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[–] Manjushri@piefed.social 126 points 6 days ago (2 children)

That's not a stray cat. That's your cat now. You've been chosen. Conrats.

[–] muhyb@programming.dev 90 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Thanks! Cat distribution system is working.

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 22 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] muhyb@programming.dev 8 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I wish but sadly no. This happened far from my home.

[–] meep_launcher@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

That poor cat is gonna have to hitchhike so far just to get to your front door now!

[–] muhyb@programming.dev 2 points 4 days ago

Heh, made me smile. Thank you. :3

[–] kieron115@startrek.website 14 points 5 days ago (3 children)

I kinda wish I had been chosen by a stray, instead I went to a shelter and let one of the cats there choose me so I guess it's close enough.

[–] Manjushri@piefed.social 12 points 5 days ago

I've done that. I've gone to rescues and adopted a cat. I've gone to animal controls. I've foster failed. There's no bad way to get chosen by a cat. But yeah, getting chosen by a stray on the street has got to be a really special feeling.

[–] Noodle07@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

My last cat I entered the room at the shelter and she instantly jumped on me and climbed me, the cat distribution system knows, I miss her so much

[–] kieron115@startrek.website 2 points 3 days ago

Haha. The precious girl I ended up with bamboozled me a bit. I picked her up at the shelter and she clinged to me and started purring, then when I got her home I found out she can't stand being held. She's a smart one though, I love her.

[–] muhyb@programming.dev 5 points 5 days ago

That's also fine! It's a smaller pool but still a cat chooses you.

This has to be Istanbul. It's a stray in the best possible city in the world to be a stray cat in.