Grumpy Street Cat LOVES Being A Grandpa To Foster Kittens - GRANDPA MASON | The Dodo
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- Опубліковано 24 лип 2018
- Cat Who Lived On The Streets Loves Being A Grandpa | This old feral cat had trouble settling into his new home - until he met these kittens. To sponsor the ongoing care of Grandpa Mason and his foster kittens, you can support their rescuers at TinyKittens: thedo.do/tinykittens. Follow them on Facebook ( / tinykittens , Instagram ( / tinykittenshq ) and UA-cam ( / tinykittenshq ) for updates on the whole litter.
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i believe the kittens expanded his life span
Everyone needs to be useful! So glad this senior cat has his chance.
The Dodo the kittens has brought the kitten out of him he look so happy and relax
Way state did u find him in
I just read that Grandpa Mason has died. And he spent his last hours of his life cuddling kittens, just as he would have wanted. RIP, old man, and thanks for being such a good Grandcat!
Mason's kidneys had been starting to decline, and unfortunately, they just suddenly shut down. He spent one last night surrounded by kittens and love on his favorite bed, and in TinyKittens fashion, packed his TinySuitcase with memories, love, and familiar things- and with the help of his vet, went peacefully over the rainbow bridge with no pain.
It's our belief he's busy sending Costco-sized piles of kittens our way now- TK has seventeen kittens in-house now... and we know he's watching.
Enjoy the tuna, cheezburgers and sunbeams up there, Grandpaw. You've earned every one.
@@rainfeather2997 im not crying, you re crying.
rip Mason
And this post made me tear up. What a sweet old fella he was, he just needed a chance and some love.
He was expected to survive about 4 or so months when he was rescued. He made it almost three years... He was 15ys old when rescued. That's nearly unheard of in feral colonies. Mason... Showing the world how its done. R. I. P grampa!
He’s like that grandpa who hates the parents but loves the grandkids
To me he kinda like that granpa that said hate children but loves them
ROFL
LORD EXTINCTION lmao
I.e. Frank Barone. 😁
Rick from Rick and Morty
Grandpa Mason lived three years past his estimated 4 months to live. Shelly syringe fed him his food to make sure he stayed nourished and got all of his medications. She's a hero. Love you and miss you Grandpa Mason ❤️
Those kittens gave him a reason to keep on living
awwww he was such a good kitty
I'm so glad he got to love those little kittens and he received such good care in his later years. I feel like I knew this cat. He was wonderful!
RIP. God bless you and the family that brought you love and adventure in your golden years.
Thats awesome he got 3 good years inside with companions.I looked at the date and said well he's long gone and then saw he lived 3 years past.Thats fantastic.
Afterwards, Grandpa Mason was happy to dedicate the rest of his life to helping them socialize other felines. Sadly, this chapter of his life ended on Thursday, September 19th, 2019. Surrounded by his doting family and his favorite comforts, the decision was made to let him cross the rainbow bridge peacefully.
Absolutely not. I sed in the video he is still doing just fine, in May of 2022 bro
@@anderstermansen130 That is wrong, I'm sorry to say. No idea where you got that idea. Just because you saw a video doesn't mean it just appeared when you found it.
@@chezmoi42 but grandpa mason is doing just fine, i can clearly see that!
@@anderstermansen130 What? Look at the date under the video title: Jul 25, 2018. We have explained to you that he died in 2019. Being in a video does not mean you are still alive as long as the video is up on UA-cam. That is not how life works. Go ask your mommy to explain it to you.
@@chezmoi42 but if he is dead why can i see in the video he is Alive??
Grandpa Mason has raised more than 80 foster kittens and will leave us today September 19 2019. Godspeed Mason, the world was a better place with you.
Thank you for sharing his story! RIP Grandpa Mason!
this is true ?
Is he gone? Rip grandpa jason
@@umiismyname4142 Yes his kidneys failed. He spent his last day lying in his favourite bed surrounded by kittens. Shelly's Instagram post was devastating.
NOOOO, Mason. :(
The day Grandpa Mason dies will be one of the saddest moments in history.
