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'I feel like he doesnt like her': Pawrent torn between two loves as adopted kitten and boyfriend struggle to get along after moving in together

Sarah Brown

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'My fiancé is acting as if I'm overreacting by this situation': 26-year-old fiancee adopts a shelter cat without telling her 24-year-old boyfriend, ruffling feathers and straining their relationship as kitty and bird clash

Sarah Brown

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'She really seems to prefer us over her owner': Neighbor's cat chooses next-door hoomans as her purrferred home, but with an upcoming move, her temporary pawrents are wondering if they should make it official and adopt her

Sarah Brown

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'I was not actually breaking any rules': Leashed cat’s hallway stroll sparks controversy and allergy complaints, leaving pawrent caught between rules and neighborly tension

Sarah Brown

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‘Moral of the story, MICROCHIP YOUR PETS’: Ex keeps woman’s cat for 2 years after messy breakup, but she rescues him with the help of a vet and savors the irony as his family grieves for a cat happily living with her

Etai Eshet

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'Is it really better to rehome now while he’s young, or should I try to “stick it out”': Cat pawrent torn between keeping their high-energy kitten or rehoming him to give him the best pawsible life

Sarah Brown

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'We're already in love with Mina, but our cat seems to strongly prefer Edward': Pawrents can only keep one rescue, but their resident cat has made his final meow clear and it’s not the one they picked

Sarah Brown

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'The cat distribution system has chosen me but I can't accept': A friendly neighborhood cat keeps showing up, but with her own cats inside, this pawrent is figuring out how to show love without opening the door

Sarah Brown

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'He does not want to live with five cats, since he already has one': 36-year-old pawrent caught between her four rescue cats and moving in with her 40-year-old boyfriend, but she’s not ready to give up on either just yet

Sarah Brown

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'I don’t know how to continue supporting him if we can’t offer a separate room anymore': A year after rescuing a fearful feral kitten and working to give him love and safety, this hooman might be running out of space, but not heart

Sarah Brown

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Boyfriend insists single mom ‘get rid’ of a cat she adopted while they were on a relationship break, so she gets rid of the real problem instead: ‘He said I’m choosing a cat over him’

Lana DeGaetano

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'It’s heartbreaking and also completely unsustainable': 16-year-old Bengal’s midnight meows leave her pawrents torn between love and exhaustion as they search for a solution

Sarah Brown

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'There is no realistic way I can continue to socialize a 100% outdoor semi-feral cat and take care of a newborn at the same time': Pregnant cat lover torn as affectionate stray wants in, but struggles to add pawrent to new parent responsibilities

Sarah Brown

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'He ‘wont’ let me adopt a cat because of this argument about a dog that’s not even on the agenda in the near future': Shelter cat adoption spat has 26-year-old reconsidering 6-year relationship to purrsue her dream cat amid rising tensions

Sarah Brown

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'The thought of leaving and never seeing him again absolutely breaks my heart':12-year-old tabby Rupert finds love and peace with chosen neighbors who must decide to take him when they move or leave him at his neglectful home

Sarah Brown

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'I don’t feel comfortable talking to her anymore unless she reaches out with an apology': Pawrent erupts after 27-year-old cat sitter refuses a two-hour trip to feed the cat an extra meal, leaving their friendship hanging by a whisker

Sarah Brown

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