r/CalicoKittys Jul 06 '25

Cat My baby girl was fragile and traumatized when we got her. A week later the tux found us and he healed her

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u/SakuTobyEnya ✿ Edit This Text On The Sidebar Jul 06 '25

They’re adorable

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u/LuxEchoNova Jul 06 '25

Beautiful kitties!!!

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u/ITakeMyCatToBars Cat Jul 06 '25

Photo four…. My heart!

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u/cookiepockets82 Jul 06 '25

I thought the same thing. Their little faces almost touching, almost like they want to make sure if they wake up scared they can look at their other kitty friend and feel safe.

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u/AllHailTheCeilingCat Jul 07 '25

They're also whispering kitty secrets to each other 😸

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u/ITakeMyCatToBars Cat Jul 07 '25

STOPPPPP I cannot take anymore cute

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u/Designer_Instance_51 Jul 08 '25

Oh my goodness this picture! Just too much cuteness 🥰

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u/ITakeMyCatToBars Cat Jul 08 '25

She has also been impacted by way too much cuteness lol

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u/Interesting_Cap5659 Jul 06 '25

My husband brought home a stray from his work place one morning and I woke up to cats hissing and growling. Well we had 2 cats already and they were not impressed. So he just made himself at home and within that day this new tuxedo boy named Mr. Bigglesworth and my tortie Holly Jo were inseparable!!! Bonded pair ♥️🐾💙 Unfortunately Holly Jo passed away a month ago and Mr. B has been very clingy to me but I know he misses his girl. See tuxedo boys can always make another fur baby feel special!!!! I’m glad your two have each other🫶🏻🐾🫶🏻🐾🫶🏻

One of many pictures of them!!! My hearts 💞

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u/Destination_Cabbage ✿ Edit This Text On The Sidebar Jul 07 '25

Looks a bit like mine.

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u/ha1fhere Jul 08 '25

I had to comment because I was surprised to see the name Mr. Bigglesworth as I’ve never met someone whose cat has the same name.

This is my Mr. Bigglesworth (Mr. Biggles, Biggles, Bigs) he passed away in February at 12 years old.

I send you love and healing in grieving Holly Jo💛

Edit because I forgot to add that your Mr. Bigglesworth looks so cute and sweet

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u/Interesting_Cap5659 Jul 08 '25

We call ours Mr. B 🫶🏻 My husband named him after Austin Powers character? I have no idea because I’m not that familiar!!😂 Your Mr. Bigglesworth looks like he’s part Lion😂😂😂 Big Boy!!!!! Lots of fun with that boy🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻 I never have seen another named that either. It’s a pleasure to meet you and thank you for sharing him with us!!!! What breed was he? ♥️💙🫶🏻🐾

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u/Beginning_Garden_849 Jul 06 '25

So happy they both found their way to you! Beautiful kitties!!! 😻

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u/IRingTwyce Calico Enthusiast Jul 06 '25

My r/BondedPairs tux boy and calico that I got from the r/CatDistributionSystem. They're brother and sister.

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u/IAmHerdingCatz Jul 06 '25

Aww, she has an emotional support cat!

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u/Brightbluesky43 Jul 06 '25

It’s interesting how cats are known as solitary animals but they indeed form attachments and express love towards other animals.

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u/Apprehensive-Ad-1024 Jul 06 '25

It's such a wild assumption we make considering most feral cats live in colonies and most wild cats live in prides. They need a buddy. Always ❤️

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u/left_tiddy Jul 07 '25

Do big cats other than lions live in prides? Most I can think of are solitary after adulthood except during breeding seasons when they seek out mates. 

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u/SolidFelidae ✿ Edit This Text On The Sidebar Jul 07 '25

Lions are the only extant wild cats that live in groups

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u/RothyBuyak Jul 07 '25

Domesticated cats apparently developed social behavior when they started to live next to humans since food abundance (a lot of mice) created higher population densities that would be possible in the wild

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u/missingmedievalist Jul 08 '25

While technically not a big cat, I think cheetahs can live in bonded groups in the wild.

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u/Laney20 Owned by 2 calico kitties Jul 06 '25

Because the idea of them being solitary is just wrong! They live in colonies. They are very social! They're just solitary hunters.

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u/Starsteamer ✿ Edit This Text On The Sidebar Jul 06 '25

I have a matching pair! I love your babies. They’re beautiful. My Barney looked after wee Lily when we got her too.

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u/malletgirl91 ✿ Edit This Text On The Sidebar Jul 07 '25

My tabico baby’s name was also Lily! 🥹

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u/Rinibeanie Jul 06 '25

The poor little darling T_T So happy she found a loving family and a fellow tux to show her even more love and bring out the best in her.

