Awesome Architect Builds Impurressive Catio In Honor Of Late Wife's Passing, Saves More Than 26 Cats From Living On The Streets

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Blake Seidel • Managing Editor & Brand Manager
Mar 20, 2024 2:00 PM EDT

Okay, I Can Has-ers, get your tissues ready! This wholesome Reddit story is about an awesome architect and his wife who loved cats. He designed and built literally the coolest catio we've ever seen before, in which they started to save some homeless stray cats from living on the streets. Unfortunately, she passed away six months ago from cancer, but her husband still maintains the catio and continues to save homeless cats in her honor.

Now, this isn't any normal catio or slightly epic indoor playground, this colossal catio houses more than 26 cats, all of whom live healthily and peacefully together. We're not sure what is more heartwarming, the fact that he keeps saving more cats or that he is doing it in his late wife's honor. Nevertheless, this is the kind of feel-good story we needed to make our day purrfectly pawsitive. Scroll down to see this impurressive catio for yourself!

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    My sister's neighbor, an architect, built an elaborate catio for stray cats. He has 26 in total
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    That catio really is impurressive! Look how big it is - it has more than two rooms. It might even be bigger than our apartment. Can we get this awesome architect to build us one as well?

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    Usually, when you have this many cats living together in one space, it becomes very messy very fast. But as we're looking at these pictures, it looks pretty clean! This must mean that he really takes care of them and that they are thankful to be there.

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    • PupEDog OP 14 hr. ago More info: it was built and maintained by his wife who sadly passed away from cancer 6 months ago, and he's kept maintaining it as an honor to her. He picks up strays and puts them in there but says he won't take anymore than the current 26. He told us that this day was cleaning day, so it was currently the dirtiest it ever gets, and it looked remarkably clean for housing 26 cats and also didn't smell bad.
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    All of the cats are very healthy and happy. He and his wife are wonderful people for doing this. The structure itself is impressive, hence the architect background. Every possible corner and area where they could escape was sectioned off. It was completely safe from rainfall. Plenty of food and water out for all the cats.
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    PupEDog OP 9 hr. ago No, he is an architect that designed it, but it was his wife's project initially, so they did it together.
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    • suziespends 14 hr. ago There's definitely a special place in heaven for both of them
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    • AngelVirgo 12 hr. ago When you see him, please pass on Reddit's empathy for the loss of his wife and our gratitude, too, on behalf of the felines.
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    PairWorldly1232 - 11 hr. ago Is there a point where they stop being strays and are just their cats?
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    Western Unusual2713 · 11 hr. ago I am very glad I read some comments before making an "is he single" joke. What a lovely couple they sound like. I hope he is doing ok with her gone.
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    Japanesewillow. 12 hr. ago That's impressive.
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    • MerryTWatching 13 hr. ago Using his powers for good.
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    Grass Fed BeefCake 11 hr. ago God, cat people are just the best people.
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    1smartchickey1_1 12 hr. ago He's good people. AAAAA
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    vedenmorsian · 12 hr. ago i want to build something similar. I know we only have two cats, but they'd love it.
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    Barewithhippie 12 hr. ago This is genuinely very impressive. I love that he gave them all a home
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    Hologram1995. 11 hr. ago Amazing work!! Build a house and put food there, cats shall arrive and make that house a home♥
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    Ambitious_Yam1677 · 11 hr. ago • If I retire, this is what I'm doing with my life
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    Time-Reserve-4465 11 hr. ago I want to live in this catio!
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    • Confusion Objective58 11 hr. ago I love everything about this!
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    Cartoonist Available4 11 hr. ago • This is really amazing! Such a great gift for these kitties!
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    • calculating_hello 9 hr. ago These cats have a nicer and bigger place to live than I do.
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