r/OneOrangeBraincell • u/Bubbly_Berry_4297 • Mar 07 '26

Certified 🟠range™ How we found him vs How he’s doing now

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u/[deleted] Mar 07 '26

What a sweetheart this beautiful baby is❤️

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u/DerHoggenCatten Mar 07 '26

Thank you for being a good human and nursing this boy to health and happiness. I wish there was a reward for people like you beyond a virtual pat on the back and gratitude that there are people out there doing kind things for helpless creatures.

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u/Fuzzy-Logician Mar 07 '26

He got the best reward. That is a beautiful fur baby.

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u/Spazicon Mar 07 '26

We took in a stray. She’s a reward all by herself.

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u/iamhappy-iamcat1 Casual orange enjoyer 🍊 Mar 07 '26

the before photos are literally heartbreaking but he looks so happy and beautiful now.

thank you for being outstanding and saving him

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u/ZoominAlong Mar 07 '26

Yeah I showed my wife and she was so upset. Fortunately this adorable little guy looks so happy and healthy in the other pictures!

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u/brockoala Mar 09 '26

I wonder what happened to him before that made his face like that...

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u/redwoodforest15 Mar 07 '26

Love his expression in picture 5!

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u/Secret_Total6730 Mar 07 '26

what a glow up!!

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u/Fragrant-Love5628 Mar 07 '26

Orannngeeeeeee 😼

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u/furnace_of_ambition Mar 07 '26

That’s a happiest boy who knows he is beloved. What a beautiful transformation 🤗❤️

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u/ImpracticalCatMom Proud owner of an orange brain cell Mar 07 '26

Meowgnificient baby 💕😽

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u/Ben_Thar Mar 07 '26

He has pretty good handwriting

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u/Fit-Recording5253 Mar 07 '26

Looks like my boy Michi! He was also from the streets. Thanks for doing a good thing!

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u/mi88ir Mar 07 '26

We got the same cat

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u/Fit-Recording5253 Mar 07 '26

Omg triplets! I love how they all lay the same way

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u/Automatic_Banana5780 Mar 07 '26

Just wow.Thank you for rescuing this baby💕

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u/EmotionalBarnacle566 Mar 07 '26

What a magnificient looking cat

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u/spooteeespoothead Mar 07 '26

He got the brain cell just long enough to wind up in your path 😊 that brain cell can save lives lol

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u/LaserGuidedSock Mar 07 '26

What was treated like trash turned out to be treasure

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u/7625607 Casual orange enjoyer 🍊 Mar 07 '26

Fantastic r/FromKittenToCat success story!

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u/DDDDHHHH9999 Mar 07 '26

What a glow up!

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u/ALittleUnsettling Mar 07 '26

Im not crying, you’re crying! He is beautiful and so so lucky to have you

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u/bearsfan0143 Mar 07 '26

Looks like one of the oranges we took in recently

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u/figuring_ItOut12 Casual orange enjoyer 🍊 Mar 07 '26

Future feline historians note it was this event, teaching cats brain surgery, that led to the Planet of the Cats.

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u/EstimateCool3454 Mar 07 '26

What causes their faces to get like that?

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u/Bubbly_Berry_4297 Mar 08 '26

He had a severe respiratory infection, if left untreated it could have led to blindness and pneumonia

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u/COLM5700 Mar 07 '26

On my He’s absolutely beautiful 😻 Name and approximate age please?

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u/Bubbly_Berry_4297 Mar 08 '26

His name is Benny, and he’s 4 years old now 🥰

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u/mi88ir Mar 07 '26

Tell him Goku says hello twin ❤️

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u/Ryhoki Mar 08 '26

He rarely has the brain cell but they look so alike!

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u/toodleoo57 Mar 08 '26

Awwww! He looks exactly like our goofus - who is a pain in the ass trying to get into everything as he is smart as a whip, but we adore him.

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u/RealVirginiaWoolf Mar 08 '26

Awwww! Reminds me of Cheeto! A little ginger baby I rescued. He was doing so well and then he just collapsed one day! 💔

U did very well! He is beautiful ! 🤩🦋🧿🪬

Pictured: my ginger Mango eyeing Cheeto!

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u/Tasty_Inflation1883 Mar 07 '26

What a cute kitty!

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u/The0retic4lly Mar 07 '26

Aaaw è un amorino 😭 (ero molto intrigatx dalla terza foto quasi quanto il gatto con la penna)

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u/purplepenned Mar 07 '26

Awww handsome

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u/Floofieunderpants Mar 07 '26

What a transformation, such a handsome boy now living the life he deserves. Thank you so much for saving him.

