Man Microchips Stray Cat, Then Argues Cat Should Be Left Behind After Deciding to Move Away With His Girlfriend, Claiming Cat May Have Another Family

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Eleonora Bader
Jan 17, 2024 12:00 AM EST

Hello, fellow cat enthusiasts!

We hope you are having a purrfect day. Today, we have an interesting story that sparked quite a discussion on Reddit! A concerned cat owner turned to Reddit after her boyfriend began arguing that their cat should stay behind when they move. OP was vehemently against leaving the poor kitty behind, especially because this cat, Mochi, had been microchipped at this point. He was sleeping in the couple's bed every night and was plump and healthy thanks to regular feedings. Reddit was outraged and told the woman that she could not just abandon this cat, and began advising her to dump her boyfriend. Do you think this is a bit extreme? Scroll down to read about the full context of the situation, and afterward, check out this pet owner who flipped out when their grey cat began turning orange…

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  • 01
    Bf doesn't want to take cat when we move General New account to ask people's opinions My boyfriend and I have three cats, two that we adopted from the shelter and one that started showing up one day (Mochi).
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  • 02
    Mochi has been part of the family for over 2 years now and is very healthy and happy. However, when he first arrived, his fur was disgusting and his tail was extremely tense. He was very skiddish and would only appear to steal the cat food from our garage. It took weeks to get him to be comfortable around people. He now comes inside every night to sleep in our
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  • 03
    bed. He is very cuddly and his tail is very relaxed. He has even been wearing a collar for the last couple months! The problem is- my boyfriend and I are moving soon and he thinks we should leave Mochi just in case he has other family. I fully believe Mochi was a stray because of how rough he was when he
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  • 04
    started stealing food from us. Especially because of how skiddish he was. I think he is our cat now- he is microchipped with our information, he wears a collar with our contact info, he stays at our house. What do you guys think? I don't want to abandon my cat
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    UPDATE: I am fully advocating for Mochi. He is coming with us. For the people who think that my boyfriend is a jok- I am sorry I didn't give you a full enough story. Both of our adopted shelter cats are indoor/outdoor as well and they have been taken by
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  • 06
    neighbors who thought they were strays. One of them was gone for 4 weeks and we assumed she was ded. It was very tra tizing for my boyfriend and he did not want us to do the same to another family if Mochi was a part of their lives too. He is not a , he just did not want to hurt others the way our family was hurt.
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  • 07
    That being said, the people who said that Mochi is ours due to the microchip and the collar- I agree. I am going to make that point to my boyfriend. We are not leaving Mochi, he is a large part of my family and I do not know what I would do without him.
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    S MyNameIsSkittles · 6 days ago You don't microchip a cat and then go "oh maybe the owners want their cat back." Sounds like he's not being truthful with the reason. But kitty should come with for sure - it's your cat now 1.6k Share
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    Maker_Austria - 6 days ago Not to mention the collar. How can he possibly think it's someone else's cat and they've just left the collar on, not written a note and attached it to collar, etc. Sounds like he just doesn't like the cat. 534 Share
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    Sad Pilot9244- 6 days ago Take Mochi, leave bf behind in case he has another family. 1.9k Share dfreeds 6 days ago the only right answer 213 Share
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    Sorry-Tooth7225 · 6 days ago Well technically you can get in a lot of trouble now for dumping him, especially since you have chipped and vetted him. Legally he is yours now. Your BF is an a: le for even thinking of leaving him behind 289 Share ● ●
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    Allie614032 6 days ago He's microchipped??? He's your cat. Your boyfriend's excuse is invalid. 444 Share
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  • 13
    OnyxDragons - 6 days ago My thing is, if Mochi has two families, Mochi had a c `p family before that clearly didn't care. And if it's a recent family, clear you've been family longer. Your information is on his micro hip for heavens sake. This poor baby, found a family, found love, got healthy, is now feeling welcome included and secure,
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  • 14
    and one of them wants to leave them behind for a reason that doesn't make sense anymore. Dude. What's the real reason? Because that can't be it. Otherwise, this cat is family now. It deserves to go with. Imagine getting all those things just to be left. Smh. 188 Share
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    Still Storm7432 - 6 days ago I'd take the cat and dump the bf. I'd see my bf differently for even suggesting that 233 Share
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    Te-> 55% Something morepoetic 6 days ago You may think this is nothing, but a person's negative perspective about pets is an indicator of important values in other areas. Keep your eyes open. 65 Share
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    lavendercucumber01 6 days ago Take the cat, leave the boyfriend Joke aside, we also adopted a stray cat that was showing on my house daily, he was in terrible condition and we also believed he has another family (before deciding to adopt him, along with a rescue organization, we looks for the family and discovered he was neglected and abandoned)
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  • 18
    We're also set to move soon, there is no way we will leave him behind, we have loved him, fed him, we are taking care of him, we took care of his health, medical bills (he was sick and underwent surgery) He is ours chunky playful cat and we have another cat who got used to have him around
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    . whiskeytwn 6 days ago take him - he's a part of the family now - if someone had claimed him they'd have taken your collar off - plain and simple 2 Share
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    AnArmadillo2002 - 6 days ago Please take the cat you are it's mum now please don't leave it behind that is heartless. Please update us with a kitty picture!!!! 2 Share ...
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