Feline-loving kid forced to surrender her childhood cat, but writes touching letter to potential pawrents to help her get adopted: “I will miss him but if he’s happy, I’m happy”

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Apr 21, 2025 11:00 AM EDT

Happy Monday, feline fam. Do you remember your childhood cat? We do. We remember snuggling with them at night, playing outside with them, and waking up next to them nearly every day until they crossed over the rainbow bridge. We also remember how sad it was when that happened. We felt so lost and hopeless, but we learned two impawtant lessons from it: sometimes things happen that are out of our control, and all we can do is love our pets as much as we can until we can't anymore.

We don't know the circumstances of why the feline-loving kid in this post was forced to surrender her childhood cat, but she was. However, she wrote a terrifically touching letter to any potential pawrents explaining everything she knew about "Bootsie," including her likes, her dislikes, all the nicknames she has, and so much more. It just goes to show how much a cat can affect a child, and how strong that connection can be. Scroll down to read the whole letter and more about her below. We hope Bootsie gets adopted soon! 

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    This Letter from a Child Surrendering Their Cat Broke Me Today

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    All about Bootsie. 1# Bootsie's full name is Boot Scoot & Boogie, I call Bootsie many diffrent names like Boots or if he's cute I say is Bootsie being cuteste Boots his food motavative hes alfa when.. it comes to food, he makes sure he 8 gets his fill and somtimes throws up from fatness but still keeps eating. Bootsie is a one cat family he can't live with other cats or else he will Spray even if he's fixed illes good. with kids. Also he loves tummy tubs
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    w 271 just has make espeshally in this spot, you can memorize it by this spot that stripe is what you can memorizeihe likes it on the other side too he will also coll when you do so. When you pick him up he wants to instaly held you like a teddy bear, If you say is he a hunter, I will say this, "Out of 0-100 it will be 0.- es a indoot cat oply, well he can be outdoors he will just stay close to the house. He loves to explore the The just prefers to be indeas
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    3# Just has right mood for it. He can make friends with any animat exept cats even his own brother. He tevent gat along with our German Shepard who wants to kill him. On the other hand our other dog whas a golden retriever Lab mix day (who looks like a root wieder because of her coloration shes not a root wieder, Bobby Jo the one whas diffrent To breeds, love's Bootsie and Bootsie loves her, every time they met it abse me
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    не 4# ained h high fiv play seemed like they were having ap date Bootsie's a lap baby or it you want you can hold him in your arms not titly but softly, and he will start hugging you, or right away. If he starts needing on you and you don't want his claws, on you tap his paw softly, the paw that has his clawsent and he will stop; somtimes otherwise just take him off you. When heep was ababy almost to a todotor I
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    raple 5# Fained him so he knows how to high five only when he's on his back he knows how to high five sort a though But you can continue cto teach him if you want! He also knows paw when its feeding time there's two ways or he know knows them sorta too, but the one pabe knows best is nose or touch, от the nose is two ways, the touch is two ways as well,
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    #2 One moo if hes h Also try not to pet Bootsie on the back right here he had a wolf worm there but don't. worry the wold worms out but its been almost a year since • the welf worm was there, he hasnt shealed yet! I mean you can pet chim there just be soft! Also if you can find this toys the ~ dangity toy that a shap of a heart Any color The loves to carry off with it. apparently our get to it. helped! went
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    on 7 One more thing about Bootsie is, if he's happy he will drowt so don't worry it's not rabbies! I will miss him but if hes happy im happy. His dream is to become a loving fat cot who stays indoors, he also loves Tope, and one last thing is if he's out! in deep sleep not de & you can possition him and he will stay, Take good care of Bootsie please.
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    • Bouche_Audi_Shyla 13h ago I have a feeling any potential adopters were shown that letter. Knowing how well-loved he was in his old home, especially by a child able to communicate so well, would definitely tip it to Bootsie's favor.
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    We care about Bootsie's fate because the child showed us who Bootsie is. We care more intensely and deeply for that which is known. Bootsie isn't just some cat. He's the cat who likes belly rubs under this stripe and heart toys.
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    thesophiechronicles . 13h ago "I will miss him but if he's happy I'm happy"
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  • Honestly, if we saw a cat come with this letter, we would immediately adopt them. To know that this cat was once cared for and loved so deeply would seal the deal without even a second thought.

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    kk1289 · 14h ago Wow that is heartbreaking. I remember when I was a kid and we had to surrender my rabbit; I'll never forget that day.
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    The kid who wrote that cares a lot. I hope Bootsie gets adopted soon.
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    NotToBelncriminated · 13h ago The erased "Tell Bootsie" on the last page under "I will miss him" broke me.
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    TusklnltsEntirety 13h ago
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    From my Bootsie to that Bootsie - I hope he lands on his feet in a good home. I also say "Bootsie is so cutsie". I do occasionally call him "scooter" as I elongate his name to "Bootsie scootsie fresh and tootsie". But boot scoot and boogie is a really cute full name.
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    I feel so bad for that child. Hope the cat makes it somewhere nice.
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  • We're sure Bootsie is going to be adopted in no time. If you're in the area, maybe consider adding Bootsie to your fluffy family? She doesn't get along well with cats, but maybe if you have a doggo friend, it could work. Just saying.

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    . jlusedude • 13h ago Can I adopt Bootsie for this kid? I'll be sure he gets a good home, can drool all he wants and is a fat, indoor cat. Poor kid.
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    . -princess_chaos- · 13h ago Aw man On a positive note I thought the one line said "throw up from fatness" so I got a good laugh from that
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    Fluid_Anywhere_7015 • 13h ago Oh, man...I made it as far as Bootsie hugging you back if you held him softly and gently before I just lost it. These two creatures deserve to be together, and any universe that conspires against that happening can go gobble a sackful of
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    Mean_Eye_8735 • 13h ago The drawings of little Bootsie with directions on where to best scratch him and pet him broke me
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    Seyephon_ • 13h ago Dang idk the reason for surrender but if my kid wrote this I'd let them keep the cat.
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