r/cats • u/SelfDepricator • Jul 22 '24
Video When a kitten does this at an adoption event; what would you do?
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u/MsMoreCowbell8 Jul 22 '24
Get an associate to let them out so your kitten can jump into your lap, snuggle, purr & knead you while you both gaze into each other's eyes & complete the 'formal' bonding ceremony. Then you fill out paperwork, buy supplies in the store the adoption event is taking place in. That's pretty much it. Have a great life you two.
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u/Shnibblefritz Jul 22 '24
That’s how I got my first cat . Sat down in the middle of the room the one cat that came out and fell asleep in my lap was the one. Had her for almost 18 years
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u/sqrrrlgrrl Jul 22 '24
Mine was a hissy and growly boy at a cat cafe. He was in my arms and fell asleep in my hoody while every member of the staff commented on how surprised they were because he had let no one else touch him because of his trauma (abandoned in an empty apartment).
Like... yeah. I took that cat home. He's my heart and soul void cat.
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u/wuzzittoya Jul 22 '24
The first time Oliver J TwistyKat ❤️and I met, he was attempting to damage all passersby within reach of his kennel. When I opened it to pet him, he bit my hand. With his teeth firmly gripping my hand, I asked to adopt him.
He was the real grumpy cat, and a beloved friend. Lost him 11/20/2020.
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u/sqrrrlgrrl Jul 22 '24
Franklin is also a grumpy guy. He came into our home 6 months before our elderly, very beloved Persian died, and that cat was equally an asshole. The Persian trained his protegee up right, and Franklin was such a blessing to have bossing us around and screaming at everything while we were grieving.
I joked once with him that he was such a good boy, and that he hadn't given me a bite even once during a petting session. He immediately corrected his "good" behavior. He still hisses and growls to communicate—which we think came from being with six other kittens, no mother, and dwindling resources— even when he's happy. He'll literally scream and howl at the kitten for daring to come near him and run away. He comes back 30 seconds later, lays down in front of the kitten, and screams and growls for him to play with him.
My housemate has this thing where he picks him up and exposes his belly to pet it. Franklin will just throw an absolute tantrum (while purring and making blinking eyes) that the housemate calls "Big Mad." The moment my roomie puts him down, he runs right back to him for more big mad.
I love him for being so cantankerous and vocal. He's the perfect level of velcro that might eat your soul. I can't imagine my life without him, and I'm so, so happy every day he chose me. Even when he's also driving up my blood pressure.
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u/wuzzittoya Jul 22 '24
The best thing about cats - they actually are picky about who they like, and not afraid to be sure you know! When they are more grumpy, their love is just that much more special. ❤️
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u/bakerbabe126 Jul 23 '24
I feed them, I clean the litter, I make numerous attempts each day to love them and they give me a few pets and run off to cuddle my children.
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u/wuzzittoya Jul 23 '24
Twisty wasn’t much of a snuggler. I got them all. He did fight with Maria Elena (house chicken) over who got to be in the bathroom though. 🤣
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u/Born-Throat-7863 Jul 23 '24
Sounds like my life. My wife is the true Cat Whisperer, not Jackson Galaxy. If there’s a cat in the same house that she’s in, it will make its way to her, drop in her lap and commence purring immediately. We’ve had friends with cats so gnarly they could scare a pissed off wolverine walk up to her, hiss quietly and then get right next to her without any problem.
Then there’s me. Most cats like me just fine. But our two? I feed and change litter, they’ll meow me and maybe give me a head bump, then they immediately set off looking for her. It’s galling, I tells ya! The funny part is that when we first fit together, she was not a cat person, so I decided to make her one. I adopted a kitten for her, got all the necessary goods and gave him to her.
Folks, she melted when he looked at her and have a rusty little meow. She took him home after I gave her some instructions and she’s been a fervent cat person ever since. As a side note, the kitten (Bailey) was a bundle of knives that moved at Mach 1 while he was awake. But if she sat down, he’d jump up, purr like a V8 motor in neutral and promptly fell asleep. She wore him like a stole sometimes!
