Woman Hears Noises in the Wall—Unprepared for What She Finds Hiding Inside

Most people automatically assume they have a rodent problem when they can hear noises in their home. But for this woman, it was the total opposite.

After calling out an exterminator to check for rats and mice, this couple spent three days searching high and low for the culprit that was making a scratching noise in their attic. Three days into their search, they began to hear the noise coming from inside the wall and worried it may be rats.

Using the handle @sugarsteph, she has shared the moment she and her partner discovered “the source of the noise,” on TikTok. The footage shows a man cutting a hole into their wall and then a fluffy tabby cat appears. At the time of writing, the video has racked up 12.3 million views and over 360,000 likes.

The caption explains that the cat had been in and out of their attic for days but somehow accidentally became trapped in the wall for less than 24 hours.

Two screenshots from the viral video showing one of three holes in the wall and the cat climbing out of it.

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“He only had a scrape on his cheek. These street cats are TOUGH, and he was perfectly FINE,” she wrote.

In the comment section, Steph told others: “He was meowing the whole time so we knew he was alive.”

She also states: “We did send our cat into the crawl space to help us locate him! It wasn’t very effective.”

Steph has uploaded multiple videos based on the rescue case; one shows her partner cutting three holes into the wall to find the feline. The on-screen text states that he must have fallen through a hole in the attic near their air conditioning unit.

He was found “folded sideways stuck in the wall” and it turns out, the cat wasn’t unfamiliar to Steph. She wrote: “Feral cats are a bit rampant in our neighborhood, and this particular tail-less cat has always been quite the menace.”

Steph, who already owns four cats, told TikTok users they “nurtured” the feline before releasing him back into the neighborhood where dozens more strays live. She also notes that she is now actively working with a cat charity to help trap, neuter and return the strays in the neighborhood.

@sugarsteph The nonent that we uncovered the cat feom inside out wall. Q&A’s: ✅ She is actually a he ✅ He was only in the wall for one day, not even overnight (he had been coming and going in our attic for days) ✅ He only had a scrape on his cheek. These street cats are TOUGH, and he was perfectly FINE ✅ We are actively working with a TPN resource, Forgotten Felines to get these wild neighborhood cats the help they need ✅There are dozens of these cats in my neighborhood and thousands in the county. If taken to the shelter these cats would likely be euthan!zed #catsoftiktok #catlife #rescue #wow #cats ♬ Little Things – Tiqta

So far, the most viral video shared on February 27 has over 1,330 comments.

One comment with 38,800 likes said: “The cat distribution system works in mysterious ways.”

“Cat in the wall??? Okay, now you’re talking my language!” said another user.

“Why do things like this never happen to me?!? I want to be the chosen one,” wrote a third commenter.

Newsweek reached out to @sugarsteph for comment via TikTok. We could not verify the details of the case.

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