Neighbor's unique Devon Rex cat spends 2 years breaking into person's home, demanding cuddles; they finally cave, and now, the cat has 2 forever homes

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Mariel Ruvinsky • Writer and Editor
Oct 27, 2026 8:45 AM EDT

When a cat chooses you, they will not stop at anything until you choose them back. 

Usually, when we talk about cat adoption stories, it's always so easy and wholesome. A cat chooses its human, and the human simply has no choice in the matter. Right? And that really is how it is most times. Cats are very purrsistent once they decide that they want to adopt someone, and we - usually - can't resist them for long. Of course, it's not always easy. It's not always that cut and dry. Sometimes, you really are not ready to adopt a cat. Sometimes, you have too many of them. And sometimes, the cat who chose you… already technically belongs to someone else. 

At what point is caving into a cat's demands considered stealing them? Because the cat in today's story clearly made a decision. We don't know much about how he is treated at home. All that we know is that for two years, this cat has been sneaking into the neighbor's home, demanding cuddles and love at every opportunity. Now, maybe he's genuinely loved at home. Maybe it's all fine there. That doesn't take away from the fact that this adorably unique cat chose a human. And although that human managed to resist for much longer than we would have, eventually, like anyone who's been chosen by a cat before, that human caved. 

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    "For 2yrs she's been sneaking into my home. Threw her out repeatedly until I just gave up. Now she sleeps here 3-4 nights a week, and gets the princess treatment"

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  • The fact that for two whole years, you managed to not fall in love with this cat is beyond our understanding. She is so unique, so pretty, so cute. It would have taken us exactly two minutes to fall in love with her. We would have been begging the neighbors for visitation rights. But… she won you over. Because of course she did. Because no one can withstand the cuteness of a cat forever, especially a cat who loves showing you affection so much. It was only a matter of time. 

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    My neighbor's cat - A female Devon Rex
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    After I moved in, she started sneaking into my home constantly. I'd come home from work, and she would come greet me at the door half asleep.
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    She would just show up in my home at random times, and for a month or two I had no idea how.
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    It wasn't until I was off to work one day that I looked down as I opened my door, and within half a second and silent as a mouse, she jumped past my legs. and into my home
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    But it wasn't just that. Every time I would open a window or my terrace door, she would come inside. And as I started kicking her out, she just learned to run and hide instead of making her presence known
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    I would wake up in the middle of the night with her just jumping into my bed, demanding cuddles
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    So for a while I would do a search around my home every night before bed, but because my neighbors often had gone to bed by then,
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    she would almost always be back standing outside my bedroom window meowing at me until I would let her in again
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    So eventually I just gave up. I let her have it her way, which seems to be a 60/40 custody agreement of sorts between me and my neighbor.
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    Now she gets the princess treatment
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  • For everyone who's mad about this person not being in contact with the neighbors about this… this is something that you have to realize can happen if you constantly let your cat outside. This is not the first, nor is it the hundredth time, that we have heard about an indoor-outdoor cat having a second home. Cats know their power, and they know that the more homes they have, the more snacks will be purrvided to them. If you don't want to risk something like this happening, keep your cats inside. These neighbors are lucky this person doesn't straight-up take the cat, chip it, and keep it. The cat has clearly chosen them, even if it's only as a second home. They always have a way for the cat to go in and out. That's the best solution right meow. We'll see if the neighbors even care enough to go asking around about their cat. They haven't for two years. We doubt they will start caring now. 

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    Mr_Straws Is it normal for that breed to look unwell and so scruffy? It looks like it needs a vet. I hope not, I haven't seen those types of cats before. Bless you for taking care of her
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    Lasse Den950432te OP She's perfectly fine =) Devon Rex cats only has a thin fur with tiny hair strands. They basically have no ability to hold on to heat, and so they're constantly looking for radiating heat sources (like a human body or an oven)
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    This is actually what makes them one of the most cuddle-loving cat breeds out there Here she is chilling on my stereo receiver. It's not a very energy efficient receiver, so it constantly blows hot air straight up, which she loves. This is basically her favorite spot now.
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