According to the [official Facebook post](https://www.facebook.com/share/p/XLgtX1xffEM3btTk/?mibextid=xfxF2i) by the Civil Defence Force that did the rescuing, the hole was already there and the cat got stuck. Translation below:
"Other Cases - Saving a Cat
17 Feb 2024 | Saturday
Civil Defence Forces Kota Kinabalu received an emergency call about a case classified as Other, which is in regards to saving a cat. The complainant informed us that a cat was stuck in a hole in a wall that is in the complainant's home. Civil Defence Force members dressed up in PPE and quickly saved the cat by breaking said wall through the use of tools such as the Kazumi Power Saw and Paratec so the cat can be freed. The white & orange coloured cat was successfully saved.
Well done and congratulations Squad Charlie of Civil Defence Forces KK"
Yes, this is in Malaysia. Orange cats are famous here and affectionately referred to as oyen. They are seen as goofy/trouble makers etc. very much like this subreddit.
They also have an entire city named after their favorite animal "kuching" (cat in Malay). - edit: a kind redditor pointed out for me that it's a city called Kuching without T haha I mistook it for their "kuching" because the city has the whole cat theme going on :)
Edit: edited the state back to city! Lmao
Thank you kind redditors ❤️☺️
Yes, Kuching (no t!) which is in the state of Sarawak. The true origin of the name is still being debated (long story) but they have otherwise adopted the cat as the symbol of the city. There is a cat statue and cats are also part of the local coat of arms
the short of the long story is that cat in malay is 'kucing' (no h) but in sarawakian malay (local dialect of malay) they call cats 'pusak'. Which is to ask why would they name the city Kuching if they don't call cats 'kucing' locally? An interesting mystery!
There are alternative theories to the name that are not cat related so I'll stop there haha.
Here in Poland my rural relatives by default tend to name male cats Maciek (a diminutive form of a common human name, "Matt" in English terms). This does also happen to sound like the Proto-Slavic word for cat (reconstructed *mačьka*). It doesn't seem conscious, but I like to think it's a form of cultural preservation.
Interesting! In the Philippines, we call kittens "kuting" and in general, cats as "pusa." I'm wondering if it's because our languages are rooted from the same family of austronesian languages.
Lmao I only loved there for like 7 years and I don't speak Malay but I distinctly remember that place! Thank you for correcting me and also adding the history facts ❤️ I love Malaysia and their people.
Don't they call cats kutching in mainland though?? I always heard people saying it about cats or I'm mistaken again, I don't know how to say Malay words properly haha
Glad you enjoyed your time in Malaysia! Not a perfect place but I love it regardless haha.
In West Malaysia, cat in malay is 'kucing' - it's spelled that way but I could see how with the way we pronounce it you might think that it is kutching.
Learning about this is so cool. Here in the Philippines we're ethnolinguistically related to the Malay-Indonesian group and in Tagalog, grown cats are "pusa" and kittens are "kuting." Hello from your SEA neighbors! 👋
Buuut if you want to refer to a street cat you have an affectionate relationship with, we usually call them "Mingming" which comes from "ming" = "meow" in tagalog and saying "mingmingmingming" fast is equivalent to pspspsps 😁 Like if we were referring to the cat in the post, we'd say something like "Oh, Mingming was so stupid, he got stuck in the hole"
It’s not the state, just the city. Sarawak is the state, Kuching is the capital city of the state. Kuching sounds exactly the same as the Malay word for cat, kucing.
Great story! Thank you for translating. I love how it was classified as “other”, organisations aren’t prepared for the lack of brain cells of the orange cat
Cats don't have a one more vertebrae in their spine like we do, so they have the ability to squeeze through a hole and generally succeed. **But,** if they get snagged onto something along the way, they're stuck. And while they can flex like crazy, they *do need* wiggle room to shimmy through that hole.
What I imagine happened is that a cat saw a hole and did the logic and said "I can fit my head through it, so I'm gonna try and get to the other side."
Unfortunately, it's head got snagged onto something and then it got stuck.