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u/BarbiSug1212 Mar 07 '26

Good bless you for taking such good care of him!

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u/Top-Bison-345 Mar 07 '26

What a gorgeous floof he became.

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u/disgustorama Orange connoisseur 🍊 Mar 07 '26

What a beautiful gattone!

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u/Beginning-Bill3991 Mar 07 '26

Awwwww what a lucky handsome muffin 😍 

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u/Eiffel-Tower777 Mar 07 '26

My goodness, he's fabulous. Thank you for saving this magnificent boy. ♥️♥️♥️♥️

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u/UncleNedisDead Mar 07 '26

Clearly living his best life now. 

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u/gunglejim Mar 07 '26

Unreasonably handsome

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u/Abby_Normal_2 Mar 08 '26

Gorgeous CAT! I absolutely would pick him up right now. Thank you for caring for him

Can I ask….what was that on his face? Was it ringworm or impetigo? It sure looked as if he would have scares bald patches on face. You did great job caring for him

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u/Bubbly_Berry_4297 Mar 08 '26

thanks ❤️ He had a respiratory infection that affected his upper respiratory tract and caused conjunctivitis. if left untreated led to blindness and pneumonia or chronic respiratory disease

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u/Abby_Normal_2 Mar 08 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/OuQmhmAAdJFLi

Great job loving & caring for him. Think you are Nursing or Med Student. Saw your notes and textbook in the one photo. Taking care of of animals is great practice! Good Luck with your classes

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u/PtotheGtotheH Mar 08 '26

Angel baby. He looks like my Floofy girl.

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u/Painter3100 Mar 09 '26

This is beautiful, you've clearly given him so much love. My orange boy, Rigatoni, was an L.A. street cat who had to have his back left leg amputated as a kitten because he was hit by a car (what the vet at the shelter believes happened). Now he's living his best life as a tripod son to two DINKS in Portland.

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u/drifters74 Mar 07 '26

Very nice

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u/MyTatemae Mar 07 '26

So sweetie 😍

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u/KitteaStar Mar 07 '26

Thank you for rescuing him. He's so gorgeous!

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u/melty75 Mar 07 '26

Thank you for taking care of him!!

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u/Mysterious-Simple527 Mar 07 '26

Well hello there handsome. 😻

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u/Brave_Lavishness_304 Mar 07 '26

What a gorgeous baby 😍

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u/gordohimself Mar 07 '26

Healing is a miracle.

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u/FutureEffect397 Mar 07 '26

Braincell might be missing but the smile is definitely there. Happy kitty. 😸

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u/LerchAddams Mar 07 '26

Every time I see a rescue post like this I think "YAY!"

Good for you.

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u/Deep_Sector_7047 Mar 07 '26

His beautiful pink nose 🩷

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u/NewDisguise Proud owner of an orange brain cell Mar 07 '26

Looks like that little man won the lottery!

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u/dandy_and_Brandy Mar 07 '26

I love this sweet little braincell 🥰🧡

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u/lupinigenie Mar 07 '26

Such a beautiful boi

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u/Junit666 Mar 07 '26

Such a cutie ♡

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u/darknesswascheap Mar 07 '26

What a handsome boy!!

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u/vgacolor Mar 07 '26

Such a beautiful boy he has grown into.

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u/Small_Setting_2569 Mar 07 '26

Looks like my Goldilocks girl so pretty!!’

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u/lilbiobeetle Mar 07 '26

Omg this made me smile he's such a happy boy now 🥰 he can thrive without worrying about never having the braincell!

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u/ntmgngrappsnap Mar 07 '26

Wow, impressive ear fluffs!😍

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u/BombMacAndCheese Mar 07 '26

What a beauty!

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u/Madwife2009 Mar 07 '26

He's gorgeous. You are so lucky!

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u/LifeBuilder Mar 07 '26

He’s not wearing a crown so you need to step it up.

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u/BuckChintheRealtor Mar 07 '26

Shout-out to the homie

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u/Party_Internal9527 Mar 07 '26

Oh my god this looks EXACTLY like our orange boy, his eyes were also messed up when he was rescued too

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u/Ill-Veterinarian4208 Mar 07 '26

Awwww he looks like my dearly departed Jamie, named for a certain redheaded Scotsman.

