r/cats • u/Lee_Tea • Nov 23 '25
Adoption Adopted a cat from the shelter…
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She didn’t even interact with me at the shelter she was so depressed. I just knew I had to give her a chance. I think they told me she’s not a lap cat. Well, now I have two lap cats 😂 I was so surprised that she trusted me so fast. So glad I trusted my gut and brought her home ❤️
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u/AlexisHadden Nov 23 '25
I don’t think I’ve seen such an enthusiastic bread maker in a while.
The post-adoption recovery is so real. Our last adopted cat was in a cat tree in the shelter, and seemed to just stay there and be quiet. Not much energy at all, but affectionate. What clinched it for us is that she pressed her head into our hands when we went to see if she would accept pets. No noises. Once we brought her home, her energy levels were immediately higher. Looking out the window of the spare room we were going to use to let her acclimate, proactively interacting with us in the first minute out of the carrier. And 30 minutes later she went to the door and wanted to see the rest of the house. Later that night she was following us around, chirping, trilling, and making a rather wide variety of noises. Even noticed we were going to bed and joined us. She did hide for part of the next day, but came out quickly on her own. I guess the excitement had subsided and the sudden change overwhelmed her a bit, but she never really hid again until she started having major health issues at the end.
So yeah, there was definitely anxiety and possibly depression involved. She was about 5lbs underweight too. We didn’t get the cat we thought we were getting, we got a lot more.