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30 Before And After Pics Of Rescue Cats That Have Flourished Since Being Adopted (New Pics)
For animal lovers, there's nothing quite like seeing a once-stray or neglected pet find their forever home; the glow-up a critter can go through in the hands of a caring owner has the power to convince us that the world is not a dark, cruel place but rather a source of love and hope.
So we at Bored Panda would like to invite you to take a look at one of our favorite subreddits, r/BeforeNAfterAdoption. More specifically, its felines. This place has plenty of then-and-now pictures to showcase the transformative power of adoption! From scared and undernourished cats to healthy and playful family members, these images can be just what you need to start the week with a smile on your face.
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#1
Found This ~7 Month Old Kitty Hanging Around My Shop May 31st. Super Friendly With Everyone
Covered in grime, dirt, oil, etc. Decided to bring him home and let him live the life he deserves since he's a good dude
Cat Chat 2 years ago
Grime, dirt, oil. THIS is why SOMETIMES cats need us to bathe them (for the Haters out there).
Monday 2 years ago
Fleas too. Our cat is a flea mobile and no amount of flea powder, spot on treatments or flea collars seem to help. So we stick him in a bath every couple of weeks.
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Raelene Christie 2 years ago
You hero! He's such a handsome boy and you're so fortunate that he chose you. Good luck to you both x
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#2
People Won't Look When She Was On The Streets 2 Years Ago. Now They Are Amazed By How Much Beauty She Has To Offer
Raelene Christie 2 years ago
Is she deaf? Sorry to ask but every pure white cat I've met was deaf. My Gran pa had a beauty called Snowy, I know but I was 4 and I'd already names my cats Pig and Sidney Bacon. Do you see the theme ? It went on to sausages and porkandbeans. I have always given my cats unusual names and if I ever get another friend pick me I would probably go with Mr or Mrs/miss and a suitable moniker!
Upstaged75 2 years ago
Yeah, many white cats with 2 blue eyes are deaf. This one looks like she's not pure white but a little bit orange/tan. So maybe she's not affected? Apparently white cats with 2 different colored eyes don't run as much risk of being deaf.
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LokisLilButterknife 2 years ago
What a gorgeous cat with such stunning eyes. Thank you for saving this sweet baby.
Kathryn Baylis 2 years ago (edited)
Some people are blind to the beauty under the neglect, and just don’t have the love it takes to undue it and bring the beauty out. They want perfection from day one, yet still don’t appreciate it.
It's important to understand, though, that the decision to adopt an animal-in-need has to be made after evaluating all of its consequences; sadly, part of why there are so many cats in shelters can be attributed to our own negligence.
According to Samira Coccon, who is a Rome-based cat behaviorist, among the reasons provided for giving up their cat, most people say they found out they themselves, or some other member of the household, are allergic to cat fur, or they are moving to someplace where they cannot take their pet with them.
However, "we know that the underlying truth is that more than half of the people who surrender their pets to shelters also report behavior or old age related issues," Coccon wrote.
#3
Second Chance
#4
One Year Of Good Care And Love
Pheline 2 years ago
Was he a fightin’ man, trying to win the ladies? At least he has his teeth. Stress changes the pH of saliva and can destroy their teeth. My Fuzzy beast, a declawed Ragdoll spent too many years of her first 5 in shelters and her teeth were a mess when I adopted her. Don’t remove entire parts of cat’s toes- they’re toe walkers. Never declaw. She was maimed by the experience and relinquished 3 times. \
#5
The Day They Were Found And 3 Years Later
Kathryn Baylis 2 years ago
The cats are what’s know as “muted calicos”. Calico cats are usually bright bold black, white, and orange. When they’re more gray, white, and peach, they’re muted.
SadieCat17 2 years ago
And here you can see the process of cellular division where the kitten stretches into a log and then splits into two cats. Nature sure is beautiful.
"An estimated 4 million cats are euthanized in animal shelters every year in the world, while countless others become feral after being abandoned, doomed to die in car accidents, due to infections or not being really prepared to fend for themselves, as a consequence of starvation and hardships," the feline behaviorist explained.
"Education, information, a basic knowledge of a cat's needs, besides some true compassion, are paramount to the dedicated human who honestly wants to understand what adopting a cat involves, especially over time, and to dramatically reduce these impressing figures."