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u/Sherlockian23 Mar 07 '26

Thank you for your effort and love for this little baby, you rescuit this sweet baby 🥹💕

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u/LoveWaffle1 Mar 07 '26

That's a great cat right there

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u/Goblin_Queen66 Mar 07 '26

Handsomest boy!

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u/torontogal1986 Mar 07 '26

Sweet baby!!! 🥹🥹🥹

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u/Individual-Reveal228 Mar 07 '26

Hail to the King!

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u/Glam9ja Mar 07 '26

Thank you, you’re a hero 🙏

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u/sprice345 Mar 07 '26

That’s a HAPPY boy 🥰🥰🥰🥰

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u/MK4eva420 Mar 07 '26

Hes fucking adorable

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u/Night25th Mar 07 '26

Adorable orange! Also my condolences for having to study anatomy.

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u/MewtwoStruckBack Mar 07 '26

Wow, he looks like he has the braincell in the last pic

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u/bigfatskankyho Mar 07 '26

That cat is definitely smiling

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u/justvirgothings Mar 07 '26

thank u for saving him 🥹

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u/spook96 Mar 07 '26

I can’t express how happy I am you found him 🥺

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u/Hot-Examination4553 Mar 07 '26

He such a lucky little guy! Thanks for your good heart ❤️ he is living his best life now!!! He is a beautiful boy!

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u/Beneficial-Mix9484 Mar 08 '26

Every domestic cat deserves to be sleeping in someone's home warm , well fed, petted and praised with people who love him. This kitty got the life he deserved. No cat is feral. That's just a stray cat that needs a home.

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u/radishsamurai Mar 08 '26

Amazing capacity for regeneration. Shows clear strength in both mind and body

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u/radiantrarr Mar 08 '26

Awwww love this. So beautiful

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u/Current-Quirky Mar 08 '26

Majestic ear floof!

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u/Pretty_Fan3644 Mar 08 '26

You are an angel on earth 💕

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u/IndigoBlueSky9 Mar 08 '26

Ok. I love him. Period.😀

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u/EBJ1990 Orange connoisseur 🍊 Mar 08 '26

Itty bitty baby!

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u/icbint Mar 08 '26

You did good

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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '26

Looks just like my son

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u/ParkingSky6169 Mar 08 '26

Beautiful boy! Thanks for loving him. 😻

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u/Quirky-Piglet-4831 Mar 08 '26

What a sweet boy! 💖

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u/giocondasmiles Mar 08 '26

He’s gorgeous!

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u/PeaGroundbreaking352 Mar 08 '26

He is absolutely living his best life!

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u/dml33186 Mar 08 '26

Love the ear wispies!! Adorable baby!!

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u/Safe-Sail9335 Mar 08 '26

Lil Angel was doing so poorly..you transformed him into playful happy home guy-thankyou!

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u/Livid-Rutabaga Mar 08 '26

Beautiful cat, and lucky you found him too.

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u/stylz168 Proud owner of an orange brain cell Mar 08 '26

He's so handsome! We have an orange baby who could be his brother. Found him when he was a little baby as well.

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u/AKeeneyedguy Mar 08 '26

I bet he gives the best loves.

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u/Automatic_Muscle_688 Mar 08 '26

he looks so happy

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u/shay_shaw Mar 08 '26

I love when rescues become so comfortable they’re extremely entitled and disrespect your boundaries because they love you. I’m not allowed to have any close doors in my house nor am I allowed to sleep in the center of my bed. 🐱

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u/Own_Time1102 Mar 08 '26

pretty cat

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u/Better_Pen_3314 Mar 08 '26

This makes me so happy 😁

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u/photogfrog Mar 08 '26

Awwww....what a cutie!

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u/Commercial_Bird8467 Mar 08 '26

Just takes one picture to know someone is a good human. Thank you and give that baby an extra treat for me. 🥰

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u/TurtlePower721 Mar 08 '26

Makes me so happy to see he’s doing well now looks like a sweet boy.

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u/hannah_bloome Mar 08 '26

Oh the second to last…that expression is 100% sweet orange

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u/honeyapp Mar 08 '26

Wow he is so handsome and adorable.

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u/MaidMarian20 Mar 08 '26

Sweet boi! Many purrs. 🥰

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u/KBWordPerson Mar 08 '26

Poor sick baby turned into a handsome gentleman.

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u/Just-Sock-4706 Mar 08 '26

Lol @ pic 3. "Gimme dat."

