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'I don't want to feel like I'm abandoning her': A dad's move sparks son's dilemma about taking their sweet senior cat to a new environment with roommates or leaving her in her home with a new furever family

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'I am so grateful that the cat has chosen us but I am also aware that this is somebody's pet': 12-year-old cat chooses new pawrents and leaves them wondering who really has catstody

Sarah Brown

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'Am I being overly paranoid, or is it reasonable to be worried?': Long-distance pawrent’s worry grows as cat sitter's silence and cattitude push her to plan a fur baby rescue

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'I don't want him to be stuck with someone he doesn't care for': First-time pawrent faces feline rejection as her newly adopted kitten purrfers her roommate, leaving her second-guessing their furever match

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'I don't feel like I am meeting her needs and vice versa': New pawrent questions if his new shelter cat is a purrfect match after bringing home an energetic furball instead of the calm companion he’d hoped for

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'He showed no interest in her': 20-year-old ignores kitten, but then demands it's his when it bonds with his 18-year-old brother instead

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'He hasn't been holding up his end of taking care of them': Neglectful messy roommate gets kicked out and tries to take half of bonded cat pair, even though he doesn't care for them

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'We both agreed on a strict no-pets policy': Despite a clear lease, roommate brings home surprise 'emotional support cat,' sparking strain with allergic roommate

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'My gf wasn’t too fond of the idea': Woman adopts new kitten, but her new girlfriend's cold reaction sparks second thoughts about the relationship

Sarah Brown

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'It's me or the cat': Sleep-deprived 30-year-old pleads with girlfriend to rehome her loud late-night cat, leaving their relationship on the rocks after she called him 'heartless'

Sarah Brown

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'As long as you take care of him, because we won't!': 22-year-old says yes to 18-year-old brother taking in a sick stray, but pawses the deal after brother is catastrophically unprepared

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'He ran right over to me and laid in my lap': Cat pawrent of five considers stealing someone else’s cat who keeps conveniently escaping and finding their way to his wholesome house

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'She still doesn't leave': Neighborhood cat finds family, who feed, shelter, and love her while neglectful owners barely notice she's been gone, but refuse to let her be with her chosen family

Sarah Brown

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'I don’t know how to help either of my cats': Overwhelmed pawrent struggles to manage energetic kitten and anxious senior cat, desperate for for peace, purrs, and a pawsitive family dynamic

Sarah Brown

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'I just miss him so much but I don’t want to stress him': Master's student cat lover separated from cat for years due to school and life's chaos, finally reunites with her senior soulcat

Sarah Brown

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'[I'm] struggling with the feeling of guilt': Pawrent’s precious cat passes over the rainbow bridge, but life presents them with a friend’s forgotten cat giving them both a fresh feline start

Sarah Brown

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