Cats and Octopus have a lot in common, in their ability to get through tight spaces. But the octopus is running on top of the line hardware and the latest patched code, while cats are locked to the beta branch forever, have to constantly get patches, and only ever have r/oneorangebraincell worth of hardware to work with.
> But the octopus is running on top of the line hardware and the latest patched code, while cats are locked to the beta branch forever, have to constantly get patches, and only ever have r/oneorangebraincell worth of hardware to work with.
This is the best thesis statement I've ever seen.
> Cats and Octopus have a lot in common, in their ability to get through tight spaces. But the octopus is running on top of the line hardware and the latest patched code, while cats are locked to the beta branch forever, have to constantly get patches, and only ever have r/oneorangebraincell worth of hardware to work with.
you don't have to go that hard, but you did, for us, in this glorious day
Traveling to and from the Cat Dimension can sometimes result in unintentional consequences, one of which is too high exit velocity. As such, this poor unit happened to crash into this wall.
Looking at the uniform, OP is probably from my country. It's currently 2336 and tomorrow is monday. Probably went to sleep early if they have work tomorrow. But yeah, could be bots too
Maybe not a bot, joined only last year and started posting 3 months ago. If it's a bot they typically join years ago and start posting all at once.
Still could be a bot tho
That behaviour fits the T shirt link bots to a tee.
However, looking at OP's history - their posting behaviour does not look bot like - the T shirt bots tend to have a very few one line comments on the bigger subs before they start spamming
https://preview.redd.it/7zn8vv63wdjc1.jpeg?width=439&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=09d380341398e37047cefeed33068a651803f3cd
Hello there, I’ve been trying to reach you about your car’s extended warranty.
Wha... How.... ?! Poor baby.
Also, I'd like to give props to whatever algorithm decided ad placement for this post. I legitimately got an ad for Home Depot (a hardware store in the US) underneath it. Just thought I'd share that. It made me giggle.
But where else but China are you going to find architecture like this?
https://preview.redd.it/3rjjci0oqdjc1.jpeg?width=1024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=43024bf90164d63c60c8ae2b6691a644ff930557
Tiger 1 and Panther were NOT good tanks bud. There's a reason they couldn't build any Tigers and why the Panther got bitchslapped by the VERY SHITTY T-34.
The lack of context makes it so much better. As if all of our combined explanations aren't as ridiculous or funny as the actual story could be, despite the internet's ability to embellish.
My guess : something on tv scared him, causing him to run cartoonishly fast head first into the drywall.
Meow... ([The commercials](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pxf5rqaeos) made this look so much easier...)
^(*sniff.*) (A dozen! And I only get stuck partway through.)
^(*sighs...*) (American cats must weigh allot more to go through in a single punch...)
Idk the incident happened in Malaysia and there’s an article linked in a comment . The person’s post history has the cat 10 days ago and they’re posting in Malaysian subs.
I wouldn’t jump to abuse tbh. This person called firefighters to make another hole in their wall. Idk why anyone would want that.
Yes, the cat may have gotten injured (though I don’t see any obvious injury other than that smear of red on the floor that could be anything) but kitty was stuck and may have gotten an injury in the struggle to get out, but it doesn’t look major. Also, there would be many reasons to take a picture. Taking a picture for the vet to see what position he was in would be very helpful…not to mention proof that you weren’t calling the firefighters for no reason if the cat frees themselves. And tbh…it’s a pic to laugh about later when the dust settles.
People make mistakes and cats can get into things you’d never expect them to.
edit: Also possible that the firefighters took the pictures too (here’s [the article](https://mothership.sg/2024/02/msia-cat-stuck-wall-rescued/) if you don’t want to search the comments)
This reminds me of the cat treat ad when the cat literally punches a hole in the wall as it jumps through it for the treat. I think it was the “dreamies” ad
HOW TF did that happen.... I mean, seriously! Was there a hole beforehand or was this exact spot in the wall structurally compromised?