#6
My Sweet Boy, Lez! He Was Half Dead, Found In The Snow In Brooklyn. I Got Him Off Of Craigslist Lol
LokisLilButterknife 2 years ago
I think it is a Domestic Longhair and it doesn't have the little ear tuffs like Maine C**n cats.
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Found This Scrap Of A Kitten Under A Bus Stop. Was Worried She'd Be Blind, But Look At Those Beautiful Eyes Now!
#8
She Was Shaking Like A Leaf And Kept Burying Her Head In Our Arms
One month later, she climbs up on the counter to greet me with soft trills and purrs every morning. (She also loves the sink.)
Cat Chat 2 years ago
Trills and purrs. Yeah, my cat has many different kinds of purrs, depending on his mood. His happy one is what we call his Chirpy Purr (really does have a slight chirping background to the purr sound).
Bonesko 2 years ago
I love the little trills. I call my one cat Trumpet Muppet.
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#9
This Is Doutor Before And After Adopted
Doutor Means Doctor In Portuguese And I Gave Him This Name Cuz I Found Him In The Entrance Of A Hospital. The Pics Have A Little Less Than 2y Of Difference
Sam Petter 2 years ago
That's a genius name, though. Don't want to do something? "Can't, sorry, I have a Doctor appointment."
We tend to assume that we know best. But much homework is needed as this line of thinking can lead to a warped understanding of what it actually is to own a feline.
"Some people make the assumption that cats, compared to dogs, are less demanding [and] that they can spend long hours, or even days alone, they do not need regular visits to the vet, and cannot be educated," Coccon said. "All these and other prejudices can lead us to adopt a kitten, only to find out, soon after, that they do need and deserve our care and attention."
#10
Rabbit & Cricket, 1 Year Later
kath morgan 2 years ago
Glad to see the eye complaint cleared up, those can be nasty in kittens.
#11
1 Year Ago I Found This Tiny Kitten In The Middle Of The Parking Lot At My Work. Scroll To See Xena Grow Up!
M M 2 years ago
Traces of a Serval, maybe... Gorgeous cat - probably a fantastic hunter.
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Kathryn Baylis 2 years ago (edited)
I’m thinking that, with those ears and legs, there just might be a cerval cat lurking in the woodpile of this baby’s DNA.
Claire Kaplan 2 years ago
Yeah I was gonna say -- she's not grown up just yet!
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Mimi La Souris 2 years ago
or a brave mother rabbit and an adventurous father cat :D
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#12
Toast The Day I Brought Him Home And Then A Few Months Later!
Nat of Clan P 2 years ago
You wouldn't think that was the same cat. Isn't he lovely? Look at his wee happy face.
#13
13 Year Old Pouncer Is A Hospice Foster Fail! He Was Neglected And Ignored After His Mom Died. I’m So Lucky To Give Him A Happy Home Until He’s Ready To Join His Mama On The Other Side
Upstaged75 2 years ago
I have a friend who fosters old doggies in the last years of their lives. After one passes away she goes and saves another from having to die in a shelter. She's a good person - I'm not sure I could handle so much loss.
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Natalia Girotti 2 years ago
I took in an older little lady from a horrible past, not sure the age, vet said maybe 15, amost 2 years ago. She was super scared and timid. Fast foward 2 days with us, and a love bug was born. She is almost blind and deaf, but so happy and loved. Sabrina is her name and she is speding her golden years very spoiled and loved.
Claire Kaplan 2 years ago
Thank you so much for spoiling miss Sabrina! Give her an extra scritch from me if you don't mind 😊
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Alex Freetime 2 years ago
Could have years and years to live, senior cats can give so much love
Sierra Sweet 2 years ago
You have a big heart. My heart breaks when I lose one of my babies. Bless you!
"Other people are not prepared for the inevitable changing of needs of a cat that is getting old or falls ill, they do not imagine that it is necessary to neuter them before they reach sexual maturity, or they do not even know that it is important, whenever possible, to learn beforehand something about our future pet’s personality, his 'playfulness, sociability, inquisitiveness and lifestyle' to facilitate the best human-pet match."
Coccon stresses that a basic knowledge of why cats behave the way they do allows us to prevent wrong expectations, disappointment, punishment, and, eventually, abandonment.
#14
Five Years Ago I Fed A Stray Kitten, It Followed Me Home
Kathryn Baylis 2 years ago
I see that you continued to feed them, and now they’re a big ol’ chonk of beautiful cat!
