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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

Sarah Brown

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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

Sarah Brown

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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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'Do you think she could trust us again?' New pawrents worry after recently adopted shelter cat's bath leaves her traumatized

Sarah Brown

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'I just didn't see how a cat lover and a cat hater could ever really work': Woman ends relationship after cat-hating date drops ultimatum, now wonders if she overreacted

Sarah Brown

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'I need my peace and my freedom back': Frustrated and overwhelmed first time pawrent considers returning clingy cat after only two weeks

Sarah Brown

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'Is this cat more important than me?': Boyfriend ignores girlfriend's fears, adopts a cat, and pressures her to move in anyway, causing her to question the future of their relationship

Sarah Brown

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'After more arguing he finally “settled” on me paying him $80 plus the $30 expense': Cat sitting costs spark sibling showdown as brothers battle over fair fees

Sarah Brown

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College student falls for affectionate ginger stray, but school, housing rules, and allergies make a furever home feel out of reach

Sarah Brown

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'I don't know how to convince them': Family member pushes for cats to come indoors for safety, but pawrents demand outdoor freedom

Sarah Brown

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