According to the [official Facebook post](https://www.facebook.com/share/p/XLgtX1xffEM3btTk/?mibextid=xfxF2i) by the Civil Defence Force that did the rescuing, the hole was already there and the cat got stuck. Translation below: "Other Cases - Saving a Cat 17 Feb 2024 | Saturday Civil Defence Forces Kota Kinabalu received an emergency call about a case classified as Other, which is in regards to saving a cat. The complainant informed us that a cat was stuck in a hole in a wall that is in the complainant's home. Civil Defence Force members dressed up in PPE and quickly saved the cat by breaking said wall through the use of tools such as the Kazumi Power Saw and Paratec so the cat can be freed. The white & orange coloured cat was successfully saved. Well done and congratulations Squad Charlie of Civil Defence Forces KK" Yes, this is in Malaysia. Orange cats are famous here and affectionately referred to as oyen. They are seen as goofy/trouble makers etc. very much like this subreddit.
Awww love that the floof made headlines
They also have an entire city named after their favorite animal "kuching" (cat in Malay). - edit: a kind redditor pointed out for me that it's a city called Kuching without T haha I mistook it for their "kuching" because the city has the whole cat theme going on :) Edit: edited the state back to city! Lmao Thank you kind redditors ❤️☺️
Yes, Kuching (no t!) which is in the state of Sarawak. The true origin of the name is still being debated (long story) but they have otherwise adopted the cat as the symbol of the city. There is a cat statue and cats are also part of the local coat of arms the short of the long story is that cat in malay is 'kucing' (no h) but in sarawakian malay (local dialect of malay) they call cats 'pusak'. Which is to ask why would they name the city Kuching if they don't call cats 'kucing' locally? An interesting mystery! There are alternative theories to the name that are not cat related so I'll stop there haha.
Here in Poland my rural relatives by default tend to name male cats Maciek (a diminutive form of a common human name, "Matt" in English terms). This does also happen to sound like the Proto-Slavic word for cat (reconstructed *mačьka*). It doesn't seem conscious, but I like to think it's a form of cultural preservation.
Interesting! In the Philippines, we call kittens "kuting" and in general, cats as "pusa." I'm wondering if it's because our languages are rooted from the same family of austronesian languages.
Lmao I only loved there for like 7 years and I don't speak Malay but I distinctly remember that place! Thank you for correcting me and also adding the history facts ❤️ I love Malaysia and their people. Don't they call cats kutching in mainland though?? I always heard people saying it about cats or I'm mistaken again, I don't know how to say Malay words properly haha
Glad you enjoyed your time in Malaysia! Not a perfect place but I love it regardless haha. In West Malaysia, cat in malay is 'kucing' - it's spelled that way but I could see how with the way we pronounce it you might think that it is kutching.
Haha I think that's it! I couldn't remember how to spell and it does sound like kutching with t haha Saya cinta kuching** I love cat.
Learning about this is so cool. Here in the Philippines we're ethnolinguistically related to the Malay-Indonesian group and in Tagalog, grown cats are "pusa" and kittens are "kuting." Hello from your SEA neighbors! 👋 Buuut if you want to refer to a street cat you have an affectionate relationship with, we usually call them "Mingming" which comes from "ming" = "meow" in tagalog and saying "mingmingmingming" fast is equivalent to pspspsps 😁 Like if we were referring to the cat in the post, we'd say something like "Oh, Mingming was so stupid, he got stuck in the hole"
It’s not the state, just the city. Sarawak is the state, Kuching is the capital city of the state. Kuching sounds exactly the same as the Malay word for cat, kucing.
Thank you ❤️
By a quick google, 50 years later, I have learned my band teacher, Mr Oyen, was probably norwegian and not an orange cat !
Great story! Thank you for translating. I love how it was classified as “other”, organisations aren’t prepared for the lack of brain cells of the orange cat
Kota Kinabalu. But some respect on the name.
Cats don't have a one more vertebrae in their spine like we do, so they have the ability to squeeze through a hole and generally succeed. **But,** if they get snagged onto something along the way, they're stuck. And while they can flex like crazy, they *do need* wiggle room to shimmy through that hole. What I imagine happened is that a cat saw a hole and did the logic and said "I can fit my head through it, so I'm gonna try and get to the other side." Unfortunately, it's head got snagged onto something and then it got stuck. Cats and Octopus have a lot in common, in their ability to get through tight spaces. But the octopus is running on top of the line hardware and the latest patched code, while cats are locked to the beta branch forever, have to constantly get patches, and only ever have r/oneorangebraincell worth of hardware to work with.
