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Admit it, if you're a cat owner, there are times where your little feline stares at you from across the room with their eyes shining in the darkness, and you wonder to yourself about what creature you actually brought into your home. Yes, it's true, cats may be lazy, they may be adorable, they may have the fluffiest bellies and the most wholesome purrs, but they are still creatures of great strength and power, and no one should get on their bad side. 

Oh, we're kidding. Have you ever seen a kitty stuck in a curtain, crying for help until you help pull their nail out of where its stuck. Cats like Maddie and her brother may be a little intimidating sometimes, but it's never for reals. ...we hope. 

Welcome to the world, new itty bitty kitties! You should know now, kittens, that your birth had some ups and downs, some worrying moments, some medical scares, but you got here, and you're in good hands - with one of the most adorable, derpiest, and cutest cat mommas in the whole world. 

The whole internet was enthralled by this birth, watching every step of it, rooting for the kitties and their mom, and finally - finally - KittensForDays's perma-blep momma gave birth. And yes, it was just as adorable as you imagine. So, thank you for sharing your story with the internet and making us smile, and we hope sharing it with more people will bring smiles to them as well. 

For some unclear reason, hunting doggod have lost some of their shine in today's world. And we think it's time to change that. They are so adorable, such wholesome, good boys and girls, and because we're puppy lovers, we do not discriminate against any of them. And pennyfr is about to help us do it.  

They have two of the cutest French Brittany puppies who are the sweetest pups, and they grew up to be the most handsome, wise, awwdorable gentleman. So, let's give some love to puppies who need it, dog lovers, it's time!

What would you do if you were driving one day and came across a puppy on the road? And not just any puppy either but a puppy sitting next to another puppy who unfortunately passed away? Not many of us would be able to hop out of the car and help it, even though most of us would probably want to do just that. Thankfully though, in the case of this puppy, imgur user WaffleKid did the incredible.

And though the puppy was terrified at first, skittish at every touch, eventually it realized that this amazing human was not going to harm it. From there on, their relationship blossomed, and both the puppy and the human (and the internet) became happier for it. 

If you have your own heartwarming pet stories, come share them in our Facebook community: ICanHas Storytime.

One thing everyone out there knows to be true is that animals are cool as heck. There's no arguing about it. Every once in a while, we hear about some weird but amazing thing that an animal does, and we remember just how amazing they are. Even some of the most basic things that animals do- like the ways they communicate with each other are amazing to us. But just how amazing are they?

Well, allow twitter to remind you just how cool animals are and the things they do are with some of the most animal-lovin' viral tweets we've seen on the internet. It's time to appreciate the animal kingdom, guys, and learn some things at the same time. 

Cats are really smart beings. Even though sometimes they are total dummies with no sense of self preservation, they're still really smart and majestic. They are purrfessionals. They get the job done and done purrfectly. So you know that whenever you have computer trouble, call a cat - a mechatnic - and your problems will be fixed right away.

For some reason, cats love computers, and we love looking at cats being cats. So when cats decide to warm their little wiggly butts on our laptops, we can't even be mad. Except when they decide to show their floofy booties on our zoom call, now that's when it becomes an issue...

Everyone, meet JellyBean - the cutest, fiercest, most adorable and endlessly affectionate kitten. It's the kind of magical kitten that everyone wants, purring instantly, showing off the floofy belly on the very first car ride home. Not many kittens are this trusting on the very first day, a lot of times it takes a while to build that kind of trust with them. I know that's how it was with my cat.

But not with JellyBean. JellyBean instantly knew that the humans who took her are the best humans in the world and that this is now her forever home, and these humans are hers. She was friendly even with the doggos, and she - like every other adopted kitten - brought joy to a home that was very much in need of it. 

"There's no love quite like the love of a rescue dog," writes imgur user Rumpleteazer, and we are inclined to agree. There is something incredibly unique about the love that a rescued animal shows to you, the trust that it feels toward you after being previously hurt. And it feels just as special on your end, knowing that you helped an animal who would have otherwise not have had a good life, feeling the trust that you earned through your actions, and sometimes through a long time and a lot of work.

That kind of love lasts for a long time. And we are so happy to see Rumpleteazer's pup happy and oh so affectionate and in love with its adoptive human. 

