Self-described dog person shares the accidental adoptions of her four cats she never asked for, but became a purrfect part of her family: 'You ARE a cat person. The cats have decided.'

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Ayala Sorotsky • Writer and Editor
May 10, 2026 7:00 AM EDT

How does any person become a "Cat Person" to begin with?

There are many steps between "I hate cats" and "Crazy Cat Lady". It's a wide spectrum for people to fall on, and we're all there somewhere (we're definitely more in the Crazy Cat Lady side - full respect for the actual ones). But there are more than a few ways for a person to cross the threshold between the 50% to the 51% - where you can comfortably say you're a cat person. Not even a feline fanatic fan yet, just a person who prefers cats.

For some people, they'd have to just hear the soft, high-pitched meow of a kitten to be completely smitten and "covert". But others, so it seems, can adopt not one, not two, not even three, but four cats, and still struggle to call themselves a cat person. Like, we understand you have a dog - and he is, admittedly, super adorable - but how many cats need to fall into your hands until you realize what the world is trying to tell you for a long time now?

Really, the Cat Distribution System is working so hard to make this person finally join the fluff side.

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    I am not a cat person. I have never wanted cats. The CDS has gifted me FOUR cats so far. Is there a way to unsubscribe? Awarded a Cat
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    In order of pictures you have Ember, Sunny, Jetta, and Dulcet. The white dog is my current dog Archie, and the black dog is my late dog York. Here's how I got each of them, in order:
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    Jetta (8yrs, F brown tortico manx) - 8 years ago I had a friend who would watch my dog while I was at work. My friend also fostered animals. One day she was given a 6 month old kitten found on the side of the road. She was clearly the runt of the litter (which is true to this
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    day, she's never grown bigger than 6lbs, despite eating a ton) and they think she was abandoned by her mom due to having some trouble walking. She was terrified of everything and everyone except, somehow, my 75lb massive black dog. Long story short, she bonded
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    to him, and would refuse to eat or do anything when he wasn't around. When I went to pick up my dog one day my friend just handed me the kitten and a bag of cat food and said "for her own good, she's going home with you". And that's how I spent a night googling how to take care of a cat after I had already gotten one.
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  • First of all, a kitten on the side of the road is a classic Cat Distribution System delivery situation. The kitten is in danger - and somehow, right on cue, the right person comes and swoops them out to safety, like a knight in shining armor, giving them a forever home. It really is a classic. And you see? This person stepped up right as she was supposed to - all directed by the might CDS.

    Also, the immediate connection with a big floofy dog is the sweet icing on top of this adoption story. We love.

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    Sunny & Dulcet (9yrs M Orange tabby, 16yrs F grey tortico) -3 years ago one of my best friends suddenly passed away, and left behind her two cats. A few weeks after she passed, her family contacted me and said no one else could take them so the cats were mine. No questions asked, just they were now mine. And that was how my cat count went up to 3.
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  • Losing friends like this is horrible. If it's any consolation, at least her cats can remind her of this friend every single day. It can never bring the friend back, but we're sure her memory is living strong with these couple of cuties. Such kindness should never be overlooked. We appreciate her taking in these cats.

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    Ember (4yrs black - shorthair) This is a slightly longer story, and the only one I'm not sure if it fully qualifies as the CDS.
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    2 years ago I received a call from a dog trainer friend about a cat at a local cat rescue having some issues. Ember, despite being the sweetest and cuddliest cat you could imagine, could not be adopted and had been with the rescue for a while. Along with the black cat bias,
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    he also had medical issues that would require a special diet and monitoring. On top of that, he had had a PU surgery, and apparently a male cat without a is a deal breaker for some people?? It
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    completely erased so many of his medical issues and made it easier to raise him, but some prospective adopters dropped out when they found that out about him. I don't get people.
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    My dog trainer friend recommended me for Ember because Jetta is a special needs kitty due to having spinal bifida/manx syndrome with needs similar to Ember's, and my friend knows I'm not bothered by taking care of her. I told my friend I wasn't interested in any more cats. I had enough already.
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    Well, the people from the rescue just so happened to be there the next time I went to dog training with my friend (my dog Archie is a therapy dog for other reactive dogs, so he helps out) and after talking to them I realized it was basically me or him sitting alone for how many
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    months or years waiting for the right owner. This is the only one I'm not sure if it truly counts as the CDS, since I did make a conscious decision to adopt him, even though I wasn't planning on it. And that's how I got number 4.
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  • Even though this one is not a classic Cat Distribution System story, it might still be. Not all of these adoptions happen overnight or by surprise. The CDS works in mysterious ways, and sometimes, the adoption process takes time. Sometimes it's because the human needs time to process, first feeding a stray outside, for example, until letting them fully integrate inside the house. But other times, it's the cat who needs more time - they might be shy, or need to resolve some health issues at the vet before joining the family. But when the match is made - this is definitely the great work of the CDS.

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    Don't get me wrong, I love my cats and they are very much part of the family. But I didn't ask for any of them, and I'm not asking for any more. I still don't know why I was chosen. But please CDS, no more cats. I don't know what to do with them all.
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    dc_boffin I am *not* a cat person... says the person with four cats. I feel like this is one of those "evidence suggests otherwise" moments. That same evidence also suggests you're a good person for taking good care of creatures in need.
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    superlosernerd OP You have a point, I guess it might be time for me to rethink my animal identity. I have a hard time saying no to animals that I have the capability to help, and clearly the world has decided cats are that animal for me.
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    Agreeable_Pumpkin668 Unfortunately there is no way to unsubscribe. Perhaps the CDS will have pity on you. But don't count on it. Thank you for taking care and loving your dogs and cats
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    superlosernerd OP I suspected as much! I'll just hope it takes pity on me until I move somewhere bigger, I'm not sure how introducing another cat would work in my current place.
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    ButterMyPancakesPlz People are always like "oh you're such a cat person" and I'm like I literally have taken no steps to obtain cats. I never once in my life was like "let's go pick out a cat!" But I hear people do have that experience.
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    superlosernerd OP This is exactly my experience. I never sought out cats because I always have had dogs and had no desire to get other pets. I keep telling myself maybe I'd look into adopting a cat, but only when my current number drops to 1 in a decade plus. But then the CDS keeps giving me more.
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    crepesandbacon I hate to say this to you and to OP, but I think you're both in the closet about it, and whether you want to or not, you both have to acknowledge that you're actually cat people, on top of any other animals that you may live with.
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    It's ok, it will get easier to say the words, but you're amongst people who will support you; this is a safe space to come to terms with it. You are cat people
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    jackmc2001 It looks like your dog adopted 4 cats. He seems quite smitten with kittens!
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    superlosernerd OP My current pup Archie is absolutely in love with the cats. He'll let Jetta use his face as a kicker toy and sit there wagging his tail like he's having the time of his life.
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    thisisnotexcel You are mistaken. You *ARE* a cat person. The cats have decided.
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    superlosernerd OP I always heard there's this phenomenon with cats that they tend to choose the person who wants them the least/shows them the least attention. I'm guessing the CDS has a similar policy.
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    Ikey_Pinwheel Have you pondered that perhaps the cds is taking your dogs' wishes into consideration, over yours?
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    superlosernerd OP People pointing this out in the comments have made me suspect this might actually be the case.
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