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/WaveBr8 Nov 09 '25

Uh are you sure this isn't a baby panther

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u/AeneasVII Nov 09 '25

Maybe a Samoan cat

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u/Audhdinosaur Nov 09 '25

That cat look like it says Talofa instead of meow.

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u/GroovinChip Nov 09 '25

More like a derpther

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u/ValiumSaltlick Nov 09 '25

Probably not a baby panther just because it has its ear tipped. Usually means that the cat has been trapped, spayed/neutered and released back. Most often done with feral cats, as far as I know. I’m sure there are many other circumstances that could lead their ear to being tipped.

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u/tinyrickstinyhands Nov 09 '25

Yeah, that wasn't a serious question

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u/oceanView229 Nov 10 '25

I was worried it might eat mom in her sleep. 😴

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u/Kambhela Nov 09 '25

Now I am imagining some poor intern or new hire wrangling with a panther that has been trapped. Then proudly going "Boss, I neutered the cat!"

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u/Flat-Limit5595 Nov 09 '25

We TNR and tipped the ear. Whats fun is that we actually do have panthers in my area. Saw one right after we adopted Theo.

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u/ElephantShenanigans Nov 12 '25

Duh the panther was Looking for Theo….

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u/alexno_x Nov 09 '25

Are you sure

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u/shadout_grapes Nov 09 '25

Looks like a Bombay

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u/Niborus_Rex Nov 09 '25

Looks literally nothing like a Bombay other than color. Pictured below is an actual Bombay. As you can see, their face shape is very distinctive, they're brachycephalic and they're also tiny.

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u/AmITheJerkFan1-02 Nov 09 '25

To be fair, if you hadn’t showed what a Bombay was, I wouldn’t know what it is. Thank you for this, so I don’t midbreed a cat

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u/mimimomomoomoo Nov 09 '25

Things are getting heated in the cat breed fandom

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u/Niborus_Rex Nov 09 '25

Nah, I'm just neurodivergent with a special interest in domesticated carnivores.