Miracle stray cat joins the family at the purrfect time, rewarming the couch-spot of a recently lost dog: ‘[Franklin] was born the same week our dog passed’

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Jesse Kessenheimer • Writer and Editor
Mar 28, 2025 6:00 AM EDT

This feline came to their new family with purrfect precision, making them ask themselves, 'What in reincarnation!?'

The Cat Distrbution System knows when cat lovers need a little pick-me-up. Often sending tidings in the form of fuzzy felines and adorably helpless kittens, the universe just understands when a hooman needs a feline to care for. Adopting a furever cat that stumbles into your life is no surprise for many cat lovers and oftentimes heroic hoomans will go looking for cats in need. However, the multi-pet family in this next story wasn't looking for sweet, lovable Franklin on that fateful day. 

But Franklin knew where his kitty cuddle services were needed—a home that recently lost one of their furry members. 

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    Our CDS kitten was born the same week our dog passed Meet Franklin! One night while sitting on the couch, we saw a tiny baby walking through our yard. After feeding him every
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    night for two weeks, we were finally able to catch him. He wasn't microchipped and we weren't able to find his home, but we don't think he had one because he was so so skinny
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    (even after weeks of feeding him) and he was covered in feces. After taking him to the vet, we found out that he was about 12 weeks old and he was born the
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    same week one of our sweet dogs passed last year. He has been a light in our lives we really needed and we consider him to be a special delivery. We've had him five months now and he and
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    our other dog have become such good buddies. They play together (mostly just batting their paws at each other or Frank knighting my dog haha) and we've even caught them snuggling a few times!
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    We're so happy the CDS chose us right when we needed it! He sleeps on my chest or between my legs every night, and I love his purrs and coos. Fwank is such a good kitty and we love him so much!
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  • Who could resist this little face? Franklin knew exactly what he was up to when he strolled into their lives. Knowing they had a cat-shaped hole in their hearts, he knew he could step up and fulfill the pawsition of ‘New Pet’ after they lost a beloved pooch. This is the kind of wholesomeness we see all the time from cats. It's as if their predatory-level sensors light up when there's a human in need and they dash into action like they're chasing a laser pointer. 

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