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I was getting in my car after my shift when this little gal ran up to me. Because it was going to get below freezing that night, I took her inside, grabbed a box, and took her home for the night.
She spent the night in my garage since I didn't know anything about her. I've never met such a cuddly cat. Posted on Facebook in hopes of finding her owners, and the next day I'd be taking her to the animal shelter for them to come find her. However, our local shelter has a hard time getting rid of kittens (overloaded with cats) and we later found out she wasn't chipped, so she was most likely a stray.
On our way to the shelter. She seems to enjoy napping during car rides.
Back home! Because she doesn't weigh two pounds quite yet, the shelter let me keep her as a foster kitty. I'll be taking her back in within a week or so for her to he spayed, have another vaccination, and if she does meet the weight requirement, I can officially adopt her!
The sunbeam quickly became her favorite spot. I didn't choose the kitty life. The kitty life chose me.
InexplicablyAvailableUsername
Nice
fatmanscoop
The bitch knew what she was doin
tylerdurden777
Congratulations, @op you're a new pet to wonderful owner
MaverickHunters
Please keep her forever <3
Poxopi
If you don't keep her you may be sentencing her to death at that shelter, if you believe she chose you - keep her.
wherearethenoodles
That is a cute fuckin cat dude
dayemoon
You are a lucky human.
Maldraek
She is adorable.
disneyeyes
iumop3pisdnwI
First pic is cat factory packing and dispatch
PotatoSpacer
I wish I had gone through more of these comments when I first posted this; that made me laugh out loud yo
rawseaanimalss
Upvoting for that last sentence. Will plagiarize
nefariouscat
You should feel honored @op! :P
hiddendragon
She adopted you. She's a sweet kitty.
trhopkins
She's a a cutie <3 Thank you for taking her in!
PotatoConspiracy
I like your name. @op
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Magicanz
It seems like the perfect name would be Sunbeam then. @op
MHfromNH
Sunny. like her personality, her coat, and her favorite napping spot.
TheMortiestMortyfromC137
I want a cat so badly......
ciscoak90
I now bestow u slave of the orange cat
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ReallyGoodBee
Yeah, my cat just jumped on the snowmobile out in the middle of the woods, and wouldn't leave. It was a good twelve years together.
TinySnek
Tag me when you post more of this beautiful kitty @OP :D
PotatoSpacer
@TinySnek It's up:)
PotatoSpacer
I plan on eventually making another post describing her life now, she's grown a bit and certainly behaves like a cat lol. 1/2
PotatoSpacer
2/2 I'll try to remember to tag you when I make it; though it may be a few weeks:D
likehelly
what's stopping you from just adopting her, why do you have to wait
PotatoSpacer
She wasn't two pounds at the time she came up to me. The shelter didn't feel comfortable putting her up for adoption until that weight 1/2
PotatoSpacer
2/2 I'm guessing it's to do with growth and strength
m249saw2004
Cool! An orange girlie! This coloring is usually 80/20 male.
Falanxzealot
She has an actual white muzzle and by the look of it paws. All ginger is male, but most ginger-white females have little hard to see patches
m249saw2004
My male kitty has white toes and tip of tail ...
Falanxzealot
Yes, they can. Most do - yours is a male 'calico'. We're talking about pure ginger, with no white spotting gene expression at all.
Shamorza
Dude, they start like this, all cuddly and innocent and before you know they'll turn into the household's motherfucking overlord.
justhereforvoting
the cuddly ones often stay cuddly and attentive as adults
NotaCPA
Did you not see the last picture. That cat is now royalty and will be walking around like she owns the place. Enjoy
anakhasilver
But the question is if they're benevolent or not. My guess is she will be.
Jutana
So, you have to pay the shelter to adopt her, even though you took her to the shelter?
anakhasilver
The adoption fee more or less is covering the cost of all the medical stuff.
PotatoSpacer
Yes, however, it is cheaper than paying for all medical evaluations individually myself. The shelter does it all for $65.
metalfoto
+1. That sounds fair
Jutana
Ah, that makes sense! Wasn't sure if you had to foot the bill on top of adoption fees
Catsarelifeish
OP if you keep her (please do) feel free to choose any item from KatlovesKat.com PM me the item and I'll send it to you.
Catsarelifeish
Cats get killed in shelters in alarming numbers. :(
PotatoSpacer
I did adopt her and I plan on making a progress post on her soon!
SeriouslyAwkward
Seeeeee this is the kind of thing I want to happen to meeeee but there are never strays around me :(
GalbraithS
I see cats out all the time but my husband is all "they have collars, they belong to people, taking that cat is stealing"
GalbraithS
But is it really stealing if the cat gets in my car voluntarily ;)
Jdotz
So much love. Chosen one
Monkeyfighter
I wish a cat chose me :(
Omni21
Jist wondering, why is there a weight requirement?
anakhasilver
It's connected to spaying. Shelters aren't comfortable doing official adoptions without spaying because it could add to a stray problem.
Omni21
Thanks!
PotatoSpacer
Not completely sure, I'm sure it's something to do with the cat's overall health and strength.
fandsor
It has to do with getting her spayed. She needs to be at least 2lbs before it's safe to spay her.
Omni21
Thank you!
feren
You are thr best kind of person, @OP. I love that last photo of her lounging on the pillow in the sunbeam. So posh! She will be such a love.
Gherkincensed
OrangeCatFluffyCatBrownCatChubbyCat
Ilikeflufflyanimalpics
I love this comment, just really nice. Made me feel good.
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CCCCramBone
Sunmeme
cykaamk
That link has my Name on it. Damn
mRfLiCkMaN8
You should name her sunbeam
DieterPinklage
You know, Sunbeam isn't a bad name.
NCRLoyalist
MasonDixie
That was exactly what I thought!
FemmeFataleSTL
He could call her Sunny for short! :)
pontiacgirl75
She'd be the 'sunbeam' in his life! (or her, I have no idea what gender OP is)
Counterfit
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunbeam_Tiger
Mockingbirb
He's right you know, @OP
SABill
Sunny for short.
Pklfkr
I'll take stupid, cliche pet names for $1,000.
TheFaintingGoat
I've met a lot of kitties in my short life, and I've never met one named Sunbeam. Can't be too cliche
BewareTheCrocigator
Same
Pklfkr
I've met plenty loaves of bread named Sunbeam. Can't be too original.
governmentgavemeagun
You would prefer it to be named a word that has never been used for anything, like agDtj475huGV ? Doesn't roll off the tongue well...
Pklfkr
Neither does a cube of sugar.
Ansatsunin
Fuck off and go be a sour lemon-assed cunt somewhere else, mister mega-hipster.
Pklfkr
Don't get your pink wig in a knot, you creepy, cat-worshiping, wiebu pussy.
trubblebot
It's a cat, who cares. One of my cats is named after an F1 driver and the other the chubby little kid from Nacho Libre. They're fuckin cats.
Pklfkr
You're fuckin cats.
MrSaturday
Please no.
Counterfit
Which driver?
trubblebot
Sebastian Ve......uh... Buemi. Yeah, Buemi. No, not Vettel, so nobody yell at me.
Counterfit
I wouldn't yell at you. Forza