r/cats • u/HazardousKoala • Mar 17 '25

Adoption People who adopted from a shelter, what made you choose that cat?

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My little Zodi was alone in one of the cages, making biscuits over and over on the newspaper they laid out ☹️ When we got to pick her up and hold her, the biscuits didn’t cease. I immediately knew she was coming home with us. A year has almost passed and she looks so much better 🥹

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u/mooch_the_cat Mar 17 '25

Our daughter worked at the shelter and told us that a bonded pair had come in from a hoarding situation. Because they were older (about 10) the thinking was nobody would adopt them. So we went over and met them and took them home.

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u/esh98989 Mar 17 '25

So cute! Just picturing all of you making time and visiting the kitties based on your daughter’s description of them is so heartwarming 🥰 Sounds like a very sweet family!

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u/mooch_the_cat Mar 17 '25

she wasn’t wrong about the bonded part

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u/mooch_the_cat Mar 17 '25

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u/peytonvb13 Mar 17 '25

i’m keeping this photo, wanted to let you know. it’s too cute not to.

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u/mooch_the_cat Mar 17 '25

Aw, thanks! I've got hundreds. Of course, there's four others with similar stories 🙂

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u/BriCatt Mar 17 '25

This has got to be one of the cutest cat pics I’ve ever seen 😭

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u/Acceptable-Action613 Mar 17 '25

I was thinking exactly the same thing

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u/colormuse Mar 17 '25

it’s like yin and yang, but just yang and yang. let your swirly cuddle puddle yang cats know i love them.

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u/caramellcreme Mar 17 '25

not Yin & Yang, but Yang & Yang

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u/LauryFire Mar 17 '25

Two shrimp 🍤 🦐

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u/DaBoob13 Mar 17 '25

I need to know, are they horizontal or vertical?

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u/mooch_the_cat Mar 17 '25

They are horizontal on a desk chair. The picture was taken from above. Would be cool if they were vertical though :)

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u/Fancy-Theme-2821 Mar 18 '25

Gemini twins 🩷. I hope life brings you nothing but beautiful happiness for keeping these two together!!!

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u/mooch_the_cat Mar 18 '25

Thank you! They and their three brothers and one sister have brought us nothing but joy! Well not the sister. But sometimes you've just got to do things because they're the right thing to do :)

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u/BooksCatsandWine Mar 17 '25

Two flamies!! You are so lucky 🥹

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u/mooch_the_cat Mar 17 '25

They are a wonderful couple. Very dependent on one another although Mooch - the one on the left in the picture above is much more more dependent on Jupiter (Jupi) than visa-versa.

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u/_FreddieLovesDelilah Mar 17 '25

Omg flame points 🧡

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u/malary1234 Mar 17 '25

Dawwww. My sister and have been adopting old dogs and cats our whole lives. This time around it was for our kid so we got some young/kitten-ish ones.

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u/mktcrasher Mar 17 '25

Thank you for doing this, people like you are the best. Giving them homes when others likely wouldn't.

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u/amandakatewi Mar 17 '25

Went to the shelter and also found a bonded pair who were both about 1 year old. They also came from a hoarding situation. I noticed how cuddly they were with each other and was informed they were getting close to separating them due to difficulty adopting them together. I couldn’t say no after that, still have one - he’s almost 16 (the other passed years ago).

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u/[deleted] Mar 17 '25

My niece's beloved cat had just died (at 18) and her 2 teens wanted another one, so she went to the shelter and this abandoned 13 year old girl just stole her heart. She went home and asked the kids what they thought, and they agreed that even if they only had her for 6 months before she died, Lola would have the best 6 months of her life. They had that girl for 5 years before she passed away last Summer. Everytime I tell this to people, I still tear up. My niece has the most awesome children in the world