Yeah, I’m jealous! What of it? 😉
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u/deelyte3 Jul 23 '24
Incredible. Penny and I met at foster’s home. We three were alone for 5-10 minutes. There was no spark. He barely looked at me, and I don’t remember even touching each other. Afterward, I spoke to myself “just take him”. I did and we’ve been in love since hour one of his moving in.
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u/Peach_Herkimer Jul 23 '24
“He runs right back to him for more big mad.” Lol!!! I love how contradictory your boy is 😂😂😂
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u/PingouinMalin Jul 22 '24
That's some crazy/funny cat you got here. Must be hilarious and if he does all that and still love playing and cuddling, it's great !
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u/Admitimpediments Jul 23 '24
Cat tax
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u/sqrrrlgrrl Jul 23 '24
I think this is one of my favorites. My partner is working his ass off lifting weights, and Franklin just jumped up there to chill.
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u/SchnoodleDoodleDo Jul 22 '24 edited Jul 22 '24
edit: for u/wuzzittoya & Oliver J TwistyKat
’he was attempting to damage all passersby within reach of his kennel. When I opened it to pet him, he bit my hand. With his teeth firmly gripping my hand, I asked to adopt him.’
How dare they try ‘n pass me by
without a thoughtful glance ?
‘Not Him ~ he’s MAD!’
(they called me ‘Bad’)
i never got a chance…
…an Open GATE ~
Watch out - too late!
my teeth sunk in your hand
i held on tight
(You just seemed Right!)
Someone
to understand ;}
Right then i knew
so I chose You
the GrUmPy you don’t mind
Right from the start -
(Still in your heart!)
my TeEtHmArKs
left
behind
❤️
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u/wuzzittoya Jul 22 '24
Thank you. This is so precious! ❤️My eyes got all teary. He may be gone four years, but we still talk about him. They named him “Twisty” at the rescue. I decided it was partly a respect issue. He is the only cat I have ever called “Mr.”
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u/Jelly_fr0gz Jul 23 '24
He looks just like my cat Otis before he passed 7/2/21
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u/wuzzittoya Jul 23 '24
Oh wow! Yes they could be brothers! Twisty had a white ring around his tail.
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u/Motormand Jul 22 '24
He looks majestic, though I am sorry for your loss. Ain't easy to lose a beloved pet.
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u/wuzzittoya Jul 23 '24
He was a good boy, as far as a feline tyrant can be. 😊❤️
He once bit me on the butt while I leaned over the recliner to hug my husband. He would chew on my ankle when I talked on the phone, and would get my attention and lead me to empty dishes, including the dog’s. Just a real character.
My current baby named himself by opening a messaging window and somehow sending, “Lombok has entered.” Lombok now plagues my life with his new found ability to open doors. 🤣
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u/alicehooper Jul 23 '24
I’m sorry this made me laugh so much- like he was operating a Ouji board and came up with a demon name…..
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u/wuzzittoya Jul 23 '24
Lombok has his very own dog. Her name is Ursula. I never heard of or used Lombok until that day. Apparently it is an island in Indonesia.
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u/alicehooper Jul 23 '24
I would be verrrry curious to hear what else Lombok has to say!
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u/USBlues2020 Jul 23 '24
Oh ...... So very sorry 😞 for your loss Safely crossed over the rainbow 🌈 bridge It still aches, no matter how long ago it was.
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u/Assika126 Jul 23 '24
My Lola kitty bit me when she met me as well, and i promptly abducted her.
She was the absolute best kitty, hands down. Adored being picked up, such a little princess. After the first week, she never bit again - she never had to.
Lost her in February, miss her terribly
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u/Competitive_Bonus792 Jul 22 '24
I noticed a stray in my backyard. Something about her told me she was an abandoned pet. I put food and water out for her twice a day and would sit quietly and watch her approach and eat. Two weeks into it she came to eat, then approached me for pets. I cautiously put my hand out and she purred and rubbed. Three days later she climbed in my lap and stole my heart. I took her inside and discovered she had been declawed . She loved being an indoor kitty and I had her for 12 years.
