Man rescues and falls in love with starving stray cat, who completely changes him from "stubborn dog person" to feline fanatic with only a cute face and cuddles

All it takes is one cat to convince you that you've lived your whole life as a lie.

We grew up in a multi-pet household, but probably not what you're imagining. We grew up with 3-5 dogs at the same time, around two cats, and two horses. Everyone thinks it's really cool to have horses as pets, until you tell them that it's your job every Saturday and Sunday to muck their stalls, but we digress. All of this is to say that we grew up loving animals, but we were always partial to our dogs.

That was, until we adopted our first cat as an adult. We had always pictured ourselves adopting a dog, but our lifestyle wouldn't allow it, so we went for the more independent choice - a cat. And from that meowment, everything changed.

We realized, like our now-cat-dad below, just how meowrvelous cats truly are. You don't have to take them out three or even four times a day to go to the bathroom, they can give you just as many cuddles and emotional support, and they're just as happy to see you come home at the end of the day. It's like all the purrks of having a dog, without any of the downsides.

Now-cat-dad goes on to list even more reasons why he was happily converted to being a feline fanatic, and for any of you other former dog-lovers out there, we think you'll resonate purrfeclty with what he's saying.

Cats are better pets than dogs, and that's a statement we'll defend until our last breath.

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The easiest solution to not having that “cat smell" in your home is to clean their litter box frequently. That's it! Cats, themselves, smell wonderful, like freshly-baked cookies or fresh laundry. It's the litter box that causes the odor, so if you take care of that, no more smell!
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Cats are so much easier to take care of. You can't really leave a dog alone at home for 8+ hours, but you can leave a cat with enough food and water alone for days. We don't recommend doing that, of course, but they will be okay. And scooping litter is far preferable to picking up a doggo's #2 with just a thin plastic bag protecting your hand.
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A not-so-farfetched tale

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"Same! I grew up with dogs and my entire family thought cats wouldn't be as cool. WE WERE SO WRONG. My fiancé came with his cat as a package deal. I fell in love twice with this package deal. Then we got another cat. She's so cute and silly with her own personality but same sweetness. Then I started spotting homeless cats and rescuing them last year. With all seriousness I am working harder and happier now because I'm glad to earn so I can help all the cats I can! So many of them get dumped on the streets because they are so misunderstood by so many."
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"This is Kallie. She was the only survivor of her litter. Most of her ribs were broken. She was partial deaf and had vision impairment (partial night blind). When we walked into the kitten room (she was maybe 2 months old then) and looking at the kittens, I felt pinpricks climbing up my leg. I looked down and she was climbing my leg. She saw me looking at her and in a faint voice she said "Me".
When I took her off my leg, I felt her ribs shift (she was still healing) so I told the wife this was our cat and I wanted to call her Crunchy. Wife said no so she got named Kallie (short for calico). The volunteer told us that since she was brought in, she never left her spot unless it was to eat or litter box. We were told also that they did not expect her to live more than 6 months due to the damage done to her.
6 months later we got our first dog and she raised that pup (another rescue). In total she had raised a total of 4 dogs (all rescues) and 1 child (our son) in her 16 years of life (remember they said she would not live past 6 months - they lied) when she passed away in my son's arms as she sought him out.
We are a furever house so when a cat or dog comes in, they get to live their life to the best they can."
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