Woman who didn't feel ready to adopt a feline lets fate decide, then a sweet stray mama cat chooses her at the purrfect time: 'My life is so happy now'

Can you name a better feeling than when a cat chooses you as their purrson?

Getting a pet can be overwhelming, especially your first one. If you're anything like us, we wanted to wait until we were purrfectly prepared before adopting our first cat. We went out and bought all the things. Two litter boxes, plenty of food and litter, toys, food bowls, a water fountain, treats, cool cat trees, the whole shebang. We brought home our little baby, and the first thing we learned (very quickly) is that you can never be purrfectly prepared. You're always going to need another bag of treats, a different toy, a new brush, etc.

This fear of not being ready stops a lot of people from adopting a pet, but we're here to tell you to just go for it. If you wait until you're fully stocked, you'll never actually go out and do it, because you'll never be ready. It's just something you do, or in our case below, happens to you! Our woman below wanted a cat for months, but never felt ready. So, she let feline fate run its course, and what happened next? You guessed it - a cat found her and chose her at the "purrfect time". Turns out that right now is the "right time".

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“For months I’ve wanted a cat but haven’t felt ready, so I told myself that if one finds me, I’ll take it. Yesterday it happened”
i truly cannot believe this is my life and i need to talk about and show her off 🥹
yesterday i was going for run at my usual trail and as soon as i pulled over i noticed a tiny cat laying on the side of the road (pic 2). i immediately went up to her slowly and weirdly enough she didn’t run away at all. i followed her for a bit and she even let me pet her. i eventually got close enough to grab her but she freaked out and after following her a bit more (and having a near panic attack when she was in the road as a car was coming), i decided to buy cat food and come back to hopefully lure her in (it was obvious she was hunting for food). i found her again RIGHT away and the poor baby was SO hungry. after about 30-45 minutes of luring her, 1 failed attempt, help from a nice random guy, and multiple scratches, we finally got her in my car! she freaked out for a couple seconds in there but then calmed down and sat on the back dashboard.
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Luring in a stray cat can have varying results. Some strays are super friendly and adjusted to hoooman touch. Others… not so much. We even saved one stray by bringing our cat's carrier, and he walked right in and started relaxing, but that was an anomaly. We've also chased cats around multiple street blocks and received our fair share of scratches trying to save scared strays. It's all part of the process, though. We don't blame them, if some giant hairless monkey tried to scoop us up and take us somewhere strange, we might also start scratching!
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i took her straight to the vet because 1. i had no idea what i was supposed to do and 2. she looked to be in rough shape. her claws & ears looked messed up, she had a bald patch on her chest, and had a bunch of ticks. the vet gave me a carrier and recommended me to pull my car in my garage and let her roam for a bit and to give them a call once she settles. after a couple hours of hiding in my garage (she loved laying under my dads toolbox), i was able to get her out, in the carrier, and brought her up to spend the night in my bathroom.
i still can’t believe how fast she warmed up. i found her at 11am, got her in my car at 12pm, letting me pet her all over by 4pm, got her upstairs at 5:30, and by 7 she was so cuddly and affectionate. she started purring and meowing and rubbing up against me i wanted to cry 😭 she’s a flopper!!! i love cat flops so much!! she used her litter box and by 10pm she was meowing to greet me and was VERY vocal about being let out of the bathroom lol. i had to put treats in her bowl so i could sneak out.
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she had a vet appt today at 10 and not only is she the chillest, sweetest cat ever, she’s healthy!! i thought she was pregnant because her belly is big, but the vet said that’s from milk and she had kittens recently. i followed her to her little shelter that she stayed in and there were definitely no kittens there. vet thinks that because she’s so small (only 6 pounds!!) and young (around a year old), the kittens didn’t make it; which is sad, but i can’t help to feel a little relieved that there aren’t more stray, scared little babies roaming around outside :,(
truly i cannot believe this is my life. she is the sweetest thing ever. she loves belly rubs and is so affectionate. i felt like a monster taking her but i’m so happy and relieved. she’s so chill. she literally slept in the car!!!
anyways, done with the yapping. idc if no one reads this i need to tell anyone and everyone that will listen that this is my baby <3
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Looks like she's adjusting very well (and fast)! Cats aren't ones to fake anything, especially confidence. Those pictures show off very confident body language. Sleeping with her new hooman is a very good sign.
It just goes to show that, as much as we like to be prepared, we're quite adaptable, just like cats. You can make it work on the fly if you need to, you're just scared to mess up. But the good news is this: the cat doesn't know if you're messing up, they're just happy to be somewhere safe.
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and while my dog lives primarily at my moms and i live primarily at my dads, any tips for introduction would be appreciated. i’m a little nervous for that but honestly not too worried because if they end up not getting along at all it won’t be hard to keep them separated when my dog stays at my dads
thank you to anyone who might have read this, so happy this is my life now 🥹
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