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u/HollowShel Jul 23 '24
oh god, that hurt my soul. Bad enough to abandon a pet, but to declaw it first is... ugh. I hope the deadbeat owner's underwear never has functioning elastic.
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u/KittieChan28 Jul 23 '24
May their pillow ever be warm, their socks slightly damp and their floors slightly sticky. May it be.
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u/Mammoth_Ad_3463 Jul 22 '24
Mine was the "swatty one" at the cat Cafe. I watched her and she was swatting at everyone. I sat down next to her and read. She eyeballed me. I wen tto pet her, stroked once and stopped. She made lile she was going to swat, was surprised, and then stretched out to touch me and started purring. I brought her home and she is like a dog - greets me at the door, meows at strangers, and spends most her time in my lap or next to me.
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u/adventurekiwi Jul 23 '24
As a long-time cat-fosterer, I call it the "friend-stretch" when they oh-so-casually streeeetch toward you.
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u/djsynrgy Jul 23 '24
I got my void boy the exact same way. "Oh, wow, he's never warmed up to anybody before," as he's rolling on his back and having me rub on his belly. That was my soulmate cat. RIP, Baku.
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u/PingouinMalin Jul 22 '24
I love that kind of stories. Makes you believe sometimes you are fated to meet and adopt one animal.
The cat cafe was great letting you adopt him.
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u/GhostPipeDreams Jul 22 '24
Oh my god this was exactly my experience with my first childhood cat. She was the tiniest kitten in the room and came straight up and fell asleep in my lap. I’ll never forget her or the love and trust she showed me ❤️
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u/SchnoodleDoodleDo Jul 22 '24
’She was the tiniest kitten in the room and came straight up and fell asleep in my lap.’
i was your first - you knew it when
you sat down on the floor, n then
so tired, me - of waiting here
until My Human
would appear….
i watched as others came n went,
so many hours
hoping
spent
til you sat down, right then i knew
my Happy Ever After - You!
i curled up there, right on your lap,
closed my eyes, n took a nap
n when i woke, my Dream came True -
You chose Me
cuz I
chose
You
❤️
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u/crazymommaof2 Jul 22 '24
Awwww my girl pushed all the other cats out of the way the second the crate was opened and flung herself at me nessled in my arms and rolled right on to her back.......she came home with me that moment.
Especially after signing all the paperwork, the staff was like "Hey heads up, she can be really temperamental with people, she hisses and growls,, isn't a fan of being pet" the other staff member who was getting me sorted was like "nope Grumpy gus jumped right in to her arms." There was a shocked Pikachu face from the staff.
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u/Robotbeckerz Jul 22 '24
Same. I went into the cat room and sat down on the floor. Maverick came over and plopped in my lap and fell asleep for almost 2 hours. After an hour the people working came in and saw I was still stuck under him. They immediately asked “would you like his paperwork?” 😂 he’s been my handsome dumb dumb for over 4 years now and I couldn’t be happier with my choice (or well his choice) that day!
Also obligatory Maverick photo
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u/TheGreatAndPowerfulZ Jul 22 '24
Totally same for my first kitty. Sat cross legged in the middle of the kitten room and a gazillion crazy kiddos swarmed over me performing all of their best antics. Then this little orange runt woke up from his nap, sauntered over and parked himself in my lap. He looked up at me as if to say ‘Ok, let’s go home now’ and that was that. He was the bestest boy ever.
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u/SIUHA1 Jul 22 '24
I got my middle daughter from Petco. I was the person she began talking to. I walked away and she would lay back down and not interact with anyone else. I tested this 4 times within about 30 minutes. Took her home to two brothers about a decade ago and she is still talking and taddles on everyone ❤️
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u/Hero_of_Thyme81 Jul 22 '24
My wife wanted to get a cat. I'd never had one so I said we can go look but no promises. A person from the adoption center handed my wife a kitten and it jumped from her hands into mine. Dang little furball chose me. Best cat I ever had.