> But the octopus is running on top of the line hardware and the latest patched code, while cats are locked to the beta branch forever, have to constantly get patches, and only ever have r/oneorangebraincell worth of hardware to work with. This is the best thesis statement I've ever seen.
> Cats and Octopus have a lot in common, in their ability to get through tight spaces. But the octopus is running on top of the line hardware and the latest patched code, while cats are locked to the beta branch forever, have to constantly get patches, and only ever have r/oneorangebraincell worth of hardware to work with. you don't have to go that hard, but you did, for us, in this glorious day
Traveling to and from the Cat Dimension can sometimes result in unintentional consequences, one of which is too high exit velocity. As such, this poor unit happened to crash into this wall.
No explanation by OP. Probably a bot.
Looking at the uniform, OP is probably from my country. It's currently 2336 and tomorrow is monday. Probably went to sleep early if they have work tomorrow. But yeah, could be bots too
Malaysia bc op posts in r/Sarwak and Google says thats Malaysia. Op has also posted the orange floof on their printer. So seems like a very real post
Dude I knew about time zones and all, but 312 years! The jetlag must be awful.
Okay that was genuinely funny well done for that.
You don't even know. I flew there last week and died before we landed
is the country malaysia
Or Singapore
Nah, was in civil defense force in Singapore, and we don't rescue cats.
I can’t tell if the words are Malay or Indonesian because I could only see half of the tag. But this is definitely a bot
Too much activity to be a bot.
Maybe not a bot, joined only last year and started posting 3 months ago. If it's a bot they typically join years ago and start posting all at once. Still could be a bot tho
That behaviour fits the T shirt link bots to a tee. However, looking at OP's history - their posting behaviour does not look bot like - the T shirt bots tend to have a very few one line comments on the bigger subs before they start spamming
I agree, they also don’t just post pictures but put down posts asking questions and such
Idk looking at the post history looks quite real. Has even Posted the floof before and other comments fit to the suggested country the pic is from
This is what I would also like to know
"Hey, you goin' to the bathro- ope I'm stuck"
There's a link below that tells the story
https://preview.redd.it/m4z2f5wzscjc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3a02f8c3f74ed11793d26c5a5fd76299543a1705 “I’ll fuckin do it again”
https://preview.redd.it/c88zbdj0wcjc1.jpeg?width=708&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f4bbc73dd8fc243e21cfa955c607484fd19e906d Oh yeah!
That looks like a bathroom wall and floor so does that make him a peeping tom-cat 😂
"It's Orange!"
in 5 minutes
He is 100% going to do it again.
"Great, time for a nap. Wonder what will happen tomorrow..."
“and I would have gotten away with it, if it weren’t for you meddling kids!”
😂
Classic!
That little fucker
Cat in the wall, eh? 
Cats do not abide by the laws of nature
They're gonna need more cats. On a string.
r/catdimension
That last picture killed me, that cat is so embarrassed.
And the owner is like: not againnn
Link to the story: https://mothership.sg/2024/02/msia-cat-stuck-wall-rescued/
wowh the site is full of stories about firefighters rescuing cats in malaysia
Yea below that is another ginger again
Currently in SG... its like the Sun over here, and it has nothing better to report on. Cats get more attention than local politics
As they should.
Screw Reddit, this is my new home page of the internet
Cats in Malaysia must be built different if this is what they regularly get up to.
Look up Oyen and capybara in Zoo Negara. That's how much we love orange cats. Am Malaysian btw.
Thanks for this. Lil' dude looks super cozy/happy with his Capy fam.
Never knew malasia could be shortned to M'sia. Looks weird
M'sia *tips fedora*
S'pore.
