Shy cat begs hooman for food, but after helping and homing the cat they discover she used to live only three doors down and her negligent pawrents didn’t want her back : ‘She is ours and she will never be treated like trash again.’

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Laurent Shinar • Writer and Editor
Sep 24, 2026 2:15 PM EDT

Answering the call of a stray cat for food is something that many of us cat lovers do on a regular basis. Whether it is feeding cats we come across in the street or feeding our 'regulars' at home, it is not necessarily such a special or unique event. But when this lady stepped out to meet the cat crying on her back porch she was rather surprised to come to find that it not only sought food and attention, but was in need of a home. A big ask and one that was greeted with open arms. But when they discover this kitty's origin story it really hits home just how much this cat needed a home.

The Cat Distribution System really has a funny way of working. Often we praise it for being prompt, on time and excellent with its decision making. But in this case we are a little disappointed in it. The cat that has turned up on this person's porch had been out in the cold for a long time. Something that was obvious just by looking at her. Now, we might give the CDS a little credit and assume that perhaps it tried to place her in a few homes and it just did not work out, or perhaps she was hesitant to be placed somewhere. But if there truly is such a benevolent system in place, we are left wondering how it lets a cat slip through the cracks like this.
 

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    "Poppy Sugar Plum will have a safe place to sleep for the rest of her life."
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    This little girl came to our front porch, shy but very hungry. We were able to get her in a kennel with a tube and she has been living in a large
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    cat condo cage as we wait for the vet visit Sunday. Thankfully my mom is our vet, but she works a limited
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    schedule. She has pretty bad d but we will get a full understanding of why.
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    She has really come out of her shell and is a very affectionate cat. Loves pets and cuddles.
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    My daughter had been begging for a cat for years now. This one chose us.
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  • Ah, the best cats in the world are the cats that choose you. It is not a process you can force, and for some of us cat lovers we even put off going out to adopt a cat in the hopes that one day we will be chosen like this family was. You do not need anything too expensive or strenuous to be considered for such a delivery. All it takes having an open heart and mind and a love for cattos to be considered. Though you do need a good dose of patience. 
     

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    Update- This girl is 4 and was chipped with owner information. They have yet to respond but our suspicion is
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    they dumped/abandoned her as she is about 2 pounds underweight (she is 6 pound and should be about 8). I
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    have yet to find any post on any social media site, have anyone respond that they own her, not even a post on the
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    mailbox looking for her. We have to wait 10 days for the owner to respond before we can change her chip to
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    us and she can be officially ours. I'm in San Antonio and a lot of people treat pets like garbage here. Our
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  • Oh poor thing, who knows how long this cat has been out there all alone. It is not often that a cat like this found with a chip and that the information on that chip is still in any way relevant. But in this case that is what happened. Which very much helps explain the strange and somewhat surreal story that is about to unfold as we find out how this golden hearted feline ended up walking around the streets. 
     

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    neighborhood has quite a few rentals and the owners address was an apartment decently far. We think they
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    moved out and just left her. It's hard that we won't ever know her complete story but we hope we can give her the life she deserves.
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    We have been calling her Poppy but her listed name was Nala.
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    Final update The people who previously owned her were three houses down. The responded to my
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    husband's text and claimed she ran away a year ago and we can keep her. She is ours and she will never be treated
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    like trash again. Poppy Sugar Plum will have a safe place to sleep for the rest of her life.
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    IAmTheHype42 Such a dignified ginger lady. She looks like a Nala tbh
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