'Best decision we ever made': First-time feline pawrents adopt fluffy Siberian shelter cat and realize they were "cat people" all along

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Blake Seidel • Managing Editor & Brand Manager
Feb 19, 2025 11:00 AM EST

Hey there, feline fans. Do you remember your "cat awakening?" That meowment when you realized you were a cat purrson? For some of us, it's instinctual. We felt it from the very meowment we set eyes upon these graceful, meowjestic living room-lions that filled a cat-shaped hole in our hooman hearts. But for others, it is not so clear. Some people need to find the right cat to understand that they were "cat people" all along, just as some cats need the right hooman to open up and share all of their fluffy love.

Once that cat comes along though, you can never go back. They fill your life with so many meowrvelous memories that you can't imagine your life without them. And that's exactly what happened to the first-time feline pawrents in the story below - they adopted a fluffy Siberian cat, and now their family feels purrfectly complete. "[It's] the best decision we ever made" - sounds familiar, doesn't it? Scroll down to read the full fluffy story below!

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    Neither of us had ever had a cat before

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  • It would be an understatement to say that we are obsessed with Zelda and her fluffy face. She's purrfect. The floof, the coloring, those kind “I love you” eyes, we're actually a little jealous. We kind of want to adopt Zelda!

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    My girlfriend and I decided to adopt this 2 year old princess called Zelda

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    Best decision we ever made

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    Best decision we ever made

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    alien_sprig Zelda is adorable! She looks like a fluffy pillow →
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    Inevitable-Bid5156 Are you Link?
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    Apprehensive Bug_826 Maine Coon She's so pretty!
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    metalcatlover She's sweet. One of my cats is also Zelda.
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    Celebration True1453 i know a Siberian when i see one! what a gorgeous girl <3 making me miss by big boy at home!
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    Emile_Largo You really think it was you who made the decision? Look at that cat's happy face. She chose you.
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    clevernattyboo Congrats on your first kitty! She's beautiful!
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    nachokitchen she's gorgeous! and those eyes ― i know a cat saying "i love you" when i see one.
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    brandnewbanana Don't push her too hard to unlock her sealing powers. When Ganon appears she'll be ready to do her duty.
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  • We also must say that we love the name Zelda for a cat. We are Nintendo super fans and we've been playing Legend of Zelda games since we were a kid. So much nostalgia!

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    languid Disaster ⚫ She doesn't even know how cute she is!!! congratulations on your new family member :)
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    No way... This is my cat. Her name is also Zelda siblings almost they look like
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    Madwife2009 ⚫ She's adorable, I'm so jealous. I've been wanting a cat for years but not in a place to have one yet. I have to "borrow" cats when I go running/walking.
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    Mediocre_Code 7977 I envy you for raising a cute little princess when you raise a cat, but my children are like crazy
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    LuckImmediate9694 I love it when they curl their paws. So cute
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    oliviaisarobot Siberian or siberian mix? Cute fluffy ears!
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    diegaster I can already imagine her walking infront of me to get into. a room first and I just say "WEEELLLL EXCUSE ME PRINCESS"
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