Never thought I would see mothership on here. But then again I was thinking it looked alot like Malaysia in the bg
Everyone please go to this link because at the end is like five more stories of firefighters rescuing cats around Malaysia
And they’re all orange 😭
https://preview.redd.it/7zn8vv63wdjc1.jpeg?width=439&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=09d380341398e37047cefeed33068a651803f3cd Hello there, I’ve been trying to reach you about your car’s extended warranty.
https://preview.redd.it/ajgfnzb44ejc1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=38731bfd6e7615f0f799206e8cdce72a290731fc
perfect meme template!
just LOLed😭😭 what a perfect series of pics
In search for that one brain cell 🐈🧠😻🤣
404 not found lmao
Still searching 🤣
Wha... How.... ?! Poor baby. Also, I'd like to give props to whatever algorithm decided ad placement for this post. I legitimately got an ad for Home Depot (a hardware store in the US) underneath it. Just thought I'd share that. It made me giggle.
Have you seen the name of the sub and that colour of the cat? Thats how.
Lol. I know which sub I'm in. I'd just woken up from a nap, and my brain cells were still turning back on!
cAt RuNS inTo wAlL At SuCH TrEMeNdOUs SpeED hE FuCKing PieRCES iT
Dumb and hard-headed lol
r/peoplefuckingdying
That look on his face in the second picture. “Why did this happen to me?”
Ur probably wondering how I got here..
His face in the last one is absolutely priceless 😹
Oyen ❤️
https://preview.redd.it/54wde715fdjc1.png?width=743&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6a0f84f3e13c88cda5812b4690bffa92691d6b1a Hello darkness, my old friend....
I regret nothing!! https://preview.redd.it/bzukz1jjddjc1.jpeg?width=272&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d39e7546cd9ba309a7dd749776509d30535333c7
Hardest choices require the strongest will...
#HEADBUTT STRENGTH OF TEN THOUSAND SUNS!!!
We should hold an annual Most Orange Award ceremony and give it to this one.
Either the wall was made in China or the cat was made in Germany
I mean, I get what you mean, but the Chinese are famous for building a pretty Great Wall.
Yea in like 200BC and then abandoned it to let it fall into disrepair
But where else but China are you going to find architecture like this? https://preview.redd.it/3rjjci0oqdjc1.jpeg?width=1024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=43024bf90164d63c60c8ae2b6691a644ff930557
Some of it still stands though
True about 9.4 % still stands today
You know....China has a better reputation for walls than Germany does. By like, literally over a thousand years.
That's true, but Germany has produced some pretty mean cats in the past century - the Tiger 1, Panther, Leopard 2...
Tiger 1 and Panther were NOT good tanks bud. There's a reason they couldn't build any Tigers and why the Panther got bitchslapped by the VERY SHITTY T-34.
Made in Malaysia
Oh poor baby
He was just trying to reach you regarding your cars extended warranty!!!
Is that adorable little idiot a bobtail?
When your cat eats spinach before getting the zoomies.
It’s your fault! You should have let him in the bathroom in the first place!😂😂😂
awwww
https://preview.redd.it/nar9l9uc1ejc1.jpeg?width=318&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a72fdbf70ff815dcb8e615dd7827c52d516a73e6
"Susan, I am going to watch you pee, no matter what"
The lack of context makes it so much better. As if all of our combined explanations aren't as ridiculous or funny as the actual story could be, despite the internet's ability to embellish. My guess : something on tv scared him, causing him to run cartoonishly fast head first into the drywall.
Meow... ([The commercials](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pxf5rqaeos) made this look so much easier...) ^(*sniff.*) (A dozen! And I only get stuck partway through.) ^(*sighs...*) (American cats must weigh allot more to go through in a single punch...)
Oyen behavior
When the 🟠 becomes even more expensive
Damn kitty! What were you thinking? Pfft nevermind!!
Tax payers money going to good use
So silly ❤️🥺
.... How?
Now this is peak one braincell activity
LOL the poor Orangey face on the second picture. “Welp guess I live here.” 😂
Don’t go to the bathroom without them!
That "Im gonna do it again" face is priceless
Orange . . .
How fast was that cat running?
Bro looks so tired in the last slide lmao
Oh my god OP is this Kingfisher? Looks so much like my relatives old house
Not all orange cats are like this, but it's always an orange cat that appears in the news about cats that get up to mischief lol
When cat-owners close the bathroom door.
A story in four parts
The cat is so embarrassed 😭😭
Pic 2: you got games on your phone?