SHHHHHH HE'S IMMORTAL
Pretty sure he is still alive, based on their Facebook page!
taektrash really? That's great!
@@elenachew7345 oh thank God.
@@peachesmagnolia So glad to hear that. Thanks for sharing! Long live Mason ❤😾
That look in his eyes, when everyone was climbing over him: "Oh no... kids."
IKR...love that moment...they were taking turns bathing grandpa...and he was loving it...lol
He realizes he can't stop them so he might as well let them do what they want.
Bad News
Hes Gone
To see Grandpa Mason playing with those kittens made me cry like a little girl. T am so grateful for people like this that see value even in an old life. Thank you so much.
@Linda Burt:
🙏🏽🌹🙏🏻
They gave him 90 days, and he stayed for 1069 days. See what love does. RIP Mason
@@blueredblack7026 very nice
EnglishMailbox I knew someone was going to say that lol
That's so bittersweet. But many years he got to feel love
@@blueredblack7026 but it would be 115 years or so
@@blueredblack7026 that's really insensitive wow
Lady: "he's teaching them manners
Grandpa cat: " We attack at dawn"
Grandpaw Mason Eisenhower, Command-Purr, of the US Kitten Corps ...
@@nigelft 😂😂😂
@@nigelft *"Yes Commander"*
@@nigelft "The numbers mason, what do they mean?"
@@nigelft you overtook my comment XD
We all need reasons to live. At 73 years, I realize this. The kittens are his reason.
The kiddos gave him purpose. Rest in Greatness old man.
He transformed from the "stay out of my garden" grandpa to the "let me tell you a story" grandpa ❤
Old battle hardened war-vet sits down with his small innocent grandchildren.
@@themblue8236
Weed is the best drug.
The only reason it's illegal (in America) is because it fucks over the medical industry's profit.
Ahahaha
is that a movie
stolen
The old warrior is strong enough to be gentle.
love that
exactly!
Deep af
Whoa that deep as i currently high right now i much say it true
It is Sunstar (warriors). Change my mind
Aura who is one of the kittens in one of the clips (tortie tuxie that is pouncing sideways towards Grandpa Mason) is now the one teaching these kittens to become better house cats. She was born with a cleft pallet and Shelly tube fed her for 5 weeks straight, every 2-3hours. She eventually got the surgery to close her pallet but due to some holes and her ability to get infections quickly, she is still a medical foster and remains with Shelly, helping all the kittens. She is also Cassidy's aka Puff-Puffs support animal for whenever he has to travel to see specialists.
R.I.P. dear Mason 🙏❣️. You fully enjoyed your last 3 years and gave love and education to all those kitties. 👍🥰
I feel like his life could be like a children's book story.
Yesss! It would make a great story 😻😻😻
Galligator: Her Royal Randomness Warrior Cats
I have made many stories about Mason and Little Ginger Hatch ( the one with a shirt). That was on the direct chat. I did it for a month then a jealous viewer started complaining. We had so much fun. Many remember me. My Cat was my name.
Mason was The Admiral James T Mason who was working in the Cat Navy and he was chewing tobacco and spitting while talking. He had many secret friends: Like Puff Puff and his favorite kitten was Little Hatch. A cute and very polite kitten who was delivering the newspaper in Kitten City. He had a little trike and a little wagon for his newspaper. He was sharing his kitten money with a poor squirrel family and buying them some little crushed peanut every day. He was also taking care of an old grandma cat by placing a little bag of mint in her apron pocket while she was sleeping on her rocking chair on her porch. They had many adventures. Unfortunatly, one jealous person had ruined everything.
@@mycatstoryteller3489 Sounds like a nice story :) I love that "kitten money" idea and Cat Navy ;)
yes and i would read it
He's the sweet grandpa that you really love and respect. Also, i can imagine him saying "When I was your age,...."
And bopping you on the head with the rubber foot on his cane when you get too rowdy. Or telling you to come pull his finger... *ERFQUAKE*
"I was livin' in the streets with nothin' but trash as my best friend"
I can imagine him sitting on the porch watching card to by on a rocking chair
"When I was your age..." Followed by an extremely cool story from his stray years.
