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'Do older cats become more affectionate?' 16-year-old cat suddenly starts seeking more affection, leading the internet to share their own stories about cats becoming cuddlier with age

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After spending 3 years as a stray, then 3 more years in a shelter with no visitors or applications, this black cat is finally adopted and, despite warnings about being unfriendly, she instantly settles into her new home: 'How did nobody else adopt her??'

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'Told myself if the little guy survived surgery, I would take him home': Black kitten brought into vet's office badly injured, vet tech falls in love with, prays for her to stay strong, and takes her home

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'He wasn't at all feral, just terrified': Massive ginger tomcat who was "too smart to be caught" finally decides he could use a break from the harsh cold outside and that it's time to be loved inside

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Person rescues 2 tiny orange kittens trapped in 104-degree heat and under a cinder block, pays "more than their mortgage" at the vet's and doesn't regret a second of it: 'Worth it'

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A month after adopting a dog, person rescues a tiny kitten in need of help, but for 8 months, it's the dog who raises the kitten, takes care of him, and becomes his best friend, bonding them for life

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Family with 2 allergic kids has to rehome their cat, but he takes matters into his own paws, heading to the neighbors himself, adopting them and their dogs, and taking charge of everyone

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Family's 6 cats watch over brand new kitten as she eats snacks left for strays outside, approve of her and decide to bring her home furrever: 'We absolutely didn't need a 7th cat, but we couldn't let this little one remain outside'

Mariel Ruvinsky

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'Mama decided that she didn't want her kittens to be outside anymore': Momma cat leads kind human to her kittens, asking the person to save them, and mom as well as all her kittens find purrfect homes

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2 years after his 17-year-old feline crossed the rainbow bridge, this man was won over by a shy ginger living alone in his factory; he fed the cat for months behind his animal-hating boss's back, and then finally brought him home

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After losing 2 cats, then opening up, adopting another and losing her soon after too, person is afraid to adopt again, but the internet encourages them, and they end up foster-failing the sweetest kitten

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Kitten who wasn't adopted "quickly enough" from a shelter gets put out on the streets, her cries for help get ignored by everyone until a kind person finally stops and takes her home

Mariel Ruvinsky

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A few weeks after losing her soul-cat of 18 years, woman overcome with grief gets a CDS delivery of a tiny kitten and knows that it was sent to her by her previous cat: 'He had to leave but is giving me someone new to help watch over me'

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'He swam across a ditch to get to me': Person on a walk with their dog spots a kitten in need of help across the river, but before they can do anything, the kitten hops in the water and swims directly to his forever home

Mariel Ruvinsky

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After her owner passed away, this 17-year-old cat's family decided she was a "burden to everyone" and tossed her onto the streets; luckily, she was rescued and adopted, and during her final 2 years, she was truly loved again

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'These are my babies': An hour before being put down for no reason, couple adopts a sensitive dog, giving her a second chance, and she becomes the pawfect mother to every fostered kitten who doesn't have a mom

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