Couple finds a stray kitten during Hurricane Beryl — and the husband looks happier than he was on their wedding day... ❤️ We spoke to Heidi & Christian about caring for a stray kitten when they had no power or cell service and the moment they realized they were going to become cat parents!
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00:00He is all about it, like, all about the touching and stuff.
00:06Oh, my God.
00:09Babe, you're so good at being a cat daddy.
00:11Ooh!
00:14Hi, Nala. We love you, too. Are you jealous?
00:18Mmm.
00:19What?
00:21She's mad, babe.
00:23Nala's so obsessed with Christian.
00:25Like, that is her person.
00:27She will go everywhere Christian goes.
00:29So she's gonna...
00:32Yeah.
00:33She loves attention.
00:35How we found Simba was very unique.
00:37We had a huge hurricane here in Houston, Hurricane Beryl.
00:41Heidi and I were driving around just to kind of go check on the parents.
00:45Out of the left side of my vision, I saw this kitten running in between moving cars.
00:50Hi, kitty, kitty, kitty.
00:52He actually jumped into a fountain instead of letting me help him.
00:55Cut me up pretty bad, but we got him safe.
00:59Hey, buddy.
01:00Aww.
01:01Don't worry, you're safe.
01:02I'm gonna throw up. This is too cute.
01:04Babe, you're in love.
01:06I know.
01:07You're so in love.
01:09Nala is not a fan.
01:11She doesn't know yet.
01:14We actually drove around the neighborhood, and, of course, no one knew anything.
01:19I was like, this is destiny.
01:21What are our options?
01:24Keep the cat, keep the cat, keep the cat, raise the cat.
01:28Neither of us have ever had a cat.
01:30We've been so obsessed with dogs, and I had a cat allergy.
01:33Looking at this little kitten, like, all right, let's figure this out.
01:38Stinky.
01:39I love him.
01:40Yeah?
01:41Yeah.
01:42It was hard because we couldn't look up anything online because we didn't have any power, cell service or anything.
01:49Our neighbor has a cat, so I went over there.
01:52He gives us some cat food and kibble, and he's just like, you got this, man.
01:56Oh, my God, he loves him.
02:00It's been six hours since we've had a cat.
02:03It's going great.
02:05It is.
02:06We're a little stressed because we remember that tomorrow when we wake up, we're gonna have a cat.
02:12Yeah.
02:13Day two of being cat parents.
02:15We lost the cat.
02:16We lost the cat.
02:17We lost the cat.
02:19It was a little crazy the first few days.
02:23It's okay.
02:24Because there was no power for about a week, we truly didn't know what to do.
02:31When we finally got a vet appointment, we were worried that he would be chipped.
02:35Turns out that there was no microchip.
02:38Oh, my gosh, babe, he loves you.
02:40When they said he wasn't chipped, he smiled bigger that day than he did on our wedding day.
02:45We're cat parents.
02:46We never thought this would happen to us.
02:48We still have a lot to learn, but he likes my husband, the cat daddy.
02:53The kitten definitely bonded with Christian very quickly.
02:57The cat felt very comfortable, like, sleeping on Christian.
03:01He has such a warm presence.
03:03I'm totally salty, but this is the cutest thing I've ever seen.
03:08I'm very, like, chaotic.
03:10Can I hold you?
03:11Just one little hug?
03:12He likes me.
03:13I'm just gonna play it cool.
03:14Play it cool.
03:15You love me.
03:18That's not playing it cool.
03:20I have cuteness aggression.
03:21I can't hold him.
03:23Like, I just get too excited.
03:24I'm like, I want to hold him now.
03:26But I've improved.
03:27I'm literally gonna throw up because of how cute you are.
03:29Nala's my husky of 11 years now.
03:32And introducing her to Simba was definitely an important moment.
03:38I think the pivotal moment was warming up with Simba and Nala.
03:41Definitely, like, getting them closer and closer and just reassuring both of them.
03:46I think that was the moment where it cemented, OK, we're fine.
03:54He used to be just a dog that would beg.
03:56They're very loving and wants to be around us all the time.
04:00I feel like we have a good balance.
04:04Coming as, like, a dog person only, a cat is just a whole different experience.
04:10But honestly, like, Simba brings us a lot of joy.
04:14Babe, he loves you.
04:16You're a proud cat daddy?
04:19We light up every time we go home.
04:20We just need to go see the kids.
04:21Yeah.