Standoffish void cat finally gets adopted after three years at shelter when 13-year-old girl's birthday present turns from one cat to two, saving more lives than she expected to that day

Briana Viser • Writer and Editor

Jul 27, 2026 2:15 PM EDT

A 13th year is an important one, and she got to experience it in a special way.

Norse mythology, certain contexts, and mathematics are just three reasons 13 is a special, or unlucky number. It doesn't mean you have to listen to the hearsay, but 13 does have something in it. 13 as a birthday is usually special because it marks some transition from childhood into the beginning of adulthood. When it's a kid's 13th birthday, it's important that it's made out to be special, like in this story below. The girl went to adopt a cat on her 13th birthday with her father. She meant to get a previously declawed cat, but even though it didn't work out that way she loves her babies all the same. She was looking around, and a white cat was trying very, very hard to escape, and it got her attention. Her open cat carrier was sitting in the room and the white cat politely let herself inside. It was so special to the girl to see that this white cat chose her immediately, without her having to do anything. She looked around a bit more, but ultimately decided on this white one.

When they were going to go pay for her and fill out the adoption paperwork, another cat came over and joined in. He loved them immediately and started purring. The dad noticed that there was a sign saying, "buy-one-get-one-free deal" for cats that day. They decided it was a sign for them to adopt him as well. The worker was over the moon because he was a void cat who had been there for 3 years without any signs of someone adopting him. They weren't actually declawed before, but the family loves them all the same. They'd rather have scratched couches rather than cats without claws. The void cat is usually standoffish, but not to this family who took him. The two cats latched their claws into the family hearts. Since then, the white cat, Talia, crossed the rainbow bridge. But their void, Lincoln, is still fresh as a daisy. Enjoy this adorable story of life, cats, and 13th birthdays.

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