'Hi, it's me, the guy who said they didn't want a cat': Self-proclaimed dog person gets adopted by an itty bitty black kitten just in time for spooky season and falls under her spell

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Mariel Ruvinsky • Writer and Editor
Oct 9, 2026 2:15 PM EDT

Cats don't ask whether you want a cat or not when they adopt you.

Adopting a cat is not a choice. It is fate. Being chosen by a cat is something that does not happen to everyone, and those to whom it does happen have no choice but to be happy about it. And when a cat is choosing its human, it doesn't take into account whether that human wants to be chosen or not. No, they make the decision that is best for themselves, not for us. When my cat followed me home on Independence Day, she didn't care that I'd never had cats and didn't know how to take care of them. When my husband's cat walked straight into his apartment, she didn't ask whether he was looking for a roommate or not. It just happened. And everyone was happy. 

And when this adorable black kitten adopted her human on October first, right at the start of spooky season, she didn't ask either. She didn't care that he was allergic. Didn't care that he lived with four dogs. She saw the right human for her, and she decided to make the timing extra special. If a black kitten adopts you during Halloween season, it's written in the laws of the universe that you cannot say no. 

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    "the universe won"

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  • Oh, this is always our favorite kind of story. We just looove seeing people succumb to the power of cats. We always say that it is simply a matter of meeting the right cat. Nothing will matter after that. Not wanting a cat, being allergic to cats… irrelevant. Once you are adopted, you are adopted, and that is the end of that. 

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    A dog wench, if you will. 4 dog household. Always loved cats, but I'm allergic.
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    The universe offered me a black cat (which I've always said would be the only way I'd get a cat) on October 1st of all days... Anyway, this is Hubert Lewis.
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  • Obviously, if this had happened to us, we wouldn't have been able to resist the little fluffball either. But the fact that it happened right at the beginning of spooky season - a feisty black kitten of all things… yeah, that was a sign from the universe if we have ever heard of one. There was no avoiding this fate. Good luck with the allergies. We're sure every moment of suffering will be worth it.

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    NikiBubbles My mum's very mildly allergic to cats. This is a conversation that happens monthly: Mum: Every single time I'm back at the apartment I get itchy nose and eyes (It's because of HER (our void). Me: How about you stop sniffing her hairy belly every hour? Mum: No????????????
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    anorphan4yourthots Long time doggy daddy here. I adopted a voidling that I found at work a couple of years ago. She is the sweetest little kitty. I find myself being a lot sillier with her than with my pups. Congrats on joining the Void Club
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    dripdri Hello Hubert's human! My family adopted a black cat last Oct 1st! His name is Inky
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    Cat-Lady-13 I always said I was a dog person, but my son really wanted a cat. I told him only if it was a black cat. We ended up adopting two little void kitten brothers. Five years later, I'm absolutely smitten.
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    ailish I was always the dog person (although I liked cats too), and my husband was the cat person. Now we have both dogs and cats. We had a void just show up at our house, too!
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