'From feral to fabulous, Broccoli found the purrfect home': Skinny stray goes from angry bathroom menace to loving snuggle muffin after his hooman reads him poetry every night

We could all use a little more Broccoli in our lives.

Not every stray cat has an easy journey into being an indoor cat. You have no idea what they dealt with while living on the streets, and we all know how many bad things can happen to stray cats. After living meal to meal, hiding under porches or shop awnings during rainstorms, and never being able to sleep with the feeling of safety, can make a cat distrust anyone and anything. It's not anger - it's survival.

Broccoli was this cat. He found his future hooman as a skinny, feral-looking cat, hardened by the outdoors. After getting rescued, it took Broccoli a long time to trust his pawrent. But the one thing that helped him? His pawrent read him poetry every night, specifically Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, by T. S. Eliot. Slowly, Broccoli started to open up, and as he learned to trust again, his body began to heal as well as his soul.

Now, Broccoli is a "fluffy, chunky snuggle muffin", who looks like a different cat completely from before. Gone are the days of hissing at his hooman because he learned that not everyone is out to get him. In fact, he's learned that most people love him, and the best part is that he's ready to give back some of that love to us.

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“Just wanted to share Broccoli's glow up.”
May 4th was his "gotcha" day. Last year he showed up in the yard as a feral looking skinny, so I started feeding him. He developed some kind of skin issue so I trapped him and got him vet attention. Now he lives inside because he's expensive. I got my other cat Asparagus in the exact same way. He's gone from cranky and looking like a bedraggled possum to a fluffy, chunky snuggle muffin. He's FIV+ but that doesn't stop him from doing zoomies and crimes with his brother.
His middle name is Karen because when I first brought him inside, he was an ungrateful menace. All he did was hiss at me and make messes including flooding the bathroom he was quarantined in. I won him over by reading him poems from "old possum's book of practical cats." He seemed to enjoy that. Skrimbleshanks is his favorite.
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You can tell by these pictures that Broccoli had a rough time. Life was not kind to him, and whether he was born outside or cast outside by a previous hooman, no cat should have to experience such trials and tribulations. Do you part to help feral colonies break the cycle of stray cat production by getting them fixed, or finding them homes for adoption. There are too many cats living in terrible conditions in the world, and it's up to us to fix it.
ChaiKitteaLatte
I can’t believe how fluffy he got! He is clearly loved
No-Candle-3189
What an awesome glow up!!!!! Broccoli looks sooo cute!
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lngandfitbuc2489
Aw man it’s like a completely different cat now how adorable
Jumpy_Mud8835
from feral to fabulous, broccoli found the purrfect home
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From furious glares to snoring as peacefully as a baby, we hope Broccoli has already forgotten his life on the streets. It can take cats some time to open up, but once they truly feel safe, you will expurrience a love unlike any you've ever felt before.
Ahsatan358
That's a glow up for real 🥹 I didn't consider long haired cats may look less so when not looked after.
Thank you for taking Broccoli (and Asparagus!) in and loving them so much.
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"Cat tax with his brother Asparagus. I should also add that I never wanted cats but the distribution system found me."

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