Sadly, Grandpaw Mason passed away September, 2019. He is very missed. SEARCH for When Grandpaw wants to nap - LOL
grandpa Mason is such a sweet soul! so glad he outlived his 4 month prognosis and spent the rest of his life like a kitten! Props to the rescuers! You're awesome! God bless you all!
This is such a great story, "he's worth saving" "he has a lot of value" wow, if only our society thought that way about animals. You and other angels like you give us out here a lot of hope. THANK YOU!!! LOVE Grandpa Mason.
Because our society values senior humans more? Is that why so many of them died of COVID-19 in nursing homes, because there was a ton of them there in the first place? Out of sight out of mind until there is money to inherit.
If only our society felt that way about people.
"Grandpa Mason, tell us a story!"
"Allright, let me tell you about the time I fought off two German Shepards... So I was running trough an alley and..."
@AS0_qro M416 isn't a real rifle.
VAC it is
+VAC wow man you're so smart being picky about what it's actually called even though you full well know what he means.
@@peaveyst7 the real rifle is made my Heckler and Koch hence it's called HK416. M416 is only used for copyright reasons in games.
@@sb17899 tell me, what's wrong in educating people?
In my last year of college I lived in an apartment complex that had multiple stray cats. There was this one orange male that was huge and battle scarred. He would sleep in the hallway with the kittens and if another cat would go near them he would chase them down and beat the crap out of them. He also would sometimes come in to my apartment and plop down on my lap and go to sleep purring. He was like a wise old soul
Thank you for caring enough to give him a safe place to nap in peace.
Lol I thought u commented twice for a min
How huge was he
@@dad_bot_3924 Going by my memory at least 14 or 15 pounds. Big and round
Nice of you to share your apt.with him ,cats no who they trust and love.
He's such a grumpy sweetheart, I can't recall how many times I've watched this.
Thanks for releasing these videos again. He may have passed, but leaves a great example.
"Was I a good cat?"
"No. I was told you were the best."
I just read that Grandpa Mason has died. And he spent his last hours of his life cuddling kittens, just as he would have wanted. RIP, old man, and thanks for being such a good Grandcat!
@@chuithrowaway1677 copied comment
Hey! I didn't tell you to put some onions in here...
Stop with the cheese
@@conormcguinness3215 bro, what?????
"ok kids, settle down, I have a thing to tell you all before you head out to your new homes. You may encounter a tiny red bug, jumping around on the floor. It is tempting, but do not chase after it. It cannot be caught. I tried my best and managed to get it under my paw, but once I lifted it it was gone! It is a strange occurrance, but don't let that distract you from the important things, like stealing the humans food."
ClownAddict oldie but a goodie
reminds me of the dear kitten adverts
@@aliyahali7275 i was gonna say that
Oh not a lady bug but but a laser. Lol
@@DYLANJJK94 they donno that
This video of Mason came onto my screen and I had to watch it. I miss you BigGuy. I'm very lucky I met you here, all I can do is thank you for the peace & love you gave all the little one's that came to you.
Same. Every time. I see Mason and I watch. Such a great story.
Mason was with TK for 1069 glorious kitten-loving days. He spent his final hours snuggling with kittens. Though he's gone now, his beautiful legacy of purpose and love endures in the kittens he helped raise and the countless lives he touched.
RIP Mason - You were so loved by millions. Safe journeys over the Rainbow Bridge.
Arbre31 - Noooooooo
Wait he died!!!!!!!!!!?!!!!
pp - Yes, last week - Sept. 16 or 17. If you Google, you’ll find a few stories.
Rest easy little kitty 😢
Hey, if I have three years to live, cuddling kittens is a great way to spend them.
I was sad learning he died in September 2019...
... But when I think this cat lived many years beyond his expected 4 month longivity, I feel better.
he lived a good life hugging kittnens :D
@@niastarch Yes! The best years ever X3
This is why 2020 sucks
Before he died, he got to live the rest of his life in the best way possible.
Karu 9010 how long did he live 6 months?
“Kitten-flattening paw”! I love it. What a great foster grandpa he is. It has extended his once dull and boring life. Everyone needs to be needed!
