Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Little Tich

(6,171 posts)
Fri Jun 10, 2016, 11:29 PM Jun 2016

Kitten Saved by Mechanics, One of Them Couldn't Say No

Source: Lovemeow

A woman heard meowing from her car and couldn't find anything, but the cry kept coming back, so she brought her car to West Broad Hyundai, hoping the mechanics there could help her find the little mystery kitty.

Meet Sonata!

"While the vehicle is sitting in the service lane we hear the meow so I check behind glove box near the cabin filter area, and don't see anything, shine a flash light through the wiper cowl and don't see anything either," JoVan Chambers said on Facebook.

"We hear the meow again but sounds like it's in the fender or bumper area... So another tech takes the car and pulls it into shop and we put it on the lift."

They looked around the car and finally located the cat's whereabouts.

"He's in the passenger side Fender Liner up behind the wheel ducked down. Bubba takes (the) car apart more to get to him and Bob pulls him out."

John Newman, one of the mechanics, offered the little kitten some food right after they safely pulled him out of the car.

Now the kitty needed a home.

"They asked the owner of the car first but she couldn't because she has four cats already," Tiffany Vermillion-Newman, John's wife, told Love Meow.

"Then everyone was asking each other and it was my husband's turn and he said 'Yes of course!' and called me and came home within 15 minutes. We both went to Petsmart to buy kitty stuff."

When John held the kitty in his hands, he fell in love, and just couldn't say no.











Read more: http://www.lovemeow.com/kitten-saved-by-mechanics-one-of-them-couldnt-say-no-1852070868.html


Source: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvDScHnshK2qteoFIAka9zQ

FB page of one of the mechanics: https://www.facebook.com/jovan.chambers/videos/10156822795555012/
39 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Kitten Saved by Mechanics, One of Them Couldn't Say No (Original Post) Little Tich Jun 2016 OP
Squee! The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2016 #1
Teh feeeeeelllz... BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2016 #2
Awwww n/t qnr Jun 2016 #3
Love!!!! 840high Jun 2016 #4
Ha ha...I love the results. Kitties and humans are a good mix. rusty quoin Jun 2016 #5
this is beautiful. Here is another beautiful thing. A little autistic boy falling in love with roguevalley Jun 2016 #17
I remember wallyworld2 Jun 2016 #25
That is the most beautiful thing I have seen. rusty quoin Jun 2016 #37
i know roguevalley Jun 2016 #39
The panic in the kittens eyes in this pic... lol Liberal_in_LA Jun 2016 #6
That's not panic - would have been some scratching going on. SusanCalvin Jun 2016 #7
such a sweet boy, and his cat. they will be friends for life demigoddess Jun 2016 #12
I think wallyworld2 Jun 2016 #23
Oh, what a precious little... 3catwoman3 Jun 2016 #8
I have seven and have had up to ten (long stories here), but I probably 1monster Jun 2016 #13
My husband keeps my innate... 3catwoman3 Jun 2016 #16
Are you kidding! My husband is responsible for bringing most of the cats home... 1monster Jun 2016 #21
Men who love cats... 3catwoman3 Jun 2016 #22
I agree awoke_in_2003 Jun 2016 #33
Good mechanics are supposed to make your engine purr. JonathanRackham Jun 2016 #9
badda bing! flamingdem Jun 2016 #14
Most people are quite wonderful Doctor Jack Jun 2016 #10
I agree IrishEyes Jun 2016 #27
Cats find warmth in cars at night. This was a wonderful read. Thanks. George Eliot Jun 2016 #11
Our ferals love engines to warm up in the cold months - I never drive malaise Jun 2016 #30
Oh, that brings me back to the early 80s. rusty quoin Jun 2016 #38
Squeeeeeeeeeee shenmue Jun 2016 #15
squeeeeeee indeed!! niyad Jun 2016 #18
Thanks for posting Omaha Steve Jun 2016 #19
Precious! DawgHouse Jun 2016 #20
Super Squee!! Nothing more attractive than guys who love animals. catbyte Jun 2016 #24
Yeah, especially guys with names like Bubba who spend their lives fixing cars, covered in grease Warpy Jun 2016 #26
Kitty wins the cat lottery. How adorable! Vinca Jun 2016 #28
Sweet malaise Jun 2016 #29
That kitten is too precious for words! n/t Aerows Jun 2016 #31
One night, many years ago, as I was wandering the boardwalk in Tombstone panader0 Jun 2016 #32
After you see this, you cannot help but keep the sqeeeeee. Rex Jun 2016 #34
I had Ted Turner's cat 406-Boz Jun 2016 #35
Precious little guy! PatrickforO Jun 2016 #36

roguevalley

(40,656 posts)
17. this is beautiful. Here is another beautiful thing. A little autistic boy falling in love with
Sat Jun 11, 2016, 01:00 PM
Jun 2016

snow white.



