Senior Cat Gets His Pick of the Litter When Hoomans Adopt a New Foster Kitten, Emeowtional Friendship Grows

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Jesse Kessenheimer • Writer and Editor
Feb 12, 2024 10:00 PM EST

Do you live in a multicat household? If so, you probably remember the days of muffled screaming from under the couch, breaking up kitty fistfights at 2am, and wrastling your kitties apart in a duel. Cats don't always get along and when you bring in a new feline off the streets, things can get hairy (literally). 

However in the case of the cats in our next story, it's as if the senior cat of the house knew exactly where these kittens were coming from. Graceful, peaceful, and generally accepting, Leo the senior cat got to get the pick of the litter when his hooman came home with a full litter of fuzzy little kittens. Rescued from the depths of a shipyard boat, these kitties had already lived a full life of turmoil and Leo clearly knew that. Scroll on to enjoy the heartwarming tale of how one senior cat proved to be the ultimate role meowdel for his newest best friend furrever. 

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    POV you're a tiny survivor found on a boat & meeting mom for the first time
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    A tiny survivor found on a boat at just two weeks old, along with two precious siblings. When I heard about their story, I embarked on a one-hour drive, initially seeking a female companion for my cat. However, fate had other plans.
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    Upon meeting, Pluto stole my heart as he immediately imprinted on me, suckling my ears as if I were his mother. I found myself standing in a stranger's garage for over an hour, torn between the adorable kittens. Realizing the owner of the boat had little knowledge of caring for them, I offered to take all three off his hands.
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    Driving home cradling the tiny babies, I devoted myself to nursing them back to health, giving them warm baths, eradicating fleas, and socializing them to other humans and my cat. There were restless nights of bottle feeding every 2-3 hours until they were able to eat on their own and cleaning off their little paws until they they mastered the litter box.
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    After patience and time, the happy and healthy kittens were ready for their next adventure. I was so lucky I had the opportunity to foster them together until I finally adopted Pluto and found forever homes for his siblings, Serena and Weasley.
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    tabbykatbros Part 2: Leo & Pluto's meet cute
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    The kittens were rescued from a boat. I originally came to adopt just one, but after seeing how young they were and the owner having little knowledge of caring for them, I took in the entire litter to foster and used this as an opportunity to let my cat choose his forever friend.
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    I bathed them and got rid of their fleas, gave them meds every day, socialized them and taught them how to play, litter trained them, bottle fed them until they were able to eat and drink water on their own.
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    When they were a little older and healthy enough, I officially adopted Pluto and found forever homes for his siblings, Serena and Weasley. They were adopted by a childhood friend of mine and her cousin, who each needed a friend for their cat.
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    POV I brought a litter of kittens home so my 5 year old son can pick his forever friend
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    POV I brought a litter of kittens home so my 5 year old son can pick his forever friend
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    But there was one kitten in particular that he couldn't stay away from
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    Leo clearly started taking a liking to one of the kittens in particular. It was at this moment that his hooman knew what she had to do… Foster fail.

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    And the kitten loved him too
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    Once Leo had chosen his favorite kitten, they became inseparable. 

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    And the kitten loved him too
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    (0 They chose each other
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    Meet the tabbykatbros
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    Meet the tabbykatbros
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