Couple gets adopted by 5 cats in a single year, creating the messiest, most chaotic and absolutely purrfect family: '[They're my] group of misfits'

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Mariel Ruvinsky • Writer and Editor
Jan 24, 2025 10:00 AM EST

Getting chosen by a cat is one of the most ameowzing things that can happen to any cat person. Some of us wait for it to happen for years, patiently and quietly begging every cat we pass by to be the one who will deem us worthy. We rescue cats, we foster cats, we approach every cat with kindness and love in hearts, and yet… for some of us, it doesn't work out right away. So, we wait, and in the meantime, we watch others get chosen with a slight bit of jealousy in our hearts and fire in our bellies. 

Not this time though. This time, that little bit of jealousy in our hearts is a burning bonfire, because the couple in this story got adopted not by one, not by two, but by five cats in the span of one year. We don't know what they did to deserve this, but we wish we did. We wish you could have a little bit of whatever meowgical energy they're spreading so that we could get just a fifth of their blessing. 

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    "My group of misfits"

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    1. Benny (The ginger kitten, 7 months old) Me and my partner adopted Benny at the beginner or November 2024. He has one eye, one good nostril, a cleft lip and a few missing teeth. Benny was born this way so he hasn't known any different and wasn't abused in anyway ①the vets say he is completely healthy but he is just very small for his size (Pic 1 is from a couple weeks ago, Pic 6 is from maybe September/October)
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    2. Teddy (the grey kitten, 7 months old) Teddy is Benny's brother ✓ born in the same litter. We adopted Teddy at the same time as Benny. As you can tell Teddy is very different to his brother in size and appearance. Teddy is the more energetic of the two and certainly theist mischievous of all our cats.
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    3. Tony (the blind cat, estimated 3.5 years old by the vets, we personally believe he's only 1.5) Tony was rescued from Dubai (we live in the UK) he was found with one eye heavily infected and the other eye was so crusted he couldn't open his eyelid. The vets in Dubai worked on Tony for almost 5 days to remove his eyes and make sure he was comfortable and healthy. We received Tony in January 2024. He's the most affectionate cat I've ever known, he always wants to be on your lap and always wants
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    4. Merlin (the black and white cat, 9 months old) We adopted Merlin in June 2024. I decided to get Merlin as a companion for Tony. We wanted another cat for Tony to spend time with during the day when we were at work so he wasn't on his own. Unfortunately this only worked until Merlin realised the great outdoors was a much better adventure than sitting inside with a blind cat that just wants to give him baths all the time. Merlin is now our resident hunter.
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    5. Charlie (the big fluffy cat, 7 years old) Charlie is our resident grumpy cat. She is the only female cat in our group. She does not spend any time with the other cats and only comes for cuddles when no one else is around. She has decided that the garden is her space so spends most of her time roaming around the perimeter and watching the world go by out the back gate.
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    I don't want to waffle on to much but just to give a little more info on the cats. They all get on so well together (except Charlie she keeps herself to herself). They all try and sleep in the same bed together, eat out of the same bowl and generally spend most of their time together and they all give each other baths. At night Tony sleeps under our duvet in the bed, Teddy sleeps on top of the duvet, Merlin and Benny comes for cuddles when they feel like it and then leave.
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    Feel free to ask any questions in the comments and I'll answer as soon as I can Thank you for reading about my group of feline friends
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  • This is a real group of misfits right here, we can totally see why you called them that. Such variety in purrsonalities is sure to bring many, many shenanigans that you did not even think was possible. Thank you for adopting them, that's the first thing. And the second is - we beg you to please tell us about all of their chaos in the future. 

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  • The impurrtant thing is that they are all happy and getting along. And don't worry about Charlie. Putting so many cats together in such quick succession is bound to create some tension. As long as she's not doing anything to hurt them, we think things are going great. Give her a little more time, and she will be part of that cuddle pile before you know it. 

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    8kittycatsfluff You are a wonderful person for giving these beauties such a pampered life.
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    Zazuzin OP Thank you haha I just can't resist helping a cat in need! I have to try now though as running out of room!
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    asparaguspee0 oh my god in the last pic tony is the only one looking at the camera despite being the only one in the picture without eyes: (CD)
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    Zazuzin OP He walks around / looks at us all the time and I always second guess if he can actually see but you soon realise when you move something and he walks straight into it that he is in fact blind, bless him
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    LittyKittyFrmDaCity Tell me more about Tony. Bless your heart for taking care of these Animals.
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    Zazuzin OP He's just the most affectionate and loving cat, also wants to just sit with you and lick you. He does use his teeth and paws/claws to help him so sometimes when he gets overstimulated he starts scratching and mouthing us but we can tell when he gets overstimulated now and know to move our hands he's honestly one of the best cats I've ever had. He goes out on little adventures in the garden when we are home but luckily he's never found the fence yet. He did try to climb a tree last yea
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