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Indoor cat syndrome, while not an officially recognized condition, describes the phenomenon that happens when an indoor feline is so well taken care off and pampered that they begin to behave more like a spoiled toddler than the cat child they truly are. This can come about in a variety of ways from feeding them food that is simply too fancy for their everyday feeding, to allowing them to decide where they like to sit and claiming that spot as their sovereign territory, or even something as simple as allowing them to go outside to enjoy a little fresh air.

And when you take away any of these, or even try to curb expectations, you, much like the cat pawrent in this story, are in for a feline temper tantrum the likes you have never seen before. So hold on to your hats and make sure to start hiding the fancy food, unless you want this madness in your own home.
 

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Going to the pet store is always an experience. We never fail to run into an interesting character or two there. 

Maybe it's a man who is obsessed with reptile facts, a woman carrying two tiny dogs in a purse, and our purrsonal favorite, the people who bring their harness cats with them to the store. We tried that once, and our cat literally just froze in place. It was a purrfectly hissterical failure, but we got some silly pictures out of it.

All this to say that the pet store is never boring, and our cat lover's story below just adds to our hilarious hypothesis. She was there to buy food for her cats, when an entitled Kevin accused her of trying to steal the company's data because she was price checking on Google. He also confused her with an employee because she was wearing a polo. Luckily, an actual employee showed up to save the day, but kind of wish he hadn't so we would have gotten to see more of his purrfectly paranoid response to a customer doing normal customer things. Read through the whole story below!

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No matter how many times we hear about people abandoning their pet cats and dogs… we can never understand it. To us, it seems like one of the most horrible things that you can do to them.

Abandoning a pet, tossing them out like they are nothing, like they are not a true part of your family, tells us that you never should have had them in the first place, and that if they are lucky, they will find someone better out there for them. 

Each and every story of an animal being abandoned by its owner hits us right in the gut. Because there are so many better options - rehoming, shelters… anything. Except for maybe this. Maybe throwing your unwanted pets into a random person's farm is not the greatest thing to do, especially if you don't warn the residents, because most of them are probably not as kind to animals as this man and his wife - who should be thanked in every way possible by every person whose pet the saved. 

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Few things in life are as powerful, or as terrifying, as a cat's side-eye. One squint, one slow turn of the head, and suddenly you're questioning every life choice you've ever made. Cats have perfected the art of silent judgment, and they wield it like royalty with a crown made of sass.

Whether you dared to serve dinner five minutes late or had the audacity to move them from their chair, the look says it all: utter disappointment wrapped in whiskers. It's not anger. It's pure feline superiority. That subtle glare communicates, "You're lucky I tolerate you, hooman," and yet we still find it adorable.

These side-eye masters could teach a masterclass in drama. One eyebrow flick (if they had eyebrows), and boom! You're on trial for crimes against catkind. Still, behind all that shade is a little fluffball who secretly loves you… probably. Until then, take comfort in knowing your cat's judgment means you're part of their world. No one throws shade quite like a sassy feline.

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Most wedding gifts are so boring. Kitchenware sets, Supima cotton sheets, and unusable camping gear from that one prepper cousin are the kinds of gifts that most couples can expect from their registry after their big wedding day, but this couple went viral for a gift from the CDS far more fetching.

After returning from a 2-week vacation abroad, the honeymooners were flabbergasted to discover a late addition to their gift table, a single-brain-celled black cat with the apparent ability to teleport through the walls. Although all of the doors were locked and windows barricaded, somehow, this phantasmic feline melted through the walls and became a new resident in their empty home. Filling the house with cat-approved welcome-home energy, this cat awarded himself to his new hoomans, hoping to become the 3rd addition to a new family as their firstborn furbaby. 

It's funny how a loving duo turns quickly into a trio when you're both cat lovers, because this adorable and mysteriously acrobatic black cat burrowed immediately into the hearts of a couple already bursting with love. 

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If cats were mechanics, every garage would be covered in fur and filled with the soothing sound of purrs instead of power tools. They'd inspect engines with laser-focused stares, paw at loose bolts, and then take a quick 4-hour nap on your freshly cleaned hood. Oil changes? More like "oh, change of plans." Time for snacks instead.

You'd never see efficiency like this: a cat mechanic would diagnose a problem instantly ("your car's purrformance is off") and then demand payment in treats and belly rubs. Need your tires rotated? They'll roll one halfway, get distracted by a dust mote, and declare the job done. Grease stains on the floor? Consider them paw-prints of approval.

Of course, the best part of visiting a feline mechanic would be the customer service. Expect slow blinks of reassurance and a tail flick that says, "It's fixed, probably." You might not leave with a working engine, but you'll definitely leave with a warm heart and a few extra scratches… of the affectionate kind.

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Cats are inherently naughty, I really think it's coded into their DNA. You don't see other animals acting like this! Turtles aren't knocking your mugs over, goats aren't unrolling all of your toilet paper onto the floor. They're just born with a hint and hue of mischief. These capricious creatures know how to press your buttons, and they're not afraid to do it. There's something truly irresistible about cats and their chaotic natures, their tiny toe beans, twitching whiskers, and the way they can cause complete chaos while looking adorable doing it.

My cat wakes me up before my alarm, he meows at me while I'm trying to work, he nudges the book in my hand while I'm trying to read, he uses the carpet as his scratching post, and he unrolls an entire roll of toilet paper in a matter of seconds if I'm not carefully watching him. But you know what? He's mine and I love him just the same, craziness and all. 

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In nature, there are more than a few animals who have figured out that if they look similar enough to a parent's children, then they will be taken care off as a part of the brood. 

This tactic is most common amongst birds, but it seems that with all the time that cat children spend looking at birds, they have picked up a thing or two, including but not limited to this switcheroo technique.

As was proven by the copycat feline who managed to sneak its way into this woman's life after managing to match pretty much all the defining features of her lost cat. An incredibly clever ploy which got him through the door and firmly settled in his new hooman's heart before she had the chance to properly investigate whether the imposter was actually her missing cat child. A very impressive feat of trickery that we have not seen in a cat child before and are somewhat concerned by how easily they tricked this hooman.
 

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You know how we say that cats choose their humans and not the other way around? Yeah, that's true in basically all cases. Even when you actively make a decision to adopt a cat, you never actually know which cat you're going to walk out with - or how many cats. Sometimes, you think that you want to adopt one kitten, but the universe - or rather the cat distribution system - has other plans for you. 

That's what happened to the couple in this story. They were planning to adopt just one kitten, but after taking one look at the picture of the kitten and her its two siblings, the wife instantly knew that they had to have all three of them. The husband took a second longer to come to the same conclusion, but of course, at the end, he figured the same thing out. Now, their house is full of endless shenanigans, and every single second of it is ameowzing. 

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