Update: Parents Told Her It Was 'Animal Ab*se' To Move Abroad With Her Cat, Now She's Living Happily Ever After With Content Kitty In New City (Pictures & Heartwarming Comments)

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Blake Seidel • Managing Editor & Brand Manager
Jul 8, 2023 2:00 PM EDT

We covered this story a few months ago - the story was about a woman who was moving internationally, from Europe to Canada, and wanted to take her cat with her. Obviously, she was nervous about taking her cat on a 15-hour international flight. Her family told her it was animal abuse, and she would have to re-home her cat. She went to Reddit and asked for advice, and they said to bring the cat. She can handle it!

And guess what? Handle it, she did. Some cats love to explore, and her cat, Pistachio, actually did really well on this experience! Now they're living happily ever after in their new home, and they've proved her family wrong. We love a good heartwarming cat story, especially one that proves people wrong. Scroll down for some pawsitive justice, and you can bask in a bit of the glory of this successful cat owner. We're so glad she didn't have to re-home her loving Pistachio!

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    Font - UPDATE: A few months ago my family told me it was animal ab* se to move abroad with my cat (15hours flight). Reddit told me to get my sh*t together and take her with me. Well, here's Pistachio, happily watching over her new city and proving all my family wrong!
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    Look at Pistachio, she's clearly suffering here after all of her trauma! She's wriggling and writhing through all of the unprocessed grief and emotional damage from this flight. Just kidding! She's lounging, like always.

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    Font - cheesecakecaramel OP 2 mo. ago. edited 2 mo. ago For the Redditor who told me to buy a portable litter box : thank you sooooo much, thanks to you she didn't even have an accident, she meowed every time she wanted to use her litter, I took her to the WC with the litter box and it was perfect! Reply Share 5.4k
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    Shoe - cheesecakecaramel OP 2 mo. ago Yes! I took this picture at the airport, it's a litter box that you can fold so it doesn't take so much space in your bag. I also took with me 1kg of litter in a ziplock, it was enough for our flight. Reply Share 5.4k
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    Font - [deleted] 2 mo. ago Awesome. What a great cat. Obviously a chill cat. Congrats on your move. 2.5k Reply Share
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    Mammal - FryCakes +1 2 mo. ago I hope pistachio likes her new city!
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    Font - cheesecakecaramel OP 2 mo. ago She does! We're in a smaller apartment and we don't have a balcony but there's lots of birds so she loves it haha
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    Font - eattheliberals • 2 mo. ago Doesn't it feel great proving people wrong? Hope you two are making great memories and having fun adventures 2.4k Reply Share
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    Font - cheesecakecaramel OP 2 mo. ago Now they say that they're jealous that "a simple cat” was able to move abroad and discover a new country and they can't ! Hah! Reply Share 2.1k
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    Font - pobody 2 mo. ago Pets are family. And cats are resilient, looks like she adapted just fine. 4 1.5k Reply Share
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    Font - RegretNecessary21 2 mo. ago My cat used to move everywhere with me. Granted, it was domestically but cross country. I think it would be meaner to rehome them when you're their whole world! Also, that's why vets can give sedatives for long trips! My litter box for road trips was a small plastic bin. She knew how to use that thing down to a science. Rest in peace to my old lady. Enjoy your adventures with pistachio!
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    Font - wireknot +12 mo. ago This makes me SO happy! I'd read the original post and thought gosh I hope she takes the kitty, itll be fine! Just like a really long car ride across the country. So much joy that you've settled into your new home and all is well. I might have missed it, what country did you end up in?
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    Font - I_Heart Squids. 2 mo. ago I volunteer at a cat shelter, and I don't think most people get how traumatic rehoming is for cats. They get attached to their owners the same way dogs do, they just show it differently (almost like they're a different species...). I see so many cats who are there because a well meaning owner thought a no-kill shelter would be easier on the cat than a move, and I don't think that's ever the case. Yes, the move will he difficult, and the new place will require adj
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    Font - SEND_ME_YOUR_ROBOTS 2 mo. ago can't you see that's she's suffering so much from such a traumatic experience?? she's writhing, WRITHING in AGONY from it ALL
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    Font - DJDarwin932 mo. ago I'm glad we were able to help! Moving with a cat definitely isn't easy, so I can't really blame your family for being worried about it, but Pistachio is great proof that you absolutely can do it, you just have to do it right. Enjoy your new life you two!
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    Font - Nikonis99 2 mo. ago I have to move both of my cats next year. It's a 15 hour road trip so I will not be able to do it in one day. I plan on keeping them in a large cage in the back seat area of my truck. Plan on making it split level so they can have bedding above with food, water, and litter below. Might get a couple of leashes to let them out at a rest stop. Not looking forward to this but I don't have any other options. How did you move your cat?
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    Font - cheesecakecaramel OP 2 mo. ago I didn't really have a choice, it was a 15 hours flight from France to Canada. She didn't eat the day before, only water. I gave her gabapentine 2 hours before, by my vet's advice of course. I sprayed Feliway on her carrier, put her favorite toy, and wrapped it with my scarf so it's dark and she'd feel safe. I tried to get her to get used to her carrier a few months before. As I mentioned in another comment I brought a portable litter box, showed it to her i
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    Font - +2 2 mo. ago this post. I'm happy the Tundraspin I remember cat is happy and it worked out. Meanwhile here I am on couch in living room, on a hotter 80 degree day and all four cats of mine are hiding in the garage so it feels like I have zero cats for the next few hours until dinnertime rolls around.
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    Building - Significant_Video_92 2 mo. ago I brought my cat from Australia to the USA in 2002. I don't think it was pleasant for him, but he soon forgot, and lived out a happy life in America, (he ate a few squirrels).
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    Cat - . AngryCornbread - 2 mo. ago My Pistachio says hello to your Pistachio!
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    Font - kiddenz 2 mo. ago It's not abuse. eyeroll. The average cat can sometimes sleep 37 hours per day, so 15 is no problem
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