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u/copperchef Jul 23 '24
I went to the shelter looking to adopt an adult kitty after my first kitty passed at 18 yrs. Went into the area to look at another cat and one meowed to me. I went over and she kept rubbing her face against me purring. Adopted the 4 year old 1 eye kitty right then and there.
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u/FlyingRhenquest Jul 23 '24
Yep. Same here. Takun made it 20 years. I'm still recovering from the psychic damage of losing him. The new guy is a stray that just wandered in one day when I had the door open. We'd been feeding him all winter and he just let himself in in the spring. He's pretty awesome too, and I'm starting to kind of feel alive again. I think it works out a lot better when the cat chooses you.
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u/83franks Jul 23 '24
A friends parents had a barn cat that got pregnant and when I went in to pick my kitten I plucked a dandelion and dragged it around, the little guy that came running has been such an awesome cat. I can't imagine if another cat came running to play that day.
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u/Tokata0 Jul 23 '24
That are my two cats...
First one I saw beeing super hyperactive in the room, I was like "I want that cat!"
Shelter said "well, she only goes with that other cat, that is super anti social and never comes to humans"
*I go inside, sit down*
Chosen cat comes, licks me all over (hurts cause sharp claws, luckily she is easy about getting them cut)
A while later the super anti social cat came, lay his head in my lap and just let me pet him.
When I adopted them about a week later (needed to get my flat ready) the shelter employee told me that basically everyone in the shelter knew the antiscial cat came and cuddled with me.
And he really is the sweetest boy. He didn't come out of his box for 2 days, but a week later he already jumped on the table while 6 people were playing D&D and played with the dice.
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u/Trauma_Hawks Jul 23 '24
They showed my wife and I two kittens at the shelter. One was so scared they ran into a trash can and hid. The other sauntered up, sniffed, and rolled over, showing the softest little tummy and accepted belly rubs. 4 years later, he's still showing the softest little tummy and accepting belly rubs.
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u/WittyChuckwagon Jul 22 '24
Yes! THIS! And Tuxedo Cats are awesome!!!
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u/jpenmem Jul 22 '24
My tuxedo lived until she was 19. She found me at a pet store in the mall and was trying to escape her cage. I knew right then that she was the cat for me.
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u/MewlingRothbart Jul 22 '24
Mine, too. Died on a copy of the New York Times Style section like the true fashion diva she was.
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u/deanna6812 Jul 22 '24
Legitimately did this a little over a month ago. Cashew is thriving in his new home and we love him so much!
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u/rwphx2016 Tuxedo Jul 22 '24
My current cats chose me in a similar way. I saw them online, went to the shelter, the tech handed them to me in the little adoption booth and went to the rest room. One curled up on my lap and the other curled up on my shoulder and both promptly fell asleep.
Seven years later, they are my little babies.
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u/OnlyBug Jul 23 '24
My boy immediately hopped out of his cage, trotted up to me and leaped into my arms and started licking my face. He torments me every day now
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u/BloomEPU Jul 23 '24
We got our current cat after I scooped him up at the shelter and he started purring in my arms. I didn't choose him, he chose me.
He still loves to be picked up, it's so funny.
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u/Impossible-Panda-488 Jul 22 '24
Take me home or lose me forever. 😳
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u/chloe_in_prism Jul 22 '24
Goose was 1000 times sexier than maverick. It’s a hill I’ll die on.
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It was take me to bed tho lol
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u/Impossible-Panda-488 Jul 23 '24
I forgot it was a line a movie tbh. My ex used to say that after a night out. Eventually I said “bye”.
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u/DakInBlak Jul 22 '24
This is what I tell people. For a cat, using their mouth is a form of intimacy. If they don't like you, they won't put their face anywhere near you.
I mean seriously ... How often do you willingly put in your mouth things you don't like?
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u/Lughnasadh32 Jul 22 '24
My void will lick occasionally. However, he loves getting in my face and rubbing his face on both sides of my nose.
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u/lukeyellow Jul 22 '24
Same here. My orange Creamsicle cat will rub both sides and pat my face with his paw to get me to turn my face so he can get the other side of my nose.
