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Petting a cat is the quickest way to crack a smile. 

When you see a cute cat on the street, who do you think of first? For most cat lovers, they see a sassy feline stray wandering around outside and their first instinct is to psspsspss their way into that kitty's heart. Secondly, of course, they must take a photo of this handsome kitten, because no creature so adorable should be left unphotographed. And thirdly, that adorable cat portrait must be sent to another human with a mewtual love for felines. Alas, who's your go-to person for cute cat content sharing?

For most of us, it's a close family member, our best friend, or our significant other who is the main recipient of shared kitten appreciation, however, not everyone loves cats. 

Shocking, I know. But for us passionate feline fanatics, it's impawrtant to identify the people in our lives who share the same affection for felines. Without those cherished relationships, our adoration and appreciation for cats go unrecognized and unmatched. It's through a mutual love for cats that humans can feel the closest to our comrades and our companions in the world. Even if we're sharing a meowment with a random coworker or showing a silly cat video to our little niece, the sunshine that radiates from cats and the smiles that they bring into our lives are irreplaceable. 

It's for this reason that we must treasure the kitty pawsitivity that comes from shared cat love in the family, the friends group, or even your local community. Our fine felines at home, who live like royalty off of tin cans of kitty slop and pre-warmed beds by the window sill, are the light in every cat lover's life. Although they contribute next to nothing to the family's bills, rent, groceries, or employment (little freeloaders!), cats are the glowing, glitter glue that binds together the broken pieces of the world and brings us all together. 

Whether you're chuckling at a 20-year-old video of a striped cat playing the piano, scrolling through cat memes in the bathroom, or taking pictures of friendly stray cats on the snowy street, cats always find a way to bring joy into our human lives. 

Finding your cat after losing them has to be the most cathartic feeling in the world. 

You're so worried, as a cat owner, when your cat goes missing. Because you know just how dependent they are on you. You feed them, you give them water, you clean up after them and love on them. They may act as if they are independent, but one look at them is enough for us to know that they would not survive one day without us. And the thought of them alone, in the big wide world, without us to tend to each and every one of their needs, is terrifying. 

The last thing you want is for your cat to go missing, but if you are one of the lucky ones who gets to reunite with your cat, then you become the happiest person in the world. And for the person in this story, that feeling must have been even better, because this kitty was not lost in the big wide world. The kitty was lost in a giant 100-year-old mansion, surrounded by family, and stealing the other cat's food in the middle of the night. Went on an adventure, this little one, and then came right back home. 

When the scary neighborhood bobcat turns out to be an adorable and innocent chonker.

A couple living in a trailer park sees something that they mistake for a bobcat. They see it only once, and not again for some time. Then the husband goes away on a trip to Canada, where he grew up. The woman sees the "bobcat" again. But then she sees it more clearly, and she hears meowing. Suddenly, she realizes it's not a bobcat at all – it's just a normal cat! She sees the cat is skittish, and she's also scared of the cat herself. But the two slowly make their way to each other. She starts putting food out, and over time the cat becomes more and more comfortable with her. She ends up adopting the little thing and naming her Creature, which is just adorable. 

Every neighborhood has its thing it's on watch for. Some have the neighborhood racoon who meddles in trash cans and tries to break into homes. Some have a strange and eerie possum who hangs around staring at you through your kitchen window. And some have the neighborhood bobcat, who everyone fears. No one can take their kitty outside, and taking their dog on a walk becomes a worry. But what if all that fear surrounding something was really just in your head? There's something especially magical about the moment you realize the fierce, mysterious "bobcat" you've been fearing from afar is actually just a very fluffy domestic cat who wandered into your life by accident. The initial awe and wonder transforms into a real and actual fascination with a domestic cat. 

Mistaking a cat for a bobcat says a lot about the cat themselves. They carry an air of wildness so convincingly that they come off as a predator. Their size, their color, and their energy all affect how they're seen. They must come off as confident, or else no one would mistake them for a wild animal. In the story below, the couple end up adopting a cat, but only after thinking its a bobcat. If this kind of thing has ever happened to you, comment below. 

In divorce settlements, cats should choose who they go home with.

Adopting a cat together could be an amazing experience with the right person. Cats are like babies, essentially. It's a little living being to take care of together, a way to simulate what building a family together would look like, someone to make decisions for together, to love together… We've been there, we've done that, it's amazing. But with the wrong person… it'll just lead to problems. 

What do you do if you adopt a cat with someone and then end up breaking up with them? Even if it's not a divorce, even if you're just dating or in a relationship, it would be hard. You cannot separate the cat. You can't have a custody agreement over the cat, moving it from one house to another multiple times a month. And at the end of the day, cats are not babies. Babies, you need to make decisions for becauase they cannot make decisions for themsleves. They can't choose who they want to go home with after a divorce. Cats can. As much as they might not want to make a choice, if they have to, they will. The cat in today's story sure did. 

Step out of the shade and into the sunshine, for feline funnies are right around the corner.

Cat enthusiasts, we've struck gold. We can expect six more weeks of winter thanks to good ol' Punxsutawney Phil, which means we can stay inside our cozy homes, guilt-free, with our favorite furry felines until further notice. Though we're all probably super sick of the brutal cold, there's something comforting about being able to slack off inside and watch reruns of our favorite television shows. We get to observe the slow life outside our windows and watch the stillness of the squirrels sleeping at the base of tree trunks, paired with a crew of birds flying high above the tallest branches of the tree on your street. Aren't we lucky to behold nature in all of its glory?