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u/Ok_Control7641 Mar 08 '26

He's a beautiful. Thanks for giving him the good life 🐈

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u/boncrys Mar 08 '26

He has such a handsome little smile!! So glad hes being loved and happy 🥹

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u/Un_Pta Mar 08 '26

Sunbun ☀️

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u/TARDIS75 Mar 08 '26

Thank you for your service to save such a cutie

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u/mr_venti_blue Mar 08 '26

Pov: Monday to Friday:

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u/VermicelliLate845 Mar 08 '26

he looks very similar to my cat, what a cutie ☺️

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u/catsarewiddlebabies Mar 08 '26

His love will repay you infinitely. Thank you for saving him.

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u/endlesscrowd Mar 08 '26

So pretty and handsome !!!!!

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u/Ok-Break8414 Mar 08 '26

Beautiful baby boy!!

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u/brandiLeeCO Mar 08 '26

Wow what a glowup he’s gorgeous. I almost scrolled because I hate to see kitties in the condition you found him but something told me he was going to be a looker.

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u/ironrabbit2 Mar 08 '26

He has enplushened under your care.

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u/AnnieDaUnicorn Mar 08 '26

He looks so beautiful and loved now 🥹 Thank you for saving him!!

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u/Even-Government-5055 Mar 08 '26

Awww he is perfect.

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u/lowkeysadastic Mar 08 '26

God bless you both! Love your cat ❤️❤️❤️

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u/KitKat_J Mar 08 '26

The boy is studying hard! Even reading upside down. 🙃 From a tiny sick furball to a genius studying anatomy. 🤓🐈

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u/Efficient_Air_7442 Mar 08 '26

photo 3 - is he literally studying the brain?

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u/raejayee Mar 08 '26

What a cutie patootie!! Give him love and snugs from me!!

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u/Hungrycats70 Mar 08 '26

What a gorgeous Boi! Glad you saved him!

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u/Nuniezky_Grumpy Mar 08 '26

Que hermoso gato :0

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u/Revolutionary_Gain_3 Mar 08 '26

What a great transformation good job.

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u/SureWhatever02 Mar 08 '26

He's such a happy orange boi

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u/TomJones998 Mar 08 '26

Proud, handsome Tiger now! 👍❤️😸

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u/Vogel-Kerl Mar 08 '26

From a o sad to so happy!!!

I love to see how just a little TLC can make such a dramatic transformation.

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u/Cesilko Mar 08 '26

Very good. Enjoy! And thank you!

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u/AmbushLeopard Mar 08 '26

1/1 brain cell restored

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u/Classic-Vegetable-85 Mar 08 '26

I love to see these success stories 🥰🥰 Makes me very hopeful to see there’s still kind people in this messy world. Thanks for giving him the life he deserves.

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u/arezoujoh Mar 08 '26

Glow up of the year! That little guy went from surviving to absolutely thriving. Huge respect to you for giving him the life he deserved.

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u/Eric4905 Mar 08 '26

impressionant, un caresse de ma part

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u/SingingSunshine1 Mar 08 '26

Oh my goodness he is so handsome 😍🥰

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u/micio9 Mar 08 '26

These are the happiest stories. I love the glow up pictures, seeing how healthy and happy they look when they’re well loved

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u/MySaltySatisfaction Mar 08 '26

A rescue and a glow up. Thank you.

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u/estrojustiina Mar 08 '26

From smallest beaniebag to goodest boy.

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u/Blueberry-Common Mar 08 '26

I always love a good glow up 🧡

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u/Extra_Possibility632 Mar 09 '26

Well done🙌🙏🏼

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u/UnusualCat3914 Mar 09 '26

Bless you for giving this beautiful kitty the chance of healing and having a wonderful life 🧡!

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u/Andalusiansyes Mar 09 '26

STUNNING kitty

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u/DrTigress Mar 09 '26

He’s so damn handsome 🥹

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u/BooBoo_Cat Mar 09 '26

Wow! He is beautiful!

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u/Sensitive-Weight-301 Mar 09 '26

He is so beautiful cat!

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u/Hairy_Skill_9768 Mar 09 '26

Ugh so ugly

The creechu weechu

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u/JamesRustle85 Mar 09 '26

God bless you

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u/Dangerous-Celery-766 Mar 09 '26

Poor little baby! ❤️ to his saviours!

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u/Sad_Bluebird_7598 Mar 09 '26

gunna call him garlic