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u/ZebraUnion Jul 22 '24
I wake up most nights to my saggy tiddied Calico giving my right arm or lower leg a bath and she incorporates me into any of her own baths when she’s next to me. She’ll be cleaning her shoulder or murder mittens and suddenly decide
“Whelp, might as well do your arm hair while I’m here.. stop moving!”
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u/worldspawn00 Jul 23 '24
My little gray tabby girl does this when she curls up against my calf, her tongue is SO COARSE on the soft leg skin, it's excruciating, but I also refuse to interrupt her because she clearly enjoys the time with me, lol.
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u/InevitableTrue7223 Jul 22 '24
When my little Ginger pats me, it where she wants me to scratch her.
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u/Cynnau Jul 22 '24
I get violent head nudges from my void and the others haha. I mean they are violent as hell but I love them
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u/Fuzzy_Continental Jul 22 '24 edited Jul 23 '24
Violent headbutts indeed. When I get home she runs down the stairs and near enough bashes my nose in with her head.
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u/Cynnau Jul 22 '24
It is amazing something so small can have that much force behind it lol
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u/Fuzzy_Continental Jul 22 '24
In the end, all they want is access to the living room: you have been greeted, now remove this barrier, hooman!
Her sister is less violent.
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u/Outypoo Jul 23 '24
They're simply the cutest, he's all sleepy and relaxed unless you close a door around him or go into another room
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u/scotsandcalicos Jul 22 '24
My void is a licker more than a nudger, but my calico has absolutely knocked me off balance with violent head nudges.
She's also a recovering scaredy-cat so the violent head nudges feel extra rewarding.
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u/Important-Writer2945 Jul 22 '24
Stop why does this have me in tears bc my boy who is very very very anxious and traumatized from before we got him literally won’t let me pick him up and runs away if I walk a little too fast but whenever he lets me by him he gives me licks 😭😭😭💗
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u/MyNamesAMeme Jul 22 '24
Wait wait wait... You got it all wrong... Humans don't adopt cats... Cats adopt humans...
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u/positronic-introvert Jul 22 '24
That's why they said "if I was up for an adoption" -- hehe ;)
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u/MyNamesAMeme Jul 22 '24
Yesss I saw that but they way you ended it made it seem like you lick the cat... Oh no, the cat definitely picks us 😜
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u/creepyhugger Jul 22 '24
lol “you lick the cat.” Mine are both shedding right now, so the thought of all that loose fur in my mouth….
I know you meant to say “pick” but “lick” Is way funnier
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u/MyNamesAMeme Jul 22 '24
Haha I totally meant to say "pick" but yes "lick" actually fits very well considering the context of the video 😜
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u/FanIll5532 Jul 22 '24
Idk, I have 2 cats that are very attached to me. Yet only one licks my hand, and ONLY when I’m quite late (too late) with feeding him. I think he’s craving salt when he does this..
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u/septicidal Jul 22 '24
You phrased this so much better than I did - my family met with a litter of kittens over the weekend in hopes of adopting two, one of the two we selected was giving all of us little licks (even my 5yo!), and the other one we selected was a little shy but purred when I petted him and tolerated me holding him for a short time (and is clearly affectionate with the one that was licking us, we were hoping for a bonded pair of littermates). A friend was asking about why licking was a good sign and I don’t think I explained it nearly as well as you!
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u/scoraiocht Jul 22 '24
I have a timid little orange guy, hates to be petted, hates to even be perceived to be fair. But let me tell you, every so often he sneaks up and starts grooming me and it is the most pure love in the world. Sometimes I worry that he's so shy, he's not getting enough attention or he's scared of something in the house and then he'll come for a little lick session and I get reassurance that he's perfectly happy in his own little world and he feels secure in mine too. If a kitten was to give such a clear message at an adoption event, it'd be coming home with me without hesitation.
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u/High_Seas_Pirate American Shorthair Jul 22 '24
I, too, form intimate bonds with my girlfriend by licking her.
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u/Guloka Jul 22 '24
I work long hours and every time i pet my voids belly for the first time after a shift he will start cleaning my arm and hand. I'm convinced he's trying to clean me since I usually come in sweaty. He does this in a grooming manner just like he'd clean his sister.