That guy Nic B. 2 years ago
I love how it was a scared skinny kitten then became a lazy blob on the last photo
#15
My Handsome Boy Fry
Lakota Wolf 2 years ago (edited)
That is a SIC (Standard Issue Cat, jokingly what people call brown tabbies). It's just a tabby-patterned domestic shorthair. (Tabby is a marking set, not a breed.) 99% of cats aren't a "breed"; cat breeds don't work like dog breeds do. Unless the kitty has papers and is a registered breed, it's just a moggy :)
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Sergy Yeltsen 2 years ago
So much kindness in that smile, both you and Fry lucked out big time. He is so gorgeous.
#16
I've Been Rescuing For 15 Years. This Is A Favorite Before And After
This Girl Was "Wild" And Torn Apart By An Ac Unit When She Had Her Babies Inside. They Gave Her Babies Away And Left Her To Suffer. I Got Her Immediately When I Heard She Was Suffering On Facebook And Got Her Into The Vet
robin aldrich 2 years ago (edited)
Gave the babies away and left her to suffer!!!! Pieces of s**t are those people
Missy Lanes 2 years ago
A+++ 💯❤️💕🙏🥰 Gorgeous kitty for Beautiful rescuer GOD'S GREATEST BLESSINGS ON U BOTH😇🐈⬛
#17
Saw Him Looking Way Too Small And Sick. Now Healthy And So Fluffy
Raelene Christie 2 years ago
That tail is majestic, and he is regal all over. He clearly is the master of all he surveys!
According to the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), the most pressing cat issue in the country is the large population of unsterilized outdoor cats.
"This results in many cats without permanent/conventional homes living in outdoor populations, quickly producing ongoing generations of cats," the organization explained. "These cats may be feral, meaning they do not willingly interact with humans, while some are semi- or formerly-owned, or otherwise friendly cats who have been lost or abandoned."
#18
Got Kimchi Out Of A Vending Machine
#19
She Was So Scared When She First Arrived That I Could Only Get A Picture Through A Security Camera. Now She’s Happy, Healthy, And The Most Majestic Floof Ball I Ever Did See!
#20
My Neighbors Saw A Cat Get Hit By A Car. Unfortunately, She Couldn’t Be Saved. Then They Heard A Kitten Crying Under A Shed
I Work In Rescue So They Brought Him To Me. He Was A Week Old. I Took Him To A Friend That Does Bottle Baby Rescue. He Still Has A Long Way To Go But Has Grown So Much!
Rebelliousslug 2 years ago
Your friend is a saint, bottle feeding a baby that young is no easy task
Rita Radney 2 years ago
Bless you for your kindness and willingness to take care of that sweet little baby
Raelene Christie 2 years ago
You and your friend and those who work so hard for these amazing babies are just incredible. I could never foster or hand rear of end I not wanting to give any of them up. I also don't think I could cope with his poorly they are and that some may die ,it's not something I could ever get used to.
Teresa Spanics 2 years ago
AWW, so sad about the dear sweet mother cat 😭😿💔 Good to hear that the dear sweet little boy kitty is okay 😻💖
#21
This Guy Just Appeared In Our Doorsteps And Demanded To Be Let In. He Has Not Left Since
Erin Eubanks 2 years ago
Looks like he might have been suffering from a respiratory infection. Nice job getting him off the street!!
#22
Found In A Dumpster With Very Bad Eye Infections
Frances Pitchounetta 2 years ago
People, Stop throwing kittens in the trash! They are not objects!
Raelene Christie 2 years ago
That looks so painful, bless her she's very elegant now that she's well. But then again nobody looks good with pinkeye!
#23
My First Foster Kittens - At My Home Before, In Their Loving Forever Home After!! (Fostered Back In 2020)
Aria Whitaker 2 years ago
That's cute! Or salt and pepper, zebra and panda...so many possibilities!!!
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April Hodakowski 2 years ago
I love fosters. Too much. We have five foster fails. All immediately made our home their home. Their mother had disappeared. We got them at 5 weeks. It's been a joy watching them grow and develop their cool personalities. They've been with us for almost a year.
Ivan Petrov 2 years ago
I love the chaos of the first picture and the comfort of the second. I would've called them Coal and Ash.
Teresa Spanics 2 years ago
AWW, I could not foster as I would adopt the dear sweet kitties 😻😻💖💖
#24
Found Him Omw To Work And Couldn't Leave Him. He's Getting Handsome
Raelene Christie 2 years ago
He's always been hands on , he's just gotten better thanks to your living care!
