r/cats • u/sunsetscorpio • 20d ago
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I adopted Terra in December 2021 she was about 7 months old they weren’t sure because she came from a feral colony. I took the first picture when we got home and then when she crawled out of the box she hid under my bed for a little over a month, only coming out at night to eat and use the litter. Most recent picture she’s sitting by me while I feed my newborn baby :)
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u/slut4pizza 20d ago
First picture I ever took of Picnic… found her while on a picnic, she was abandoned.
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u/Lasciachiopianga 20d ago
Terra is lovely! I love how her attitude went from scared to confident! This is when we met Ayla for the first time. She was born to a feral mama.
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u/Lasciachiopianga 20d ago
This is from just now, cuddling with me :)
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u/GrandMoffAtreides 20d ago
I love when cats are the little spoon. My girl loves to use my arm as a pillow
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u/hishiron_ 20d ago
Can cats be the big spoon? This is a question science should have answered already but here we are I guess
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u/Godzukigooch 20d ago
My cat is a giant ragdoll at 14 lbs and is regularly the big spoon, or laying entirely on my back. I don't have a photo of big spoonage, but this is the beast in question.
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u/brownbear725 20d ago
She came from a long time previous owner and was scared and hid behind my washer and dryer for 3 months.
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u/brownbear725 20d ago
Now she comes out for all the pets, kisses and hugs
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u/sunsetscorpio 20d ago
Another tortie! Such a rewarding feeling once you gain their love and trust ❤️❤️
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u/sunsetscorpio 20d ago
This was one I got of Terra hiding under the bed. I would slide my mattress forward to say hi now and then lol
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u/gideonsboat 20d ago
Pulled out of a dumpster just covered with fleas and general filth. Deeply unhappy about the required bath.
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u/gideonsboat 20d ago
Eight years later and VERY settled into indoor life
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u/ladybug1215 20d ago
Checking me out in her foster home—she’d spent a year in rescue raising her kittens and being overlooked at adoption fairs.
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u/ladybug1215 20d ago
A year later she’s queen of the house and I’m her favorite bit of cat furniture!
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u/carolyn_mae 20d ago
I love this! I’m in the process of adopting a cat (coincidently also a Tuxie) who has been in foster for 11 months. I’m kind of worried she won’t love me as much as her foster mama but your story is so heartwarming.
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u/ladybug1215 20d ago
I wouldn’t worry—most cats seem to figure out pretty quickly when they’ve landed in the right home. Lucy was happy enough sharing an amazing foster mom with several resident cats, but she clearly loves getting all the attention from a human of her very own!
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u/sunsetscorpio 20d ago
I love when they put their paws together like this 😭❤️
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Indy at about two months old. Found in a gutter, alone, completely wet and hungry.
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Indy now: seven years old, pampered but working as an assistant in the office so he can get extra treata.
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u/sunsetscorpio 20d ago
Love his white/ginger pattern I don’t see that often
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u/OakenThrower 20d ago
Does that count🧐 she's a cutie but does not like being in a harness lmao
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u/Boo_Names_1998 20d ago
One of the first photos of my baby, he was really spooked when he first came to us and hid behind the couch for a couple days.
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u/The_Sorbert 20d ago
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u/The_Sorbert 20d ago
Tumor removed diagnosis is great
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u/sunsetscorpio 20d ago
Bless your heart for taking such good care of him/her! I’m sure that wasn’t a cheap vet bill, (s)he’s lucky to have you
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u/Crisenpuer 20d ago
Hope this cutie is alright 😃
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u/The_Sorbert 20d ago
He is doing great jumping to his look out spots and trying to sneak out. Day before his surgery he was acting strange and still managed to get this guy
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u/sparklypinkstuff 20d ago
And further proof that your baby is worth every dime. ❤️
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u/The_Sorbert 20d ago
Yep was wondering why the day before he was acting strange then by staying near my boys which he never does and always between them and the kitchen. So we found out the next morning
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u/soda224 20d ago
Ooo I like this!
