After her brother suddenly passes, the sister is left with his sweet 3-year-old orange cat, and although both her roommates are allergic, they fall in love with the little feline and happily take her home

Mariel Ruvinsky • Writer and Editor

Aug 11, 2026 5:30 PM EDT

When a cat unexpectedly loses its owner, nothing matters except mending the cat's broken heart.

We always say that there could be nothing worse than losing our kitties. The older my cat gets, the more I think about this moment, the more I worry about her and about myself. She's my soul cat, my first cat after having never grown up with pets, and this cat has saved my life and helped me get through so, so much. The thought of her leaving me is unbearable, but it's not the worst. The worst option would be me leaving her.

For a cat to lose its owner… there could be nothing worse. The cat doesn't understand. As far as the cat is concerned, one day, out of nowhere, their owner, who has been their everything for so long, just leaves. And doesn't come back. We imagine that it feels more like betrayal than anything else. Like abandonment. And their heart breaks just as much as ours does after a loss. All that matters after that is mitigating the cat's pain as much as possible, mending the cat's broken heart.

For the cat in today's story, there weren't too many options. Her owner suddenly passed, and it was either go home with the owner's sister or be sent to a shelter. And we all know what it's like for older cats in shelters - lonely, waiting sometimes for years for another person to give them a chance. Now, the sister wanted to take the cat, but she was faced with a problem. Both her roommates are allergic. Thankfully, we are talking about good people today, and even these two allergic roommates could not let this cat be sent away to some shelter to be alone. They took her in with open arms and pink noses, and everyone in the house fell in love with her.

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Goodness, one look at this wonky loaf, and we would have instantly been in love. We understand why she became the exception to the rule. Just look at her.
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It's such a good thing that she was taken in by people who she knew. She might not be able to say it, but we are sure that she's thankful she's with you and not with a bunch of strangers.
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