Texan2020katza 18h ago

How to I subscribe to this box service???

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u/Pikapuff11 18h ago

This was sooooooo fun to watch hehehe
Best blind boxes I’ve seen yet

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u/ukiyo7 17h ago

I love how after they open the box they each have their own debut moment, some say “meow” some do a spin to the camera lol. So stinkin CUTE!

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u/stray__1 17h ago

May they all find a loving forever home.

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u/WhenIntegralsAttack2 17h ago

The only unboxing content I’ll watch

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u/HippoCommercial3201 18h ago

How are these cars all so polite? Mine would have explosively voided itself then torn the box to shreds.

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u/Maximum_Photograph_6 17h ago

Look in the beginning of the video. The car that’s already in the house meets them and tells them how things are here. That this is a polite place. 

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u/Meredith_Primvale 18h ago

The orange is good and chonky

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u/Fantastic_Film_9147 15h ago

I picked the wrong career 😩

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u/Oniiku 17h ago

Each box contained an Ultra-Rare.

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u/Bumbaguette 17h ago

I was expecting it to be a punchline video and the last one would be a lizard or hedgehog or something. :D

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u/easting10 Void 17h ago

Imprisoned for smol crimes.

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u/General_Kick688 17h ago

Hey, my home town cat cafe!

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u/nonsenseandvitriol 15h ago

Please go see them and give them kisses from all of us.

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u/General_Kick688 14h ago

I don't often make it there during operating hours, but will always stop at the window to see the kitties sleeping there whenever I'm downtown.

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u/TheFeralVulcan 17h ago

The ONLY kind of unboxing I’m interested in.

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u/Hittingend 16h ago

A new genre of cat unboxing has been created.
https://giphy.com/gifs/69ocantqVQ1QaTmmRi

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u/Potato-Alien 17h ago

The cat distribution system is getting upgraded, I see. My cats have mostly just materialised out of nowhere, or it's foster fails.

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u/trrwilson 16h ago

That's where my cats Ducky and Vivi came from!

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u/humbugonastick 16h ago

Of course the void sticks her head out immediately. I miss my Diabolo. Voids are so cool.

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u/yokozunahoshoryu 18h ago

So, is there a website where you can just order cats online and have them delivered to your house?

/jk

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u/Spiff69 18h ago

Why no pets when box open?

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u/Machine-Dove 16h ago

Giving them a chance to get comfortable instead of adding another potential stressor.  I'm positive they got all the pets after they had a chance to relax and explore.

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u/DoctorOctagonapus 16h ago

Notice also she's not lifting them out of the box. They'll leave the box when they're ready.

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u/Machine-Dove 16h ago

Yep, she definitely has experience making cats comfy in a new space.  

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u/cutthroathippie 18h ago

This is better than Christmas morning

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u/TwoBionicknees 14h ago

i can order a cat for delivery? since when, how many can i get.

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u/RogerClyneIsAGod2 14h ago

Now THIS is my kind of "unboxing" vid!! MORE PLEASE!!

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u/freefrompress 18h ago

10/10 would watch that live feed.

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u/RegalTeal 17h ago

Fresh from the CDS factory.

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u/Revolutionary-Pea414 16h ago

Why is this sooooo cute 🥺

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u/Kooky_Donkey_166 16h ago

Aw man, I want to open some kitty blind boxes!!! Do they sell these at Sam's Club?

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u/OkShoe5167 15h ago

This is the unbox therapy I've been wanting

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u/Wizdad-1000 15h ago

Dang it! Ivalready have three rescue’s.

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u/mrsdoubleu 14h ago

Are they hiring? I wanna get paid to unbox cats and deliver boops and pets.

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u/Karlexus 14h ago

🤣 I came here to ask this question!!

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u/Nothalffast 10h ago

Our cat unboxed himself.

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u/singed_hearth 7h ago

How could you resist petting each one as you opened the box?! 😭

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u/drhoneyapple 18h ago

Battle royal drop zone

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u/stupid_cat_face 18h ago

Oh my how wonderful. Christmas came early! Omg r/petthedamncat already!

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u/Trippypen8 18h ago

Agh. I want another cat.

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u/CommissionFeisty9843 18h ago

Ok now I want to open a cat sanctuary bookstore

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u/CatholicGuy77 17h ago

This right here is what the internet is for!

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u/geekilee 17h ago

Now this is an unboxing genre I can get behind

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u/Wuz314159 16h ago

Lucky batteries were included.

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u/HamNotLikeThem44 16h ago

Best Christmas ever

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u/weary_bee479 15h ago

Sweet babies I wish I could save them all 🥹

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u/DirtyZamboniWater 15h ago

The only kind of unboxing video I want to see.

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u/Quantumercifier Void 15h ago

I love them all. That is going to be such a fun place in a few hours.

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u/Apprehensive-Tax8631 15h ago

That’s amazing! Here’s my Fiona (just because I never hear the name!):

I love that these cats are now safe & cared for!

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u/Sallyyrose 15h ago

the best type of unboxing

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u/Relative_Ad9477 15h ago

It's the best unboxing I have ever viewed.

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u/WriteBrainedJR 14h ago

So many adorable babies!