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#25
Taken Exactly One Year Apart Such A Handsome Grown Boy
Marisa Varney 2 years ago (edited)
This cat looks a lot like the one that we rescued off the streets, only ours is fluffier. We named him Inkwell.
#26
Squidge Turned Up In Our Garden Emaciated And Scruffy
After Multiple Vet Trips And Looking For An Owner For A Few Months We Have Officially Adopted This Sweet Girl. She's Around 9 Years Old And Full Of Love And Head Bumps
Michelle K 2 years ago
Black cats are the last ones to get adopted out at shelters. Apparently superstitions about them still abound. Black animals in general are also subject to a variety of heinous acts. Double Blessings to those who rescue Voids. BTW, my last two cats have been black cats. I love me some Voids.
Nat of Clan P 2 years ago
Head bumps are the best. I get one off my floof-ball every time I feed him. Then he meow's a wee thank you afterwards. Too cute.
#27
Hank Was A A Heartworm & Fiv+ Feral Cat Living On The Streets. After Three Years, He’s My Office Cuddle Buddy
ShellsBells 2 years ago
So this cat looks like a TNR (trap, neuter, return) by the tip of the left ear cut off. They only return them because they are too feral to be adopted. This sweet boi was either returned on accident or realized the street life wasn't for him anymore and found the perfect human.
Adam Loren 2 years ago
We have a TNR, but a female. (TSR?) She was living with a homeless man in his car. When he finally found an (affordable) apartment, they didn't allow cats, so he had to give her up. She snuggles with my 7yo daughter every night, and puts up with my 3yo boy's roughness. Such a sweet girl.
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#28
Chadwick 2 Years Post Adoption And One Floofening Later
VioletWolf 2 years ago
He looks exactly like my mom's cat Loki, a foster fail who was found in the rain with his 3 siblings at the age of 3 weeks. all were healthy and were adopted after about 2 months. Loki was the runt of the litter and when he was about a year old got an infection on his tail. the fur was shaved off and still has not fully grown back, but he's once again healthy!
#29
Found In A Ditch With Worms, Now The Most Lazy Spoiled Orange Boy Ever
𝖇𝖎 𝖌𝖔𝖙𝖍 𝖖𝖚𝖊𝖊𝖓 2 years ago (edited)
that is just like my orange cat acasia she is so spoiled she was rescued by my aunt from a dumpster she was only a kitten when we found her and adopted her
#30
Got A Litter Of Kittens With My Stray Adoption
Shadow 2 years ago
@Erin click through to the reddit post :) they're super cute!
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Becca Kuehn 2 years ago
I'm so sorry that the sweet little Momma was in such poor condition. It's wonderful to hear that she was rescued along with her babies.
#31
My Delilah The Day She Came Into The Shelter I Work At, To A Very Recent Picture
#32
Arno, From Blind Stray Kitten To Still Vision-Impaired But Happy House Cat
PeepPeep the duck 2 years ago (edited)
Is it the lighting on the coat or has that cat got some Havana brown colours in it, love Havana’s
#33
Before And After. Toptyga Cat That I Rescued 6 Months Ago
#34
Adopted The “Grumpy” Shelter Kitty. Only 11 Days Later, And He’s So Much More Vibrant And Has The Cutest Personality! So Proud Of His Progress… He Just Needed A Home
Kathryn Baylis 2 years ago
I’d be grumpy too if I was relegated to life in a shelter. Every animal absolutely DESERVES a loving and secure forever home of their own.
#35
Before And After (12 Weeeks Later). Kartoshka Cat
Kathryn Baylis 2 years ago (edited)
Was the nose injury an accident or did someone do this to him on purpose? And I hope it’s just the lighting that makes him look blue in the before picture, and not someone actually using dye on him to mark him as a bait cat for dogfighting or some other heinous activity (because then my Louisville Slugger and I would have to start tracking them down and beating the ever-lovin’ F**K out of them——I’m not a violent person by nature, but hearing about or witnessing cruelty pisses me off just so much you could almost consider it a trigger. I just see red and want to exact vengeance on some p**s-poor excuses for humans—-scratch that—INhumans, who are wasting my goddamned oxygen by continuing to draw breath.)
Rebecca O’Donnell 2 years ago
According to OP, the cat cut themselves on a tin can.