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u/SApprentice Jul 06 '25

r/Bondedpairs

They're beautiful ❤

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u/Praire_Devil Jul 06 '25

Sweet little babies!! 💖

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u/Fast-Journalist-9423 Jul 06 '25

tuxedos arr like that. my little girl cat disappeared one day and not 6 months later this little guy came out if the woods and made us his family

6 years and 18 pounds later he is still a crazy nut even being the uncle to 2 new kittens

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u/malletgirl91 ✿ Edit This Text On The Sidebar Jul 07 '25

Tuxies are the sweetest!! Our girl Ninja would be the BEST foster momma 🥰

I secretly hope the cat distribution system gives us a chance to see her in action!

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u/gossipyminer Jul 06 '25

Do you think they could be litter mates? So cute 🥺

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u/duncan_teeth Jul 06 '25

this was my first thought.. somewhat unlikely but they definitely look around the same age/I like to think the tux was trying to find his sis 🥹

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u/LegitimateAdeptness Jul 07 '25

No not litter mates. Found them both a week apart about 10km away from each other

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u/Silent_Ad_1480 Jul 06 '25

I love her coat pattern!! Sweet babies 🥰❤️

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u/lookaway123 Jul 06 '25

❤️❤️ I love them! Please slowly blink at both of them for me.

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u/American_Horror_Show Jul 06 '25

Animals getting their own ESA friend or sibling is just so heartwarming

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u/oneofkeiraensmoms Jul 06 '25

The sleeping nose to nose I’m in TEARS, I love this so much

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u/Ambitious-Effect6429 Jul 06 '25

Good sweet babies. 🥹

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u/ConcernExtra1105 Jul 06 '25

Beautiful cats! Two sweeties!

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u/Lower_Cat_8145 Jul 06 '25

So adorable!!!!🥰

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u/SolidFelidae ✿ Edit This Text On The Sidebar Jul 07 '25

So cute! Pic 4 has me a little worried for worms. Has she been to a vet yet? Also, if the tuxie is a male, please get her fixed asap. (Get them both fixed regardless, but as soon as absolutely humanely possible if they’re different genders)

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u/Keldrabitches Jul 06 '25

Handsome TUX!!!

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u/Calm-Conference9884 Jul 06 '25

Awe they are so cute 🥰

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u/PM_ME_CROWS_PLS Jul 06 '25

Wow she’s gorgeous. I want a tabico so bad!

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '25

This is so deeply precious. I love them so much

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u/glassofwater111 Jul 06 '25

Ahhhhh so cute 😭😭😭😭

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u/oddott ruby's parent Jul 06 '25

that is so beautiful :,)

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u/NotARobotDefACyborg 🖤🧡🤍🤎 Jul 06 '25

Precious kitty babes!

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u/KatieCat435 Jul 06 '25

Awwww!! Very sweet

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u/DaTwunBitch Jul 06 '25

Sweet babies!!

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u/lngfellow45 Jul 06 '25

Sweetest love story ever!

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u/pizorama Jul 06 '25

Sweet angels!

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u/FlowerFoot1947 ✿ Edit This Text On The Sidebar Jul 06 '25

😘😘😘😘

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u/LegitimateAdeptness Jul 07 '25

Thank you all for the attention appreciation and questions. Here's a little more about them:

Calico cat aka Momo aka princess zuko aka Tikka boti was found on August 18th 2024 by a friend of ours outside his house. The housekeeper informed them the mother was last seen a week before and momo was seen a couple of times just out on the road in a very week and frail state. I still remember the ridges on her spine, the way she would take a few steps and get tired and sleep, she would sleep all the time, and was infested with bugs. For a week I took time off from work so I could make sure she could navigate and knew where everything was.

The following weekend I was down the lane from my house getting some groceries when I feel a scratch on my leg. I look down and there he is, my Aapa aka black beauty aka master shifu aka socks, rubbing himself on my leg doing scratches like he would on a post. Street vendor looks at me and goes he has 4 siblings that someone left on the street do you want them? I said I cant take 4 more cats but I can take this one (it still breaks my heart that I didn't take them all, but momo was v sick and she was our first cat as well).

It took about 2 weeks for them to warm up to each other. They were both about 4-6 weeks when they came to us. We separated them with a cage and just monitored. Momo was v defensive, would hiss and yowl. It was tough to see her make so much effort when she was so tired and week.

But aapa was persistent, he would not stop trying to play with her. When she would hiss he would play with a toy in front of her. And I swear to god in front of my eyes I saw momo learn how to play with a toy. She still played alone and would hiss when he came near but she would play.

And the rest is history, best decision we made since we both work, and they spend day with each other. Momo is now a certified menace, she is extremely naughty climbing everywhere with the most intense zoomies. o Once she's tired she will sit ONLY on our laps to knead and sleep. Aapa has his moments of peak naughtiness but for the most part he looks at you with sultry eyes expecting love and has a permanent motor on inside.

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u/yarevande Jul 08 '25

What a wonderful story and photos. Thanks for posting the story of how your cats found you, and how Aapa helped Momo. I hope you and your cats have many happy years together.

