Orange cat adopts bunny that was abandoned by its mother as a baby; now treats the kitty as her pawrent in adorable grooming video

Blake Seidel • Managing Editor & Brand Manager

Mar 29, 2026 6:15 AM EDT

Cat and bunny grooming ASMR is the type of content we didn't know we needed until right now.

One of the best things about cats is their willingness to adopt other animals into their fluffy families. Be they puppies without a mom, a lonely otter abandoned at birth, or even an adult dog that's looking for a four-legged best friend. But one of the most purrfect relationships between cats and other animals is the one between a cat and a bunny. And not just because it's almost too cute to handle.

Cats groom as a sign of affection and dominance, like a mother cat helping bathe her kittens. Whereas, in bunnies, they get groomed as a sign of affection and dominance. So, a cat bathing a bunny thinks that it is doing the bunny a favor, treating it like its child, and the bunny getting groomed thinks that it's doing the cat a favor! Both animals end up happy and fulfilled, and we get to watch one of the cutest things known to hoomankind. It's a win-win-win scenario.

Today's video centers around a bunny who was abandoned by its mother at birth, and was then promptly adopted by an orange cat. The two developed the sweetest relationship, as you will see below, by how the bunny literally flops into the cat's arms and relaxes while getting groomed. It's the purrfect way to finish your weekend with a few minutes of wholesomeness. Now, we just need about 200 more videos like this, and then we'll be satisfied.

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It's true (or so we think) that cats see everyone else as cats, including other animals. To them, we are giant, hairless, stoopid cats who magically come home with food, even though we have no apparent hunting skills. If only they knew about all the things we actually have to deal with that are worse than hunting, like taxes, traffic, and more monthly subscriptions than we can count.
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Every once in a while, you come across a video that just makes all the dopamine centers of your brain light up, and this is one of them. How relaxed the bunny is while getting groomed, how happy the cat is, and their snuggles just make us feel like we're basking in sunlight on a warm summer day.
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