It's amazing how many people who formerly preferred dogs, or just plain didn't like cats, became 'accidental cat parents.' Cats often have a way of tiptoeing into your heart when you least expect it. Perhaps a cat appeared outside your door on a rainy night. Or you went to an animal shelter to adopt a dog, and a paw reached out of a cage to grab your sleeve as you passed by the cats' area. Did a child (or a spouse) come home one day with a cat, pleading "Please, can we keep her?"
Read other stories, then share your own story here. Perhaps your story will convince other holdouts of the value of cat parenting.
Tigger
He followed me. He cuddled me. He was there when no one else cared and did not demand anything in return.He licked my nose and put his paw in my arm when I was quite ill. He brought me a toy mouse an…
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Sophie
Climbed under my hair after I had given the couple all I had to give. And when they came to pet her good-bye, she bit both of them and then climbed down my shirt and Had her first purr. They told me …
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Sissy
My mom talked my wife into taking Sissy after showing her some pictures. I had to drive back to Texas from Arizona to get home. I put Sissy in a carrier to get her in my pick-up, after I was on the r…
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Larry, Rescued Feral Kitten
Larry had a bad case of fleas, so the vet told me to try a couple of drops of Frontline. I did that and held the kitty on my lap, catching fleas as they tried to leap to safety. Larry looked up at me…
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Crisiska
A couple weeks before Crisiska left this world, she led a stray kitten home on a cold, rainy winter's day. One of my dear friends said that she knew she was going, and wanted to leave a little furry …
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Kyaon
My husband owns an ornamental fish hatchery so keeping cats or any pet was out of the question. But this little darling made our hearts melt and its pitiful expressions, various sounds that she makes…
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40 yrs not a cat lover - Now 2 Kittens
They're babies! They are now my babies. I saved them from a vicious dog attack and or possibly starving to death. They were so helpless, I felt so much empathy & love as soon as I looked at their tin…
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Margo
I had always been a little wary of cats, since they seemed somewhat aloof and unpredictable. When I went to get a look at her, I thought I would just catch a glimpse of her and she would end up sort …
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Blackie, Found in a Shoebox, Now 16
She has been thru alot in her 16 years. She just keeps going like a everyready battery and sleeps with me every night. She's always been my mom's favorite and now that I'm living with my mom Blackie …
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Pud-Cat Taught us Well
Fuzzy Nuts ( called Pud Cat in public ) was a big , friendly, orange tom-cat. Having been raised with dogs I was totally clueless about cats ! He came inside to eat and take afternoon naps and play w…
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Miska Converted his Dad
Before that, we had assumed he had a home – he’s a big long-haired grey tabby and looked well-fed – but we soon realised he was extremely hungry and had been living under a bush in …
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Missy Changed my Mind
Daughter pleaded with me to have Missy for her, but I said I don't like cats, I'm a dog person, she kept on at me asking me to just have her for a week and see how I went on. I said no 'cos I knew if…
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Bud and Max Stole my Heart
I was attending the university and my classes at lunchtime were on TV. I would eat lunch while watch classes and taking notes. Bud & Max would crawl all over me, begging for some food and just being …
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Zephryr Conquered my Heart
I put my fingers through the wires of his cage and he started purring and rubbed his cheeks on my hand. I thought it was quite something that he showed so much trust and affection so quickly. My room…
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Lucky Made us Cat People
My husband had been telling me for 20 years, that he would never own a cat (so I never attempted to get one), let this injured baby sleep on his stomach each night to keep him warm. To this day the 1…
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Pumpkin Made me a Cat Mom
From the moment I saw her, she wormed her way into my heart. I've never had a cat before. I was always a confirmed dog- girl. My beloved golden retriever/labrador retriever, Luke, died a year ago. Wh…
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Smokey and Siblings, Adopted as Newborns
I had grown up around dogs. My mother thought cats were sneaky but tolerated having a dog outside. I had planned on getting a dog. When the kittens showed up at my doorstep, they brought so much love…
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Chloe and Gus Made me a Cat Lover
I never thought of myself as a cat person, but after "rescuing" three it is very difficult to imagine life without them. My husband asked me "what did we do before the cats were part of our lives"? C…
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Our First Cat, Magic
dog started licking her. We knew she would stay!She would not eat or drink at first, so we fed her water with an eyedropper and spoonfeed her moist cat food for a few days til we could get her to a …
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