Mom Gets Rescued Street Cat His Own Fancy Purebred Maine Coon Kitty

Some folks scoff at the idea of fancy cat breeders. Why pay hundreds or thousands of dollar for a cat when it seems like you can get a cat by just putting out into the universe that you’d like one and waiting for a bedraggled stray to show up on your front porch, inside your engine block, or thanks to an unexpected phone call from a friend of a friend who just found a box of kittens by the side of the road?

But many people love fancy cat breeds, too — fluffy Ragdolls, wrinkled Sphynxes, or giant Maine Coons, and there is certainly a place in the world for both methods of acquiring cat. For instance, this woman actually went out and got her rescued street cat its very own purebred kitten, a gray Maine coon. The two of them could not be happier together—despite the incredible differences in their origin stories.

A cat is still a cat.

Twinkie is an adorable orange and white “street cat” who was rescued as a kitty and brought into a loving home. Soon, he was joined by Frostee, a fluffy gray Maine Coon kitten who might soon tower over his ginger sibling. It was clearly love at first site and now the woman’s social media page is full of photos of them snuggling up to sleep together and playing side by side.

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The Best Way to Get a New Pet

There’s lots of judgement out there about people who choose to buy their pets from breeders rather than adopt one of the numberless homeless animals out in the world. And sure, the plight of animals in shelters is a terrible one, and there are also a lot of irresponsible animal breeders out there, but the important thing is about giving your pets a decent, loving home, no matter where you came from.

Besides, the fact that this woman helped balance out the karmic scales by adopting a street cat as well as her fancy, purebred kitty surely helps. And maybe that’s the answer—if you want a specific breed of animal, then also commit to getting a rescue. You know, for the good of society.

Why You Should Adopt More Than One Cat

But in general, many cat experts advise you to get more than one cat at a time, anyway. My rescue organization told me they wouldn’t adopt a kitten to a household who had only one cat—which is how we solved our karmic debt by getting the kitten we wanted alongside her mother. Now, years later, it’s the rescued mama who is most of the household’s favorite.

This is because cats are highly social animals who do not have the daily outdoor walk exercise enjoyed by dogs. They need the companionship of another of their own kind for daily interaction and social enrichment. Humans are great, for sure, but nothing beats the bond that a cat can have with one of its own kind —even if that kind is a purebred kitten that cost an arm and a leg.

After all, those kitties have no idea how much they each cost. They just know that they are very much loved.

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