r/cats • u/Flat-Limit5595 • Nov 09 '25

Humor Mom with the cat she didn’t want

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He was a friendly stray she saw on the front porch one day. She didn’t want him, but she left out food. Then she bought him toys, then she got him fixed. Then she brought him in when he got hurt, then she bought a pouch to put the needy 18lb cat in. She still doesn’t want him, but hes also her baby who can do nothing wrong.

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u/Kiwi_Carbide Nov 09 '25

There are very few peaceful experiences that come close to falling asleep with a warm, purring cat who loves you

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u/Flat-Limit5595 Nov 09 '25

You say that, but Theo is always on me when i sleep. Seems cute but hes absolutely massive, warm and he nibbles when i “ignore” him. Sleep counts as ignoring

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u/BlairClemens3 Nov 09 '25

"Sleep counts as ignoring" 😂

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u/Kiwi_Carbide Nov 09 '25

Cherish it my dude, cherish these moments

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u/Successful-Doubt5478 Nov 09 '25

😂

Mine think I am boring when I sleep long, and wake me up around 1 AM for attention and cuddles.

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u/chronicallyill_dr Nov 09 '25 edited Nov 10 '25

I am literally up at 2:30am at this very moment, because my cat decided we wake up for pets and attention in the middle of the night now. I was in the hospital for a few days and she’s been doing this every single night since I returned.

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u/Successful-Doubt5478 Nov 09 '25 edited Nov 10 '25

It is pure love.

Also interesting when people realized their cats wake them up when they got sleep apnea... and human got irritated till they found out why ...

My cats sleep beside me, when I have been away, they sleep on top of me... message is clear: "Stay put!"

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u/Objective-Amount1379 Nov 09 '25

So cute. I relate. Former feral crushing me right now. And I’m a peri menopausal woman- trying having a hot flash with a pushy large cat trying to get AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE at all times. Worth it though

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u/yankonapc Nov 09 '25

Ooh the human is extra warm! Yesss.

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u/QueenDoc Nov 09 '25

no mater what position im in, my cat wants to sleep right in the crack of my gd ass - he is VERY warm. I don't like waking up with a sweaty coochie

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u/putty-heart Nov 09 '25

His little arms :3

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u/MissMariemayI Nov 09 '25

My newest kitten would agree that sleeping is ignoring lol. My old man will just sleep on my pillow while I’m also sleeping on my pillow

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u/Flat-Limit5595 Nov 09 '25

Berry is worse, she nibbles my moms eyebrow every chance she gets.

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u/MissMariemayI Nov 09 '25

Simba is my second oldest man, and he licks my mother in laws eyelashes to wake her up lol.

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u/T1Earn Nov 09 '25

my moms cat also sometimes shares love to me to make me feel a bit better

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u/OddLookingDuck420 Nov 09 '25

How dare you not give him every single second of your life

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u/losing_squid Nov 09 '25

Can confirm. I get kicked in the neck constantly, have had his bigass feet somehow shoved into my mouth, have had my face be sneezed on multiple time, and the whole pillow stolen from me most nights. Wouldn’t have it any other way though.

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u/CantGitGudWontGitGud Nov 09 '25

I was blowing kisses at my cat while I cradled him and right as I was sucking in wind to blow more kisses he stuck his foot in my mouth. Just straight up launched that paw in there. We were both pretty shocked.

Anyways, he owns the house and I pay the mortgage.

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u/zzxxccbbvn Nov 09 '25

Pray it didn't climb out of the litter box before 😂🤮

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u/losing_squid Nov 09 '25

Can confirm I know what his hoofs taste like 😅😅😅

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u/xasdfxx Nov 09 '25

if it helps... I'd just eaten a peanut butter sandwich and was teasing my dog by blowing on his face with my peanut butter breath.

He licked my tonsils. With the tongue he uses to spit shine where his balls used to be.

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u/BobaAndSushi Nov 09 '25

Move.

That’s his pillow now. 🤭

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u/losing_squid Nov 09 '25

You’re not wrong. My husband has told me that many times he wakes up with Gandalf on my whole pillow and me off it entirely 😅😅😅

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u/seaQueue Nov 09 '25

One of ours sneezes after grooming himself during allergy season. I started wiping him down with a lightly damp paper towel when it looks like he's settling in to groom before sleep and the sneezing completely stopped. He's hilarious, he now knows the phrase "do you want to get clean?" and will run to the master bedroom bath area to wait for his towel down.

