"I was against it. She did it anyway, and I’m happy she did": The heartwarming story of a dog guy who opened his home to a stray cat, and discovered the unconditional love of a feline friend

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Laurent Shinar • Writer and Editor
Aug 14, 2025 12:00 PM EDT

Oh dog people, when will they finally understand that no matter how much they resist, they are all cat people inside who cannot admit it to themselves. Well, here we have yet another case of dog person turned feline fanatic, thanks to the implacable nature of his partner who would not listen to his objections when the opportunity to house a stray catto came their way. It is a classic story and one that should really be taught to children at this point for how ridiculous and stubborn dog people are about their undying love for canine kind. But that is not the only point of this story.

For this is after all a story of heartbreak, the story of an elderly gentleman who had no choice but to abandon his soul cat. The story of the kindness of strangers who would take on a feline soul who needed help. This is the story of what happens when the good nature of hoomans prevails over the bad.
 

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    Backstory: I absolutely did not like cats. Growing up I was always a dog guy. Loved my husky and always wanted one. That
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    is until we found our cat outside at our old apartment. We met the old owner, he had to abandon him because he was moving into an assisted living home with a no pet policy. So he left
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  • What? That has got to be one of the saddest things we have heard on here. First off, how cruel do you have to be as an assisted living home to not allow pets. Like literally the pets that have kept these people company for years, motivated them to stay mobile and gave them the will to live. So cruel.

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    him and his bed in our car port for the apartment, and would occasionally just drop by and leave food for him.
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    We got a cat trap and put his bed and a fresh blanket inside and we got him! He was outside alone for ~9 months. The
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    owner told us he was around 5 years old. He's now 8 if that's the case. In that time outside he got FIV, so we give him immune system meds every dinner. We like
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    electronic music and had just seen an artist called Porter Robinson. We named him Cat Porter Robinson (he's had many new nicknames since) referencing the car port we found him in.
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    When my girlfriend had first brought up bringing him in, I was against it. She did it anyway and I'm happy she did. I
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    absolutely love cats now. He's so awesome. I've seen so many stories of people having a hard time with their cats and I feel blessed.
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    He's the most chill guy. Aside from his first week in our apartment he doesn't wake us up during the night. He is
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    calm on car rides back home. Only meows when he wants some pets. We moved him 2 states over when we moved and refused any options that didn't allow pets. He
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  • Well, yeah of course he is the purrfect catto. Being raised and cared for by a pensioner is pretty much the best way to guarantee that a cat will have good manners. First there is the fact that they are always home, so lots of attention. Then you add to that the fact that they sleep a lot much like cats so they have nap company. And finally they can be slightly desensitized to pain and will not be bothered by pokes and scratches to wake up and feed, making sure the cat learns to be polite and wait.

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    occasionally watches me play games and chills on my lap when I'm on my computer. He waits for invites to get on the bed.
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    Give him a few pets and he immediately hits his scratch post and lays next to me every night. He also rations his food so good!
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    If we fill up his entire bowl he will never eat it all. We'll come back after 12-14 hours and half is still there, but as soon as we're home he'll go straight to his food bowl and smash. I think his
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    experience outside influences this. His most annoying trait is that he demands a quarter of the bed.
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    It makes me so happy that we took him off the streets and gave him a good home. We'll be by his side till he draws his last breath and he'll be taken care of until that day.
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