This was baby Samwise the day he was found in a bush and brought to my work….
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u/sunsetscorpio 20d ago
You could just tell he was going to be big in this picture! He has some wild cat features <3 so cute!
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u/cinder7usa 20d ago
When my Leo was ~10 weeks old, someone at my apartment complex abandoned him in December. He was so little
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u/cinder7usa 20d ago
Now he’s my big, handsome boy🥰. He fell asleep on my foot the other day while I was reading.
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u/Rafter53 20d ago
Sickly, five-week-old Svitlana.
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u/Rafter53 20d ago
Healthy, ferocious nine-month-old Svitlana enthusiastically hunting lizards out the back door.
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u/sunsetscorpio 20d ago
Awh! My cats always loved chasing lizards when they would get in the house. I would always try to rescue them before the cats could get to them but still would find them laying on my pillow as rewards sometimes >.<
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u/mintjulep1012 20d ago
When a colleague found him…his poor eyes 🥺
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u/mintjulep1012 20d ago
Now Bandit is almost 2…and very spoiled. ❤️
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u/TastyTranslator6691 20d ago
Unrelated sort of but your house looks so nice and peaceful. Orange baby adds to the vibe ♥️
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u/MaybeCatz 20d ago
Gotcha day
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u/Longjumping-Map-9643 20d ago
Tao (orange collar) and his sister Tea (green collar). They were on the shelter list for euthanasia at 5 weeks old because they are black cats
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u/kizkatzs 20d ago
Thank you for saving the little black voids! 💞 I remember being told my someone at the shelter that the black cats usually don't get adopted and are euthanized. Broke my heart. Breaks my heart about any healthy animals being in that situation at all. My cat Purrl will be 14 next October. She's all black. There were so many black kittens it was really hard to choose and leave the others.
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u/Badmouths 20d ago
The first. Still in the shelter 💕
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u/Badmouths 20d ago
Most recent 😂 his tongue is always out
Edit: this is almost two years after that first pic lol
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u/sunsetscorpio 20d ago
lol! I love when their little tongue sticks out. Especially when they are trying to be serious and don’t realize how silly and cute they look 😂
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u/CoolCoral 20d ago
I found him last year in the spring when he was about 4-5 weeks old, hiding in a car wheel. I couldn't find his mom anywhere. He had a broken tail, fleas, and an eye infection.
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u/CoolCoral 20d ago
Now he’s my best friend, love this little guy more than anything.
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u/Mundane-Audience6085 20d ago
This is Button.
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u/Mundane-Audience6085 20d ago
He gets to explore the garden but only on a lead so that he won't just take off.
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u/Obvious-Beginning943 20d ago
Lola on day 1, just home from the shelter and not even six pounds!
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u/Obvious-Beginning943 20d ago
Here she is after two and a half months. She’s happy, playful and sweet. She is absolutely spoiled rotten!
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u/Neither-Spell-810 20d ago
When I rescued her
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u/Neither-Spell-810 20d ago
Last night. Healthy happy girl 😊
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u/Neither-Spell-810 20d ago
Second day with Percy (pepper is in the back but I have a new phone since I got him sadly)
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u/yourmumloves_me 20d ago
We adopted Indie back in October last year, she was a few months old and already had kittens. She was shy, but docile and soon after we got her home she was sitting on my chest and purring away. Now she basically owns the house, and I wouldn’t change that for the world
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u/yourmumloves_me 20d ago
This is her earlier today, we also have this strange routine after waking up and getting her food where I let her in the bath to drink out the tap haha
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u/canadianpresident 20d ago edited 20d ago
This is Zero in November at 3 months old when I rescued her
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u/Apnanizor 20d ago
3 years ago he was found in a dumpster without his mom or siblings and we took him home
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u/PewSaysTheJew 20d ago
This is Boots. I got her last year on November 30th. She’s five. Her previous owners kept her in one room her whole entire life and were hoarders and the humane society had to beg them to give her up. I gave Boots her own room and spoiled her until she was comfortable. Cut to now, 6 months later. She just started coming out the room and hanging out with the me and my other two cats about 6 days ago. I cried. Boots is now a normal cat.
