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3 sisters decide to keep their late father's house so his elderly 21-year-old cat can live out his retirement days in a familiar place, and the reaction online is so wholesome
We always say that cats are like family to us and that we would do absolutely anything to make them happy. It is usually things like giving our cats the wet food that they love the most. And it is buying our cats cool cat trees, even though they generally prefer the boxes they come in. And it's getting our cats cool toys, even though they care about them maybe ten percent of the time. It's about spoiling our cats in every way that we can - any way that would keep them happy.
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Woman spends a week wondering why her cat is screaming at the couch, only to find a professional feline ninja hiding under the cushions
It's not that uncommon to find a feline guest at your home. It happens way more often than you'd think. You might live on the seventh floor, but a stray cat will force their way inside without a problem. And usually, the cat seems to know exactly which house with which humans can turn into their forever home. This meowgical ability is normally embedded by the Cat Distribution System, the body that mysteriously knows to match the cat with the person, and the person with the cat (which is no less impurrtant).
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Patient pawrent adopts the scaredy cat the shelter advised against, and after years of building trust, they fall asleep cuddling every night
Cats are very sensitive to changes in their environment, even if its bringing them to a home full of love and safety. To them, it's a new territory with new people and pawssible new dangers around every corner. This is why most cats after adoption will run and hide for a few days. It's purrfectly natural. They're sussing out their new space, trying to understand the rhythm, where is safe and where is scary, and adjusting to life around new hoomans. They will eventually learn to trust you and their new home, but you have to give them the time they need to properly decompress and open up.
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Guy pities neighbor's orange cat and gives him some chicken, the cat keeps hissterically returning with stolen items to trade for treats
If dogs are the paladins of the pet world, then cats are the rogues. They're naturally shady, can sneak into nearly any location, and you never see them coming. They can pick any lock and steal any treasure. Not only can they do it, but they like doing it. There's a reason why there's a term called "cat burglars". We have to imagine that the person who coined that term didn't just name them that because they didn't like cats.
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Kind person saves kitten from neighbor who was going to throw him out for being "evil", only for the cat to turn out to be a complete sweetheart
There are so many misconceptions when it comes to cats. People think that all cats are aloof, that they don't care about their humans, that they only tolerate us because we feed them. People think that cats are unaffectionate, because cats don't always show affection in the way that we want to see it, in the "obvious" ways. People don't understand that some cats take time to learn to trust humans, probably because humans haven't been the kindest to them before.
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Soldier finds gray kitten in engine block, updates his animal lover wife who promptly demands he bring the baby home to add to their fluffy family
One of the best parts of being the "animal lover" in your relationship is watching your other half slowly understand how amazing pets truly are. We grew up in a household with a lot of pets. And by a lot, we mean around five dogs, two cats, and two horses. We were surrounded by animals from the time we were born, and we've always loved having a pet in the house. Our partner, on the other hand, never had a pet before. So when we got together, the first thing we said was, "You know we're going to adopt at least a few cats, right?".
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