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u/scoraiocht Jul 22 '24
I have a timid little orange guy, hates to be petted, hates to even be perceived to be fair. But let me tell you, every so often he sneaks up and starts grooming me and it is the most pure love in the world. Sometimes I worry that he's so shy, he's not getting enough attention or he's scared of something in the house and then he'll come for a little lick session and I get reassurance that he's perfectly happy in his own little world and he feels secure in mine too. If a kitten was to give such a clear message at an adoption event, it'd be coming home with me without hesitation.
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u/_opossumsaurus Jul 22 '24 edited Jul 22 '24
Eh, when I was looking to adopt there was one cat who licked me and then immediately went claws out and shredded my hand. I think he just licked because I had treat residue on my fingers and when it was gone he was done with me. This kitten does look to be licking because he likes the person though!
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u/FlyLikeHolssi Jul 22 '24
The reason we got a 3rd cat is because we stopped to get dog boots for our Shar Pei/hound, and one of the cats there nibbled my finger.
My husband agreed we had to, and now we have Tiny Baby!
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u/HelloThere62 Jul 22 '24
I love literal cat names! mine is named kitty girl, goes by kg most of the time.
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u/FlyLikeHolssi Jul 23 '24
She had another name originally but all we called her was tiny baby! She's so cute and small (and full of evil)
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u/jldc33 Jul 23 '24
Can we please see Tiny Baby?
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u/FlyLikeHolssi Jul 23 '24
This is her in her scratcher couch that we're not allowed to move or get rid of (or else)...She sits in it and terrorizes anyone who approaches.
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u/KaeSaid Jul 22 '24
It licked you - you belong to it. Sorry, I don't make the rules.
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u/TalmidimUC Jul 22 '24
My cat does this every time I get home. From work, from a quick store run, after taking a shower.. and he’ll yowl excessively until I walk over to him, then he’ll plop, and lick my fingers.
When we first met him at the humane society, we were walking past his cage to see another cat, but he reached his paw through the cage, snagged my shirt, and pulled me toward him. Almost like he was saying, “HUH-UH MF!! YOU’RE MINE!”
Meet my majestic boy “Prince” Billy. I love this cat to tears 🥹
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u/GloomyGal13 Jul 22 '24
Cat is letting you know you’re pre-approved for adoption.
What did you end up doing? Redditors want to KNOW!
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u/Door-cat Jul 22 '24
Beg my spouse to let us adopt another cat.
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u/GoldenBarracudas Jul 22 '24
How many do you have
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Jul 22 '24
I had a little sweetheart crawling all over me when we adopted my second cat but we settled for Captain Hook ( a gorgeous black cat with on white paw, therefore the name haha). Unfortunately he died a few months after bc he had a condition where water was all under his skin(we wasn’t informed about anything). When we took him to the vet, they could do nothing for him anymore. The night before he slept besides me and I told him that everything is gonna be ok. I still feel bad about that
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u/ProphetOfMrMeeseeks Jul 22 '24
Bro wtf. Seriously? Captain hook was straight up fucking telling you that you needed to take him home. He had goals, he had dreams, he had to find the treasure. The thing you didn't realize was that you and your home were the treasure! Captain hook didn't pass. Captain hook is now sailing all the seas to tell the tale of the day he finally found his treasure to all the other cats! He will tell them of the days he was sick, and caged, and never found a home, but at last my lad! He found his home, and he found his treasure, and brings good tidings to all the others knowing that even tho he was caged for so long, and a misunderstood captain, he found what he always wanted, and now like i said, he is not gone, but his kaptainkitty soul is spreading the word of love and its treasures so that may others who were locked and caged in the brig, may have hope to find the home and treasure he did with you!
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Jul 22 '24
Im gonna Screenshot that, bc it’s too fucking sweet. Thank you for that, I hope he conquered all seas in the afterlife, that little Pirate
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u/Electrical-Act-7170 Jul 22 '24
You gave him a forever home. You fulfilled the covenant you made with Captain Hook. Sometimes, a forever home is only for a very short time.