Our cats are pretty excited about the prospect of us staying inside with them, because that means they can meow until we finally cave and feed them a little extra food before their actual dinner time. I can't blame them; they don't know how to open a refrigerator as humans do. So, in our cozy chill seshes while we wait out the winter weather, we must include our feline fellas in everything we do. Why? Well, once summer hits, we'll be out and about, picnicking and doing whatever else hoomans do when the sun shines (forreal). Scroll below to get a heartwarming taste of what's to come this spring.

If you ever come across a meowing purse, bag, or box anywhere, it may be a good idea to take a peak inside. You might just find your cat soulmate. 

Finding a cat in your life is always a special gift. It's really not everyday that you stumble upon a kitten or cat who's looking for a warm home, especially in this winter weather. In the story here, some people see a large purse-like bag alone in a park, and what do they see inside? Of all the things that could be in the bag, they find a cat inside! This adorable tuxedo is scared and cold, being that it's winter and 15 degrees outside. Who would do such a thing? 

Wondering who would be so cruel as to leave a cat in a bag isn't worth your time, but reading about the good-hearted people who saved her is. They already had a black cat that they got on Halloween, named Beetlejuice. It just so happens that the two cats get along swimmingly. 

What makes tuxedo cats so special is not only their good looks. They're celebrated for being especially clever, charismatic, and spirited. They're known for being playful, quick to learn, and unusually expressive. Some studies even suggest that tuxedo kittens open their eyes earlier than their peers! So open your eyes and look no further than the wholesome and adorable rescue story where the CDS brought a nice couple an adorable second kitty, dolled up in a purse no less.

And if your cat had a job, what would it be?

It's an age-old question that most cat pawrents ask themselves. But just like people, cats are individuals with a special set of skills, with different characters, and a variety of pawfessional aspirations. So each cat would have had a different kind of job. When asked, the online feline family responded with the best, cutest, and funniest ways. 

We can tell you with a high level of cat confidence about our cats and what professions they have. First, we have Booker, the master chonker cat who loves his cat bad more than anything in the world. He would be a mattress salesman, because he's both an expert on anything that has to do with comfortable sleeping, and he's absolutely adorable. No one would say "no" to him. Maybe this is why he gained all those extra pounds in the first place… Nevermind that, because there's also Darcy. She's our resident calico queen, made of zoomies and fairy dust. She would probably be the best cat barista. She's already acting as if she runs on caffeine, but she's also the nicest and most cordial cat we've ever known. She'd be a great service to a cute coffee place as a purrista.

In Harry Potter, the wand chooses the wizard. There may not be wands and wizards in real life, but there are cats and the hoomans they choose fur life. There may not be a Hogwarts, but this process is still just as meowgical.

You're never too old to get a new pet. When our grandfather was all alone, we convinced him to adopt a kitten, and he was suddenly reinvigorated with a newfound sense of life. For sure, it's a lot of work, but it brings a youthful, playful energy back into our lives that somehow makes us feel younger again. We're not saying that the elderly should go out and adopt four golden retriever puppies, but a kitten or one puppy might just give them something to want to live for when it's easy to give up.

That's exactly what happened thanks to this lion-hearted kitten who was found at a gas station. A senior citizen was there getting gas, who encountered this bold kitty who meowed, smiled, and wormed her way into his heart in a few seconds. But that's how kittens work - they're so cute that you can't resist them. He picked her up and took her home, naming her 'Sox' after her four white paws.

It doesn't take a rocket scientist to understand what the "right thing" is to do in this situation. Leaving a kitten all alone at a gas station on a cold, winter night? Or take the kitten home and warm up your heart and home? Obviously, he made the right choice, and we think they're both better for it.

People who "don't want cats" eventually always get won over by some tiny, adorable kitten. 

That's essentially a rule at this point. We've seen it endless times. Dads who "hate cats" falling in love with some itty bitty thing that their kids or wives adopted. Moms who "never wanted a cat" now cradling and babying their kitties the same way that they did with their kiddos. Boyfriends who didn't get along with their girlfriend's cats doing everything in their power to win the cats over (and winning their girlfriends over even more at the same time). Cats simply have this power over people. You can never say no to an itty bitty kitty that wants your love. 

That's how people who don't want cats end up with them anyway. Because once you are chosen by a cat, resisting becomes futile. Of course, the husband in this story was not the first one chosen. The wife was. She found the kitty, rescued it, and was instantly ready to adopt it. But the husband said that they already had enough cats, that they didn't need any more of them. And then he met the kitten. After that, it was only a matter of time… 

You might have thought that heaters are the best way to warm up during winter. But this collectin of heartwarming cat sock pics shows just how warming cat socks can be for cat lovers with poor circulation who just want to warm up.

So we invite each and everyone of you anemic hoomans to line up and hold out your hands as we take you through this collection of cute cats with some of the most sublime examples of feline socks out there. You will be amazed by their existence. Enticed by their shiny, white color. And enchanted by the way that they like to sit or lie down all sassy-like and show them off. And in the process our hope is that your heart shall swell thereby pumping copious amounts of bl**d out to your extremities, and so warming you up from the inside out.

So kick back, and make sure your cat children cannot see you looking at other cats behind their backs as you dive into this delightful list of sweet socked cats.