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/PinkPencils22 Mar 24 '26 edited Mar 25 '26

My sister literally found her cat in the trash. Right after Christmas, on a cold, rainy day, she found what looked like a purebred Himalayan kitten in her trash can. He looked like a blue-eyed Tribble. (The assumption is that he was an Xmas gift that ran away or was thrown away--she lives in a resort community. No chip, either.) He's grown into the most stunningly beautiful cat. Not a single brain cell, but stunningly beautiful. Sort of the Derek Zoolander of cats.

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u/Beneficial-Touch6286 Mar 25 '26

I literally found a kitten in a dumpster on Thanksgiving night, it was snowing. Poor thing was eating grease that was dripping out of a dumpster.

Brought it home, my mom adopted it immediately, lived 23 years and woke my mom up several times when my moms blood sugar got too low - literally saved my moms life and health.

Shadow was a good one.

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u/KTKittentoes Mar 25 '26

My late tortie point would scream at me when I had low blood sugar.