So, even this cat knows the
S Q U I S H
T H A T
C A T
technique.
All you need to know is to squish that cat
@@givemeanameiwillhate9525 If we only had bigger hands, we might have been able to use that knowledge on Lions and Tigers.
@@jayrafael109 yeah
THANK YOU
I assume you saw that videi🤣🤣🤣🤣
The kitties gave him a reason to live beyond his estimated time. Purpose...they just gave him purpose.
We all need purpose to make life bearable or even nice.
Garden Joy This is true....I am older, my kids are grown, and I don't ever see them or my grandson. With every passing day, my purpose seems o become less and less. I'm good with it, but I understand first hand how it be to outlive your usefulness. Videos like this make me especially hopeful fro others and animals around me.
@@RumbleFish69 Kindness is a scarce commodity on earth. When you can bring that in the lives of others, be it human or animal, you are most useful! And you can do it on the internet, if not in real life. Just to say/write something nice to the people you 'meet', to smile with acceptance, can do a ton of good! You have not outlived your usefulness. Who knows you be even more useful than ever before. For sure you are not a nobody.
Be blessed and be a blessing.
@@gardenjoy5223 Thank you for your kind words. You are very sweet for saying so.
**PURRpose :)
Thank you for rescuing this elderly cat and letting him live his remaining years in a joyous manner. ❤
I will always remember Grandpa Mason 💙 What a truly beautiful ending for that precious old guy. I’m so happy he knew what it was to love and be loved.
"The soul is healed by being with children." - Dostoevsky
Being with? Or around?
Gross
@Spl4shPro jeez mate 😂
Tell that to my teachers, lol.
Glenn Griffon Dostoevsky never had to teach 6th-graders
I want Grandpa Mason to live furever.
I saw what you did there
Don't ever do it again
That would be purrfect.
*stop*
*yes, stop please*
fur puns are the best
Came back to visit with Grandpa Mason again. RIP Mason I know you are up there in kitty heaven. You are not forgotten.
Grandpa mason may be grumpy, but he's very cute.
808steveA. He aint grumpy
808steveA. Very. Lol. ❤️
Ell' Nem 👍😎
This is such a cute happy awesome kitten/cat adoption story. A stray sick old cat rescued and then helps take care of orphan kittens that need a good adult cat influence and role model in their lives. So they’re happy and he is too!
You are right mister
"Are you our dad?"
"No, child, but I'll love you just the same."
Edit: I have attracted the clans of Warrior Fans. ❤ Proud to be one myself uwu
Thank you for all the likes and uh...sorry if I uh...made you cry. 😯💘 love you all, peace out ✌
Great...now I'm crying because of you!
😭😭😭😭
So a step dad basically?
Ofelia Gurdian OMG YOURE A WARRIORS FAN I WAS GONNA COMMENT THAT
GRAY WING IS MY FAVORITE
Yea when his own kittens were born he was like “ the feelings not much different from when TurtleTail had kits” so when he took care of Thunder
@@QuranwithRain OMG warriors fans have arrived, I like Jayfeather and Greystripe.
I'm so sorry to hear about Grampa Mason. He enjoyed his new indoor lifestyle & helping all his grankitties. I know that he went over the Rainbow Bridge & is up in Heaven helping kitties up there being their Grandpa cat. Rip Sweet Mason! You are not hurting anymore. Your kidneys are well again up in Heaven
even after all this time i still miss seeing videos of this old boy
Grandpa Mason is still going strong! Every new kitten seems to give him more life. Mutual adoration, kittens and Grampa.
Wonderful to hear that. I saw maybe 6 wks ago that he was still doing well. I truly believe that his mentoring gives him an additional reason to live. He is comfortable now since his ailments and injuries were addressed, and loving life! Hopefully his kidney condition has receded. Great to see him playing too. Is it possible he is not as old as was thought? Anyway, keep up the great work. Give him lots of kittens.
Happy news! :3
Long Live Mason!
Das freut mich sehr. Er erinnert mich an einen Kater von uns. Ich wünsche ihm alles Gute.
