'Problem was, my apt wouldn't allow any pets': Couple finds little cat crying in the rain, they move to a bigger apartment just to be able to adopt her

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Briana Viser • Writer and Editor
Mar 22, 2026 1:00 PM EDT

This couple went to lengths just to give this little kitty a warm home. 

Imagine actually moving from a smaller apartment to a bigger one just because of a stray cat? The couple here have known the cat outside for some time. Whenever the cat hears his motorcycle or her car, she comes running. They already designated her name to be "baby," and one day in the pouring rain they went to look for baby. She was shaken up, crying under a car while the rain poured all around her. They desperately wanted to save her, to take her in, but their apartment didn't allow for pets. So they did the most heroic thing they could – they actually moved apartments just to be able to adopt her! They moved, and immediately went onto the cat napping stage. Since she was a stray, she wasn't used to a home. It wasn't a super easy process, and she put up a little bit of a fight, but they eventually managed to bring her into theirs and let her have a warm home and life. 

The transition to a furrever home wasn't easy, but after some time little Monroe became accustomed to their love and support. She's now a proper member of the family. Read everything below about this couple saving a cat in the rain. 

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    This was a stray that picked out my wife and I at our last apt complex. After only a couple weeks, she'd hear my bike or her car and come running to say hi.
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    One day, I came home from work, and it was raining super hard all day long. I was worried about
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  • It's really incredible that they decided to up and leave their apartment for this little kitty. They must've really felt a strong connection with her, and it makes sense. When you feel chosen by a cat, it can be such an overwhelming love. Moving is no easy feat also. It's incredibly stressful. It can be so much work just to find a place, and can feel like a fulltime job to find places to view, and then view them all. Reading leases, talking to landlords and brokers, and making a huge decision about where you're going to live is a lot. And they did it all for this cat. Then it's packing, boxes, hiring a mover, and unpacking your new life somewhere else. But to them it's all worth it, all so that they could adopt a cat. Pets give us so much, and this couple made the best decision they could. 

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    "baby" at the time so I went looking for her. I found her again under a car on the side of my
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    building just meowing up a storm and had this so sad look on her face. It was at that moment, I had my heart set on taking her in.
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    Problem was, my apt wouldn't allow any pets. Plus it was pretty small. Only 600sqft with my wife and I both living there. So after
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    living there for 5 years, we moved. It was hard too, we really liked the community we lived in, how peaceful and safe it was. Especially how cheap it was.
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    So we moved. Bigger apt, 2 bedrooms, twice the space, and a busier side of town. The cat napping process was the hardest.
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    The girl obviously trusted us and really likes being around us. But she was a stray for her whole life. (Maybe 8 months?) She fought
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    being picked up and didnt want to be in an enclosed space. But we brought her to her new home anyways. Got her to the vet with a clean bill of health, minus a bit of ear mites.
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    After just 2 weeks, she went into heat and just would not stop wailing for 3 days. We did get her to the vet again and she was
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    taken care of. Her mites were gone! Post surgery, she was slow to move around. She let me lead her around the house to make
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    sure she knew where things were, then proceeded to fall asleep in my lap for the next few hours.
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    Now its been 6 months and we couldn't ask for a better companion. Shes the best
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    addition to my little family. Her favorite toy is hair ties and tearing up a small rug that hides said hair ties.
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