'We didn't bring in a cat, we brought in a raccoon': One-eyed cat masking as raccoon gets adopted by sweet family after months of feeding him outside

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Bar Mor Hazut • Senior Editor
Apr 10, 2026 12:45 PM EDT

It was love at first sight, even if one party only has one eye.

When we first laid eyes on our beloved cat, back when she was still a stray with no home or family, we didn't really know what to expect. We remember thinking she was a beautiful kitten, and admiring her from a distance, but we didn't want to scare her or make her run from us, so we were very cautious about our next steps.

The first step was to pspsps, which surprisingly worked wonderfully. As soon as we pspspsed, she immediately ran our way and started talking to us, and we were over the moon. Before we knew it, she was climbing all over us, demanding pets and head scratches, and basically telling us how long she had been waiting for someone to show her some love. 

It took us less than three hours to decide that we are in love with their furry feline and that we must bring her home. It truly was love at first sight… or maybe at first pspsps for her.

When the awwdorable hooman in the story below first saw their soon-to-be furrever cat, they also didn't know what was in store for them…

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  • It all started when they saw this little creature crawling into trash cans, looking for food. They were sure it was a raccoon, since it had grey fur and was obviously happy to go into extreme measures in order to find food. But, as soon as they investigated the matter a little bit further, they realized that the furry gremlin is actually a one-eyed grey cat. A very hungry, very silly, one-eyed cat.

    Just as we were unsure whether or not our cat would go along with our pursuit, this hooman proceeded carefully so they would not spook the grey furball. Yet, the kitten was more than happy to be noticed. Day by day, the hoomans fed the kitten and reached out to him, until one day the cat fully accepted his new pawrent and marked them as his own. 

    Soon after that, the hooman prepared their home for the newest addition, and did everything to ensure the grey not-raccoon would be happy with his new family. Keep scrolling to read the full story!

  • "This little gremlin crawls into the trash can looking for food"
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  • We didn't bring in a cat, we brought in a racoon

    I don't actually have pictures of him in there, but this little gremlin crawls into the trashcan looking for food EVEN WHEN THE TRASH JUST GOT EMPTIED, because he's a chonk chonk.
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  • When we first saw him, we thought he was the complete opposite of what he really was.
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  • Well, not complete opposite, but "leader of the pack" type. But then, one day, when I was putting food in the outside bowl, he didn't run away.
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  • He just stood there, eating, while the door was still open. When he did it a second time, I reached my hand out to him...
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  • and he didn't move. He looked up at me with his eye, and then scent marked my leg!
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  • After that, I started going outside daily to meet him, sometimes even twice, because I didn't care that I had to shower after that!
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  • My friend got a flee ki er liquid thing, and rubbed it on him, but it took a bit to fully activate, so I still had to take showers.
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  • Soon enough after that, it started working, and he became the first kitty to sit in my lap.
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  • A long time after that, we set up stuff in the mudroom for him to stay until the other cats adjusted to him.
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  • We took him to the vet, and he did have a chip... but when we called the number..
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  • well, it's been 7 months, and they still haven't called back. So he's our kitten for now!
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  • It's been so long since we brought in our little biscuit, and well, we're still working on that diet.
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  • But, I love him no matter his weight! Nick Furry, fearsome mouse hunter
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  • Fluffy_Muffins_415 Congratulations on your grey raccoon gremlin!
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  • cattabyss Nick Furry is an awesome name for a one-eyed kitty. He looks awesome.
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  • DDiamondgem Congratulations on your beautiful new family member!
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  • pdga4784 What a handsome fellow, the CDS definitely delivered a winner here!
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  • VanillaHuel Me, reading, believing the title and not yet down to the picture: "Why is she letting a wild raccoon p on her leg?!"
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  • Dame_Niafer OMG what a perfect name! He is also a near perfect Grey Mouser, but now I'm really showing my age. And your choice of name is superb.
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  • Ok-Opportunity-2043 What a great story and a beautiful baby! Congrats to you both!
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  • SpecificAd6448 I love him.
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