A Silly Selection of 23 ‘Not My Cat’ Moments When Humans Had an Unexpected Visit From a Feline Friend

Mariel Ruvinsky • Writer and Editor

Sep 11, 2025 9:00 AM EDT

One of the cool things that you learn after getting a cat is that cats have a superpower. Yes, we mean that literally. Cats have the power of… teleportation. We know that you, as the non-cat owners, don't believe us, but every cat person will tell you that this is true. It is the only thing that explains how cats pop up in random places all the time when you just saw them somewhere else.

Of course, as we said, random people are not aware of this fact. So, of course, when a cat suddenly shows up in their house, unannounced and unexpected, they are shocked. But we, as the experienced cat owners, know this happens. In fact, we hope that one day, a cat will teleport into our house unexpectedly. That will save us the time and effort of going into a shelter to adopt one. Because that's what generally happens. If a cat decides to teleport into your house, it generally also wants to stay there, and that is something that you, as the person living in that house, just have to deal with.

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01
"This dude just said F it and moved in"

via Professional_Shift69
That really is how it happens. They just make that decision one day, and then you, as the person who loves cats and has desperately wanted one your whole life, just hope to please please please be the one that the cat chooses.
02
"This cat wandered into my apartment last night. My downstairs neighbors moved out and they left him behind."

via Musab94
03
"A month ago he showed up outside my apartment meowing. I guess he’s mine now."

via Demi180
04
"Welp this wasn’t my cat"

via Fun-Combination-1273
05
"This is not my cat"

via Due_Will_2204
Oh, this cat is so your cat. Look at him, he has already made himself way at home. He's ready to stay, and you are just going to have to deal with that reality. Don't worry though, we promise you are going to be very happy about it.
06
"She followed me home, owned a cat for two hours"

via frambozensap
07
"Notmycat chilling with my cat"

via vntt27
08
"Our house, not our cat..."

via Frostfire8
09
"He just showed up and hasn’t left"

via Imtheghoulnextdoor
10
"Notmycat Honey desperately trying to become nowmycat"

via Daisystar99
11
"This is Ginger. Ginger waits all day for when I get home from work, then proceeds to meow and paw at me until he’s fed. Ginger is not my cat."

via Cute_Lab8978
12
"Found her crying on top of a tree.. I guess we're having a 4th cat"

via Nostalg1cMusician
13
"Hes my neighbor's cat , they moved into town and he keeps coming back to sleep on my couch and get pets"

via rustyprimer
14
"This guy joined our cats during feeding time and wont go away"

via Beautiful_Alfalfa268
15
"I was doing some work, when the customers cat decided it wanted to check the quality."

via SmellPuzzleheaded723
16
"I abducted this cat from my cul-de-sac. It was only my cat for the night"

via A-U-
17
"Not my cat wandering in my house"

via KroseRavenclaw
18
"The cat who randomly wandered in my room one day gave birth in my local laundromat today!"

via lSapphirel
19
"I think she has adopted me"

via invoicin
20
"Not my cat at my birdbath"

via 7ofcaroline
21
"let this void in during a storm"

via thehobbit_
22
"meet Amstrad, not my cat for the moment but will soon probably be!"

via InfiniDrift
23
"A year ago today a cat entered my home!"

via AmbitiousAd8332