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#36
I Adopted A 10yo That Had Been At The Shelter For 7 Years. Took Him A Few Days, But Now I Cannot Move. This Is Kevin Frickin Solo
Max M 2 years ago
That is why i cant work at shelters. I couldn't handle tgat a cat had to be there for that long
detective miller's hat 2 years ago
That's how my cousin ended up with 10 cats and 4 pitbulls.
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Thank you for giving this poor baby a home. Imagine being locked up in prison for 7 years, without even committing a crime! (I assume :) )
LokisLilButterknife 2 years ago
I am so happy that Kevin finally found his loving and furrever home after so many years.
#37
Buki She Is About 14yrs Old Now. She Was Rescued From Off The Street Covered In Mange
#38
My First Bottle Baby Foster Kittens After A Neighbor Found Them In A Rainstorm vs. Four Months Later In Their Forever Home!
#39
This Little Guy Was Found Abandoned In A Trunk. I'd Say He's Doing Better Now
Kathryn Baylis 2 years ago
He looks like my void, Jack. If he also weighs 15 lbs. he’s Jack’s brother from another mother. (Jack isn’t part Maine C**n or Norwegian Forest Cat. In fact, he was the teeny-weeny runt of his litter. He just has had a bottomless pit for a stomach his whole life, and it triggered his growth into a big big boy.)
#40
My Sweet Emcee The Day I Found Her, A Few Weeks Later With Her Little Ones, And The Whole Happy Family A Few Months Later
Kathryn Baylis 2 years ago
Looks like it. Being covered in kitties (and cats, and puppies, and dogs, and bunnies, and…well, you get the idea) sounds like a little piece of heaven right here on Earth, to me. Also notice, in the before picture, how Mama Cat was so thin she didn’t even look pregnant. Lucky lucky lucky Mama and all the kittens made it.
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From Tiny Sickly Homeless Kitten To Sir Naps-A-Lot Kitten!
#42
The Difference From Exactly Two Months Of Love, Proper Vet Care, And Having A Family
#43
Celebrating Fiona’s 12th “Found Day” This Month!
#44
We Found Ernie Under Our Neighbors Shed While Their Kids Were Feeding Him Doritos. He Is Much Happier 8 Months Later Being In A Loving Home
#45
Hermes, Only A Few Weeks Apart
#46
Additional Pictures Of Mister Fluffy's Misadventures
Lorraine Woollands 2 years ago
May have been a flea allergy that was left to long untreated and got infected?
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#47
Hello, We Are Glória And Joaquim
Kathryn Baylis 2 years ago
Me and you, and you and me. No matter how they toss the dice, it had to be. The only one for me is you, and you for me. So happy together!
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#48
Before And After Adoption. Masia Kitten, That I Rescued This Autumn From Ruined Barn
#49
Mr. Moby When He Was Found And Several Months Later Sharing Snuggles With Baby Sisfur
#50
Sushi Aka Chompers. What A Difference A Year Makes
#51
From A 6 Week Old Starved Kitten Dumped By An Auto Shop To A 7 Month Old Chunky Man!
#52
My Rescue Kitten Gigi After 6 Months Of Care
#53
Here Is My Before And After Adoption Of Gordita. Second Picture Is A Bonus Of The Car Ride Home
#54
First Day vs. More Than A Year Later
#55
This Little Guy Is Almost 6 Months Old! His Foster Mom Got His Litter At Around 2 Weeks And He’s Been With Us Since 2 Months
Kathryn Baylis 2 years ago
Oh they all, cats and dogs, sure know when they’ve fallen into something good. It’s just that some humans are huge a******s, so finding a good one who will love and protect them, without a million stupid conditions, is the true endgame. I, for one, am happy to have give, and still give, that kind of unconditional love and protection to all my animals, past and present, and fully intend to continue doing so for the rest of my life. Believe me, the rewards you reap from the animals far far far exceed the (incredibly effortless) effort it takes to love and protect them.
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Found This Little Guy In The Streets A Year And A Half Ago. Now He’s Looking Dapper Af
#57
My Three Kittens Before And After!
Kathryn Baylis 2 years ago
Click on the Reddit link, and you’ll see them all.
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Chancey 2 years ago
My cat, Cooper, adopted me. Came to our deck and wouldn't leave. Living his best life now sleeping between my knees.
