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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'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'

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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

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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

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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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Homeless woman saves kitten from a gang of raccoons, she knows she can't properly care for her, so she hands the kitten to a person on a walk with their cat, and they happily take her home

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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

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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

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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'

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