Stray kitten that was living under a building comes out every day to demand pets from her favorite human, promptly finds herself getting adopted and becoming part of a family: 'She just wasn't meant for the outdoor life'

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Mariel Ruvinsky • Writer and Editor
Apr 17, 2025 10:00 AM EDT

Did you know that cats domesticated themselves? Yup. We did not have to do anything to make it happen. One day, cats just got up and decided that they are sick of looking for food and shelter on their own and that humans make quite good servants if they are trained properly. And so, the practice started. We don't know exactly how far back into history this goes, but we do know that cats continue to adopt humans to, to decide to domesticate themselves to this day. And we couldn't be happier about it. 

Some cats are just not meant to be strays, and they know it. They know that they need to make a decision - and that decision simply is… which human? Because a cat adopting a human is not a simple choice for them to make, but we know that once they make it, it is going to be the right one. It is always the right one. Because the cat distribution system works hard each and every day.

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    "From living under the building at work to a proper house cat in 2 weeks"

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    She just wasn't meant for the outdoor life. She was living under my building but she waited for me every day to come out and feed her and pat her. I tried to get her inside but she wouldn't walk up the stairs to the building. She purred on the vets table when I caught her.
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    She slept on the floor for a couple of days and wouldn't go near the blankets or towels but now she has her own bed and loves attention. The closest she'll go to being outside by herself again is in our catio.
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  • And this, ladies and gentlemen, is how cats domesticated themselves. Just like that, one day, they decided they don't feel like being outside anymore, and we had no choice but to take them in. It happens every single day to this day, and we are so happy that it does.

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    Dull-Ad-1258 Does she have a name ??? What a beautiful girl she is. You have a good heart to care enough to bring her indoors and get her medical care. She will return your love many times over for saving her. Wishing you many years of warm companionship and rewarding servitude to your new master. Tell her I said pspspspspsps and give her some scritchies for me please.
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    MaNiC_Bilby737 OP My sister named her Myrtle. We have two other cats with human names so she needed one too. I will happily serve my new master! She's already winning over my other 2 so she has a long life of play time and treats with her new family.
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    Dear-Relationship666 How did you round her up and catch it ②
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    MaNiC_Bilby737 OP The vet asked the same thing! I just picked her up and put her in the carrier. There was no fighting from her. She was so ready for the inside life.
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    ImTheScatmann2 The vampire teefs <3
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    Garreousbear Cats are extremely quick to realize that living outside sks and it's way better to have someone feed you so you can spend all day sleeping on a couch. Something as comfortable as a couch is hard to find in the wild.
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  • If we were in their paws, we would do the same thing. Why would we want to face the difficulties of the world if we could instead spend our days at home, chilling on soft blankets and having a really nice human who pets us every once in a while bring us food? Dream scenario really. 

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    sven_ate_nine That third picture is ADORABLE
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    aspiecat1 This has made my day already, and it's not even 7am on Saturday morning.
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    yosoyfatass These types of stories give me fuel to keep going in a cruel world! Thanks so much for caring for her! You are lucky too! She's beautiful. ☐ ☑
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    Ok-Turnip-2816 Her old life is nothing but a memory.
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    Front Target7908 She's so gorgeous She looks so happy, she knows you're a good one
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