'These two chose each other': Elderly cat and neglected ferret become best friends after being rescued from difficult circumstances, forming the strangest but cutest bond

When people tell us that cats are solitary creatures who do not bond with anyone, we scoff in their faces and show them stories like these.

Despite all the efforts that we, here at ICHC, make to educate people about the reality of cats, there are still people out there who believe in the ridiculousness. "Cats don't care about anyone," they tell us. "They're only here for the food." Meanwhile, we're sitting here, cuddled up with our cats, as they sit in our laps and purr their little hearts out.

When cats bond, they bond hard. But it's true that they don't bond with just anyone. They choose - carefully - the people or animals that they bond with. And being picky is no sin. Sometimes, cats choose humans - they adopt us, they snuggle with us, they love us for the rest of their lives. Other times, in the same way that they choose us, cats also choose dogs - despite their differences, just to spite everyone who's ever told them that they can't bond with dogs. And other times, they choose other animals. Like this ferret. Enough time, enough proximity, and this can happen. A bond like this, as long as both sides see each other as worthy, can happen, and it's the cutest thing in the world.

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"Our rescued ferret and our elderly cat became best friends"

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Love will move you to do all kinds of amazing things. And so will hope. When you have something to live for, you can make amazing recoveries. We see that in people and in animals too. It's why cats - and other animals - having friends is so important. People might think that cats like their solitude, but they really don't. They may not always need company in the same way that humans do, but they certainly need it. They need the comfort and the love.
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There's something about “stupid” animals that we just- love so much. Something about their simplicity, about the fact that they remind us that even the smallest things can and should make us happy. They remind us to look at the positive sides of life more often, no matter what is happening around us. And they make us laugh. Goodness, they make us laugh so hard that it doesn't matter if we're having a bad day or not. A little time with them, and we will be smiling from ear to ear.
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