Claudia Bachert. I’m sorry, I don’t understand.
“Even an old, battle-scarred, terminally ill, feral cat is worth saving”
Yes!🥰❤️
and the millions of pigs killed everyday...
Too bad he died 😔😣
@@SCDJMU Absolutely! But one cause does not have to take from another. Sometimes giving people too many things to fix at once leaves them paralyzed.
Lyssa I think you missed the point
@@wellesradio care to explain it to me?
I see animal activists on a ton of posts about cats and dogs saying things like, "if only everyone cared this much about chickens/cows/pigs," etc. Which I agree with, but very often (judging by the replies) it turns people off because people feel like they're being shamed for caring about pets and at the same time not necessarily being vegan. This in turn can and has made a lot of people care less about animal rights in general because they're offended or annoyed.
That's where I was coming from on that reply.
Grandpa Mason in our hearts forever.
He only had 4 months to live. Goes to show you that the will to live alone plays a huge factor in staying alive. When he saw those babies he knew he had a responsibility in life to raise these babies. Gave him purpose, a reason to fight his bad health and keep trucking for his babes. Refuse to just give up and let it just take him.
That is really heart touching.
Purpose-filled lives tend to live longer, like those in humans(unless the purpose has something to do with war or death).
I would say he's "only" chronically ill now
That reminds me of my grandpa, he fell a few times before and broke some bones and got internal bleeding on his brain. Luckily he pushed through it because he was to stubborn to stay at the hospital and said he needed to go home and watch after his family, his purpose is to watch after his family he says. Doctor's and nurses are always surprised at how fast he'll recover. He's 90 years old and sings songs to me in Polish and will always smile like a little kid when he will tease my grandma.😂 It's amazing how an animal or human can recover from something because of them finding their purpose.♡
Thanks, now I'm crying
animals live longer when they have a purpose or a mission
Sukul22 ._. Same as people.
All animals including us, the so called social animals.
That's an Amen! RIP old fella.
@Brandon Taylor yeah, i always notice that. "You're acting like an animal!" "Stop that, you aren't an animal." it annoys me so much kskfsjjfwjfksk
Or maby it was the fact the cat had regular good food and a clean place to live and sleep...
To me this old cat was waiting for his chance. He got a new life and a bunch of kittens. Instant transformation. His old past life is just history. Great and sweet story.
We'll always miss you Grandpa Mason......rest in peace, you deserve it.
o7, o7. Will always be missed
o7
I salute you, old soldier.
Mason: You see every time your owner leaves home they don't go for ever ok?
Kittens: OOOOOOHHHHH
LOL
LMAO😂
That's almost right. It's more like;
"Don't panic, kits. Our servants need someone to look after, and our purring sustains them...so they'll always come back."
Funniest comment I’ve read on yt
Skull Heart THIS ❤️😭
Sadly he was put to sleep on September 19, 2019. He endured a lot of pain in life, but gave a lot of love to lot of kittens. He left the feline world a better place and left tears in many a human eye..
I'm not crying
*instantly cries*
Don't look at me..
-Dennis Finch
Nooo :(
God....I am so sad about this news. What happened to him?
I love this video.
I had a cat named Eddy. He trained kittens, they turned out just like Eddy. Patient and respectful.
It's amazing just how much impact having a purpose is to keeping one's will to live, never forget to encourage and remind someone that they're needed.
"He outlived his prognosis" 'Cause everyone needs a something worth living for
TheJaszczurek awwwwwwwwwwww.....
TheJaszczurek You don't know how profound your comment really is.
“Come old friend, it’s time to go.”
“Did I do alright?”
“You were excellent.”
“What about the kittens?”
“Don’t worry my friend. They’re in good hands.”
“. . .”
“. . .”
“Ok, I’m ready. Let’s go.”
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This is by far, and always will be, my favorite cat video.
So funny but I was going to make this exact same comment and then I saw yours. Right on!
"Grandpa lessons about how to be a cat" should be the title of this cute video - so heartwarming!
"Even an old, battle-scarred, terminally ill, and feral cat still has a lot of value and is worth saving."