The mom of the baby posted this under the video: This is my 2 year old - Jack Jack. He was having nothing to do with any of the characters on our Disney vacation in November. You see, he has autism and is non-verbal. He is on the shy side with people he does not know. THEN... he met Snow White. I must have cried 1000 tears watching his interaction with her. He was in love.

You're welcome.

wallyworld2

(375 posts)
25. I remember
Sat Jun 11, 2016, 03:04 PM
Jun 2016

My best friends daughter who was around 6 running up and hugging the Pink Panther.

That was at least 25 years ago.

She now has her own kids.

Snow White really made that child's day

I hope she remembers it as long as he does

SusanCalvin

(6,592 posts)
7. That's not panic - would have been some scratching going on.
Sat Jun 11, 2016, 12:56 AM
Jun 2016

That's "humans - whatcha gonna do with 'em....?"

1monster

(11,012 posts)
13. I have seven and have had up to ten (long stories here), but I probably
Sat Jun 11, 2016, 12:14 PM
Jun 2016

would have sighed and said yes.

We never seem to go under seven cats. When one passes on, another or two cats show up in our yard or on our doorstep. The last one was put up for adoption, but she got so stressed every adoption day that we decided to keep her.

3catwoman3

(23,975 posts)
16. My husband keeps my innate...
Sat Jun 11, 2016, 12:40 PM
Jun 2016

...crazy cat lady potential from getting out of hand.

I'm sure I would love hearing some of your stories. I have a few myself.

1monster

(11,012 posts)
21. Are you kidding! My husband is responsible for bringing most of the cats home...
Sat Jun 11, 2016, 02:45 PM
Jun 2016

When we got up to ten cats, I told him, "One more cat, you bring home one more cat and it's divoce court!"

So he brought home a dog.

Doctor Jack

(3,072 posts)
10. Most people are quite wonderful
Sat Jun 11, 2016, 02:26 AM
Jun 2016

I believe that a few raging assholes give all of humanity a bad rap. In my life i have seen that everyone is flawed but most are good natured and try to do whats right.

IrishEyes

(3,275 posts)
27. I agree
Sat Jun 11, 2016, 05:11 PM
Jun 2016

Most people are wonderful. Pictures of men holding kittens or puppies are great. Especially big tough guys. The little kid with his new best friend was really cute as well.

George Eliot

(701 posts)
11. Cats find warmth in cars at night. This was a wonderful read. Thanks.
Sat Jun 11, 2016, 02:45 AM
Jun 2016

I keep my car in my driveway and try to bump the hood to dislodge/scare animals taking refuge in the warm engine. My nightmare would be to hurt any animal. My friend had one in the engine and when she started the car, of course it was over. I'll never forget that.

malaise

(268,980 posts)
30. Our ferals love engines to warm up in the cold months - I never drive
Sat Jun 11, 2016, 06:08 PM
Jun 2016

off without revving the engine

 

rusty quoin

(6,133 posts)
38. Oh, that brings me back to the early 80s.
Sun Jun 12, 2016, 01:37 AM
Jun 2016

The pregnant cat I took care of crawled up into my neighbor/friend AMC. We tried to save the kittens, but couldn't do so.

A result of the experience is that I make sure that there are no kittens there. It doesn't mean opening my hood every time I drive, but be aware of conditions when it's really cold, and notice cats' behavior.

It's something I will always remember, but there was a lot of room back then in a AMC, under the hood, to get warm. I don't think it's a problem today.

Warpy

(111,255 posts)
26. Yeah, especially guys with names like Bubba who spend their lives fixing cars, covered in grease
Sat Jun 11, 2016, 03:11 PM
Jun 2016

Buzzfeed has a video of a bunch of macho guys turning into pure mush when someone hands them kittens. Those guys were really unattractive until they started to cuddle the kittens.

panader0

(25,816 posts)
32. One night, many years ago, as I was wandering the boardwalk in Tombstone
Sat Jun 11, 2016, 06:44 PM
Jun 2016

under the influence of a certain psychedelic about midnight, I heard a small mew. There was no one else anywhere around.
There in a store doorway was a tiny kitten, smaller than the one in the article. I snatched it up and stuck it into my Levi jacket
and headed for Johnnie Ringo's for last call. The little guy was purring and so was I. I named him Badge. He was mostly black
but had a white "badge" on his chest. I had him for many years, a great hunter.

 

406-Boz

(53 posts)
35. I had Ted Turner's cat
Sat Jun 11, 2016, 08:24 PM
Jun 2016

One of my close friends was the vet for the local shelter, in the spring one of Ted's cowboys (Ted has a huge ranch near here, the Flying D, Bozeman MT, about 170 thousand acres), came to the shelter and picked up a bunch of cats. In the fall a ranch hand returned with 150 cats. My vet friend brought me a big beautiful tiger stripe gray cat, only about six months old, the shelter had more cats than they could deal with. Teddy is the name I gave him, he got huge and lived to be 16, if I still had a photo handy I'd post it, loved that cat.

Latest Discussions»General Discussion»Kitten Saved by Mechanics...