Patient Parent Heartwarmingly Adopts "Aggressive" Longtime Shelter Cat, Now the Cute Kitty and Happy Hooman are Bonded Besties

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Blake Seidel • Managing Editor & Brand Manager
Nov 19, 2024 12:00 PM EST

Hey, feline fam. We want you to think about something quickly: If you were stuck in a cage all day, surrounded by people you didn't know, would you also be a happy kitty camper? We wouldn't. We would be the grumpiest cat ever (yes, more grumpy than Grumpy Cat herself). So when you go to a cat shelter and see the loner cat, the one that hisses at people, just remember that they're probably not naturally like that, they might be scared, confused, or just a cat that needs their own space. Basically, we're saying for you to give them a chance. They have the purrfect potential to be the most loving cat you've ever owned.

This patient person heartwarmingly adopted a cat just like this: "aggressive", "didn't like people", and had been there for months. In all reality, the cat might never have been adopted, but they gave this cute kitty a chance. And, after months of patience and consistent love, the two are now bonded besties. It's a happy-ever-after for all, including us, because now our feline-shaped hearts are all aflutter with warm, fuzzy feelings. Scroll down to read the best adoption story you'll see all week - you won't regret it.

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    I adopted the least approachable cat at the shelter. He was fearful, had been there for months, and was very aggressive toward people. After eight months of patience and nurturing, he's transformed into the sweetest, most loving lap cat.
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    This cat is adorable. Look at that cutie-patootie face. Don't even get us started on the belly. We're glad that both the kitty and the hooman found happiness together, all it took was a little love.

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    Zumipants ·5d ago. Rescued a 5 year old deaf, partially blind white cat who hid from me for 6 months. Now I can't move him over to get out of bed.
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    SpaceCrazyArtist .5d ago . Awww they just need love when this happens. My boy cat was the same. Very bitey. Didnt like people standing in front of him. Skittish, hissed a lot. Wouldnt go on furniture or counters But after 6 months he stopped biting and a year later he owned the place. Now he eats on top of a counter we dont use and passes out on the couch next to us
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    Cats take longer to get used to new things, but once they do, they change completely. Dogs take about 3 months to feel fully secure in a new location, but for cats, it can take much longer.

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    Elmo5678 5d ago · • I had the same experience- went to the shelter and adopted an emergency placement kitty who was hissing and swatting at staff. He hid for 6 months and wouldn't even come out of his box when I was in the room with him and now he cries if I don't pick him up in Big Hug every morning and is constantly in my lap.
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    Disastrous Job1672 5d ago • I got one like this haha I was at the shelter and she hissed, put a big scratch across my cheek, was just angry as h I. I told her (after the cheek scratch), "You saucy b ! I'm taking you home and you will love me."..
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    Now, she sleeps on me at night, sits by the shower door meowing for me when I shower, attempts to clean me, follows me around the house, will do these pathetic cries if she can't find me until I say something to her and then she lets out a cute excited little sound and runs to wherever I am. told her. She's also a saucy b still too half the time. But she loves me lol
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    ChakraKhan- • 5d ago • Great job! Cats really are the greatest teachers.
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    jmarr1321 5d ago • They usually do. 2 years ago my wife brought home a void cat that HATES men. She was skittish around her and our oldest for the first couple weeks, but warmed up quickly to them. Me on the other hand, I was the devil. Everytime she saw me, hiss and run. But I was patient. Anytime our young orange cat with a dye job (he's grey and white but has the brain of an orange) was getting a treat or cat nip, I made sure she got some too.
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    After 2 years of building up trust, she let me pet her for a second. She immediately ran away after but it was a start. This was the beginning of her slowly warming up to me, and after about 3 months of hesitant pets, one morning she just jumped up onto my lap and started yelling at me like she does with everyone else. Now she's my shadow. Every morning she's the 1st living thing in this house to greet me. She's usually the last to say good night. I always knew she was a sweetheart, and never ga
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    Heebie-jeebies386 5d ago • •
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    When I adopted my black cat from the shelter, they told me he didn't. like other cats. A year later I adopted the ginger, did the site swap thing and had no issue. Best buddies.
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    jackiebee66 5d ago • • He needed love! Once he knew he had it he knew he found home.
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    PonchoPerez · 5d ago • • You've done a beautiful thing for your kitty. I'm proud of you
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    Beezus_Fuffoon18 · 5d ago • This is the type of cat that might not have been adopted for a long time, if ever, if not for you. You did a wonderful thing, OP. Thank you.
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    Beneficial-Safe-2142 5d ago • • My mom picked a cat for similar reasons, and would pull her out from underneath the bed once a day for snuggles and cuddles for 30 seconds and then let the cat go back under the bed. This went on for THREE YEARS, until one day the cat came out and sat on her lap while mom was watching TV. She's been a snuggle bug ever since!
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    Ender_Locke • 5d ago . .
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    • Full_Information_943 5d ago • We did the same! Two years ago. She was hiding under the furniture at a local cat adoption cafe. We offered her some of the treats the staff gave us and she smack the out of us. It was love at first smack. Now she is so sweet and affectionate. She sometimes still throws hands with short notice but it's really been a big change in her perspective of the world since we adopted her.
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    Plopec87 5d ago . I did that once. There was a cage full of kittens and I took pity on the one cowering in the back. We named her baby and we barely ever saw her for a good 7 or 8 years. She'd spend the daytime under the bed and really only come out at night. She opened up in her last few years and would come out during the day. It wasn't really that she was terrified of us or anything, she just wasn't comfortable being out during the day. Just the way she was. She still had a good and loving li
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    • aliceconleyx · 5d ago. Meet Mr. Grumpypaws The shelter's unofficial "CEO of Sass" He hissed at everyone, wore a permanent scowl, and had the vibe of an overworked accountant on a Monday morning. Fast forward 8 months of treats, endless patience, and unsolicited belly rub attempts... and voilà! Now, he's a full time lap warmer and purr machine. Moral of the story, even the grumpiest hearts have a soft spot.
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    GlolnTheDarkUnicorn 5d ago • I did the same in July. My boy was labeled "feral: cannot handle" and was set to be TNR. They told me "you can try" and I went "hold my beer." He's still skittish, especially with other people, but he's my cuddle buddy now and so affectionate.
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    Dakirran 5d ago • . Top 10% Commenter A cats trust is earned not given
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