5 CUTE REASONS YOU SHOULD ADOPT A CAT

26th November, 2017 by Kiki | soyvirgo.com

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First off, I love dogs and even took care of one before. His name was Dobby and he was my little best friend. Actually, we ran away from a van that was probably trying to kidnap me. Sounds like something a dog does, right? Taking care of and basically protecting their owner. Ahh how I miss Dobby. (He ran away one day when I wasn’t home and… I don’t want to relive those sad days..)

Anyways, out of all 3 cats that I’ve taken care of, none attacked me other than when we’re play fighting.

Let’s chat about how adopting and taking care of cats has changed me, my experience with being a cat owner and lover and how it can make you just as happy as loving dogs.

This is 5 cute reasons you should adopt a cat!

5 Cute Reasons You Should Adopt a Cat!

I never really cared about cats. They were cute, but not as cute as tiny puppies. I was scared of them when I was around 8 because my friend had a strange cat who always looked like she wanted to fight me. Turned out, she just wanted to get close and sleep with me.

#1: Bart

the start of my cat loving journey

The first cat I ever had, I named Bart. She was just a small kitten that my brother had to take care of since his girlfriend at the time was allergic.
I was the one that was taking care of her because my brother is a lazy boy. Even though I got allergies just from keeping her in my room and on my bed all night long, it didn’t stop me from loving her right away.

We didn’t last long because my brothers girlfriend decided to take medicine so she could live with Bart.

Bart in 2016 as a mom and on the right is from when she was a baby (2014 maybe).

#2: Minino

my first cat

A few months passed and we moved to another town. I eventually had to take care of a family friend’s cat named Ninja. Ninja ended up being my cat since I took care of her almost every day and she lived basically in my room.

One day we got Minino. Minino, which basically means cat in Mexican Spanish (not sure if Spaniards have a word like Minino), was a cute long haired cat who was really reserved but sweet and beautiful.

She did attack my cousins arm and she would sometimes do that to me too, but it didn’t hurt bad. I had a feeling she just liked arms, just like how some cats like to attack your feet or how puppies bite your knees.

Around November, someone left the door open in the middle of the night and like any house pet, she wondered off and stayed out for too long. I made many flyers and ads online. I felt that she didn’t like being an indoor cat other than me feeding her all the time and her sleeping and being lazy, she was a street cat to begin with anyway.

There’s no doubt in my mind that someone picked Minino up off the street. Those past few days with her, she had on the biggest collar ever because it was Christmas time. Who would bring her back to her owner anyway with a collar that big lol!

10831736_1518148775126769_2103930845_n — Minino.

A few weeks passed after Minino left. I was really upset that someone had left the door open not thinking about her and how she liked to wander. Yes, I got over it eventually and didn’t plan on getting another cat because I was going to college.

Since I never had a job, I was worried about getting a pet without money. I didn’t even try going to a shelter.

#3: Gati

My knight in shining princess gear?

One night, my mom and I went to visit my brother around the end of November. When I walked in, I noticed there was a cute kitten sitting — yes, sitting — like a human. She was really sluggish and lazy looking just like me.
I thought she was a gift to my brothers girlfriend, but he said she was actually mine. You can already tell that I was so happy, and nothing prepared me for the following years being with her. I named her Buttercup, like the PowerPuff girl, and nicknamed her Gati.

We had the absolute best time together. She slept with me even on the floor on cold winter nights with just a blanket and slept right in my arms (the struggle of moving into an apartment alone with your older brother). It was the cutest thing seeing a cat come under the blankets with you when you lifted it up for her to scooch in. I could talk all day about Gati but maybe that isn’t appropriate for the internet.

The Cat that changed me

Anyway, I made Instagram accounts for her and all my other cats. Having a cat really helped me with loneliness or any sadness I was dealing with during high school and my first months of college.

Gati was adopted from a shelter and growing up with her, I was shocked to know cats like her exist and are living in bad conditions, waiting days to months for someone to adopt them. At the time, the shelter she was from was a kill shelter and I’m just super thankful she was able to come into my life.

She’s the reason I want to help other cats and own a 2 room apartment so that I could be a foster mommy for cats or help them in some way. Gati was loved by so many people and other cats. She was very playful and wanted attention from big groups of people. Gati knew how to hide and pop out to scare you. She’d chase her tail like a dog and run around a lot, catching toys in the air. The one ugly thing she would do was kneed a blanket and rub her butt on it and fart. I loved to put her in time out by wrapping her in a blanket and she would make this funny growling sound because she hated it so much.

Why you should adopt a cat

I will miss Gati forever, just like every pet owner who lost their baby. She was probably too angelic to live in this world, and that’s why I think she left. I needed to snap back to reality and start doing something better with my life. She left a great impact on me and now I hope to give back to more cats by adopting them and eventually making a cat cafe like they have in Japan. I want to bring more awareness to cats in shelters and in the streets who need help.

When Gati passed away, I could not stop crying and I think I went through depression for a little while. This went on for the first few weeks. I went to see the cats at my local shelter the next month, just to look…or so I told myself.

#4: Chibi

my second daughter

I eventually adopted Chibi. At first, I was really trying to go to California to adopt a cat named Zipper who looked as sweet as Gati. I wasn’t trying to find a cat that looks just like her but seeing her name and her cute picture, I really had a feeling of wanting to go save her.

Chibi was the first cat I saw in my shelter and the only one their that made me want to adopt. I was contemplating just because of how much she meowed and didn’t seem too interested in me all that much.

#5: Beba

my american daughter

Beba!

Why I love cats today

Fast forward to now. I’m in another country on vacation with Chibi. She’s the cutest gray cat anyone could ask for. She likes to play with her ball toys and bring them up onto my bed until I throw it far so she can go back to get it. She likes when you chase after her and rub her chin.

Her paws look so huge but it’s really just all her fur. I adopted Chibi myself, and it was my first time doing so. The process was very simple and easy. I fell in love with her in the shelter and when she came home, she was purring very loud and kneading the air, a sign that she was so happy I assume.

Cats and I in the future.

I’m excited to adopt more cats and make a career out of bringing awareness to strays and how we as a community need to look out for them. They weren’t just brought here magically, even if they were, we need to help those that can’t help themselves. We have a responsibility to give back.
If you looked at cats with a side eye before, please try to give them a chance like I did. You will fall in love instantly, you just have to find the right one, or they will find you.

Shelters have really beautiful dogs and cats who are looking for only love and care! Don’t forget them.
If you have any cat pics, please share them with me!

This was 5 reasons you should adopt a cat

Thank you for reading! Please tell me your cat stories 🙂 If you have a cat IG, let me know so I can follow it on my cat instagram lol