Grandmother crosses the rainbow bridge and wished only for her cat Sanji to have a furrever home when she's gone, her grandson adopts him to keep her memory alive: 'Everything happens for a reason'

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Briana Viser • Writer and Editor
Mar 28, 2026 7:00 PM EDT

There's a light at the end of the tunnel, and it lies in this grandson adopting his grandmother's cat. 

He's 50% fluff, and 100% adorable. This guy lost his grandmother on December 1st. She got this cat after her husband crossed the rainbow bridge for an emotional support pet. She grew so fond of him and the cat really helped the grandmother get through the loss of her husband without feeling alone in her day to day routine. Cats can be so incredible about filling the void when we go through something. Before she crossed the rainbow bridge, she asked her daughter to promise her that she would take him in if anything happened to her. Sanji, her cat, was brought in from the animal shelter, and she didn't want him to end back there or feel rejected or end up in an unloving family. Her daughter promised, but unfortunately it didn't work out. Her own cat didn't like that Sanji came. And so the protagonist wanted to take Sanji but he also had two cats already, Arthur and Marcel. 

Then, Arthur also crossed the rainbow bridge. Now that he only has his one cat Marcel, he felt it's the right time to take Sanji, not only for himself but for his grieving cat. Marcel and Sanji hit it off immediately – they play together, run around everywhere. And Sanji turned out to be similar to Arthur, and it was all a purrfect fit. He didn't expect to have a second cat so quickly, but it's heartwarming that he could take the cat in and help his family and his grandmother's wishes. He truly believes everything happens for a reason, and at I Can Has Cheeezburger, we agree with him in this story. 

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    Sooooo, it's kinda hard for me to find the terms to explain, but i'll try to write it in the best of my
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    words! I've lost my grandmother december 1rst, and she had that cat she got when my grandfather
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    passed. She grew very fond of him, because it helped her go thru her loss without feeling alone in her day to day. He really
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  • When you're grieving, having a pet can change everything. When I'm with my cat, I just feel complete. I know that he gets me, that he loves and supports me. He understands me in a way that is special to relationships between people and their pets. When I'm sad, my cat will come curl up on me and purr. And even if I pet him, he puts his paw on my face to console me. 

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    helped her fill the void of her appartment. Before she passed, she asked my mother to promise
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    her she would take him if anything happend to her; before being taken by my grandmother,
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    Sanji was at the animal shelther, and she did not want him to feel rejected or end up in an unloving
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    family. My mother promised, but her own cat is incredibly agressive toward other cats; she
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    still tried to take him in, because I already had two cats; Arthur and Marcel. Unfortunately, one of my
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    sweet boy had to be "let go" because of cancer... he still waited until I was strong enough to say
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    goodbye. My youngest, Marcel, looked to sad; he kept looking at the bed where his brother used
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    to always sleep, and just was really not his usual self. I then decided to introduce Sanji to our
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    life; Marcel is incredibly respectful of his space, but yet they still play lot together, running around
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    everywhere. And Sanji is just a lot like my late baby boy Arthur when it comes to affection; he
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    really came to my life to fill a piece of the void I had; I mean, it'll never be the same, but I do
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    feel joy knowing I am able to respect my grandmother's wish while being able to cuddle one of
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    my cat. I'm very grateful, and I wanted to share his story, because I definetly did not expect
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    to have a second cat so quickly; but everything happens for a reason, and I am grateful I am
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    able to be there and experience life. I hope you find Sanji as cute as I think he is; he really is not
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    good when it comes to taking pictures (always look mad), but I tried to show his best pictures. :)
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    P.s.; he's like 50% fluff, and the pictures are in order from the first picture I took from him at our place vs today :)
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