Rescuers try to find a home for a cute black kitten, not knowing that she already chose who to adopt - the rescuers themslves

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Mariel Ruvinsky • Writer and Editor
Nov 13, 2026 2:15 PM EST

We like to think we're the ones choosing our cats, but we know it's the other way around.

Anyone who's ever been chosen by a cat knows exactly what we're talking about. You can spend hours looking for the perfect feline companion, scrolling through adoption posts and visiting shelters, only for a random little kitty to meow at you in the rain and decide that you're their person. That's how the CDS works. It's unexpected, it's meowsterious, and it has a pretty impressive track record of getting things right. You may think that you're doing all the work, helping a cat find their home, when really, the CDS has the final say. Our cats know what they want. They know who they want. And they're usually not interested in having a conversation before choosing.

That's exactly what happened in today's story. Rescuers took in an adorable little black kitten and her siblings and started looking for someone who could give her a loving forever home. The siblings found homes quickly, but not her. These rescuers didn't realize that the little kitten had already made her choice. She wasn't looking for another family. She had already found hers. The CDS had clearly done its job. The humans, as usual, were just catching up to its decision. 

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    "She was supposed to move out, but never got chosen."

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    So this little lady was one of my granddaughter's cat's kittens, we tried to find her a home, unsuccessfully.
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    She is skittish as all heck, don't know why, she was handled as much as her litter mates, but come bedtime, she's on my bed before me.
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    She likes to chew on me and lick me, and dive bomb me. Then, when she's ready to settle, she snuggles into small spoon position and stays all night
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    Fortunately, I usually wake up exactly where I went to sleep, and she has a bit more of a nibble on me before we get up. This is not often sore, she usually just grazes me with her teeth.
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    Adorable black kitten looking up into a window. 

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    Her name is Luna, but she is commonly called Luna-tic (by me mostly) because of her bedtime antics, and how skittish she is during the day.
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    I think rehoming her is not going to happen now, and I have made peace with being a 4 cat household.
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    I actually kept her brother for myself, and he's my day cat, she is my night cat. He is black with white boots, whiskers, chest and chin (which makes him look a little like an orca).
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  • It is known that finding adopters for black cats is harder than most, but it's not that hard. Especially not when we are talking about kittens. Everyone loves kittens. And the fact that the rest of the siblings got adopted out is proof of that. Her not getting adopted by someone else is clearly the work of the CDS. In fact, the CDS was probably quite confused by your continuous attempts at doing it. Clearly, this kitten was already at home. There was no need to keep looking. It just took you a little while to figure it out, and that's okay. You got where you needed to be in the end. 

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    Cute black kitten sitting under a wooden chair. 

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    nickelbeano She did get chosen, that's why she never moved out! She's so lovely
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    Open_Entrepreneur_58 OP As soon as she started coming to me at bedtime I think I knew. I admit, I fought that feeling for a hot second, but it really was over at that point, so I now have two queens and a tom to fix, but hey, it'll work out, she's just too unique to let go I've never had a cat like her.
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    Adorably fluffy black kitten with large ears.

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    Eastern-Money-2639 You are an angel. She is the most beautiful ever. Black ones are my fave!
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    Open Entrepreneur_58 OP We have a fruit salad of colours here, my son has a torbie, with attitude (loves to give her belly for rubs, then grab your hand). Mama cat, is a Grey tortie who looks just like the torbie in certain lights, and also has an attitude. And then there are my two I love all the colours, have pretty much had them all. My dream would be to be owned by a Maine , but the food costs could be a little otg, and I'd never want to not be able to feed my babies good food, they're very
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    Cute black kitten sitting on a windowsill. 

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    CSamCovey Try all of those calming things people describe on the cat forums to see if that helps. Your description of how she snuggles up to you made me tear up a bit. I really loved how you described what she does. My little black cat was a bit slower than her sister when it came to playing and getting love. So it reminded me of that.
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    Open_Entrepreneur_58 OP I actually love her personality, I love the fact that she's my night cat, I'm getting used to her antics, and she'll probably grow out of some of them. If I think it's becoming a problem for her I'll certainly try and find the cause.
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    Black cat with wide pupils lying on the floor. 

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    Tahereh_Safavi She knew you were hers right away
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    Open_Entrepreneur_58 OP Hehehe yep, she doesn't go to anyone else
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    Open_Entrepreneur_58 OP And I have been wanting to be owned by a cat for a few years now
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