'My 5-month-old cat has fully adopted her as her baby': 22 Wholesome Cat Adoption Stories for a Pawsitivity Day

Mariel Ruvinsky • Writer and Editor

Apr 25, 2025 9:00 AM EDT

Happy meowrning, cat people, and welcome back to the cutest, most wholesomest, literally the most uplifting thing that you have seen on the internet all week long. Because there is not a single person out there who can withstand smiling at a bunch of cats getting adopted. That's right. It is officially that time of the week again - it's time to meet the newly adopted faces of the week!

Each and every Friday morning, we start your day with a brand new and completely heartwarming collection of cats adoption stories, because we really want to get through Friday and get into Caturday on the right paw, and we cannot think of a single better way to do that then with a bunch of adorable kitty cats finding their furrever homes.

As always, we want to say a huge thank you to every person who adopted this week, and an even bigger shout out, as always, to everyone who adopted senior cats, sick cats, injured cats and any other feline who needs a little more time than most. You have made one of the best decisions of your lives, we promise you, and we wish you all many happy years together.

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"I brought this home and now my cat’s fully convinced she gave birth to it... I was planning to rehome her, but my 5-month-old cat has fully adopted her as her baby—guess I’m a parent-in-law now. No way I can separate them now, haha."

via Ashamed-Accountant80
Sometimes, your cat adopts more than just you. Sometimes, it adopts your other cat, and then, that's it. You have no choice but to keep them together. They are not asking for permission. That is family, and they will not be separated.
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"Today, for the first time, my cat—whom I adopted two years ago—climbed onto the couch and lay down next to me. It was such a small moment, but it meant the world to me"

via CandyCaneSwirl17_
03
"I found this little guy abandoned as a kitten before he had even opened his eyes. I adopted him and named him Panda Bear."

via Fragrant-Nail-961
04
"Could you believe she was abandoned? She's mine now! Meet Hera!"

via Eggybruead
05
"would you believe that she was a street kitty just four months ago?"

via yoyokfilmgirlie
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06
"we just adopted the sweetest siblings, so glad we adopted them both"

via HighLevelxBesties
07
"New boy adopted yesterday!"

via CitiesDontBlink
08
"I just adopted my first cat!"

via Glum_Network_9738
09
"I just adopted this orange baby, what would you call him?"

via mysticdesirexx
10
"Meet Scooter, 5 Years Old and I adopted him just hours ago."

via IllChapter2640
11
"I was a little nervous adopting an adult cat, but now I I have a standard issue angel"

via s-r-g-l
12
"We adopted these two little sh*ts"

via thefudd
13
"just found a kitten on the road and we are adopting her/he dont know gender yet."

via Angryarc4
14
"My first void and cat!"

via coolpupmom
15
"Accidentally adopting three cats"

via renaissance_grrl
It was no accident, we will tell you that. The cat distribution system has plans for us all, and somewhere in that plan, it was written that you were going to have three cats. So far. They may be more in the future, and you will be happy about those future ones too.
16
"We rescued and adopted a boy, what name would you give him?"

via SubstantialTomato178
17
"I adopted her in November"

via reddit
18
"Adopted a 500ml void—contains caffeine-level energy, no sugar"

via merpderp650
19
"Welcome home Charlie"

via Anneditors
20
"Adopted a Siamese from the shelter without knowing he was a Siamese"

via Traditional_Frame_30
21
"Adopted this handsome boy 3 weeks ago, does he count as a tux?"

via devourcookies
22
"Just adopted this guy!"

via Impossible_Pack_967

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'My 5-month-old cat has fully adopted her as her baby': 22 Wholesome Cat Adoption Stories for a Pawsitivity Day

"I brought this home and now my cat’s fully convinced she gave birth to it... I was planning to rehome her, but my 5-month-old cat has fully adopted her as her baby—guess I’m a parent-in-law now. No way I can separate them now, haha."

"Today, for the first time, my cat—whom I adopted two years ago—climbed onto the couch and lay down next to me. It was such a small moment, but it meant the world to me"

"I found this little guy abandoned as a kitten before he had even opened his eyes. I adopted him and named him Panda Bear."

"Could you believe she was abandoned? She's mine now! Meet Hera!"

"would you believe that she was a street kitty just four months ago?"

"we just adopted the sweetest siblings, so glad we adopted them both"

"New boy adopted yesterday!"

"I just adopted my first cat!"

"I just adopted this orange baby, what would you call him?"

"Meet Scooter, 5 Years Old and I adopted him just hours ago."

"I was a little nervous adopting an adult cat, but now I I have a standard issue angel"

"We adopted these two little sh*ts"

"just found a kitten on the road and we are adopting her/he dont know gender yet."

"My first void and cat!"

"Accidentally adopting three cats"

"We rescued and adopted a boy, what name would you give him?"

"I adopted her in November"

"Adopted a 500ml void—contains caffeine-level energy, no sugar"

"Welcome home Charlie"

"Adopted a Siamese from the shelter without knowing he was a Siamese"

"Adopted this handsome boy 3 weeks ago, does he count as a tux?"

"Just adopted this guy!"

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