'It fell asleep on my shoulder... What do I do?' Guy Gets Adopted by a Tiny, Loud Orange Kitten and Is Adorably Confused by How Affectionate She Is

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Mariel Ruvinsky • Writer and Editor
Aug 12, 2024 9:00 AM EDT

Not everyone is meant to be a cat owner. Not everyone will be blessed in such a manner by the cat gods. But the ones of us who do get blessed… we know how lucky we are. It's simple. Cats choose their humans, not the other way around. You may think that you're choosing when you go to a shelter, but you are not. Your cat fate has been stitched into the fabric of the universe long ago. If you get chosen by a cat, then you get chosen. And if you don't, then you don't. 

Some of us fight our entire lives to be chosen by the Cat Distribution System. We wait and wait for our meowment, and we are thankful when it comes. And some of us, like the man in this thread, has been blessed without fully realizing the impurrtance of it. Not yet at least. He will learn how lucky he is to have been chosen by this kitten. Lucky for us, we get to watch this adorably friendship as it blossoms. 

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    Matt Ramsey @OneNerdyOpinion Umm... so this just showed up outside my work... I have no idea what to do and everyone I would call about it sleeps like normal people... 9:07 AM - Aug 8, 2024 - 19.8M Views 8.4K 17K 0:00 / 0:14 ✪ ŏ Ł 311K ☐ 27K ↑
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    It's amazing how the cat distribution system always gets it right. Someone who has no idea what to do, in the middle of the night, one of the feistiest kittens that we have ever seen… and it got adopted. Because of course it did. 

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    This kitten clearly knew this man was her home from the very first moment, and she was willing to fight for it. He was chosen so hard that she was climbing him from the first moment and sitting on his chest from the second. This is love. And we want all of the updates. 

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    Matt Ramsey @OneNerdyOpinion New development... it can climb people. • 9:10 AM - Aug 8, 2024 693.1K Views 135 17610 47K 380
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    Matt Ramsey @OneNerdyOpinion Ok... it tried to get into the mouse bait... so it's inside now. It's not very good at staying in its box. 9:41 AM - Aug 8, 2024 -712K Views 134 482 ... 0:01/0:03 ✪ 71 32K ☐ 690
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    Matt Ramsey @OneNerdyOpinion Umm... it fell asleep on my shoulder.... What do I do?? 10:35 AM • Aug 8, 2024 913.4K Views 648 767 41K ☐ 446 企
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    Matt Ramsey @OneNerdyOpinion Woke up to a lot of notifications. I've pulled the venmo link down because we should have more than enough covered for the vet. Thank you to everyone who chipped in. I think this kitten probably has a nice cat tree in its future. 11:29 PM ⚫ Aug 8, 2024 420.1K Views 196 17156 16K ☐ 125
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    Matt Ramsey @OneNerdyOpinion I don't know all the rules of cats, but I'm pretty sure you're not allowed to move them while they're sleeping. What do I do? 10:45 AM - Aug 8, 2024 - 1.2M Views 1.3K t↓ 1.1K 43K – 641
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    Matt Ramsey @OneNerdyOpinion It fell off. We readjusted.
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    Matt Ramsey ❤ @OneNerdyOpinion They're very sleepy. Not sleepy enough to lay in the box, but very sleepy on my chest. I assume this is like couch sleepy vs bed sleepy for people.
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    Matt Ramsey @OneNerdyOpinion Soaked some dog kibble. Dandruff seems to like it.
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    Matt Ramsey @OneNerdyOpinion Little bit of scrambled eggs. Also seems like a hit. 1:41 PM - Aug 8, 2024 - 1.4M Views 304 699 0:00 / 0:17 ... 28K 798 <]
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    Matt Ramsey❤ @OneNerdyOpinion And now back to my job as cat bed. ***
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    Matt Ramsey @OneNerdyOpinion ... Introductions. Spike seems interested. No barks or chomps. Lot of licks. Yes I'm sitting in the tub... seemed the safest place to isolate them since he won't get in the tub unless forced. 3:54 PM - Aug 8, 2024 1.3M Views 929 1.3K 0:01/0:09 UK 41K ☐ 1.3K +]
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    Matt Ramsey @OneNerdyOpinion ... Vet appointment made for tomorrow afternoon. Dandruff has found a cozy spot to sleep in the bathroom. Spike is snuggling extra hard today. I work overnights (obviously, since that's when they showed up) so I'm going to try and get some sleep. 5:43 PM • Aug 8, 2024 · 962.4K Views 212 219 15K ☐ 246
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    Matt Ramsey @OneNerdyOpinion ... Vet appointment is later today. Not much to update on before that. Still super snuggly. Still lives in the bathroom. Pretty sure this picture was my first scolding for letting the food bowl be empty. 0:14 3:27 PM • Aug 9, 2024 198.6K Views 350 313 11K 368 +]
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    Matt Ramsey @OneNerdyOpinion At the vet now. Dandruff is officially a she. 10:22 PM - Aug 9, 2024 909.6K Views
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    Matt Ramsey @OneNerdyOpinion She is apparently around 6-7 weeks old. She has ear mites which we treated and she was also given dewormer. I was also given some basic cat raising info which was very helpful. 0:02 10:34 PM - Aug 9, 2024 - 166K Views
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    Matt Ramsey @OneNerdyOpinion We picked up some toys and actual food and water bowls while we were out. Also got her some wet food and those gogurt looking treats that people keep talking about. But then I had to go into work. I'll post pics of her setup tomorrow. 12:19 AM • Aug 10, 2024 142.6K Views 153 1766 7.1K ☐ 102 ↑
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    Matt Ramsey @OneNerdyOpinion Question: It seems like she only eats when I'm in the room watching her. I put the scoop of kitten food in the bowl before I went into work and it looked untouched until I went to go check on her. Is this normal? 8:22 AM - Aug 10, 2024 91.3K Views 238 1739 2.4K ☐ 31 ↑
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    ... Matt Ramsey @OneNerdyOpinion Here is the hail from yesterday's shopping trip. Dandruff is a big fan of the tube treat. PURINA ONE Temptations HEALTHY KITTEN FORMULA 7:24 PM • Aug 10, 2024 61.6K Views 261 182 II 0:12 5.1K ☐ 66 ↑
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    Matt Ramsey @OneNerdyOpinion Sampling her first wet food. She's a fan. 7:12 AM - Aug 11, 2024 - 17.9K Views 94 139 0:04 / 0:23 y 2.1K 14 ↑
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    Matt Ramsey @OneNerdyOpinion And here is a Spike update. We see him here in his natural habitat. His answer to how many blankets he needs is "Yes". 8:23 AM • Aug 11, 2024 11.1K Views
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