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Pawrents of the online feline family share their cat's cat adoption stories for a wholesome weekend read
Hello feline fam, you already know us so well that we almost feel like we don't need to say it, but we'll say it anyway - wholesome cat adoption stories melt our hearts faster than the heat wave outside melts our brains. We're sure it's true for you too, otherwise, you won't be right here, in this corner of the internet. Because here? We're about to witness adoption stories that are out of the ordinary - they're double adoption stories. Well, mostly.
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After 79 hours of fear and sleepless nights, missing cat smokey returns home hungry, tired, and into his owner’s arms
Cats are just like toddlers, there we said it. It has been a long time coming, but the truth needed to be put out there. Because no matter how much we might try to ignore it a creature that loves nothing more than pushing boundaries, causing chaos, demanding food, and then going for a nap, is most closely related to a hooman toddler. Which means that the responsibility of making sure that our cat children do not get loose and lay waste to the world outside is on us. And that is the crux of our story today, which essentially tells the tale of a cat/toddler who has a thing for pretending to run away from home. Now usually this charade is over within a few hours, or at worst when the cat gets hungry and hears the sound of treats.
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Entitled cat owner dumps cat on her ex-coworker after getting evicted, doesn't pay for the cat or show interest in it, now the coworker considers stealing the cat she's "cat-sitting"
Life is hard. Sometimes things happen. And when you have a cat and these things happen, somehow, it's even worse, because you know that, no matter what, the cat is your responsibility and you have to make sure that it is okay. Sometimes, vet bills are high, and it's difficult to deal with that, and sometimes, even the basics are expensive. We're not upset with the person in this story for trying to find a better home for their cat while they are struggling, we're mad at them for pretty much everything else.
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Shy scared cat whose owner is on vacation runs straight to its neighbor in search for comfort and adopts them for the next few hours
While this cat's owners were on vacation, it ran off. Thankfully, it didn't get too far. Looking for comfort, the kitty ran straight to the neighbor - someone who she knew and trusted, and the neighbor - because thank god there are still good ones out there - took her in with open arms, ready for hugging.
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94-year-old dad visits his son, the family cat won't leave his side and sleeps in his bed every night like a fluffy feline guardian
Every cat pawrent knows there's something special about cats. It's like an almost-inexplainable power our floofy family members have over amorphic concepts that, if you're not a person who knows cats, you wouldn't believe they can grasp. But they do. Cats are actually smart like that - they're not only fluffy, extremely affectionate, and pawdorably cute - they're also highly emotionally intelligent.
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A kitten is rescued from a couple’s ceiling vent and given a new lease on life, love and a furever home
Cats are a crafty bunch, that much is for sure. There is hardly a nook, crack or cranny that they cannot wiggle their way into and boy oh boy do they go for 'em. As is the case of the ceiling catto protagonist of this story. At first presenting as a mysterious sound in the walls, this catto led a curious couple on a days long detective hunt to figure out where he was hiding. And much like every game of hide and go seek, eventually the hiders are found. And this tiny little hider was found hiding out in the ceiling, of all places. And after some careful coaxing from its hidey hole the kitten was free.
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