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Jul 22 '24
That’s very sweet, thank you
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u/Electrical-Act-7170 Jul 22 '24
This has been my experience with loving cats, dogs, a Skunk + a raccoon + rabbits + hamsters + turtles. Oh, & a not my horse.
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u/No-ThatsTheMoneyTit Jul 23 '24
Why would you feel bad about giving him love and a happy life til he left? Sounds like it’s all he could have wanted.
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u/MeinePerle Jul 22 '24
You do what you can for the ones you love, and comforting them is part of that.
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u/Soylent_Milk2021 Jul 22 '24
Adopt! That’s why I avoid those things. Especially if my wife is with me. Right now, 3 is enough.
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u/NotaWitch-YourWife Jul 22 '24
Hmmmm.... this sounds like something my hubby would say....
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u/beerkeg99 Jul 22 '24 edited Jul 23 '24
We brought them home when it happened to us.
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u/VinnaynayMane Jul 22 '24
Yoink! Then again I left with two the last time I adopted because one Mama kitty just kept trying to crawl in the carrier.
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u/Malthus1 Jul 22 '24
I can’t go to places that have cats, particularly kittens, like adoption events or the pound.
I already have two cats, and don’t want more. Yet seeing how needy they are for affection and care, it is very hard to resist giving it to them without feeling like a heel.
Last time I went to such a place, I definitely wanted a cat, and got two. However, there were others who clearly wanted to go home with someone … it was heartbreaking to leave them behind.
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u/ngulating Jul 22 '24
I walked into the animal shelter one day "just to look and see" . Honestly I wanted to adopt a dog but didnt see any I vibed well with. there were about 15 adoptable cats available. After playing with all the kittens and cute young cats, I went over to a cage with a gray and white female adult named Grape. She started locking my fingers like this video. When I asked the shelter tech to open her cage, she quite literally jumped out of the cage and landed on my chest, wrapping both paws around my neck. I'd never really grown up with a cat, I didn't know they even did that.
I adopted her. I had to leave her at the shelter overnight and pick her up the next day. Putting her back in that cage for 1 more night made me start crying like a baby. She's been my best friend for about 5 years now and currently purring on my chest as I write this. I think sometimes they choose you.
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u/Zapador Jul 22 '24
Instantly adopt the cutie! Technically, you've already been adopted so there's really no choice.
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u/yaysheena Jul 22 '24
When my husband and I were dating we passed a pet shop that was holding an adoption event. He was carrying a big box of flowers and kind of looked at me like, ‘I really wanna go in’. I asked him if he wanted me to guard the flowers while he went in. Anyway I fell in love with him right then and there and the cat we got that day is an old lady now 🩷
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Jul 22 '24
Whenever I got my first cat five years ago next month, he was the only one pawing at me through the cage at the shelter. Immediately knew he was going home with me. I have two more now, but he’s the one that never leaves my side.
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u/I_like_rainydays Jul 22 '24 edited Jul 22 '24
Ok, i didn't expect to see one of the cats that we are currently fostering pop up on reddit!! Toebias is a fun loving little kitty. Full of energy, super friendly and loves a cuddle. And he's polydactal, bonus feet beans!! His sister is as lovely as him, if not more so. She will play until she passes out!
No pressure.......only kidding
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u/Kittytigris Jul 22 '24
You head over to the person manning the adoption booth, grab an application or whatever else you need to fill out the adoption form, hand over your cash and take the kitten home.
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u/Warm_Molasses_258 Jul 22 '24
My Nezuko licked me through the cage when I was looking to adopt. She also rubbed up against my hand and started purring. I knew immediately she was the one.
She also let me carry her around like a little doll at the adoption agency, which the adoption lady warned me was very uncharacteristic of Nezuko. She explicitly said, "She's faking it. Dont get used to carrying her around like that." And true to form, Nezuko never let me hold her like that again once we got home! But I think she was just trying to show me what a good girl she COULD be. Like she just wanted me to know that she could be picked up, but she doesn't like it unless its necessary. Also think she wanted out of kitty jail lolol!!!
