'She sensed that I was a safe person': Sweet calico cat ghosted by previous owners, but finds her furrever home through a heartwarming connection to her new hooman’s childhood

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Blake Seidel • Managing Editor & Brand Manager
Jan 16, 2026 1:00 PM EST

This kitty, 'Rue', and her hooman were brought together by feline fate - she looks exactly like the stuffed animal her pawrent had, and that was what sealed the deal.

It's ameowzing to get a glimpse into the invisible strings that connect us all. They mostly go unseen, floating around us while we live our busy lives, but here at I Can Has Cheezburger, we get to show you the ones that connect hoomans to their kitties. And the best part is that they're purrfectly heartwarming, and 100% special. 

The hooman in our story below got a stuffed animal named 'Patches', who happened to be a calico cat, whom she loved dearly. She slept with Patches every night. So when it was time for her to start looking to adopt a cat, the Cat Distribution System stepped in and connected her with the one cat that it knew she would love - a sweet calico kitty that had been abandoned at a rescue organization.

After seeing the cat, who she would name 'Rue' upon arrival, she immediately fell in love. This whole story is a love letter to Rue, and it shows us the meowgical power that cats have on people. She says in the post that, "Rue has been the biggest blessing in my life this year", and we feel that. All our cats are blessings, and without them, we wouldn't be able to stay sane in this crazy world. 

Read through this wholesome letter below, and soak up all the wholesomeness that can only come from the true love between a girl and her cat.

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    A month and a half ago, I adopted Rue, the sweetest, most loving, beautiful calico cat. Rue is two years old. Rue's name was originally Calista, but my parents and I decided to change her name to Rue (full name RuePaul KittyCat) because we love RuPaul's Drag Race! Unfortunately, based on the
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  • Yes, kitty girl! Get your twirl! We love RuPaul's Drag Race. It's a fun show, and the talent of those queens is off the charts. Actually, one of our cats is named after a drag queen, but we won't tell you which one. Let's just say she's a winner, baby!

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    information that was given to me from the rescue organization that I adopted Rue from, Rue had a very hard life before I adopted her. Rue is from Brooklyn, and she was raised by her owners as an indoor/outdoor cat. She was not spayed, so she has had multiple litters of kittens. I'm unsure of how
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    many litters she had, but when I adopted her, she had recently had kittens, as evidenced by her and based on word from the rescue organization. On top of that, little Rue was underfed or not fed at all by her previous owners. She weighed only six pounds when the rescue
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    organization received her. She was so bony. She was feeding her kittens, so the little food that she did get was being siphoned off into her breast milk so her babies could survive. In November of 2025, her owners contacted the rescue organization so that she could be spayed. However, when the spay was performed, the owners "ghosted" the organization. Little Rue was abandoned.
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    I contacted the rescue organization looking for a young cat, between eight months to one year old. However, when the rescue team sent over a picture of Rue, it felt like fate. When I was a child, I received a calico cat stuffed animal. I named the stuffed animal
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    Patches. I still sleep with Patches to this very day. Rue has the exact same facial pattern as Patches. I fell in love the instant I saw her. I requested a visit with Rue at her foster house.
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  • How many people can you say have a cat that looks like an exact replica of their dearest childhood stuffed animal? We're guessing not many. Whether you believe in fate or not, this is a uniquely heartwarming match that we have to believe that something else was at play here. We couldn't be happier for these two, and wish them nothing but purrre happiness for many years to come.

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    When I met Rue, she was very sweet, but meek in disposition and quite quiet. She may have also been tired, as it was probably stressful for her to be in a new environment. She was also a little dirty. She had very little interest in playing with toys. She was in a room with two other cats, and they
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    were more outgoing and demanding of immediate attention than Rue. Despite her initial shyness, I still loved Rue immediately. I decided that Rue would become apart of my family after meeting her.
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    After Thanksgiving, Rue was delivered to my home. At first, she was very anxious, as all cats are when they are introduced to a new space. I have drawers under my bed filled with linens and blankets, so when Rue spotted this, she immediately darted into the
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    drawers. I let her decompress in the drawers, as it was probably very comfortable for her. After a few hours, Rue came out of the drawers to explore. She was also becoming more curious about the humans in the house. She rubbed her body against my legs and bunted me with her face. I'd like to
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    think that besides marking her scent, she did this because she sensed that I was a safe person. By bedtime, Rue joined me in my bed. She slept at my feet with her belly up on her first night home with me. It made me feel so happy to see that she was becoming comfortable so quickly.
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  • There's no better feeling than watching a scared pet slowly start to warm up to you. You can almost see the wheels turning in their heads while learning to trust you, and once they understand, you feel on top of the world. It's such a privilege to be your pet's safe space, even if they end up hogging the whole bed in the end!

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    As the days went by, little Rue's personality began to blossom. She became more interested in playing day by day. Her favorite toys are wand toys. She loves to "hunt." She runs across the house chasing her wand toys, and jumps really high for such a
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    tiny girl. She can play for hours! She also started to eat more. Now, Rue weighs almost nine pounds! I'm so happy for her to be at a healthy weight. She still is very small in stature, but that's most likely from two years of malnutrition. Additionally, Rue
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    began to enjoy the company of all of the family members in my house. She is a very sweet, friendly, and playful kitty! Rue loves snacks. Her favorite treats are freeze dried shrimp, quail egg yolks, churu, and purr pops (one ingredient treats; freeze dried chicken on a stick). In fact,
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    Rue loves treats so much that she has frequently stolen them! She ate through the bag of freeze dried shrimp and also attempted to open the bottle of quail egg yolks. She has also become very cuddly in the past few weeks. She has progressed
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    from sitting at my feet to sitting on my lap and chest every day. I consider that our bonding time. I find it amazing how one little furry creature can be so sweet, yet so energetic and full of life.
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    Now, I sleep with two calico cats every night, Rue and Patches. Rue has been the biggest blessing in my life this year. Everyone in my house loves Rue so much. She has brought so much happiness to everyone's
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    lives. I am so honored to finally give Rue a real family who cares about her health, happiness, and wellbeing. Watching her become more and more comfortable and This is my love letter to Rue, and I'm so happy to share it with all of the calico cat lovers of the world.
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