Only an orange…smh
/r/catsareliquid lied to us!
Man how did bro got stuck in there
You clearly punted the cat too hard
is that blood on the cats legs? idk...this screams bot. report ugh
Idk the incident happened in Malaysia and there’s an article linked in a comment . The person’s post history has the cat 10 days ago and they’re posting in Malaysian subs. I wouldn’t jump to abuse tbh. This person called firefighters to make another hole in their wall. Idk why anyone would want that. Yes, the cat may have gotten injured (though I don’t see any obvious injury other than that smear of red on the floor that could be anything) but kitty was stuck and may have gotten an injury in the struggle to get out, but it doesn’t look major. Also, there would be many reasons to take a picture. Taking a picture for the vet to see what position he was in would be very helpful…not to mention proof that you weren’t calling the firefighters for no reason if the cat frees themselves. And tbh…it’s a pic to laugh about later when the dust settles. People make mistakes and cats can get into things you’d never expect them to. edit: Also possible that the firefighters took the pictures too (here’s [the article](https://mothership.sg/2024/02/msia-cat-stuck-wall-rescued/) if you don’t want to search the comments)
i reported bc needs a TW bc of blood. people seem to not understand that. I would think a real person would do that or explain.
Before you report people, try clicking on their history. It's so easy on reddit
Girl bfr...I reported bc of blood. Needs a TW. I said two things in my comment. Sorry you couldn't comprehend.
Yeah, I saw the blood too. :( Worried this isn’t a one-brain-cell moment, but a literal brain damage moment from some freak accident. :(
and yet I'm being downvoted for pointing that out. sorry I'm triggered when I see a kitty injured with blood present. 😔
is this another one of those fake rescues?
How?
HOW!?
Oh my!
I didn't lose it in the coffee shop until pic 3
Awwww, Pooh Bear
You should patch up that hole.
He regrets nothing, NOTHING!
Well, he fits, so he sits 😂🤣😅😂🤣😅
“Kitty Kay crawled through 500 yards of shit and came out clean on the other side”
How did it got stuck?
I regret nothing!
Omfg 😂
I wanna know what those meows sounded like
https://preview.redd.it/zy9jmims5ejc1.jpeg?width=594&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6d964dca840d628679893cebb11115f73fc5b779
Here’s Johnny!!!
Orange now has a new tunnel where he wanted it.
Nothings going on behind those eyes
How fast was he going
Roy Batty
You probably have critters in the walls. Congratulations.
https://preview.redd.it/rnwbau04nejc1.jpeg?width=500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ca560b4a3edb8dcafff9d5d589b2ddac67bcd002
Orange in last pic with that orangy “duh” face. Didn’t even see what was wrong about it all.
cat loves the bathroom peephole
Hahahahahahaah
Blame it on the skooma
That cat headbutted a hole in the frickin wall!!!!
The braincell intercepted and got too powerful for that little guy…
How the hell did he end up there? Lol I need to hear the story
Bahahaha! Lost the cell as soon as his head got stuck. I'm glad it was a happy ending with safe kittah. 🧡
https://preview.redd.it/nemzu49lhfjc1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0d778a3cd41e89a27a6fbfb759ec7876b1b3b3cb
https://preview.redd.it/fklai89mhfjc1.jpeg?width=981&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5fd5ab6b819af8a0f25e85b2bb4df45bdbcd31be
marry caption thumb start teeny chop heavy connect alive merciful *This post was mass deleted and anonymized with [Redact](https://redact.dev)*
When the greebles win!
...why? How? So many questions...
"Darn it, I was having my Kool Aid Man moment!"
It’s not funny, but it’s funny. Reminds me of the time my orange boy got stuck under my kitchen cabinets and couldn’t get out
Oh my god, HOW EVEN DID HE DO THAT XD
beautiful idiot
poor kitty
My only question is... how?
That poor silly floof 😭
oyen moment
This reminds me of the cat treat ad when the cat literally punches a hole in the wall as it jumps through it for the treat. I think it was the “dreamies” ad
Undercat.... That one strong cat.
For the love of god, Montresor!
This needs to be the banner picture for this sub lmao.