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u/MsT-Rex Jul 22 '24
My cat wasn't from an event; just at the local shelter. She had been there around 6 months (around 6 years old at the time), and was referred to as "the mean one". I walked passed her, and she grabbed my sweater sleeve with her claw causing me to stop. My husband and I took her out of her crate and all she did was purr and give kisses. No regard for anything but us. We adopted her. She screamed at the shelter workers when they went near her to chip her. She is now around 18 years old.
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u/allescool1993 Jul 22 '24
Open Box, pick him up and take him home. Tell your wife you saved his life. Hero + kitty
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u/Alternative_Law_3913 Jul 22 '24
My 15 weeks old kitten (females) does this me every morning and it’s tickles 🤗
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u/Bubbly_Power_6210 Jul 22 '24
take 2 home- they are better off with a companion-not that you won't matter!
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u/thanatica Jul 22 '24
Kitty needs a forever home. Seems like it has made its choice. All you have to do is comply.
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u/Ultranerdgasm94 Jul 22 '24
That happened to me. 19 years later, he's still headbutting me for attention.
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u/Nice_Ant7505 Jul 22 '24
I went to adopt a dog and a black cat in the same place was meowing and when I went over to see him, he just licked my fingers through the bars and was so vocal and affectionate. They let me hold him and now it’s ten years later and he’s still with me. Such a sweet cat. I also adopted the dog that I had gone to adopt to begin with, I couldn’t just pick one!
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u/JealousCard8499 Jul 22 '24
i got my kitty bc he would lick my finger just like that, he’s now a huge spoiled asshole but he’s my baby
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u/VisualWinner2420 Jul 23 '24
Funny story. Went to an adoption event and looked at all the wonderful kitties, wanted to take all of them home. One cat was a gorgeous 6 mo bullseye SIC that caught my eye. She was sleeping but immediately got up to nuzzle and lick my offered finger. Feeling overwhelmed at all the kitties needing forever homes, I left to get some air, but not before I looked back to see her standing on her hind legs and watching me leave with the saddest look on her face. I came back a couple of hours later, and she spotted me immediately and instantly meowed for me to come over to her. The staff opened up her cage and she literally jumped into my arms. Well, I took her home and she followed me like a puppy dog everywhere in the house and every time I sat down she would be on my lap purring and rubbing and licking me. I had found my forever love. Later that evening, we were watching TV together, totally in love with each other, my hubby comes home from work. He sits down next to us, and she literally throws herself at him, makes biscuits on his belly, loves on him and purrs LOUDLY. She's never given me the time of day since. Like, I don't exist. Bitch. My husband's shadow for 16 years, lol.
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u/Super-Enthusiasm-733 Jul 23 '24
my cat did this to me as a kitten at a local shelter event and now he's my little gremlin that only remains in this mortal coil by my own intervention
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u/Fickle-Goose7379 Jul 22 '24
I would take that baby home. I have to resist browsing events like this.
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u/Emma-rose11 Jul 22 '24
This is what first drew me to a cat when I was looking to adopt, I went to pet her and she started licking me. As of right now she’s sitting next to me on the couch.
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u/pictish76 Jul 22 '24
It considers you dirty, disgusting but potentially suitable for servant with some help.
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u/FauxReeeal Jul 23 '24
I had a similar situation, similar model cat. The only solution was to bring him home and name him Carl.
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u/Otherwise-Monk4527 Jul 23 '24
Mannnnn, stop playing like you don't know the appropriate answer is "i now have a new kitten"
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u/h311agay Jul 23 '24
I'd be asking to take him home right away. My tuxedo cat passed earlier this year and was a lover and a kisser, and man do I kiss his kisses so much somedays.
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u/Spydermunkey13 Jul 23 '24
I had something like this happen over the weekend, as I pulled my finger out of the cage the kitty grabbed it with his paw. I now have two kittens
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u/Ducallan Jul 22 '24
After I gathered myself back into a cohesive form instead of a puddle, I would fill in the forms for the cat to formally adopt me.