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Concerned owner brings their tiny round kitten to the vet when he suddenly has trouble moving, only to find out that the kitten is... just fat: 'He's an only child so he doesn't have to share Momma's milkies'

Mariel Ruvinsky

Woman begs the CDS to send her a cat, little does she know that her husband is working with a shelter "behind the scenes" to rescue and adopt the sweetest pregnant cat from a hoarder's house: '[They] fed her ramen noodles'

Mariel Ruvinsky

Lamb who was abandoned by her momma found freezing by kind farmer, they take her in, hand-feed and give her a warm place to sleep, and she makes an amazing recovery, earning the name Lucky: 'We are shocked we managed to keep her alive'

Mariel Ruvinsky

'Pigeons are really just stray dogs with wings': New York couple rescues an abandoned baby pigeon, and after she refuses to go back into the wild, they adopt her, and her favorite activity is massaging their cats

Mariel Ruvinsky

Couple TNR's adorable stray cat living near them, the cat then brings over his boyfriend, and the two win over the couple's hearts and both get adopted: 'He strolls in with this lil cutie AND shared his breakfast off the bat'

Mariel Ruvinsky

Random woman drops off newborn kitten with a broken tail and an umbilical cord still attached; The couple, lost, take the kitten, but they unexpectedly end up completely falling in love with it and adopting it

Mariel Ruvinsky

Person goes on a walk to play fetch with their dog when a meowing kitten suddenly comes running at them, making it known that she wants to be adopted: '[She] is the most affectionate cat I've ever seen'

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Person finds the "neighborhood cat" they've been feeding badly injured, unable to move her hind legs, saves her life and decides she'll never live on the street again: 'I've put up climbing surfaces since she can't jump right now and she's using them!'

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Right after discussing getting a cat, the sweetest big-pawed black kitten finds her way into their lives, instantly making them feel like it was meant to be: 'Just a perpetual shot of serotonin'

Mariel Ruvinsky

After preparing to say goodbye forever, cat parent brings their beloved cat home, where she spends her unexpected extra days doing nothing but purring, reassuring her human they made the right choice

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Fosterer proudly gives their kitten to a "good family" only for them to nearly immediately return the cat, the fosterer can't bear the thought of leaving her again and adopts her in just 5 days: 'The adoption hold was placed on day 3'

Mariel Ruvinsky

'Apparently they have 10 [kittens]': Couple randomly stops to pet 2 kittens on a walk when suddenly, the people living in the house nearby tell them to just take the flea-infested felines home

Mariel Ruvinsky

Person kindly feeds sweet stray cat, a week later, she brings them her kittens, leaving them with no choice but to take the whole feline family home

Mariel Ruvinsky

79-year-old diver and giant fish have been friends for 30 years after he had saved her life when she was hurt: 'I guess she knows that I saved her… that I helped when she was badly injured'

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Adorably funny grandma pretends to hate her adopted kitten while cuddling and loving on him in secret: 'Yeah, he's cute, but I don't want nothing to do with him'

Mariel Ruvinsky

Sweet street cat that waited every morning for his chosen human before work finally gets adopted, then instantly becomes friends with the other cat and makes himself at home: '[He] is not a street cat anymore'

Mariel Ruvinsky