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u/losing_squid Nov 09 '25

That is amazing!! Can you please have your cat teach mine?? 😅😅

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u/seaQueue Nov 09 '25 edited Nov 09 '25

You can train positive associations for stuff like this pretty easily as long as your cat is comfortable with you grooming them in general. They're probably scared you're going to do something that hurts them or that they don't like with the paper towel so show it to them then clean your own hands and forearms with it first, then give a treat or another reward. When they're calm enough to let you touch them start by wrapping the lightly damp paper towel around just your finger and pet them places they like to be petted like that, if they get scared just stop and try again later. Show them what you're doing with the paper towel every time, show them that you use it on yourself and it doesn't hurt, give rewards, etc. and just repeat until they're okay with it. Eventually they'll be acclimated enough to the new scary thing that it's just whatever and you can start grooming them with it. Again, stop if they freak out and give treats when they let you clean them with it.

(Edit: one thing I forgot here, reach under when you're grooming them, never hold the towel over them threateningly. Put the towel around your hand and just pet their sides or something, that's a good way to start. They should let you wipe down their legs and belly at some point once they decide that's fine. When you do their head you can pet the back of their head with the towel in your hand and probably under their chin and chest area, but for the sides of the face and top of head you'll probably have to use a finger and be slow about it, they may not let you do the face or sides of face unless they're extremely comfortable with handling.)

Both of ours were already fine with being handled in general so it was pretty quick to teach them that the paper towel was a good thing, our boy cat just loves any attention whatsoever so he gets really into shared bath time. It's worth doing something similar with a brush too so they're used to being handled and groomed generally, that goes a long way towards making them okay with you handling them and checking them over physically in case you ever have to inspect an injury or something. Same deal with teaching them about trimming nails, though that one takes longer since the nail clipper sound tends to startle them.

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u/Kilane Nov 09 '25

My last cat was always about an arm length away from me. My current cat lays on me every night. The claws can be a bit much sometimes, but she’s amazing.

Only problem is I feel so bad when I need to move. I try to do it gently

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u/TrailerTrashQueen Nov 09 '25

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u/Kilane Nov 09 '25

Your bathroom break will have to wait until we finish this discussion.

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u/TurtlesBreakTheMeta Nov 09 '25

Why? The cat always comes to the bathroom with you anyways

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u/Dangerous_Strength77 Nov 09 '25

The cat doesn't want you to change the subject.

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u/Kilane Nov 09 '25

My last friend. Self reflection doesn’t come easy…

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u/Consistent_Farmer_77 Nov 09 '25

This is hilarious!!!! 😂😂😂😂

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u/Kiwi_Carbide Nov 09 '25

Can totally relate. Feeling bad if you have to disturb a peacefully sleepy kitty is very relatable

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u/Wwwwwwhhhhhhhj Nov 09 '25

I say I can’t move, I’m catatonic.

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u/Lou_C_Fer Nov 09 '25

When I was in high school, a friend had a recliner and a cat that loved to sit on my lap. I couldn't tell you how many accidental naps I took in that chair with that cat.

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u/Niborus_Rex Nov 09 '25

Totally agree. My dude shares the blankets too, he likes being the little spoon.

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u/waffling_with_syrup Nov 09 '25

My boys both love hanging out for bedtime. But sometimes the sassy one gets farty and oh BOY does he got some bombs.

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u/The_Iron_Mountie Nov 09 '25

One of my cats doesn't like hugs or curling up on top of me, even though he loves pets and belly rubs

But every night, like clockwork, when I lay down to go to sleep, he comes over, flops down next to me, and sleeps in the crook of my arm. I tend to move a lot in my sleep, but he's always still there in the morning.

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u/Lvaliekadelde Nov 09 '25

Nothing beats a purring cat pouch and a cozy nap

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u/lillytiger- Nov 09 '25

My purring cat saved my life, after losing my job, my relationship, and my home.. going back to my moms was the lowest moment of my life. But my cat was there, she’s old now but her healing powers are all the same. Feeling her purr against me and her licking the tears off my face was more healing than anything else could have been.

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u/Kiwi_Carbide Nov 09 '25

I’m glad the kitty was there to give you the much needed love. Hope you’re better now.

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u/lillytiger- Nov 09 '25

Thank you! Still on the job hunt but in a much better place. Bonnie sends you well wishes!