Proof that this woman is truly doing the Lord's work. A beautiful story, and an example of how patience and love can change even the most hardened souls.
True. Have you ever been to Tiny kittens on you tube? It's incredible. It live streams 24\7 the other day Mason was carrying some new kittens like a momma cat?? So cute. Shelly, the young lady who runs s this organization has saved many cats. She has one, Cassidy (aka) Puff with no back legs and does great, and then there's Aura, born last year with a severe cleft pallet. Shelly had to tube feed her around the clock for months, she figured out how to get her to sway llow kbbles and got a special water bottle and taught her to drink from it till ground breaking surgery! Talk about dedication!!!
Very refreshing to hear from a woman too. They don't make a lot of women these days that show respect to the male half of the species.
@@chocomanger6873 what the heck is that suppose to mean??
Perhaps people would be as loving too if they weren't so busy doing "the Lord's work" all the time.
Raging, there is no lord. Please appreciate this woman for what she is doing without diluting her incredible kindness with a fictitious deity.
Mason: anger mode activities
*mason gets grandchildren*
Mason: grandpa mode activities
I bet he got grumpy when they started moving his things.
Activates : ❌
Activities : ✔
Just found out this guy had died. Rip Mason, you were such a good peepaw to the kitties, and I hope you are teaching all the little kittens in heaven to be kind and loving kitties!
Grandpa Mason Loved The Foster Kittens it made him Smile with lots of love!! Grandpa Mason Loved his new life with The Foster Kittens until the end! ♥️🙏
Mason: Listen, kitts. I cheated deaths so many times. You know vets used to think I only had few months to live. Yet I'm still here.
Kittens: What's your secret, Grandpaw?
Mason: I have a purrpuss to live now.
Kittens: What's a purrpuss?
Mason: A reason to get off my bed everyday, breathe and eat, do my job, play and have fun.
Kittens: Oooohh.. What's your purrpuss to live, Grandpaw?
Mason: You, kitts. All of you. You're all my purrpuss to live. I want to see you all find new homes, grow up and be happy, and make your new pawrents proud.
Edit: Farewell, Grandpaw Mason. Rest in peace. We will always remember you.
Lowkey crying 😂
@@squeeshsquash8173 Highkey crying
Genre-Fluid Metal Plebtard Dude Ong 😂😭
***uglycrying
Welp I'm crying
Grandpa Mason lost his battle with kidney disease this past weekend and is now taking care of babies at the Rainbow Bridge, RIP Grandpa Mason.
I was fine learning he'd passed. Sad but fine. Then I read your post and now I'm crying. It's ok. Grandpa Mason deserves to be mourned. What a great cat!
How absolutely wonderful and how uplifting. He was so good with the kittens - a pity that he's gone now. Bless you, Grandpa Mason.
Thank you for giving this forgotten lost soul a brief moment of happiness before he passed away 😢
"Now then, kids! Back in my day, we hadn´t such fancy things like soft beds and noisy toys! You gotta learn how to be tough!"
*Kittens proceed to pile up on him*
"Oh, rats... I can´t get mad at you fluffballs!"
Why did I read this in Grandpa Pickle's voice?
@@tabthecabbit3354 then my job here is done~
Good one.
Nice. That's awesome.
Pretty accurate lol
So happy grandpa Mason is still around. He is an angel.
victrola2007 those babies r keeping him going :)
victrola2007 nothing but love on this channel thank you
But this video is like 3 years old.
Merc, months*
There are probably a lot of long-term stray or feral cats with a heart of gold if you can save them and get to know them.
I love him so much.❤ It was great that the
last years of Masons life were so awesome. 🤗❤🌹🌹🌹
i will remember you, Grandpa Mason ...
The only good is that you know he had fun, and the kittens helped age him back some
"Im a goddamn onion Mason" Woods 2020
We all will
Wait he died :-(
@@queenmarshmallow8013 "The ONLY good"? Oh, there is SO MUCH GOOD in this beautiful story; Rescue. Safety. A Forever Home. True Happiness. Shared Unconditional Love. Its ALL BEYOND "Good." Its perfect. Its ALL perfect.💕
Grandpa Mason may you be blessed your spirit lives eternally! Thank you for making all our lives richer.
