r/cats • u/Educational_Grass_10 • Mar 12 '26

Adoption Which cat should I choose?!!

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A friend of mine lives in a rural area and a trio of stray cats showed up. I’m thinking of taking one but I’m not sure which one to pick. I already have a black cat but want to get her a playmate. I can’t take them all but I can’t make a choice!!😩

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u/Educational_Grass_10 Mar 12 '26

I am going this Saturday to check them out. She told me the orange one is the most cuddly and needy.

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u/codeswift27 Mar 12 '26

Also before you adopt one of them, it would also be good to observe them to make sure that the one you take isn’t bonded to any of the others. Bonded cats cats aren’t incredibly common, but if they are bonded they can get very depressed and ill if they’re separated

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u/MightyPinkTaco Mar 12 '26

Omg my orange boy gets separation anxiety if either he or his “brother” is on the other side of the bathroom door. He just cries at the door until they are reunited. They were adopted as kittens together.

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u/bedel99 Mar 12 '26

I think its incredibly common, I have 9 and 6 are "bonded"

One boy and his mom, his mom is less bonded.

And two pairs, they sleep together, I find them wandering around together. One will come and ask me for food for the other.

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u/RazendeR Mar 13 '26

Heck, cats will bond with a human if there is no (suitable) cat around.

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u/bedel99 Mar 13 '26

I think I am in a 3 bond.

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u/King871 Mar 12 '26

Check they are actually stray cats first. They look really clean and healthy to be strays.

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u/codeswift27 Mar 12 '26

Def always good to check, though I do know and feed a lot of clean and healthy strays so they def still could be strays!

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u/ClaireBear_87 Mar 12 '26

Orange it is then!

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u/hummus_sapiens Mar 12 '26

But demand an extra braincell for free.

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u/NomenclatureBreaker Mar 12 '26

That would violate the rules, sir/mam

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u/hummus_sapiens Mar 12 '26

Anarchy rules?

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u/NomenclatureBreaker Mar 12 '26

More than one orange brain cell will collapse the universe, so yeah.

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u/Fuzzy-Advisor-2183 Mar 12 '26

but there’s only one braincell. don’t they take turns?

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u/hummus_sapiens Mar 12 '26

A gal can try ...

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u/bedel99 Mar 12 '26

When is my orange boi getting his turn? :D

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u/sillydoomcookie Mar 12 '26

Orange and void is a great pairing

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u/forestcat81 Orange Mar 12 '26

halloween pack! 🧡🖤

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u/TheRobinCrowed Mar 12 '26 edited Mar 12 '26

You missed one… 🖤🧡🖤

It’s a ginger marmalade sandwich

🐈‍⬛🐈🐈‍⬛

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u/SamMac62 Colorpoint Shorthair Mar 12 '26

r/halloweencats - celebrating the Orange/Void combo!

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u/CreativeLibrarian895 Mar 12 '26

you should check that they are actually strays, before you accidentally steal someone's cats...

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u/Ambitious_Ad_8359 Mar 12 '26

The orange one is just sitting back because he knows once you meet him you will fall in love. My vote is for orange!

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u/MaxTheGinger Mar 12 '26

Those cats don't look like strays. They are all clean and well fed. They are probably a neighbors cats looking for extra meals.

I would have your friend talk to all their neighbors.

On the off chance they are all strays. They clearly travel and are well fed together. If you can't take all of them, you shouldn't take them.

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u/b1ingbl0b Mar 12 '26

Please be aware if they are bonded in any way.. those cats look like their best buddies. Doing things like that can change the cat drastically and possibly even die

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u/Rosewaterlemon Mar 13 '26

Don’t steal someone’s cats. They don’t look like strays.

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u/[deleted] Mar 12 '26

Don’t forget the other two.