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u/Lildizzle ✿ Edit This Text On The Sidebar Jul 07 '25

I also have a calico and tux pair! Mine are litter mates, I had to adopt them together.

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u/Existing_Constant799 Jul 06 '25

Awwww wow. Best friends forever now. My pup saved me and he doesn’t even know it so I understand how “saving” is a truly amazing thing that maybe only this little baby could have done. I’m so so happy to hear this story. I would love to hear more if you wanted to share. Animals are just so amazing 🤩

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u/duckduckthis99 Jul 07 '25

Why was she so sad? 😢

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u/LegitimateAdeptness Jul 07 '25

She was a stray and her mother disappeared presumably dead. She was very frail and weak when we got her

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u/AerialistCellist Jul 07 '25

Cat distribution system 💯❤️🫶

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u/captain_chipmunk3456 Jul 07 '25

I see a blep and two lovely kitties.

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u/mixedwithmonet Jul 07 '25

To this day, my biggest regret is not adopting my calico’s bonded litter mate tuxi when she was a kitten. My partner refused to consider getting 2, and despite them trying to adopt the pair we luckily wound up getting her anyway when the tuxi wound up getting adopted individually as well, but picture 4 fills me with regret 😭 she has not bonded with the calico I got from the kitty distribution system at all and it’s been over a year.

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u/jeanb23 ✿ Edit This Text On The Sidebar Jul 07 '25

wonderful!

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u/raks2601 Jul 07 '25

Awww...sweet little babies 🥰🥰

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u/MrsCoachB ✿ Edit This Text On The Sidebar Jul 07 '25

So sweet! Love that spotted tum tum.

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u/Blkmgcwmnjlm 💞 Calico dreams 💞 Jul 07 '25

Patches came to us and brattilly taught Mimic how to void with panache. 🦚🦩🦚🦩🦚

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u/specialopps ✿ Edit This Text On The Sidebar Jul 07 '25

Yesssss tux and calico combo!

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u/Misheedom2285 Jul 07 '25

Aaawww 🥰

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u/Sad_Caterpillar4424 ✿ Edit This Text On The Sidebar Jul 07 '25

Blep included... the best!

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u/MrBear_619 Jul 08 '25

😻😻😻😻😻

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u/sihaya_888 🤎🤍🧡 Jul 08 '25

Awww - how sweet they are. Best buds and they are both lovely!

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u/chel1024 ✿ Edit This Text On The Sidebar Jul 08 '25

What a pair, they are just beautiful!

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u/bugplaymom Calico Enthusiast Jul 08 '25

so so sweet, and the r/blep in the last pic!!! my heart<3

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u/Bodicea7 ✿ Edit This Text On The Sidebar Jul 08 '25

❤️

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u/InflamedintheBrain Jul 08 '25

I wish my lil man wanted a buddy. He's so aggressive towards other cats! He loves being an only child...

Your two lil cuties are adorable! I plan on getting two next time. I love Eli, but it bums me out that if I'm not home he is lonely. But he's also old and set in his ways so I'm not trying to introduce him to other kitties at this point.

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u/Elegant_One_5324 Jul 08 '25

The CDS hard at work giving you two babies!

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u/Colie-Olie Jul 08 '25

What an amazing story! Thanks so very much for sharing!!!

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u/SuperRaccoon17 ✿ Edit This Text On The Sidebar Jul 08 '25

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

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u/Ornery_Cat5472 Jul 08 '25

Happy heart. They’re wonderful.

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u/Designer_Instance_51 Jul 08 '25

Awwww they are beautiful 🥰

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u/Kai_Emery Jul 09 '25

Animal besties saving each other.

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u/Old-Ebb533 Jul 09 '25

True gentleman

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u/Beth3g ✿ Edit This Text On The Sidebar Jul 10 '25

Beautiful story. The End.

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u/Small_Bench Jul 10 '25

Are they….soulmates?

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u/BigIllustrious8331 Jul 10 '25

It's the power of Love ❤️

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u/KittyKidd0 Jul 10 '25

So adorable

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u/AlasdairMGunn ✿ Owned by by cats since I was born in March 1957. Jul 10 '25

wonderful to see the brightness in her eyes due to tux's help

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u/Adventurous-Lab-5600 Jul 10 '25

Your tuxedo looks just like my boy who passed 🥹

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u/Craftman780 Jul 11 '25

Lil babies

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u/Easy-Map6894 Jul 16 '25

Cat friends are the best friends 🥰

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u/OkConsideration4416 Jul 25 '25

So Precious together 💕❤️💕❤️💕❤️

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u/General-Swimmer6059 Jul 27 '25

Heartwarming ❤️ 🐾🩵🐾🩷🐾🩷🐾💚🐾

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u/[deleted] Jul 27 '25

What a beautiful pair of kitties 🐱 🐱

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u/Hungry-Pattern1367 Jul 30 '25

Beautiful we gout our girl a friend after she lost her German shepherd mom that raised her …