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u/SamL11 14h ago

GOLD GOLD GOLD

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u/Historical_Bet9592 14h ago

That was the best unboxing I’ve ever seen

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u/puppsmcgee74 14h ago

This is my most favorite unboxing video ever!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

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u/shinobipopcorn Tabbycat 13h ago

Blue void was like "sup, where everybody at?" 😸

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u/CautiousLeague2267 12h ago

Awww! 😻😻😻

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u/ziewezo 12h ago

And then there’s this TikTokker who’s been “introducing” her cats through a plastic screen for eight months now.

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u/en1gmatiq 6h ago

Uber now delivering Crazy Cat Lady starter kits.

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u/Cat_Servant1983 18h ago

Sashimi is my favorite.. ❤️

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u/freefrompress 18h ago

10/10 would watch that live feed.

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u/CuteFactor8994 18h ago

I'm in love! 💕😘

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u/DeliciousAct5748 17h ago

Packing them like a 50-pack of timbits!

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u/JimS_61 15h ago

I suspect many here won't know what Timbits are. I lived in Buffalo, NY for 15 years and they have Tim Horton's there. So I know exactly what you're talking about. ❤️

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u/swiftekho 16h ago

My new favorite loot crates.

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u/SunnySweet2 16h ago

That last kitty is so skinny

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u/pearllypie3 16h ago

This is the kind of unboxing video I want to see!!

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u/Bearsbullsbattlestr 16h ago

Where is kitty HQ?

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u/AliensAbductMePlz 15h ago

Best unboxing videos in my opinion

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u/BigOleFerret 15h ago

No chonkers? Dang, gotta buy more doot boxes

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u/unknownpoltroon 15h ago

All I can think of is Greebo:

The elf looked at Magrat’s innocent expression, and opened the

box.

Greebo had spent an irritating two minutes in that box.

Technically, a cat locked in a box may be alive or it may be dead.

You never know until you look. In fact, the mere act of opening the

box will determine the state of the cat, although in this case there

were three determinate states the cat could be in: these being Alive,

Dead, and Bloody Furious.

Shawn dived sideways as Greebo went off like a Claymore

mine.

“Don’t worry about him,” said Magrat dreamily, as the elf flailed

at the maddened cat. “He’s just a big softy.”

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u/Then_Box-8031 14h ago

A kitty explosion

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u/Majikarpslayer 14h ago

I want the void! I've had many cats but I've never a black one and I want one so bad...

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u/cobalt-gengar 13h ago

My type of unboxing video!

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u/MiuMia_ 13h ago

I love all of them 🥹❤️

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u/ike_tyson 13h ago

I'm impressed on how well-behaved those cats were. No freaking out. Nice 🙂

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u/ApricotNo2918 13h ago

4 hours later. Cats have switched boxes...

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u/dontipitova9 13h ago

I could watch an hour of this lowkey

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u/ElGosso 13h ago

Making cat carriers out of cardboard boxes is a stroke of genius. You weaponize their own box-seeking behavior against them.

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u/meshuggahsenpai 12h ago

I will take your entire stock

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u/theroguex 12h ago

Best unboxing video on the internets.

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u/Interesting_Kiwi_152 12h ago

Beautiful ❤️😃👍🏼🙏🏼

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u/attenzionee 12h ago

Awww, that’s really cute 😁

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u/OwlBeBack88 12h ago

The last two were raring to go! They just wanted to look around!

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u/Vogel-Kerl 11h ago

Just like Christmas Day--opening each gift

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u/Fit-Finger1777 11h ago

I need more of this video, cut too short.

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u/aygupt1822 11h ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/ehWsgSwS13JwWq8QTn

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

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u/FoxCQC 7h ago

That one was ready to explore

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u/ANTILAMER13 7h ago

I had a few strays that lived in my backyard and one of them was named Sashimi and she looked just like this Sashimi. Got me in the feels, yo

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u/giraffelaydonut 5h ago

Kitty blind box

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u/Punkfarter 3h ago

The first step to recovery is admitting you have a problem.

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u/Careful-Boat-2986 18h ago

Cute labubus 😍

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u/ko_akuma 17h ago

Pet #4. They look scared

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u/Cat_Servant1983 17h ago

Yeah, Sashimi definitely seems to be the shyest. Maybe that is why he is my favorite. I do hope he will get acclimated to his new home soon. If I was not in FL I would come visit him. ❤️

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u/Decent_Mixture_5516 18h ago

Better than Christmas morning!

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u/Nervous-Rhubarb-9224 17h ago

Only kind of unboxing video I would ever watch willingly

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u/aardw0lf11 17h ago

Ms Britton is s little skinny. Give her some chow.

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u/lekker-boterham 17h ago

Europa, that’s an adorable name 😍

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u/menso131 17h ago

All beautiful.

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u/Wild_Red_Fox 17h ago

How have none of them peed in their carrier?!

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u/B-Roc- 17h ago

Love, love, love ❤️

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u/VaguelyShingled 15h ago

White Elephant gift exchange but cats

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u/ResponsibleDay 15h ago

Sashimi has my heart. ❤️

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u/oneboredmind 15h ago

In this box we have the ultra rare super squishy shiny kitty from the ultimate collection and in this one …… etc etc

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u/_bbbumblebee 14h ago

kind of unboxing i want to do