Couple TNR's adorable stray cat living near them, the cat then brings over his boyfriend, and the two win over the couple's hearts and both get adopted: 'He strolls in with this lil cutie AND shared his breakfast off the bat'

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Mariel Ruvinsky • Writer and Editor
Jun 22, 2026 10:15 AM EDT

Bonding with a stray cat comes with risks. And rewards. Such as more stray cats. 

It is as simple as this, friends: once you bond with a stray cat, you have to deal with all the consequences that come along with that. That stray cat might walk into your home one day and demand that you adopt it, and you will have no option but to comply. That stray cat might turn out to be a pregnant cat, and then you will have not one, but many adorable fluffballs to take care of. And that stray cat might do what the kitty on r/notmycat did. That stray cat might bring a friend to share their meals with. 

This, of course, isn't the first time that we have seen this happen. Once you show kindness to a cat once, they remember it, and they are completely unashamed to come back and ask for more. Not that they should be. We are always happy to see them back. But generally, when we feed one stray cat, we don't expect to have a whole litter to deal with. But that - now that is our mistake. 

We, here at ICHC, have been warning people for years. Do not feed stray cats unless you are willing to deal with the consequences. Because cats remember. And cats report to the CDS. And once the CDS has you in its sights, you are not getting out of there without at least one cat to take care of. And most likely, more than one cat. 

Now, the cat in today's story wasn't supposed to be the kind to bring friends. Because, beforehand, all he did was run other cats away - away from his humans and away from his food. But one of them slipped past his defences - literal and metaphorical, became his friend, and the humans… well, they didn't have a choice but to go along. 

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    "Our NMC brought home his boyfriend"

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    Moose (tabby, TNR'ed by us) is at home here. About two months ago he brought home a little black void friend. Baby was skittish but so hungry that we were able to get close and lightly pet while feeding.
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    We named her Betty ("whoa black Betty" reference") and started to feed her with him regularly. A couple weeks go by and I finally get close enough to check and sure enough... Betty is a boy. Betty is now Eddie and is here to stay too.
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  • Oh, this is a bonded pair if we have ever seen one. A protective cat who's done nothing but chase other cats away… bonding with another stray cat who is probably as wary of cats as he is… That is love. That is a bonded pair. 

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    missym59 It's just so cute and you've become the cat "Kool-aid" house!
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    sweetserendipity1237 OP This is coming from the same cat (Moose) who literally chased off all the other little neighborhood cuties. He doesn't let anyone in our backyard. Imagine our surprise when he strolls in with this lil cutie AND shared his breakfast off the bat.
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    Reason_Training Looks like you have an uncle cat. There are older male neutered cats that will adopt young cats to look after and teach them how to cat. One of my oldest cats, Taylor has played uncle to several kittens and young cats in my household. It is adorable.
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    sweetserendipity1237 OP That would make sense! Eddie is definitely younger, I would put him around 8 months or so. Moose is about a year and a half, maybe closer to 2 years old. We figure he still hangs with his community buddies and this one was "just right" to bring home to the sweet spot where he gets consistent meals and clean water available all day. It's really not much more expensive to feed two mouths.
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    igot_thefunk Will Eddie be able to be TNRd at some point as well? You have a lovely family of not your cats.
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    sweetserendipity1237 OP Eddie is fixed! He's got an ear tip and a deflated which is why it was so hard to figure out for us at first lol
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    tourettebarbie They're adorable I fully anticipate that more furry friends will arrive as word spreads within the CDS. Its simply binary multiplication - 1 becomes 2, 2 becomes 4, 4 becomes 8, 8 becomes 16......
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    If I were you, I'd stock up on supplies & invest in an insulated cat hutch (hotel) now in anticipation of the inevitable arrival of the cat gang.
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    sweetserendipity1237 OP Right now they share the outdoor house that we bought for moose. It's big enough for two, insulated, and has a removable heating pad for the colder months.
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  • Sounds like a really great solution for stray cats like these. Locking them inside might be more detrimental to their mental health than good, but giving them something like this - a place to be safe, a way to get comfortable with humans and with being inside… Such a great thing to do for them. 

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    Cosmic Voidess Happy pride to these gay cats specifically
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    Fantastic Example_20 So now you have two cats that may or may not be yours
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    Deer-in-Motion Moose brought his shadow.
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    chibi_frog Bonded besties
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