'Of course I adopted him': Person Rescues Cat With the “Saddest Eyes” in the Shelter and Gives Him the Purrfect Forever Home

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Mariel Ruvinsky • Writer and Editor
Dec 24, 2024 11:00 AM EST

When it comes to adopting a cat, some of us spend months and years thinking about it, considering every possibility, wondering if we can afford it and how we can make sure to make their lives as good as possible. That's some of us. Others… don't get the time to do that. Sometimes, you walk into a shelter, fall in love instantly, and get adopted by the cat of your dreams without ever intending for it to happen. Which is pretty much what happened in this story. 

Scrolling through a cat adoption site certainly doesn't mean that you're planning to adopt one. We've done it a million times without the intention of actually adopting, just because we wanted to maybe adopt at some point. And that seems to be what this person was doing, but a cat caught their eyes. The cat with the saddest eyes. And it doesn't matter whether they were intending to adopt or not, they got adopted by this kitty from afar. 

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    r/cats • 6 days ago AzansBeautyStore Saw this cat on Petfinder with the saddest eyes I've ever seen. Adoption Yes, of course I adopted him
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    Sometimes, you just cannot resist. Some cats steal your heart the moment you lay your eyes on them. And it doesn't even matter if this cat is truly sad or if that's just his face, you took him out of the shelter. That's what matters. Giving this adorable kitty a new, much happier, life. 

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    And yeah, we don't know about anyone else, but we would have had a hard time resisting this kitty too. One look, and we would have fallen in love. We hope this sweetheart wasn't in the shelter too long before finding you, and we wish you both many, many happy years together. 

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    Ok Swim5384 6d ago Can you keep us updated on how he does? 723 Reply
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    AzansBeautyStore OP • 6d ago Absolutely I will! He has a grade 4 heart murmur which is not great for long term prognosis I guess, but he is overall healthy besides that. His name is Rodrigo, I will post pics when he comes out from hiding lol
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    CharlotteLucasOP 6d ago Even a broken heart deserves a loving home. 304 ○ Reply
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    cat_person_6022 • 6d ago • Aww, he reminds me of Fishtopher! Fishtopher and Friends @mrfishtopher to be loved is to be changed ALT ALT 4:18 PM - 2/22/23 from Earth 16.5M Views 40.2K Retweets 4,969 Quotes 323K Likes 6,947 Bookmarks Glad you adopted him, I wish you and Rodrigo all the best! I'm sure he'll have a wonderful life with you :)) 1.2K ○ Reply
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    • AzansBeautyStore OP 6d ago • Haha Fishtopher is adorable and thank you 194 > Reply
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    lulublu1970 • 6d ago He does have sad eyes thank you for being kind! SO
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    AzansBeautyStore OP • 6d ago Another sad-eyes shelter pic
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    eldritchguardian • 6d ago Thanks so much for taking him in!!!
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    AzansBeautyStore OP • 6d ago • I loved him the minute I saw him
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    • panhandlesir 6d ago It's an act. Cats are notorious grifters. Mine try to con me all the time. Stare down begins an hour before feed time, scamming me for extra treats. I don't trust them.
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    AzansBeautyStore OP • 6d ago He turned up the sadness for his Petfinder pics
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    • Carysta 13 6d ago I can't wait to see more pictures! And your cat made me think of the song True Colors cuz you saw them shining through. My grans cat had a heart murmur and lived to 19 so you never know.
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    AzansBeautyStore OP • 6d ago Aww thank you! I hope he lives a long life with us
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    badmonkey20mf • 6d ago My baby was sad the other day - I was swinging her favorite toy around, but she didn't want to get out of the cardboard box
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    AzansBeautyStore OP • 6d ago • I never knew there were so many cats with the sad eyes hahaa
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    BeautifulTangerine56 • 6d ago But happy on the inside
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    AzansBeautyStore OP ⚫ 6d ago Those mitts!
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