'I guess I have a cat now': Person brings a cat home for a quick TNR, but the warm feline refuses to leave his new comfy bed, so the human is left with no choice but to adopt him

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Mariel Ruvinsky • Writer and Editor
Jan 23, 2025 10:00 AM EST

We, as cat people, try to help as many cats as we can. We have our own cats, of course, but if we come across a cat in need on the street, even if we know that we won't be able to adopt it ourselves, we still bring it in. We foster it until we find it the furrever home that it deserves. Usually. Usually, that's how it happens. Other times, the cats have their own plans. Don't you know the saying "man plans and cats laugh"? It's true. And that's how foster fails happen. It's how you end up with… way more cats than you planned on having. 

And it's what happened here. This person never intended to adopt the kitty that they rescued. They just wanted to bring it in for a quick trap-neuter-return to help them out in their life, but once the kitty was there, in the warmth, surrounded by comfy beds and blankets, it did not want to leave again. And so the human was left with no choice but to adopt him. 

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    "I TNR’ed a stray that’s been living in my back yard and he won’t leave the bed. I guess I have a cat now"

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  • Hey, can you even blame him? It's so much nicer and comfier and warmer inside. It's a known fact that cats domesticated themselves. Just because it's way more fun to be spoiled than to have to hunt for food and look for shelter all the time. And he's no different. 

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    XaltotunTheUndead He looks so sad - I wish I could cuddle him and give him some comfort... Poor thing...
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    OddTemporary2445 OP It's his first time in heating and it's been 20 degrees the last few weeks. He's in heaven
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    kmrikkari How is he, temperament-wise? Does it seem like he might adjust to being an indoors-only kitty?
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    OddTemporary2445 OP He let us pet him and pick him up when he was in tact and sleeping in the street. He jumped on my shoulders today and wouldn't get down. Very cuddly and chill
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    saffytaffy Awww look at the void baby. He seems pretty tame. Might be that he was abandoned :(
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    OddTemporary2445 OP That's what the lady who helped me trap him theorized
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    Charming Bad8510 Yes, welcome to your new kitty. Do you have a name for this beautiful boy?
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    OddTemporary2445 OP Sandor like in game of thrones because of all of his scars
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    notabackstagepass He's not interested in the release portion. Bed is comfy.
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    CrashlandZorin "World hard and cold. Bed warm and soft."
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  • Pretty much, yeah. We would have done the exact same thing had we been in his position. Some things are just better, and even cats know that. Especially cats. They love to be pampered. And we love pampering them. It's a match made in heaven. 

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    sadcrocodile I like to think that some cats that get adopted go 'whoa ? This is so soft and comfy!' when encountering bedding and furniture for the first time. Soft blankets, sofas and pillows must feel so comfortable after sleeping on mostly hard surfaces outdoors. Oh man and heated blankets! My friend and his wife had to buy another one after their cats decided the heated blanket was theirs now.
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    darthbreezy Trapped, Neutered, Requisitioned.
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    ContemplatingFolly "Lovely bed right near the radiator? I'm good here, thanks."
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    AFresh1984 Lol didn't see the radiator. That dude isn't going anywhere anytime fast
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    MCGameTime He said, “TNR? No no no... TNA, for adopt. You did this to me, you are now responsible for me, thank you very much."
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    shield92pan Lmao, lil man said trap neuter WHAT. Congrats
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    MCJC672 I had the same thing happen to me! I opened the door to let him back outside and he just sat there and looked at me :p I would have felt like a monster throwing him out so he lives in my house now
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    daskeyx0 He's thinking he could get used this this comfy life indoors
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    That's how I got this girl here. I had been feeding her for some time and I got her spayed 4 years ago she recovered in my house but when it was time to go I opened the door and told her she could leave. She looked at me hopped on my Bed and demanded treats. I was so happy.
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    toodiisoon My "TNR" from 4 years ago lol
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