Owner abandons fluffy black cat like a used Kleenex, so her ex-roommate stepped up to adopt her and become the purrfect pawrent: 'She's worth every penny'

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Blake Seidel • Managing Editor & Brand Manager
Nov 21, 2025 12:00 PM EST

Never have we seen a story that's so many things wrong and so many things right all in one place. The premise is simple - an owner abandons her fluffy black cat in the process of moving out because she didn't want to take her with her. So the now ex-roommate stepped up and adopted her, which is a purrfeclty heroic thing to do. Now they're best buds, and her new hooman is becoming a pawrent that will know feline love for a long, long time.

We can't skip over the fact that an owner left her cat, though. Cats are not toys to be discarded - they are living, breathing creatures that depend on you to survive. They need love and stability, and this ex-owner is lucky that her roommate was woman enough to step up and take care of her as her own. We don't want to think about what would have happened to her if she hadn't.

Along a similar train of thought, many cats are given as gifts during the holiday season, and as a result, many are returned because cats are not gifts, they are animals that need all parties' consent in order to bring into the family. Cats may be relatively low-maintenance, but they will still change your life once you bring them into your house. Don't be that purrson who returns a cat to a shelter because you decided it wasn't for you. It's not nice for you, and especially for the cat.

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    This little furry cat is so awesome! My loser ex roommate was going to give her away because he didn't want to take her with him when he left, so I ended up with her. She now cost me $75 a month in medicine, and she's worth every penny of it. She's my little buddy!
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    FourLiveBears • 17h ago Same thing happened to me. Roommate started seeing a guy and she pretty much immediately spent every waking hour at his place and left her cat. After a year of me caring for, feeding and bonding
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    with that cat, I asked her to let me keep the cat at the end of the lease, and she thankfully did (I would have raised quite a bit of hell if they just tried to take back an animal they'd completely neglected). Now I have two cats and I couldn't be happier about that.
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    . queen-adreena • 17h ago What a beautiful fluffy girl. "Loser" is a vast understatement. Anyone who abandons animals is the worst.
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  • How is there not a fine or a criminal charge attached to abandoning pets? Probably because pets are still labeled as “property” under the law, and that's the first thing that needs to change. 

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    Electrical_Motor7517 Lucky cat and lucky OP!
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    Round_Investigator95 · 17h ago Thank you OP. You're a sweetheart, and your baby is so adorable!
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    SSFX93 17h ago . There needs to be a registry for people who abandon their pets.
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    Itchy-Lingonberry-90 17h ago Win win. Get a good cat lose a bad roommate
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    Welcome to having a blessing of a black cat. That when my girls were naughty, I would find money. They both have since passed and the one on the right with the white whiskers her name is Betty. Betty broke my heart. The one on the left of Libby she broke my heart too. I'm done no more fur babies.
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    Dennarb 16h ago • I would never, in a million years, just casually abandon my chewy. If I absolutely could not take her with me somewhere, after exhausting ALL possibilities, I'd rethink it it's necessary for me to go, and only if I absolutely had to, I'd find someone I know and trust to take care of her, but I'd also be actively trying to make that a temporary arrangement if at all possible.
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  • We could never abandon our pets. Ever. If we ever say anything about that to you or anyone else, know that an alien has taken over our bodies and they're controlling us.

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    redflagsmoothie • 17h ago How could anyone leave this beautyqueen??! I am so glad she has you
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    Toronto-1975 • 17h ago people who can just abandon pets that love them like its nothing are vile psychopaths. i could never do that and if i found out anyone i knew ever did something like that i would immediately cut them out of my life. disgusting.
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    glad she's safe with you. definitely a better place than living with some piece of human garbage that would discard her like used kleenex.
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    Enter_Ghost • 17h ago . Your ex-roommate doesn't deserve this beautiful kitty. It's wonderful that she is in your caring hands now. The cat is so precious and you are a good person with a kind heart
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    That's how I ended up with this baby void! The orange one was a stray that walked into my work one day
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    1stHalf Texasfan • 16h ago My ex left her cats behind 13 years ago. Still have the bonded pair, one of my best decisions. Theyre both so sweet and intuitive. Absolute therapy cats.
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