'I didn’t even want a cat': Person who did not want cats gets chosen by not one, not two, but five whole cats via the cat distribution system, and they have never been happier

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Mariel Ruvinsky • Writer and Editor
Oct 29, 2025 10:00 AM EDT

You know what is unfair? The fact that we are here, have been here, waiting to be chosen by the cat distribution system again for so many years, and it has not happened to us. We have been waiting and praying and hoping, but no. All the cats seem to be going to the people who don't want cats. And that's just… the most cat thing that the cat distribution system could ever do. So, we suppose that we cannot be mad about it. 

And still, it seems to be true. Cats choose people who hate cats all the time, and they choose people who don't want cats like- literally all the time. This person who "didn't even want a cat" got chosen by the system not once, not twice, not even three times, but five. Five whole times, this person got chosen by cats, and yes, we are so very jealous of them, and also so very happy that there are five kitties out there who are living in such a good and loving home. 

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    "I didn’t even want a cat…"

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    Not pictured: the 5th cat that also lives here
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    Sudden-World-2304 We need the story of how you became servant to not one, but five cats that you did not want lol.
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    RiskReasonable OP Hahaha okay. I would LOVE TO TELL YOU. About 10 years ago, I was extremely hesitant to add pets to our family because we had two toddlers and life was just crazy even though I'd always grown up as a cat lover. I was hesitant to take on another cat, but then came Lily.
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    Lily: not pictured above, but posted in comments, was a four year-old ragdoll who was needing a home because her mom and dad were relocating to Mexico and their house plan was designed to have a lot of indoor outdoor spaces and because of the region that they were living in, they were concerned about their beautiful ragdoll getting injured by dogs in the area. So they made the difficult decision to rehome her and we took her in and she has been our original cranky old lady ever since and that wa
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    She's very in tune with her people and very comforting. She's also my nemesis. She always pukes where I step. She hates when I have to address her old lady problems with appropriate veterinary care at home as advised by our vet. And a whole other lot of reasons beyond the scope of this discussion. LOL!
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    Todd (Toad): our beautiful tuxedo (who is my son if anyone was wondering). He is perfect in every way shape and form. He has never done anything wrong in his entire life. He climbed up the door of a small gift shop in a rural area that my mother-in-law owns and runs when he was a tiny kitten pre-pandemic. No one in the area claimed him so we kept him and it has been perfect. In fact, my love for him got me through the challenge of balancing pets and children, and made me realize how much I absol
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    After toad joined our family, I ended up adopting a Siberian husky when he was eight weeks old who is my other son (lol). And shortly after that, adopting another Siberian husky, who was a two-year-old rescue and they are the best of friends now. They are almost identical and it was pure fate.
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    You would think that we would be very happy with four children, two cats, and two dogs, however I went to adopt a third cat at the Humane Society, for my eldest daughter who was turning 14 (2 years ago)—and that's when I found Norman. He's the fluffy void. But it turned out that Norman had a sister, and I couldn't ethically leave the sister alone, so I just adopted both of them and that's how I ended up with twin voids. LOL
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    Finally, the last one - the little cow cat in the above picture. Her name is Andi, but we call her mitten and I have no idea why. Andi was only supposed to be with me for one night until I could bring her to the Humane Society because "five cats is crazy," but it was a long weekend. The Humane Society was closed and I fell in love with her, and there was absolutely no way she was leaving... and now I have all of them and I love them so much. Our family is happy and complete (and very full and bu
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  • It always seems to be the people who “don't want cats” who are blessed by the cat distribution system. When will it be our turn again? We have been waiting, praying, trying to be caught by one of them, but it seems like this person might have taken some of ours. Sigh. Rant over. We're glad these kitties are in such a fabulous home. 

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    Classic-Body 1965 You have room for more!
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    RiskReasonable OP This is my favourite comment. Although see the caption. There's a fifth- she's actually the OG. She hates everyone except for Toad (Todd, he's the tuxedo), and only then she tolerates him sometimes. I also have two huskies
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    OrangeBrainCell_Pro The void in the center also don't give a damn of op.
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    RiskReasonable OP Oh yeah, that's Norman. He doesn't give a damn about anything. He recharges his two brain cells regularly. Always on his back, and preferably in the sunlight.
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  • Two kids, two dogs and five cats, and everyone gets along. Now, that sounds like the ideal household to us. A goal. Something to work toward having in the future. Once the cat distribution system decides that we are worthy of getting chosen again.

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    espresso_fox Look at that loaf!
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    RiskReasonable OP She's SUCH cute loaf. She's the newest. I ended up with her on Thursday before Good Friday and everything was close the following day, and I had every intention of keeping for one night ONLY until I could get her safe to the Humane Society. But then she was kinda adorable little bean, and there was absolutely no chance to leave my house. SHE IS PERFECT.
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    Glittering-War-3809 I love how everything is matchy matchy!!!
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    RiskReasonable OP Hahaha it was a total accident! This is our old girl (not pictured above) and she also matches. We also have two huskies that are black and white. I haven't "chose" any of my pets except for my boy dog! But they all coordinate.
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