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story about a neighbor's kitten choosing that she wants to live with the neighbor instead | thumbnail includes two pictures of a unique looking cat 'eventually, the neighbours came by to ask... if maybe we'd be interested in adopting him'

Woman saves unique kitten from her roof during heatwave and returns her to her owners, but the kitten keeps escaping and coming back, informing everyone she's already decided which home is really hers

Mariel Ruvinsky

story about a vet not euthonizing a cat that was brought in by its owners and a new employee adopting him on his first day at work | thumbnail includes two pictures of a ginger cat 'Aggressive shelter cat claims me first day on job'

Vet refuses to euthanize healthy cat who was surrendered by owners and gives him a home at the animal hospital; the abandoned feline grows aggressive, until one new employee earns his trust, and he finally chooses a home

Mariel Ruvinsky

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story about someone adopting a stray cat and that cat bringing them a kitten | thumbnail includes one picture of two black cats lying on the ground 'he brought home a tiny, terrified of me, older kitten'

A year after finally winning over the massive, combative, yet soft-at-heart senior alley cat and adopting him, that ex-feral brings home a new kitten friend to live the good life together: 'Now have two stray cat friends'

Mariel Ruvinsky

story about a person taking their neighbor's cat after the cat decides it likes them better | thumbnail includes two pictures including an orange cat lying on someone and two cats cuddling 'I'm convinced the universe dropped him in our yard for a reason'

Kitten who's forced to live outdoors decides he doesn't like his owners, goes to the neighbors instead, befriends their house cat, and the family happily takes him home: '[The neighbors] said they couldn't get him to stay at their place anyway'

Mariel Ruvinsky

story about a person taking three months to grain the trust of a stray cat | thumbnail includes two pictures of a cute gray cat 'No idea how she finessed her way into my life, but here we are'

'[I] felt bad that she was eating nasty trash': After spending 3 months gently coaxing a stray cat from the trash can, the feline suddenly becomes obsessed with her human and finally comes home

Mariel Ruvinsky

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story about a sister having to adopt her brother's cat after his passing and her allergic roommates falling in love with it | thumbnail includes two pictures of a cute female orange cat and an orange cat in a funny position 'she was going to end up in a shelter in rural nowhere'

After her brother suddenly passes, the sister is left with his sweet 3-year-old orange cat, and although both her roommates are allergic, they fall in love with the little feline and happily take her home

Mariel Ruvinsky

14 text pictures, 1 cat picture | thumbnail includes one picture of a cat, and ‘CDS brought me this little guy.’

What is the meowsterious Cat Distribution System, and how does it work?

story about someone walking into a no pets allowed shop with a resuced kitten and one of the employees adopting it | thumbnail includes two pictures of a calico kitten 'she admitted she had a kitten in her shirt'

Customer walks into a "no pets allowed" shop with a kitten she had just rescued hidden in her shirt, gets caught, admits she can't adopt it, and the "grumpy old man" employee at the shop ends up going home with a new kitten

Mariel Ruvinsky

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story about a kitten chasing someone to be adopted only to get adopted by someone else | thumbnail includes two pictures of someone holding a cute cat 'Went to McDonalds for a coffee and left with a kitten...'

Kitten who really wants to be adopted chases after a mother and child in the McDonald's parking lot, but they don't want him and flee; thankfully, his rescuer was watching the whole thing: 'I ran to grab him'

Mariel Ruvinsky

story about someone who had to give their cat away years ago reuniting with them and the cat recognizing them | thumbnail includes two pictures of a dirty cat in a carrier and a happy cat in the sun 'Even if we don't have much time with her, we're not giving up'

8 years after she was forced to give her cat away because of a toxic ex, the cat is found as a sick stray with her microchip still attached; the mom and daughter rush to the vet and bring their cat back home: 'She recognised us both instantly'

Mariel Ruvinsky

story about someone who lost their dog adopting a cat who looks just like him | thumbnail includes two pictures including a black and white cat and a similar dog 'Never been a cat person myself, but I heard about this distribution system?'

After losing their loyal dog of 15 years, a cat that looks just like him shows up in this man's backyard, and even though he's "not a cat person", he knows it's fate and takes the kitty home

Mariel Ruvinsky

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story about a couple adopting a kitten then going back for his sad sibling | thumbnail includes three pictures of a ginger kitten and a calico kitten and two kittens cuddling 'It wasn't clear to us that they were a bonded pair until we got him home'

Couple happily adopts a kitten only to be called back and told that since the adoption, the kitten's brother is heartbroken, so they go back, adopt the brother too, and the siblings are so thankful: 'They latched onto each other right away'

Mariel Ruvinsky

story about a person adopting a cat a day after his operation and crocheting cute shirts for him to stay warm | thumbnail includes two pictures of a kitten wearing crocheted shirts 'Adopted a tripod cat a day after his surgery, so I crocheted him some recovery shirts'

Person crocheted adorable sweaters for their newly adopted three-legged kitten to keep him warm a day after his operation, and he doesn't let being a tripod stop him from jumping around and living his best life

Mariel Ruvinsky

video about a cat who was abandoned when his family moved being rescued and learning to love again | thumbnail includes two pictures of a sad ginger cat and a hopeful orange cat 'He’s very shy, and he was getting beat up a lot by the other neighborhood cats'

After being betrayed by his family when they move away without him, this cat loses all faith in humans, but a kind person gives him a second chance, and after weeks of patience, the cat finally learns to love again

Mariel Ruvinsky

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story about a cat getting depressed after the family adopts a new kitten then becoming best friends with the kitten | thumbnail includes two pictures including a ginger cat and a ginger cat cuddling with a gray cat 'He refused to eat because he thought all of the food was for my other cat'

Worried family takes their cat who suddenly stopped playing and eating to the vet, only to discover he's sad and worried he's being replaced by the new kitten, they reassure him he's loved, and now he and the kitten are best friends

Mariel Ruvinsky

story about a woman finding a cat while going to pick up her wedding dress and adopting it two days before her wedding | thumbnail includes two pictures of a cute white and gray cat 'She came in, jumped up onto our couch, and immediately lay down for a nap'

After being bred for kittens and thrown out like trash, an exhausted feline chooses to adopt a couple 2 days before their wedding, becomes best friends with their twice-abandoned and rescued senior cat, and finally learns what a real family is

Mariel Ruvinsky