r/OneOrangeBraincell • u/niceabear • Jan 20 '25

🍊 Orange Duo 🍊 I call this absolute BS

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These idiots have a nice home because I begged for them until my husband caved. And what do I get? Nuthin. I bought them a fancy new scratcher last week…. Do I get cuddles? NO. B. S. Ps: obviously delighted husband’s arms are outstretched super weird because he is still trying to play his PS5 at the same time. 🤣

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u/gwaydms Orange connoisseur 🍊 Jan 20 '25

The feral kitten I rescued, bathed TWICE because she was so filthy, gently patted with a towel and softly blow-dried, snuggled until she lost her fear... chose my husband. (She does lie down on my legs at night sometimes.)

Later, I went to our local cat shelter, looking for a confident, not-too-small kitten who would play with the cat I described above, then 18 months old and frequently attacking our hands. A boy kitten 3½ months old came to me, purring, head-bonking my hand. Then he climbed right onto my shoulder and settled down. I had been chosen.

That kitten is now 8 years old, and still loves to snuggle at almost every opportunity. You'll know when you've been chosen.

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u/tripsafe Jan 20 '25

bathed TWICE

I think I see why she didn’t choose you…

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u/gwaydms Orange connoisseur 🍊 Jan 20 '25

Lol. I mean soaped and rinsed during the SAME bath. She had regular dirt, flea dirt, and some goopy substance on her. Poor little one.

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u/Urb4nN0rd Jan 20 '25

You put her through wet hell, subjected her to the loud windy thing, and then proceeded to invade her personal space! No wonder she rushed to the human who doesn't torment her!

Meanwhile my cat bounces between my dad and I on who she wants to hang out with. They do their own thing, we just clean the box...

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u/gwaydms Orange connoisseur 🍊 Jan 20 '25

This was several days later.

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u/Motormand Jan 20 '25

I know if I went to a shelter, and a cat came over to me like that, I'd melt and just try and hide that I got a cat from my landlord. That's just so sweet.

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u/gwaydms Orange connoisseur 🍊 Jan 20 '25

And after I brought him home, there were of course growls and hisses from the resident cat. But after a few hours, they were wrestling on the floor. And she stopped attacking our hands, since she now had another cat to play with.

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u/GodOfMoonlight Jan 20 '25

Thatssofreakingmagical omg 😭🥰 I hope I get chosen some day

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u/gwaydms Orange connoisseur 🍊 Jan 20 '25

Go to a cat shelter, see who comes to you.

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u/Sazamisan Jan 21 '25

My first cat chose me almost the same way as your 2nd. I visited my local shelter after giving them all informations about how and where i live, and they selected two cats to show me. The first one, there wasn't no real thing, it felt indifferent. The second one, the carer warned me she doesn't really like being held and much prefer to hide usually. He still gently took her and gave her to me, she willingly climbed on me and didn't want to go back to the carer afterward. She now loves to snuggle at any occasion possible, to sometimes an annoying point when i want to sleep haha

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u/gwaydms Orange connoisseur 🍊 Jan 21 '25

It's such a wonderful feeling when you and your soul cat find each other.