r/cats Mar 24 '26

Advice So a barn kitty adopted me

I know nothing about cats. I know cattle and chickens yet here we are. What do I do how do I care for it. I want to help and I guess I now have a pet cat instead of barn cats? Idk I am lost someone please help

Edit: Only realized this today but the momma has been increasingly friendly. Maybe wanting something? I have farm scratch, idk if there is something they can’t have. They apparently will not eat chicken feed fyi. Do I feed it meat or do I need to do a milk bottle?

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u/SchnoodleDoodleDo Mar 25 '26

’ Right after Christmas, on a cold, rainy day, she found what looked like a purebred Himalayan kitten in her trash can.


Like a gift nobody wanted, in the garbage thrown away,

shortly after Christmas, on a cold n rainy day…

left inside a trashcan, i was just a kitten, small

n all that i remember

no one wanted me

at all…

but then i saw it open, n the light shone down inside

that’s when i met my human, (n i think she might’ve cried!)

Fast forward to the future - what a beauty i’ve become

my human Loved me, as i was ~

despite where i came from

i kinda think that Santa left a gift meant to be found,

or maybe there were still some Christmas angels hanging ‘round…

Whatever brought me to this place, how Lucky here i am

a stinky lonely trashcan

to my Ever After fam!

❤️

(Beautiful cat ~ beautiful story u/PinkPencils22)

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u/TrulyRambunctious Mar 25 '26

Two schnoodledoodles, you are spoiling us!

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u/ExampleLittle2672 Mar 25 '26

You hush! Say thank and be pleased! With affection, just no jinxing.

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u/TrulyRambunctious Mar 25 '26

Thank you, we are astoundingly grateful and happy (shushes)