Woman opens her doors for a breeze during Super El Niño and thinks her heat migraine caused her to see double: ‘Nope, it’s an actual second cat looking like our cat.’

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Ayala Sorotsky • Writer and Editor
Oct 20, 2026 3:00 PM EDT

Super El Niño is rough on animals just as it is on humans, but luckily for cats, they tend to adopt themselves into safety.

When the weather is extreme, cats need shelter. Strays need shelter, period. But when the weather becomes way too much, it's important that cats stay in a safe space until things calm down outside, whether from the cold or the heat. And that's especially true for when we feel the bad weather ourselves - if we're cold, they're cold. If we're hot, they're hot. And if a Super El Niño ravages the Pacific, it doesn't affect only humans. And people really do feel its effects as we speak - severe droughts, massive floods, and record-breaking global heat. This is serious.

But even amidst this serious event, a little silliness shines its light. And of course, no wonder it has to do with cats. One woman experiencing the effects of this current Super El Niño also experiences migraines - which is an annoying thing in and of itself. But some migraines are so strong they can affect your eyesight - which is exactly what she thought was happening when she saw her cat just doubled. But cats being cats, you probably already guessed this was not her eyesight making her see double. This was a cat identical to hers who simply sought a safe space from the extreme heat outside.

It's a Cat Distribution System thing - to send people a secret twin of their resident cat to make them softer for the idea of adopting them. It's a secret matchmaking technique the CDS employs, with great success. Even I took in a kitten who was identical to my cat just because he reminded me how tiny and helpless my cat was as a kitten who needed to be adopted. I was a foster for him, and he eventually went to a wonderful forever home, but the idea is similar.

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    We only have one white cat. I thought my migraine caused me seeing double
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    It's been really hot where I am due to super El Nino (temp could range between 31-46 Celsius degrees in my country during the day the last couple of weeks),
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    and since we live in a tiny house we keep doors open a lot for nice wind.
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    Came out of the bedroom and thought I saw double because of my migraine. Nope it's an actual second cat looking like our cat
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    got the cat water and food, found out it's a boy,
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    no vet still open rn so we will take him to vet tomorrow for check up and eunuch process in the future if the cat is healthy enough
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    (I'm sorry for my bad English, it's not my first language and I can't remember the English word for that process T_T).
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    Anne_Atreptic Nah, eunuch process is perfect. Or even castrati.
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    International_Fly608 "Eunuch process" is amazing.
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    bunnywasabi OP I probably should've googled the word first but I was too excited about sharing here ☺☺☺ XD XD XD
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    Creepy_Addict No, it's perfect! I knew immediately what you meant.
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  • As a person whose first language isn't English as well, I can relate to all of this - both the person who started it all with the cute rephrasing of “neuter”, and all the comments that ensued because of it. English mistakes are a natural part of any non-native speaker's journey when they speak it, even if they're 100% fluent. I consider myself fluent (I mean, I work here, I'm writing to you in English), but even I have some translation bugs when I speak to the people on the team here.

    For example, I forgot how to refer to Churu when I told a story about my cat, and instead said: “…so I gave her this slimy-yummy thing she really likes.” Everyone understood what I meant, but it was still amusing. At another time, I tried saying McFlurry, but what came out of my mouth was “Fluffy Ice Cream”. I honestly think it's a combination of the fact that it's just not called “McFlurry” outside of English-speaking countries, and the fact that I'm using the word “fluffy” way more since I started working here a little more than two years ago. So much cat-related vocabulary has entered my daily speech.

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    Prior-Beautiful-6851 It's totally correct. I had a friend that baked chocolate chip cookies, and called the ones without nuts, eunuchs.
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    CaeruleumBleu (for after your migraine) As a person with a certificate in TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language)
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    Outside of all the ways that people measure language skills, the simplest way to categorize fluency is "Does it make sense?" Because honestly we all have language fails. Fluency isn't perfect vocabulary but the ability. to get the point across without people having to stop and ask what you mean ten times.
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    I get migraines too, and I forgot the word for "hungry" mid- migraine before! Imagine sitting there, speaking your native language, forgetting the word for "hungry" and having to just stammer out something about "need food" like a caveman.
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    "Eunuch process" is super clear, and plenty of native English speakers can't remember that spay is for female and neuter is for males. Plenty of native English speakers flail around and land on just saying "going to the vet"
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    instead of being specific so they don't have to admit they don't know the word... Nevermind that the gender-neutral term is "fixed", so those people have forgotten two full sets of terms.
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    You were perfectly clear and also quite hilarious. I hope your migraines are rare and your cats help you feel better.
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    bunnywasabi OP Thank you so much, that's so kind of you to write this □ I have moments where I forget the English words when communicating in English and then my brain came up with "foot fingers" (when I forgot the word toes) in the past and
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    now eunuch process. And for the longest time there's the western bread I can't remember the English so when I don't remember it I'll ask my friend "what's the delicious bread that's sweet and look like someone did suspicious thing on
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    it?". My friend will kindly reminded me of its name everytime. In the end I have a sticky note on the corner of my PC screen and in my wallet now to remember that bread name. It's cinnamon rolls.
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