"How hard is too hard to bite and still keep your friends" -grandcat
How to Cat 101. TinykittensHQ (Grandpa Mason's alma mater) currently has two live streams here on UA-cam with kittens learning this exact lesson from their siblings. Sure makes this quarantine business more tolerable.
I had a neutered male cat named Bubbie who used to play with kittens in the house. I Never heard Any them scream in pain from him biting too hard during play time. He was my favorite, and slept on top of me every night. That's Bubbie in my profile pic.
I think of you often Grandpa. Hope to see you one day over the Rainbow 🌈 Bridge. 💗💗🙏
This story brings me to tear everytime. I'm so happy that a poor feral cat like Mason got the opportunity to live his last years loved and surrounded by kittens that made him feel young again.
I'm really surprised a male cat took to this role so wonderfully. Precious grandpa kitty. 😇
Aloha MD
Sometimes the kittens will try to nurse on him. Check out Tiny Kittens HQ. It's live and you can find clips of the kittens Shelly and the staff have taken care of. Some of the babies has pass but they were loved and given the best opportunity to live💖🐾
Aloha MD My husband's cat is a mega jerk, but he loves the kittens. He had a daycare in our back yard teaching them how to play and navigate the bamboo forest🤣
There's actually quite a few male cats that have cared for kittens. Especially in places that foster kittens and have to bottle feed them.
One shelter found a cat family on their porch. It was quite the surprise later when they found out that the 'mama' was actually a boy cat.
It's like they just know that the kittens need them. And it does increase their chances of survival.
Nirrrina that is so cool. Animals are so wonderful.
Lady Cheyne he sounds very cute. 💖
"Grandpa, Grandpa! Tell us a story!"
"Alright, children.. sit down- hey! Don't bite-"
RIP Grandpa Mason. I pray the kittens you helped to raise will go on to being grandpas and grandmas to others in need as well.
May we all have someone as kind as this lady in our lives 🥰
he is beauty
he is grace
but most importantly, he cleans the lunch off of his kittens face
yes
Good one
Haha true
Launch
You are a gift!
They need a grandpa to style their hair
LOL
StarGaze TV 😂😂
Something that might help remember "theirs":
Never short change THE IRS, because it is all theirs. (THE IRS >>> THE IRS >>> THEIRS)
Going by the comments below, I see he passed away.......sigh....but thank you for one of the most uplifting cat videos I've ever seen.
I'm a 42 yr old man. This tears me up. Love. Love . Love.
Someone wrote this a year ago. I cried and cried.
“Come old friend, it’s time to go.”
“Did I do alright?”
“You were excellent.”
“What about the kittens?”
“Don’t worry my friend. They’re in good hands.”
“. . .”
“. . .”
“Ok, I’m ready. Let’s go.”
RIP old boy. We will miss you lots
*A grumpy, elderly gentleman indeed*
This makes me want to get a cat and foster kittens at the same time
It's really hard fostering bottle babies. Although I still kind of want to do it. But if you don't really want to get a cat you could volunteer at your local shelter to help socialize the cats there. Which basically means you just get to play with all the cats and kittens. Dogs too.
With the dogs sometimes you can take them out for the day. To go places like the dog park. They wear a bandana saying they are up for adoption. It's a way to help find them homes.
I don't think you could do that with the cats but you might be able to do a weekend foster for one.
It's quite the challenge (both in terms of time commitment and cost), but it is SO rewarding in the long run!
Be careful with that, this cat is an exception. Usually older cats feel like killing or hurting the babies they don't know so pay attention every second until they get used to each other.
if you don’t have the time for fostering, volunteering at shelters is a perfect alternative, since you can basically come whenever they’re open for volunteering hours.
Yeah do it, otherwise you'll become lazy.
How can anyone resist a kitten? This video suggests no one can. It is wonderful that this woman cared enough about this battle scarred senior to give him a chance to see the softer, kinder side of life.
