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A ten-year friendship started with a stray who refused to take no for an answer. 

Almost ten years ago, a tiny stray cat basically adopted her human first. Sabriel started showing up every evening, skinny and impossibly small, the kind of little creature you can't stop worrying about. A few days later her rescuer appeared and asked if anyone wanted to adopt a cat. It turned out to be the same cat who'd been visiting. At that point it felt less like a decision and more like Sabriel had already filed the paperwork herself.

Her rescuer explained that Sabriel and her kittens had come from a bad situation. The kittens had homes, but mama cat was stuck living outside. One rainy afternoon made everything clear. Seeing her curled up in straw, cold and trying to stay dry, was enough to settle it. Sabriel came home and started her next chapter.

Since then she's been there for every version of life that followed. New homes, new jobs, changing routines, and the quiet growing pains that come with time. Through all of it, she stayed steady. The tiny stray who once showed up hungry turned into a constant source of comfort, padding around like she'd always belonged there. Nearly a decade later she's older, healthy, and still going strong, proof that sometimes the best family members are the ones who choose you first.

Cats and robots don't really get along – except when the cat sits on top of it! 

This cat saw a family he wanted, and he went for it. This cat was snooping around the family since before Christmas. They took him in, TNR'd him, and to their surprise he came back. He wandered around looking for their attention, and on Christmas day they finally took him in. Now that he's a steady member of their home, they decided to buy him lots of toys. Seeing him playing around with catnip, stuffed animals, and even robot cleaners. It's heartwarming to see that the cat got his furrever home. 

If ever you need to prove to a dog lover that cats can easily put a dog in their place, and heck, even manipulate them into doing their bidding, then look no further than this scandalous story.

For us cat lovers, it is not a massive surprise to hear that another cat has managed to convince a dog into doing their evil bidding for them. It is part and parcel of the contract that we sign when we sign up to love cats for life lest we wish to feel the sharp point of their claws around our necks.

But what is especially surprising about the cat from this story is that they have managed to turn a multi-pound pup who usually strikes fear into the hearts of those who wrong him, into a puddle of fur that can be manipulated with the twist of a paw. We are talking about true evil genius cat smarts, and we are not sure how we feel about it… what if they use their powers against us hoomans one day… what if they already have and we just do not now it, like this dog…
 

The love you give to a cat matters - and that's shown clearly this Valentine's Day.

It might not be a traditional love story, but it's definitely a story about love. Because the love you give to a cat is reflected by the cat right back at you - with actions, feelings, and in this case also with a full-on physical transformation. Cats are highly emotionally intelligent, and they reflect the feelings they receive. If you love a cat dearly, they will love you back like you're their entire world. But on the other hand, if you treat a cat badly, they will know to disregard you completely. Cats just know.

And this cat? Well, meet Cosmo. He looks like at least three different cats during his months-long transformation from a scruffy feline sent by the Cat Distribution System to a family's driveway, all the way to the meowgnificent dapper gentleman that he is today. This cat's life must have been something difficult, to say the least, but the love he received is reflected in his journey - his fur came back, he became healthy again, and he's a friendly feline to both the human and the other cats in the household. What a wholesome way to open Valentine's Day with!

Out of all the creatures we let live in our house, cats are the best at saying "no".

Dogs always want your love and affection. If they had it their way, they would be glued to your side 24 hours a day. But cats? Cats are more temperamental creatures. When they want your love, they will tell you, and when they don't want it, they will tell you even louder. And by louder, we usually mean with a hiss, a scratch, or the worst of all, their purrfectly judgmental side eye. And although we know that sometimes they want their space, we simply can't resist the chance to annoy them and tell them how much we love them, even if it means facing their feline fury for a spicy second. We can laugh about it later, but for now, enjoy all these hissterically feisty photos of cats proving their cuddles are conditional at best. "Do not the cat" - these cats, purrobably.

The word "diet" is not part of any cat's vocabulary, and they refuse to learn it. 

We will start this by saying that chonky cats are amazing. And we love them. And they exist. There are cats out there who are just a little bigger than usual and have a hard time losing weight, and that is okay. We love them anyway. In fact, there is more cat to love with cats like that. With that said, some cats do need to de-chonkify. There comes a stage in these cats' lives where enough is enough, and something has to be done. But that does not mean that they have to like it. Or accept it. 

Now, olive oil, as everyone knows, is pretty healthy. But maybe you don't want to drink it right out of the bottle. Which is exactly what this cat, who is in need of de-chonkification, was doing in the middle of the night, behind his owner's back. Olive oil. We've heard of cats who like bread, we've heard of cats who love veggies, but we have not yet encountered a cat who chooses olive oil as its weird human food addiction. But now, his owner knows. He's been caught red-pawed, and access to the olive oil will be removed. And maybe the de-chonkification could actually commence.