Endearing House Cat and Pet Ownership Stories

I’ve only ever had dogs in my 3+ decades on this earth. I have no idea what to do with a kitten but I think he’s doing okay. This little guy is now my best friend and he cant stop sleeping on me. Lo...

We adopted Sugar and her sister Spice at six months old during the pandemic. They got used to my husband fairly quickly because he was working from home, and he’s been their favorite ever since. (We s...

I live in an apartment in a pretty major city. For a dog with (improving) reactivity issues big open spaces with no other dogs present are few and fair between. Pearl LOVES going to her grandma’s. S...

Another week older 🥰 Susie's getting used to living with her orange brother, she's settling in nicely! Love her to bits 🖤

Don't worry she got treats as reparation

The first photo is her 16th birthday. I had her since I was 11. She is/was my best friend, daughter, sister and favorite person all in one. She was my only constant and I never truly thought I would h...

Socks was diagnosed with canine lymphoma in October 2025. 6 months later, she has graduated and entered remission! I can’t believe it!

We rescued Champ from an animal shelter back in 2014. At the time he was a discount rescue because he was heart worm positive. My wife had a dream or wish to save a dog. And we took our chance. Th...

I lived with her for 18 years, the last five it was just the two of us after my other kitty passed. I know that this was the best thing for her, that I did it in time to stop her from much suffering. ...

They have been officially PULLED OFF the euthanasia list and will be in foster care thanks to the amazing u/mcbookie and his wife!! they’re currently on a medical and spay/neutering hold, but once tha...

He’s my first puppy as an adult but not my first lab as a family dog. He’s my world already.

Yesterday I said goodbye to my Hal. He just made it to his eitheenth birthday in April. Shortly after I took in his mom, she had him in my bedroom, so I knew him all his life and I feel so lucky I got...

Smoky boy who is all eyes

I'm not sure if its the flamingos or since I built Pam's house, but Penny simply doesn't exist anymore. She's been missing for years. She doesn't exist where the schedule says she should, ever. She is...

I have always had mixed breeds/rescues my entire adult life. After losing my soul dog at 13 y.o. and another very special pup to a stroke after only having him a few months, both within 5 months of ea...

This baby had been crying back behind our home for a couple days with no siblings or mom in sight. We finally scooped him up today and he was nothing but ribs! We don’t know what to name him or what t...

We loved him so much and he was a wonderful kitty he will be missed by us and by his brother and sisters.

This is Wormwood. Wormwood is about a year old and he is a very sweet boy. The only problem is that he hates toys. He either is entirely disinterested in them or he gets angry at them being in his spa...

I still can’t believe this. Yesterday while I was walking my dog I found two tame male rats lying in the grass. They were under a piece of paper towel with a slice of bread. I honestly don’t get how ...

Unfortunately, after I made [this](https://www.reddit.com/r/seniorkitties/s/c7rP5wKwTz) post, he started declining pretty quickly. He was no longer able to walk very well and was looking pretty lethar...

I've caught the mom twice now, & she's escaped both times. The last time she actually shimmied herself between the window & the screen (bending it) & jumped out the second story bathroom w...

I’d do anything for this girl. And I know she’d protect me from an army of bears if she had to.

Bentley was the dog who played Terror. He was chosen because he went viral for humping his toys a lot, but when it came to 'performing' in Season 2, he couldn't. The amount of people and set up probab...

I have had my German shepherd since she was 5 years old. She's 13 now and has really declined over the past few months. She's struggling to walk and has fallen a few times, I think she's developed an ...

Original post: https://www.reddit.com/r/catsofrph/s/M7GzITdSUI Hi Everyone, My girlfriend and I would like to thank you for all the help, kind words and encouragement na binigay nyo and for the donat...

Hey everyone. I want to bring this story to Reddit since I haven’t seen other stories like it. So I got my cat Sylvester from Facebook marketplace last year and was told he was a stray that they took ...

Beautiful spring day, 67°. Daisy, 13, is living her best life.

I have been posting here images of this lovely little kitty and it pains me to know that he won’t greet us no more. As of today I know that he died to an unknown cause though it is most likely because...

This is a throwback picture of my first German Shepherd and love of my life. Walking on the trails she lay down in a puddle (her favourite) and a photographer happened to snap this picture of her. She...

I am heartbroken to announce, my friend 🐾 Sunny passed at 10:30am 5/2/26 I have absolutely no idea what happened. I found her seizing and she went still in my hands. I was there in her final moments....

Misty, Brock, Erika, Sabrina and Blaine are four weeks old now and absolutely thriving 🖤🤍🖤🖤🖤

My mom brought him in a bag so he wouldn’t get hospital germs on him but I ended up taking him out so I could cuddle him better. I still sleep with him every night 🦈

Adopted these 8 week old beauties this past Monday. Meet Willow and Rosey.

This is Enkai, he is permanently disabled due to Neurological FIP, which he is now free of. He is the happiest, most loving cat despite his hardships and I am so lucky to have him.

I had a BSH before, from 1993 to 2009. She was a very good cat. In 2011 I called the same breeder and asked if she was still breeding BSHs. She did and had three kittens available at the time, all equ...

basically personification of 🥺

Backyard door was open, nieces were playing ball while George and I refereed. It hit me and almost hit him, which scared him, and he flew out and OFF. My nieces started screaming and CRYING which att...

He was only 8, turning 9 in August. He had some health problems but was cleared a few months ago. I wasn't evem there to say goodbye, but I called him every day, I sat on the phone while he listened t...

last night I had to say goodbye forever to Kenai. We had the same birthday. He was born on the street my mother grew up on. The breeders also had the same last name as us. It was destiny. 14 years to...

Located in Seattle

My miracle, 2 for 1 special, Miami trash cat. I'm so gutted and can't believe he's not here anymore. I rescued him and his sister (who sadly passed several years ago) with no intention of getting anot...

⚠️TW: neglect & abuse We rescued Teddy (the blondie) from a neglectful home on January 18th 2026. He had been given to these neglectful owners by a man who abused him. He is only 4 and he's been...

thank god im a freak who has obsessively researched anything and everything rat related. late last night i was free roaming my boys. my daughter grabbed my round angel baby julian out of the cage and...

This girl, rather hides in the bushes and makes me look for her in the pouring rain. Instead of following me back to the car, where she can be dry and get her naps in.

When I was at work (wife out of town), my best friend, Arnie, went on a walk with our regular walking service. During the walk, an unleashed dog with an allegedly unhelpful owner jumped out of a car a...

This was only her 3rd day home from the shelter. She was still on a pain med from spay surgery, so quite groggy. She has grown so much in just over 1 month. Her paws look so big in proportion to he...

Someone left this poor soul in the streets, this is him 9 months later.

I’ve made multiple posts about my 1 year old huahua Molly refusing her breakfast and starving until she throws up. We’ve gone through multiple food changes with no luck. She’s currently on half a can ...

Thank you for 17.5 amazing years. You were the best best friend anyone could have ever asked for. I hope you are running free without pain and eating all the popcorn chicken, french fries, and cheesec...

Hi (22F) I’m looking for some advice to proceed with my aggressive reactive Rottweiler and family. My boyfriend’s family adopted a full bread Rottweiler from an abusive home 4 years ago when he was ar...