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Having an indoor-outdoor cat is always a calculation, it's always a risk. And sure, there are the obvious risks of the cat running away, the cat getting lost, the cat getting hurt, but these are not the risks we are talking about. Having an indoor-outdoor cat might mean that your cat… could have a summer vacation home. Your cat will be visiting your neighbors on a regular basis, your cat might adopt a second family under your nose, your cat may cause mayhem in the neighborhood, and you will only find out about it in retrospect. 

Usually, these interactions are funny. Harmless. But not always. Cats… their behavior is, for the most part, predictable. Neighbors, on the other hand, not so much. And an interaction that you think is entirely pawsitive and harmless can turn into something vastly different very, very quickly. Just like it did in this story. Be careful with who you let around your cats, guys, because not everyone has pure intentions.  

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In this life, the only way to truly live and love is by giving from your heart. When you make a meal for a loved one, help out a colleague with a problem or even just chat with an old friend who could do with some emotional venting, you are always giving from your heart.

And eventually, whether we like it or not, we end up running on empty, because you cannot keep giving without taking something back for yourself. So we wanted to help you out and pawtect your purrfect heart with this list of heart-filling feline funnies fur when you are running on empty. These wholesome cattos care not for the contents of your heart, at best they want crunchies, but what they are great for is filling your heart to the brim with beautiful, bouncy feline energy. One can only imagine how lost we would be in this world without cats to comfort us.

We always knew we wanted to have a bunch of cats, even when we were kids. Our mom and dad were dog lovers, and don't get us wrong, we loved our pets. But we always wished for a kitten (or five) to play with. Well, now that we're adults, we can have all that and more! We're currently a father to four pawsitively purrfect kitties - one we found randomly at a construction site, two we adopted from a shelter, and one we took from a friend's cat that had kittens.

Anyway, that desire to be a pawrent is a strong feeling that you can't deny. Sometimes, it's so strong that the Cat Distribution System hears your soul's cries for cats to love, and it presents you with your deepest desire. While walking in the middle-of-nowhere Arizona, one woman heard 'the tiniest of cries' and found three tiny kittens stuck in a PVC pipe. She rescued them, adopted them, and well, the rest is history. Scroll down to see the full story below!

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This devoted pawrent is seriously feline the ache of missing her soulmate cat, who's been living with her parents for the past few years. After spending his early years as an indoor apartment kitty curled up with her, life's chaos whiskered them apart. Now, after years of uncertainty and couch-surfing, she's finally settled with a loving partner, a spacious two-floor apartment, and dreams of reuniting with her beloved boy.

The tricky bit? Her cat's been half-outdoor at her parents' place (despite not really loving the outdoors or the other pets), and the idea of whisking him away, especially without her father's support, feels stressful. Still, it's clear the bond hasn't faded. During a rare visit, her cat instantly melted into her arms. Talk about purrfect love.

Now she's wondering: should she ask her mom to bring him for a slow, snuggly trial stay? She wants to do right by her feline bestie, but also can't ignore the growing urge to bring him home, once and fur all.

Honestly? This sounds like a reunion meant to be. He chose her once. With care, patience, and treats, he'll likely choose her again.

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Four months after the painful loss of a beloved indoor cat to cancer, this cat lover is grappling with an emotional dilemma. A friend's cat, once cherished, has been pushed aside since the arrival of a new baby. She's now confined mostly to the kitchen or left outdoors, met with shouting if she tries to come inside. It's clear the cat is no longer getting the love or attention she needs, and the poster is heartbroken watching her live this way.

The thought of taking her in is tempting, especially since the cat was mostly an indoor pet before, but the timing feels complicated. Not only is the grief of losing a pet still fresh, but the cat's recent outdoor lifestyle raises concerns. Would it be cruel to transition her back to a life indoors, even with access to a catio? The poster worries about the cat's quality of life, and also about the emotional weight of adopting again so soon.

It's a tough, heartfelt situation to balance compassion, grief, and what's best for the cat. But the care and thought going into the decision already show the kind of home any animal would be lucky to have.

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Being a pawrent is a tall order in this world. Not only are you tasked with the trouble of working through the week, but in all and any of the limited free time you actually have leftover, you end up caring and chasing after your cat or hooman child. And with all that calamity and chaos surrounding you the very first thing you need is just one simple and sweet minute to yourself.

Which is exactly what we figured you might need, and so we made this list of chill cat memes for pawrents such as yourselves who just need a minute. Because there is nothing more restorative and refreshing than being reminded that cat and hooman children can be chill, and that if you keep on keeping on, you too might manage to make it to the point where your child calms down too.

We know that we complain about cats being chaotic a lot. We do, we know. It's just not great when their chaos is directed at our favorite vase. But we don't actually hate it. Our cats being chaotic little criminals is one of the things that we love them most about them. Truly. Because it's just… so funny. Cats stealing food off our plates when we turn around for exactly 0.3 seconds? Funny. A cat being on the run after robbing a supermarket and stealing precisely 3 sausages? Hilarious. A delinquent cat stealing socks and causing problems in a couple's marriage? Way funnier than you would think it could be. 

And today, a cat messing with a person and their crows. Yes, messing with them. Because that is exactly what this cat was doing. There is no other way to explain such silly behavior. And we love it. Happy ending for all… more or less. If you consider having 50 crow companions as a result of saving them from the delinquent cat a happy ending, that is. 

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As a fellow feline fanatic, we are not afraid to admit that we do a lot of weird things with our cats. We sing them made-up songs on the daily. We kiss their smelly, tuna mouth gladly. We let them sleep on our faces at night, knowing full well that their paws are disgusting. We dress them up in awwdorable outfits and let them walk down their own purrsonal catwalk. But we have never licked our cats. Although the thought has crossed our minds before.

We mean, it kind of makes sense. Cats lick things all the time. They seem to enjoy it. Maybe one day, we will try it on one of our own cats, but certainly not a stranger's cat. Well, that's what this Missouri homeowner found when perusing his purrfectly normal door-cam footage… until he found out it wasn't normal at all. The delivery guy can be seen licking his cat after delivering the package, and then walking away. Yes, you read that right. Scroll down to see it for yourself!

Ah, the story of the cat hater. We have heard many of those. People keep telling us that they hate cats, but we know the truth… We, real cat people, know that they simply have not met the right cat yet. Yes, it is that simple. Cats can win anyone over. We have seen it time and time again. We've seen dads who've hated cats their whole lives suddenly get adopted by a cat and fall in love with them. We have seen moms who hated cats fall in love with a single-braincelled orange kitten who stopped at absolutely nothing to make that happen. We've seen a boyfriend who hated cats go out of his way to save their girlfriend's cat when it got stuck in a cupboard, therefore forever losing his cat hater card. 

And today, another story. A girlfriend who hated cats - truly and honestly hated them - was won over. And all it took was the cat showing her a little real affection at a time when she needed it. Yes, it really is that easy.  

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