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23 Wholesome Cat Adoption Stories to Help You Start the Day With a Teaspoon of Pawsitivity

Mariel Ruvinsky

'My vet gave him one, maybe 2 weeks to live': 17-year-old "terminally ill" dog gets adopted by the kindest person, then thrives for many more years, plus other stories of people choosing to give senior dogs the best retirement

Mariel Ruvinsky

Worried kitty keeps bringing toys to her sick owner over and over, hoping to cheer her up, showing that cats are really there for us when we need them the most: '

Mariel Ruvinsky

'She couldn’t get more than 3 hours sleep': Pawrent adopts crying dog and saves him from hoarding owner, the pup only stops crying after the new owner figures out he misses his sister, so they add her to their family as well

Blake Seidel

‘I am not a cat lady, and [he] is not my son': Clingy cat wins over woman who it totally “not in denial” about about being a cat mom and loving it

Mariel Ruvinsky

College student comes across a "weird-looking animal" in one of their classrooms and immediately tries to pet it, turns out it was actually a civet cat: 'I thought it was some kind of mutant squirrel... just staring into the soul'

Mariel Ruvinsky

25 Witty Relationship Memes for Couples Who Speak the Same Love Language (March 26, 2025)

Briana Viser

Coworkers all come together to take care of a fluffy feline that walked into their shop and decided to stay, proving there is nothing like cats to diffuse workplace drama and bring people together

Mariel Ruvinsky

'I'll be your momma': Sweet dog adopts a tiny orphaned orange kitten and raises him as her baby, teaching him how to love

Mariel Ruvinsky

Itty bitty black footed kitty that is eternally small is the most ferocious wild cat in the world, but we we would all still pet it: '11/10 willing to lose my fingers for this cutie'

Mariel Ruvinsky

Person rescues a tiny black kitten with pink paws that was covered in engine oil, washes her and finds out she was actually a tuxedo cat underneath: 'He had surprise color reveal!'

Mariel Ruvinsky

Bobcat who was injured as a kitten and lost all his survival instincts gets rescued, and his caretakers find out that his favorite toy is fennel: 'It knocked most of the... "bobcat" out of him'

Mariel Ruvinsky

Family rescues a lost "puppy" only to realize they accidentally brought a coyote pup home, so they take him to a shelter where he gets paired up with the cutest foster brother: 'The two became friends very quickly'

Mariel Ruvinsky

‘[He is] the golden retriever of snakes’: Owner meets his childhood pet after being away for 2 years, the noodle instantly recognizes him, leading to a heartwarming reptilian reunion

Blake Seidel

Family rescues a completely normal "kitten" from the rain, but quickly find out that the fluffy feline was a wild bobcat all along: 'She sort of looked like a kitten and then she opened her mouth'

Mariel Ruvinsky

An All-You-Can-Eat Buffet of Sausage Dogs That Are Too Cute to Waddle Away From

Blake Seidel