Sometimes, since you love your animals so dang much, you want to go the extra mile towards making them happy. Whether it be giving them just another treat today even though they already had some, whether it's taking them on a longer walk outside, or - like in the case of muppetstakewallst, you decided that your dog needs to be able to look outside whenever he wants through the garage and therefore, you have to make them a special gate. 

We're in love with it, the internet has made both of muppetstakewallst's go viral so they love it, and it looks like the dog is as well - which is the most important thing. And honestly, this just makes us want to go the extra mile as well for our pets. 

Let's be real – all cats are the most graceful cats in the world. Even when they're being total dummies and getting stuck in some drawer accidentally or when their claw gets stuck in a curtain, and they call out for help because they can't get out, they are still the most graceful creatures to ever live. We just need to understand their greatness better.

And clearly, imgur user miumaumou understands the greatness of their cats purrfectly. Their post about their adorable majestic, totally very graceful, goofballs went viral, and we are just as in love with their cats as the internet is. And you're about to understand why too.

Warning: you're about to enter into an adventure full of unexpected plot twists and hilarity like only tumblr can provide. When a story prompt about the most wanted woman in town decided to marry only the person who can open the door to her house with the key around her cat's neck went viral on tumblr, we didn't think much of it.

But boy oh boy were we wrong, because - as tumblr does - it took this story and turned into one of the most simultaneously hilarious and heartwarming story of love, overcoming difficulties, and cats. Never forget the cat.

Everyone, this is Boyd. Boyd, this is everyone. And no, don't worry, he's not shocked about seeing you. He's just always shocked, period. Whether he's providing you company at your table, whether he's climbed onto your bookshelf, or whether he's hanging out with you in the shower. He is always looking mildly startled, but because of that, he's also always – and we mean always – extra cute.

Perpetual puppy eyes – cat version. We don't think we could ever scold this cutie, no matter what he did. And his owner, imgur user EverythingsAThingItSeems, kiiinda seems to have the same issue, whether they realize it or not. Oh well, I guess we'll just give him a million snacks. We have a feeling he Boyd wouldn't complain.

Tumblr, over the years, has truly had its moments. Some posts with over a million notes - likes, reblogs - have gone so viral, it seems almost impossible. Today, we've decided to treat you to some of the tumblr classics - those big, iconic posts about animals, some of which people still remember to this day, including us. And some of these, we've never seen before, and were caught so off guard by, it made us burst into laughter.

All of them are hilarious in their own right, and we can definitely see why they got as popular as they did. Be prepared for the kind of laughs that might make your belly hurt, and don't say we didn't warn you. 

Accidents happen with all children sometimes, it's inevitable. That includes our furry animal children too. And Sammy... Sammy had it particularly hard with his accident. He was just jumping around and having fun after stealing some firewood and zooming, and trying to get the firewood back from his owner, punmom... big snap, and his leg was broken. 

Of course, his owners rushed him to the doctor, and he got patched up fast. But then, complications happened, as they do - once, twice, three times. This poor dog has gone through so much, but he came out the other side with a minor limp and a big smile. And we're just thankful that his owners did everything that they did to make him feel better. 

Sometimes, the strangest things go viral on cat twitter, and we accept it and love it and give it as much love as possible. This time, cat twitter has presented us with one of the strangest sleeping phenomena in the cat world. I mean, we all know that cats love sleeping in the weirdest positions and in the weirdest place, but the cat faceplant always takes the cake.

How are they breathing? Are they going through an existential crisis? Are they okay? Should we give them a snack? Doesn't matter. First things first, we should take a picture. And twitter users did just that, adding their own adorable furballs to this viral cat thread and giving us all the cuteness we could have ever asked for this weekend. 

Raising puppies is not an easy task. Raising puppies with a bad history is even harder. But raising seven of them? Now, that's something to be thankful for. Imgur user RareWolf3 shared their story of doing just that - raising seven wolfhound cross puppies who were dumped in a bush, emaciated and scared.

All seven of the puppies have since been adopted and taken into loving forever homes, one of them even being adopted by RareWolf3 themselves. looking back on their pictures when they were babies brings us so much joy, and knowing that they're living good lives now is even better, and we are indeed really thankful. 

If you have your own adorable animal stories to share, come talk to us in our Facebook community: ICanHas Storytime.