'I don’t trust the neighbor with owning her again': Six months of care and cuddles after a couple rescues a stray cat, their neighbor suddenly claims ownership, but the cat has already chosen her furever hoomans

This tail begins with a scruffy stray. Filthy, knotted fur, and heartbreakingly underweight. She'd been lingering on the porch for a year, clearly auditioning for the role of house cat. One kind-hearted boyfriend and his equally feline-adoring partner later, and she was officially adopted. Fast forward: she's now a clean, healthy, floofy queen who follows her rescuer everywhere. Purrfect.

But just when the cuddlefest was in full swing... drama pounced. The boyfriend's roommate gets a message: a neighbor claims the cat is actually hers, backed up with old photos. Apparently, this supposed owner let her have multiple litters and roam the streets like a whiskered wanderer.

Now the question is clawing at everyone. Does someone who let a cat go hungry and live outside really get to claim ownership? The bond between cat and its chosen hooman is strong, and the thought of giving her up is pawfully upsetting. Legal meownuvers aside, she's clearly found her forever home. Losing her now? Total catastrophe.

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