Ruth Harper 2 years ago
My Joanna adopted me too. I was visiting the ranch she lived at (and was abused at), and she came up to me and followed me the entire time I was there. I think she sensed that I was a human who loved cats and who could bring her somewhere safe. Her greatest desire was to be an indoor cat who owned her home and her humans.
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Ruth Harper 2 years ago
I don't have a before picture of my Joanna living outside and abused at the ranch where I found here. But here she is in all her kitty glory, the rightful queen who is completely spoiled and adored by her human guardians who she owns. 5-640656faa3b66.jpg 
Tjoori Vids 2 years ago
I adopted 2 Sphynx cats 6 years ago. They didn't get on with my (also adopted) sphynx already in residence. When I (reluctantly) put them up for adoption again, the original owner contacted me and we backtracked where they'd been. Turned out I was owner #5 or #6. They were just over a year old when I got them. The ad came down that very moment. I was going to make it work, no matter what. I still have all 3, there are still fights, but we deal. It took Jezzy almost 2 years before she would cuddle.
Kathryn Baylis 2 years ago (edited)
Your effort and patience paid off. Worth it, I know.
Load More Replies... PeepPeep the duck 2 years ago
Most cat people have the cats find them somehow, I have only adopted one out of the many cats I’ve had who just found me off the streets randomly. My mini kitty will be 14 next Valentine’s Day, I found her in a tree as a very young kitten and she just found my house a few weeks later one day and moved in, a lot more to it, but she chose me. The saddest one I found was in cardboard box on the side of the road in Perth with dead kittens, only two survived, I took one boy and the other one (little girl) had to be surrendered due to health being so bad, rspca wouldn’t let me take her when I brought the box in.
Kathryn Baylis 2 years ago (edited)
I have been rescuing and shooting stray cats—-and even a stray dog!—-my entire adult life. Just like people who have had thought times in their lives, rescued strays truly love you, and appreciate getting to have safe, secure, incredibly loved lives—-way longer lives than if they’d been left on the streets (living well into their teens in a good home, instead of only a couple hard years by themselves on the streets). Don’t pass them by when you see them on the street. If they don’t look fed and cared for, they’re homeless strays who need our help.
Chancey 2 years ago
My cat, Cooper, adopted me. Came to our deck and wouldn't leave. Living his best life now sleeping between my knees.
Ruth Harper 2 years ago
My Joanna adopted me too. I was visiting the ranch she lived at (and was abused at), and she came up to me and followed me the entire time I was there. I think she sensed that I was a human who loved cats and who could bring her somewhere safe. Her greatest desire was to be an indoor cat who owned her home and her humans.
Load More Replies... Ruth Harper 2 years ago
I don't have a before picture of my Joanna living outside and abused at the ranch where I found here. But here she is in all her kitty glory, the rightful queen who is completely spoiled and adored by her human guardians who she owns. 5-640656faa3b66.jpg
Tjoori Vids 2 years ago
I adopted 2 Sphynx cats 6 years ago. They didn't get on with my (also adopted) sphynx already in residence. When I (reluctantly) put them up for adoption again, the original owner contacted me and we backtracked where they'd been. Turned out I was owner #5 or #6. They were just over a year old when I got them. The ad came down that very moment. I was going to make it work, no matter what. I still have all 3, there are still fights, but we deal. It took Jezzy almost 2 years before she would cuddle.
Kathryn Baylis 2 years ago (edited)
Your effort and patience paid off. Worth it, I know.
Load More Replies... PeepPeep the duck 2 years ago
Most cat people have the cats find them somehow, I have only adopted one out of the many cats I’ve had who just found me off the streets randomly. My mini kitty will be 14 next Valentine’s Day, I found her in a tree as a very young kitten and she just found my house a few weeks later one day and moved in, a lot more to it, but she chose me. The saddest one I found was in cardboard box on the side of the road in Perth with dead kittens, only two survived, I took one boy and the other one (little girl) had to be surrendered due to health being so bad, rspca wouldn’t let me take her when I brought the box in.
Kathryn Baylis 2 years ago (edited)
I have been rescuing and shooting stray cats—-and even a stray dog!—-my entire adult life. Just like people who have had thought times in their lives, rescued strays truly love you, and appreciate getting to have safe, secure, incredibly loved lives—-way longer lives than if they’d been left on the streets (living well into their teens in a good home, instead of only a couple hard years by themselves on the streets). Don’t pass them by when you see them on the street. If they don’t look fed and cared for, they’re homeless strays who need our help.
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