Blue-eyed ragdoll cat gets abandoned because his slight limp was a "hassle to deal with" for his previous owners, his new owners love him and carrying him around unconditionally

Mariel Ruvinsky • Writer and Editor

Jun 6, 2026 1:30 PM EDT

Cats are family and should be treated as such. You cannot just toss them out when they get mildly sick.

Unfortunately, that is something that happens more often than you would think. Some people shouldn't have pets. They are not ready for it. They are not ready for the weight of it, the responsibility that they would have over another creature. If your cat limping slightly is enough reason for you to abandon them, then you are not cat owner material.

We've seen people abandon cats because they are sick, and it's suddenly "too expensive" and "not worth it". We have seen people abandon cats because they are pregnant, because they "didn't sign up for more than one", and instead of keeping the mother and finding homes for the kittens, it's easier to just toss them all out. But we think that this story from r/cats has to be one of the worst. The limping doesn't even affect the cat's movement that much. He's still walking around, still full of energy. It's just not quite as aesthetic, is it, to have a ragdoll cat who limps? So, they just gave up on him, like he didn't matter at all, because to them, he really didn't.

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"This is Ollie our adopted ragdoll. Why someone didn't want to keep this cutie is a mystery to me."

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We hate how easily people give up on animals. It's like if they are not “perfect”, then they are not worth it. Really, people like that shouldn't have animals anyway. They don't deserve them. All the love and peace that this cat would have brought into their home- they would not have deserved it, and truly, we are glad that he is out of there and is with someone who will actually love him the way that he deserves.
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A beautiful fluffy ragdoll cat chilling on the stairs, as represented by a meowdel.
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A model cat representing the meowjesty of a ragdoll.
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A goofy and fluffy model ragdoll cat lying in a sunspot.
We would have given everything to have a cat like this. God, it's like people don't know the kind of privilege it is to have a cuddly cat like this one, one who actually likes being carried. Our cat, right now, might stand two seconds of being held, and then, the wiggles will begin. It is rare for her to let us hold her for more than those two seconds, and every time that it happens, it feels like meowgic.
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