As people whose cats are super affectionate and clingy, we sometimes forget that that's not the case with every cat. And it's certainly not the case with every cat from the beginning - and definitely not with feral cats. Still, we love it when people give feral cats a chance, and we would love for more of them to do so. It's just that there's a stigma - a justified one - that feral cats don't trust humans as easily. Some feral cats can decide to not be feral anymore and turn into the biggest cuddle bugs, but for the most part, you have to carefully and slowly get a feral cat to learn to trust its human.
It can sometimes take a while for an anxious feral cat to fall in love with someone and to trust them, but as @garius on twitter has learned, it is certainly worth the effort. Their story is so wholesome and heartwarming, full of twists and turns, and we are so happy that they shared it with the world. And we can only hope that their story will inspire others to do the same.
The amount of affection we call feel in this 'insult' - "this stupid floof" - is actually heartbreakingly adorable. Yup, cats can be a mess sometimes, and feral cat even more so, but goodness gracious, we are so happy that this adoption worked out in the end. Napoleon looks so heckin' happy.
It's truly a good thing that you guys found this little creture. We can't imagine that, in the condition that she was in, she would have made it that much longer on her own. So, really, we want to thank you yet again - both for what you did and for sharing it, and we would love love love to see more updates about Napoleon in the future.
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