Baby kitten ‘Ray’ disappeared one day
Guardian: We lost him in the house and we’re just so flustered
because we just don’t know where he is hiding
Will they be able to find the fella who hid deep somewhere..?
Guardian: It was near the toll gate on the outer ring road
One day when the rain poured, a baby kitten was walking
Worried it will lead to an accident
the family rescued and brought the fella that was shivering dangerously
Guardian: (At first) he was bony to a point you can see the ribs outlined...
Production crew: Oh~ he was malnourished?
We kept force-feeding him milk served into his mouth
cuz we thought something would happen to him if he didn’t eat…
Ray was in a condition, a second away from collapsing
and the family devoted time to taking care of such fella
And one day.
Guardian: I went to a supermarket without thinking much
I went to go grab some cat snacks since he wouldn’t eat..
And when I came back home, he disappeared
Ray disappeared into thin air while the guardian went to a supermarket
Guardian: That’s when we began to look for the cat
We disassembled the fridge, TV table, etc and put them outside
We were worried that perhaps he was stuck somewhere since he’s a kitten
Since he was such a tiny kitten, they were worried that perhaps he was stuck somewhere
they looked into every corner and every gap around the house, but they couldn’t find him…
Production crew: Are you sure he’s still in the house?
Guardian: Yes, we make sure the door’s locked whenever we head out
and we never opened the window, not even once
since we brought him home
They say they have proof of him still being in the house!
Apart from traces of stool
Production crew: Woah, he finished all that?
Guardian: Yes, he finished the food and drank half the water
Food and water are vanishing without a trace
So, seeing the traces of him, he must be in here somewhere…
They look for Ray again around the house, but
Production crew: there?
Guardian: Oh..! No
Where on earth is he hiding that they can’t find him?
For the family who’s getting worried as the time goes by, decided to wait after setting up the cameras
Completed preparing snacks to lure Ray, who’s hiding!
After time passes, as Ray didn’t appear until the sun sets, the production crew withdrew after leaving the cameras up
Next day
Both the production crew and the family check the observation camera with high expectation
When everyone was asleep…
As the house got quiet
Guardian: Oh! He came out
Ray pops out of somewhere and wolfs down the food
After finishing a bowl of food he starts to explore the house
Ray enjoys playing ball in the playroom full of toys
A new toy he spotted is a baby blanket twice the size of his body
At that moment when he dragged the blanket to the living room!
As soon as the lady appeared, he took off and disappeared in a second
Guardian: Hahahahaha
Ray went inside the air conditioner, dodging people’s attention
Guardian: Ah, that’s why we couldn’t find him. This is why
The air conditioner Ray hid into
Behind it,
Guardian: There’s a tiny hole that connects it to the drainage and the outdoor fan
There is a hole that connects to the drainage!
For an accurate checkup, decided to check out the inner space of the air conditioner using an endoscopy camera
As they put the camera in between the tangled wires
Ray is hiding, all crouched up!
Guardian: Oh! Woah! Oh my, I got scared
No one imagined the air conditioner to be his hideout..!
The guardian dissembles the air conditioner to end the long-term hide-and-seek play with him
Guardian: Here you were~
Guardian: Wow~ how did you..!
Guardian: Awwie, good job
They finally faced Ray, whom they were looking for desperately
Guardian: I think he grew a lot?
Production crew: He grew a lot? Guardian: Yes, all of a sudden
It seems they’re over the most worrying part…
Guardian: How are we going to adapt to this? Hahaha
There needs to be a taken a measure for recurrence prevention
A vet decided to help Ray become a real family to this family
Vet: In the first place, he should’ve been with his mom cat but, I’m sure there’s a reason for that
And more so, the fact that he moved to such a dangerous spot
I don’t think it’s anywhere near a normal situation
The vet thinks Ray hid in a corner out of worry, being put in a strange environment after being rescued
Vet: He probably has a big trauma. The rescuing process will be left with him to be always somewhat scared of humans for now
What Ray needs the most right now is to remove any fearful or worrying factor
Vet: He needs to create his main territory in this room
‘Oh, this is a safe area. I’m safe’
He can only open up once after he feels safe
Decided to move him to a more compact room from the vast living room
to allow him to think it’s his territory as cats are territorial animals
It’s important to create him a hideout
where he can hide whenever but, still have the guardian be able to find him
Now, decided to observe Ray from afar
After not moving a muscle inside the cat tower, he started to move carefully
He seemed to look around the room, sitting blankly, in a strange environment
he begins to go around the room and explore his new house
The family waits patiently for Ray to adapt to the new environment
The couple smiles watching Ray
Vet: For now, we’ll have only one guardian go in by himself, feed him quietly, and have the house be quiet
It’s said food is the best medium to get close
But, as soon as the guardian appeared, Ray freezes
As the guardian offers him food cautiously
fortunately, Ray eats from him
Like that, one step at a time, the family gets closer to Ray
To the family’s efforts
Ray begins to open up slowly. He eats well from the guardian
Guardian: He finished it
Production crew: Do you feel you’re closer to him now?
Guardian: Yes. I felt that he was looking at me differently while I was feeding him
The baby kitten Ray finally took his first step to become their family, ending his hide-and-seek
Ray, we’re rooting for your courage..!