Woman plucks up the courage to ask neighbor about their beautiful Burmese cat after love at first sight with her, owner happens to be moving and needs to rehome, showing the CDS rewards those in the right place at the right time

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Briana Viser • Writer and Editor
Aug 12, 2026 11:00 AM EDT

Sometimes all it takes is being in the right place at the right time, and suddenly you end up with a gift from the cat distribution system. 

There are moments that happen in our lives that make us think that there's some strange organization to life's events. You could be walking around your neighborhood and suddenly end up with a Burmese cat. That's exactly what happens in this story, when a woman is walking with a friend in his neighborhood and a collar-less kitten came up to them for pets. He friend pointed out the house where he thought the cat belonged to. The woman had a feeling about the kitten, and even though he could have had a family, she wanted to adopt him. The next weekend, the woman plucks up the courage to visit the house and ask what's going on with the cat. A moving van was out front and they were in the process of moving. She said to the guy that his cat is lovely, and wished him luck in the move. Then the unexpected happened, the guy actually offers her the cat! It's exactly what she wanted, and it all started to unfold around her. It just so happened that the mom didn't want the cat at the new place, so it was hers. She named the Burmese Poe after Poe Dameron, and the two live happily ever after. 

The cat still has a lot of behaviors from the street, like lifting bin lids, attempting to steal food from her plate, and meowing demands for breakfast and dinner. She loves him more than anything, and was just what she needed before she knew it. 

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    Was out walking with a friend in his neighbourhood and this collar-less kitten came up to us for a pat. He
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    said, this guy is really friendly, I think he belongs to that house (and pointed it out). I said, I want
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    to adopt him. The next weekend I pluck up the courage to visit the house. A removal van was out front
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    and they were moving house. I said to the son, you have a lovely cat, good luck with the move... to which
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    he asked, do you want him? And then he said to his mum, you won't let him in the new house anyway,
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    give him to her. I walked away with a kitten, but had to return the crate to them. Even offered to pay for
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    him.. nope. Return the crate. Took him home a few days later from my friend's house. That was May 4,
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    2025, and I named him Poe, after Poe Dameron (May the Fourth be with you...!). The vet said,
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    approximately 6 months old, and moving to a new area, and not being let in? You just saved his life.
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    Immediate vaccination, microchipping, and neutering.
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    He still has behaviours from the street; can lift bin lids, has attempted to steal from my plate
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    of food, etc. And does drive me mad with his demands for breakfast and dinner. But is so
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    sweet. I now have supervised toilet and showers, get followed around until I pick him up and give him a
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    big underarm assisted stretch, he will sit or lie with me when I'm sad or s ck. Dazzles cattery staff with
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    his swagger, and surprises vets when he purrs when having his check ups. He's a creature I didn't know I needed.
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  • This situation could have gone so many different directions. What are the chances that she decided she wants to adopt the cat, and the cat's owners just happen to be giving her away? Maybe she manifested it, and maybe not. But it's insane sometimes to think about what our will can do. We really do have so much power that we don't even know we have. What if she didn't go to their home? She felt something strong with the Burmese, and she acted on it. 

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    VintageLunchMeat The fools. That is a particularly fine cat!
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    QueenBKC Supervised toilet visits are so you don't fall in. Who knew that was dangerous? Cats knew!
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    ThippusHorribilus It feels like you were destined to be together
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