The only reason he lived longer was bc of the LOVE and the happiness u gave him and allowed him to have. Thank u so much for what u have done and what u do for all the fur babies. Young and old. I wish I could foster. But I would fail every time.
Grandpa Mason's been gone for almost a year, but his story still makes me cry. So bittersweet.
Imagine living on the streets, fighting for every little comfort and need for years. Scarred.
Getting sick... and then someone comes along and catnaps you, and takes you to a warm place
You think you've gone to Heaven - complete with tiny kitten angels. That's what Mason remembers 💞
It's now close to 2 ½ years & I still think of him occasionally. What a good cat
@@BeeHatGuy - every time I see a story about a grumpy old battered street cat who dislikes people but loves to cuddle kittens, I do too.
Who would have the audacity to dislike this? I mean, this is like freaking angels in your ear, smores in summer, and baby laughter, who would dislike this?
You dark souled freaks.
Thunderous Symphonies Because this is obviously animal abuse
VivianTheDragon sarcasm hahaha
@VivianTheDragon Thanks, man. I completely agree. Their comment was completely removed from context and made them sound a bit.. antagonistic? I completely accept that it is sarcasm, now that we know, and there's no reason for fighting.
But I can't begin to agree with you more on your final statements. There will be a battle if (especially, but not exclusively) kittens (treated properly) are involved. Especially those rescue videos, gah, they just clench my heart, dude.
VivianTheDragon it’s not your fault, Sarcasm doesn’t always transfer well over text
@@ThaArabScarab Heh, tell me about it. I've nearly obliterated several relationships due to poorly translated sarcasm. It's really because no one can see you face, hear the inflections in your voice or the contortion in your expression, sarcasm is supposed to be cutting but when all you have is letters it really can be.
Not that your comment was, of course, just something to consider.
R.I.P. Grandpa Mason!! 🙏🙏
It's impossible to pick the best dodo story but watching him with those kittens makes this a finalist
Grandpa mason's story should be in a movie
Yesss! I'd go see it 😻😻😻
That would be a good movie.
*Y E S !* 👏👏👏👏👏🤟🤟🤟
A CAT'S PURPOSE.
Grandpa a true Veteran!! A fukin badass surviving on the street his whole life with many battle scar, these kittens are learning from the best....
He would more then likely fight anything that threatened them!
Won't let anyone or anything touch their foster kittens
I have watched this video of Mason the Grandfather cat and all of his other videos well over 200 times and they never get old. I just love male cats with big softball like heads. Seeing a big old, tough street cat become a kind, loving, caring, gentle foster grandfather to kittens just warms my heart and brings me joy. I’m so glad that Mason lived much longer than expected and got love on and be loved by so many cute, precious and adorable kittens.
we had a senior kitty, and then we got two tiny kittens, and after getting used to them existing in the same space, he was so much like a father to them. they play-fought each other, he cleaned them, they all cuddled up with each other...it was the cutest thing and damn that was the sweetest cat ive ever known
Thank you Mason for taking care of the kittens and still taking care of them from above🐾🐈⬛🐈⬛🐈⬛🐈⬛🐈⬛🐈⬛💝
You can tell the reason he’s lived so far past his initial prognosis is he’s got something to fight for now, kittens to help and teach
It's interesting how he teaches them "manners," yet he grew up rough on the street. Mason helps the kittens be excellent candidates for forever homes.
He's a very patient teacher.
He’s essentially teaching them how not to end up on the streets. But i dont believe gramps mason was always a feral cat. He has an indoor class about him, i think he probably had an owner and got outside by accident and just got lost. But hes interacted with people before he got rescued. Glad hes back indoors. ☺️😸
@@LilSnowieGG Trust me, Mason is an ex-feral. Definitely not a stray, and he'd definitely never been an owned cat before he was trapped. Go watch TinyKittens, where Dodo got this footage from, and watch videos of Mason shortly after he was trapped. That's not a stray, that's a true feral tom. He still doesn't let humans pet him for more than a few seconds; he mostly just interacts with Shelly's other cats and the foster kittens.
Thanks for reminding me of Grandpa Cat
I cried again. Seeing life flow back into him. Joy is essential for life.