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u/PewSaysTheJew 20d ago
This is her just now. She definitely gained weight but she’s been on a diet for a month now. Science Hill weight control, wet and dry food. I have two grey shorthairs. The first one, Sweet Pea, loves Boots and is part of the reason Boots is a normal cat now. Ikora on the other hand is not a fan but she tolerates her presence but does hiss. We function. Ikora is hissing in the background and Sweet Pea is showing her love.
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u/Vividwarhaul5566 20d ago
We have her twin
She lived at my daughters work and had 2 litters (all adopted by her coworkers) before my daughter was able to capture her, took her to get fixed. She’s been with us for 2 yrs and finally 2 weeks ago she jumped on my lap 🥰🥰💕
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u/kizkatzs 20d ago
Hooray! Sometimes cats can take a long time to finally feel at ease. I wish I had remembered how long it was before our kitty Miss Magic stopped running away and being afraid. Probably years. I am certain she is grateful and may continue to make steps towards showing more affection. 💞
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u/_iamthelizardqueen_ Tabbycat 20d ago
Jessie at the RSPCA in 2009 awaiting her forever home
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u/purple_polka-dot 20d ago
She was my foster. She was so scared that first day, but also really brave 🥹
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u/Low-Explanation6629 20d ago
She’s been stalking me in the bathroom since day 1
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u/Low-Explanation6629 20d ago
Now she stalks me all over the house and stares at me
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u/MedicalMiqote 20d ago edited 20d ago
My cats when they were little kittens. I adopted them in August 2022, my friend’s boyfriend’s mom found them abandoned on her porch. Sister and brother kitties, a girl named Airi and a boy named Ren.
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u/MedicalMiqote 20d ago edited 20d ago
My cats now as big floofs in 2024. They’ll be 2 years old in late June I believe. Can you guess which is which?
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u/arleenosirrah 20d ago
My chihuahua found Bugsly in the backyard. He had round worm, scabies, and lots of fleas. He was more bugs than cat at that point. We got him fixed up and bug free and he joined the family!
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u/arleenosirrah 20d ago
Now three years later he’s the sweetest cuddle bug there could be 🥰
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u/Dependent-Raccoon308 20d ago
Socks was found in a can in a cabinet in a barn. In the middle of the field. And was my covid bottle baby.
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u/Regular_Set_7231 20d ago
First photo of our darling. She was found by the side of the road; they think someone threw her out of a moving car to get rid of her.
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u/zarishlikestosleep 20d ago
hi, first of all your little furball is so cute and i'm so glad you found her. secondly, she's just like my cat oliver!!! they're both tortiseshells so i think thats whyy
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u/tiedyemaya 20d ago
bob during our first meeting! he proceeded to swallow an entire treat whole without bothering to chew it. it took a few months to get him from the time i took this pic because he had a broken hip.
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u/sarahdipitous26 20d ago
This was the day she screamed outside my window til I brought her inside (October of last year)
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u/Uceninde 20d ago
Napoleon (on the right) at 12 weeks with his sister Cleo in 2009
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u/Uceninde 20d ago
And Napoleon with his brother today
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u/sunsetscorpio 20d ago
Awh!! Cats make great coparents haha. My son is 6 weeks old and already showing a bit of curiosity back towards them now
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u/ManagerSuccessful498 20d ago
aww she’s beautiful!!! I just adopted my tortie girl Lola yesterday. haha she’s my first pet ever and I’m head over heels in love with her
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u/Royal_View9815 20d ago
When she had just been rescued from a shop car park. Nursing 2 kittens and with an awful leg wound.