- 01
"Adopted Rigatoni 3 hours ago. He is already being orange"
"I'm surprised how quickly he adjusted. He was terrified after the car ride and disappeared into a closet for about 45 minutes. Then he came out meowed at us and headbutted us and started rolling over."
- 02
"Pics taken shortly after adoption. He was questioning my choices for taking a bath. I can see he’s judging me."
- 03
"One year ago today, on a below-freezing night, I found this guy howling on the concrete like he couldn’t take it anymore."
"The cracked tooth broke a couple of weeks in and I wound up footing the bill for the extraction—over $800! No one was rushing to adopt him which is good because by that point… I was in love.
Meet Pippin "Tank" Riley. It's our "cativersary" today. He's aggressive with the other cats (no doubt how he survived on the streets) so he has his own bachelor pad in the basement. He's cheerful, chatty, and learning to walk on a leash."
- 04
"Saw this cat on Petfinder with the saddest eyes I’ve ever seen. Yes, of course I adopted him."
- 05
"My grandma passed away a couple of days ago, and I adopted her cat."
- 06
"Two adopted sisters love to cuddle"
- 07
"Just adopted this senior cat! Best decision ever!"
- 08
"My mother adopted this adult cat from the shelter this year. It’s their first Christmas together."
- 09
"A lucky 3yo's Christmas surprise"
"We foster kittens and holiday season adoptions are always extra special! This beautiful pair of little girls (Dino Nugget and Smiley Fry) went home yesterday afternoon and there's a 3 year old little boy who will be surprised with them as a Christmas gift this week! I can't wait for the adopter to send update photos of the surprise"
- 10
"I adopted his sister and they’re inseparable"
- 11
"Adopted the stray that’s been in the shelter the longest after last weeks stray having an owner"
- 12
"Adopted her today"
- 13
"From Beat Up Baby to Spoiled Voidling"
"When I adopted this now enormous dude he had a 5" long, 1" wide gash nearly all the way around his neck. The adoption center had no clue how he got it; only that he'd been surrendered that way. He'd also had his tail broken in four places that healed into a zig zag shape.
After multiple surgeries and wound drains, several abscesses, all my nursing wound-care knowledge, a scare with what ended up being a large, benign lipoma, and far too many treats: he's become an overgrown, food obsessed, lazy a*s man baby, and most certainly my best friend…"
- 14
"I found her, thought she was a stray. Turns out she belonged to a family that just wanted an "outdoor only" cat."
"I made post about the cat on my neighborhood Facebook page and other missing pets pages. Turns out the people that owned her seen it and decided to not speak up and let me keep her i guess. I found all this out from a 3rd party. She is happier sense I adopted her…"
- 15
"I adopted two girls :)"
"After meeting these 5 month old sisters, I knew I had to have them. I've named them Calypso and Electra. Sometimes I call them Tortilina and Purrita when they allow me to pet them and show their more affectionate side"
- 16
"When I picked her up for adoption they warned, 'this one wants to be wherever you are. She gets into EVERYTHING.' accurate and so welcome."
- 17
"Update: McFlurry is officially adopted by me!"
- 18
"Fell in love with this derp at the shelter"
"We went to go play with the cats after a CDS failed and ended up with an owner. This little cutie was so sad all by himself. Of course we had to adopt this little rascal. He's been with us a few days now and has completely stolen our heart"
- 19
"Picked this beauty up last night and she’s already claimed the house as hers"
- 20
"Just adopted this TIC who is also my aunt"
"My grandmother unfortunately passed recently, and was the owner of a very cute 8yo TIC, Missy, who she loved a whole lot. Missy and I made the 1,400-mile trek back to my home and are starting a new chapter together. It meant a lot to my grandma that Missy would always be cared for, and I'm glad to have her"
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