Cat pawrent's ‘soul cat’ crosses the rainbow bridge, then a special needs orange kitten stumbles upon her front door a few days later: ‘Now he's clean and asleep on my chest purring’

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Lana DeGaetano • "Show me to me please."
Mar 26, 2025 10:00 PM EDT

When our beloved felines cross the rainbow bridge, it feels like the end of the world. Their perfect meow, the way they nuzzled against our chins in the middle of the night, and the memory of their claws click-clacking against our floors are often too difficult to remember without shedding a hooman tear. No catto is replaceable, but rather, every catto that we let into our families create their own meow-meries, oftentimes filling the feline-shaped hole we might have since losing a dear cat of ours.

In this next story, a cat pawrent recently lost her "soul cat". A few days later, an orange kitten with a paw deformity, who is pawssibly sick, stumbles upon her doorstep. It was almost as if her soul cat sent the kitten herself… and the pawrent thinks this is the case. You can tell this little kitten, who she names "Indi", really trusts her. The cat distribution system always has the best timing, doesn't it? Scroll below to take a look at Indi and read her story.

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  • The pawrent explains that she has been dealing with a great deal of grief, understandably, since her soul cat passed. No pawrent is ever prepared for this level of loss, especially when you lose someone so close to you. Yes, I said someONE… because felines are family. But you guys knew that, here at I Can Has Cheezburger.

  • "I can't stop crying."
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  • "The CDS is amazing...."

    My soul cat did a few days ago... Many of you followed his story. Many of you have donated towards cremation.
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  • Many of you were touched by him and our story and the beauty of it. This tiny kitten with a deformed/underdeveloped back paw showed up wet and covered in his own p on my doorstep today (with a very feisty sibling who is also in my house but hiding somewhere because they're a little bit spicy).
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  • I gave him a soothing oatmeal bath. He definitely is going to need to go to the vet tomorrow because I think something's
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  • wrong. His eyes are a little goopy and he has sneezed a few times and his purr sounds almost congested to me. Or maybe he's just worse for wear.
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  • Poor thing was hissing up a storm when I picked him up. He was terrified of the water in the bath. But now he's clean and asleep on my chest purring.
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  • I can't stop crying. I'm calling him Indi (Indigo .. like the song. "I used to some like gold. Now I'm all Indigo.")
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  • His spicy brother or sister is going to have to come around eventually lol for now they don't have a name though. I don't even know if it's a boy or a girl yet.
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  • He's special needs because of his paw. He's got long orange fur. My Indi....
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  • thenaturekid420 GOO Guys. I can't stop crying.
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  • Roubaix62454 I think we're all crying, but tears of happiness. I really believe your soul cat had these two sweeties delivered to you. Please keep us updated.
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  • Fast_Grapefruit_7946 Your dearly departed friend cat heard your cries and said "i got this, i'll show some babies wher to go" this is great news xo xo
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  • Raptor007 The CDS sees all, knows all and connects those in need both hooman and cat. I have always found it amazing how when your at your worst after you have lost you most precious companion the CDS knows and another in need appears. Never to replace the one you lost but to remind you that you have love to give and they are in need of love.
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