'I just hope I can make up for lost time': Sensitive soul has heartwarming reunion with their childhood cat after being kicked out of family home at a young age

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Feb 19, 2025 12:00 PM EST

Oh, well howdy, all you feline fanatics. We didn't see you there. Probably because we're staring at a screen right now, but imagine that we're talking to you face to face, preferably with some hearty camping vibes over a nice campfire. But around this campfire, we tell heartwarming stories instead of ghost stories. Definitely less scary and they will leave your heart with warm, fluffy, floofy, fuzzy feelings to keep on going throughout your day with a smile on your face. If you ask us, that's wayyyy better than ghost stories.

Today's story features a sensitive soul who was kicked out of their family house at an early age, and forced to leave their childhood cat behind. Stay with us, the good part is coming! Their sister kept careful tabs on the cat and four years later, she was able to secure the floofy feline and return him to his rightful owner. Now the two are heartwarmingly reunited, and it's beautiful to see their bond blossom again. Scroll down for the purrfectly wholesome story below!

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    Reunited with my boy after over four years

    Meet Castiel, my 10 year old boy who, long story short, was given away a little over four years ago after my mom kicked me out and i had no choice but to leave him behind. it absolutely broke me as we had a very special bond. my sister got word the guy was
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    rehoming him and she somehow got him back for me! It's been an adjustment, but from what i can tell, Cas is happy to be rid of the life he had and is happy to be back with me. I just hope i can make up for all the lost time. i still cannot comprehend that i have him back in my life and i can see our bond coming back.
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  • Families can be the worst sometimes. We're extremely furtunate to have grown up with a loving, accepting family, but not everyone is so lucky. But, all is well that ends well, and now they're back together just as they should be.

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    • Thegamblr 8h ago Adorable! Hope you have many more years together!
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    Door-cat⚫7h ago So happy you are reunited! Remarkable luck. Cheers for having a sister who looks out for you like that.
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    ParticularCandle9825 Cats never forget
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    hotecriminal ⚫7h ago Top 1% Commenter Your mother sounds like a piece of... we'll go with work, but it's not my first choice. Good luck with your kitteh. might wanna hit a vet, though, former human could have been garbage.
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    10 Catuenture AWAITS IT'S MEOW OR NEVER!
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    pasdeduh ⚫8h ago This is so awesome! So happy you two are reunited
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    HBHau 4h ago Oh my heart, I am SO happy for you and your kitty, what a wonderful story. And bless your sister for being an absolute hero here. May you & Castiel have many, many wonderful years together!
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    SessionContent2079 • 8h ago A good conclusion to a bad situation.
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  • We want to join the well-wishers and wish these two many more years of happiness together. Sure, they had to take an unfurtunate hiatus apart, but now they're back, and we're sure it will be like they never parted.

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    annemarizie • 8h ago Those mittens
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    astro-amphibian-00 •4h ago Congrats I'm glad he'll be with someone who obviously cares about him so much. May you two have infinite years together
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    One Resolution_8357 6h ago What a heart-warming story! thanks for sharing. Your boy is beautiful and seems happy, I wish you many years of happiness together.
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    Royal Acanthaceae693 5h ago American Shorthair Glad you were reunited. r/thumbcats would love him!
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    MeNicolesta • 4h ago He was always meant to be with you.
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    Dry_Pin_7574 • 4h ago Congrats!! I'm so happy that he is back in your life. I hope you have many more years together.
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    KTKittentoes • 3h ago Top 1% Commenter I'm so glad he's back! He looks very much like my first cat.
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    KosmicAlignment • 2h ago That's amazing!!! Congrats to you and cas!! Love this happy cat post!!
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