15 Wholesome Stories Of Cats Adopting Their Humans
Some cats do not wait to be adopted, they simply decide where they belong. In these stories, that means wandering into homes, garages, backyards, and even traps, then acting like the place was always theirs.
Each moment turns into a tiny takeover, with people, neighbors, and other pets all adjusting to a cat that has already made up its mind. A few arrive with kittens, some settle in after a single visit, and others keep showing up until nobody can call them a stray anymore. Read on.
"Found Lenox because..."
"I found Lenox because he would always rub against me whenever I walked by the parking lot of Lenox Avenue. I finally took him to the vet and found out 1) he is actually chipped, but the previous owner is not answering the vet's calls, and 2) he was actually a girl the entire time. 3) She is now mine."
"My darling Finley..."
"My darling Finley followed me home on a night when I returned crying and lonely. After a little bit of kitty time, I tried to go inside, and he walked in the door and flopped on my rug.
It's now his house. (Yes, I had him checked for a chip, vet-checked, and officially adopted him.)"
Some of these cats did not just show up, they made themselves at home.
"Pokey appeared and walked into my house..."
"Pokey appeared and walked into my house around the start of 2015, most likely left behind by some neighbors who moved away. She was cold, scared, and in urgent need of food and love.
She's been with me through breakups, college, and marriage, and I would die for her."
"This was not our cat..."
"This was not our cat; she appeared on our deck and followed us inside. We posted online and checked for a chip, but no one responded, and she has no chip.
She never tries to get back outside and is now our cat."
"After six months of home invasions and finding her everywhere, the neighbors agreed she could stay with us going forward."
"A stray cat adopted my dog, so I guess she lives here now."
That is one way to become part of the family.
"I had a mama cat bring her three babies to me about a month and a half ago. They are now my cats."
"This cat kept putting himself in a humane trap every day at an old abandoned train station. Now my cat, two years later."
"I moved in with his mama a year ago. Now he won’t cuddle with anyone else. Guess he’s NowMyCat."
The cat clearly picked a favorite person and never looked back.
It also echoes the Redditors backing a guy who didn’t return the backyard kitten he found a year ago.
"Showed up in my parents' backyard..."
"He showed up in my parents' backyard almost two years ago, so starved that I could almost touch my fingers together under his spine. Reddit, meet O'Malley the Alley Cat, eater of fingers and king of lounging on his back with his junk on display."
"She walked into my garage in 2020, and I ended up falling in love. She was only worth a flat-screen to the previous owner; she is priceless to me now!"
"This 13-pound boy..."
"This 13-pound boy showed up on my porch this winter. I looked for his owners (without success) and took him to the vet for bloodwork and his asthma attacks.
I've been adopted. His name is Bihan."
"My sweet boy, Cooper. He walked through the back door, sat on the sofa, and never left."
At this point, the sofa was basically his.
"Not my cat..."
"Not my cat has now become my cat. I decided to name him Toast after he spent two hours sleeping on my couch.
He headbutted my hand yesterday and let me scratch his head. He seems to like the little nook I set up for him today."
"This little one came into my house and has been hanging around our block for a while. Now I have a bunch of cat toys...."
A pet cat can be obtained in various ways, including through breeders, adoption from a shelter, selection from a pet store, or even inheritance. A cute cat can also be yours if the animal chooses you, which is another option.
Therefore, if you ever wake up from sleep to the sound of crashes at four in the morning or hear loud meowing noises, you now have a cat! Congratulations!
Some cats really do arrive with a full takeover plan.
For a late-night “wet cat” rescue dilemma, see what happened when the woman faced a choice that could break hearts.
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