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Emeowtional Support Expurrts: 10+ stories from the online feline family about how cats served as their therapspspsts

Cats have this meowsterious and magical gift: they always know when their humans need comfort. A soft paw on the lap, a perfectly timed cuddle, or just their soothing purrs—our feline friends are natural emotional support expurrts. They may not have a fancy degree, but a cat’s love is the best medicine of all.

Here at I Can Has Cheezburger, we went around the office and asked our own expurrt cat pawrents about the times their cats became their little therapspspsts. The answers warmed our hearts and reminded us how special this bond really is.

Here are some of our favorite ameowzing stories:

– “My cat lies across my laptop when I’m stressed at work; it’s like she’s forcing me to take a break.”

– “He licked my tears away after a bad breakup. Sticky, but effective.”

– “When I was really sick, my kitty didn’t leave my side for two weeks straight.”

– “She always knows when my anxiety is up; she’ll come flop on my chest until I calm down.”

– “After my dad passed, my cat slept curled against me every night for months.”

– “Whenever I cry, my cat fetches a toy and drops it at my feet like he’s trying to cheer me up.”

– “She starts purring the second she sees me come home from a rough day.”

– “He wakes me up with nose boops when I oversleep; it’s his way of keeping me on track.”

These heartfelt stories remind us just how incredible the bond between humans and their cats can be—filled with love, comfort, and a little bit of magic.
https://cheezburger.com/42587141/emeowtional-support-expurrts-10-stories-from-the-online-feline-family-about-how-cats-served-as-their

‘She went from homeless to homeowner’: Purrson finds two tiny kittens in distress, successfully saves one from near peril, and shows off her glorious glow up fur all to enjoy

Kitties find us when they need us the most. That’s the meowgic of the Cat Distribution System (CDS) — it always works just when the time is right.

Maybe they are brought to you in the middle of a thunderstorm. Perhaps you found them hiding under your car after a purrticularly tough day at work. Or they appeared outside your window in the night, meowing to come inside and join you in your warm bed.

Now, just because there are some seriously meowsterious forces working with the CDS, that doesn’t mean it’s purrfect. Not every kitten brought to you by the CDS can be saved. We just have to do everything we can and hope for the best.

One purrson found two tiny kittens outside their house and immediately took them inside, knowing they were too young to survive alone, let alone in the wilderness. Unfortunately, they couldn’t save one of the kittens, but the remaining kitten did make it.

Now, she’s happy, healthy, and a homeowner! No, we’re not talking about the dollhouse in the picture below — she bought that for her hoomans as a thank you gift. She owns the real house, obviously.
https://cheezburger.com/42588165/she-went-from-homeless-to-homeowner-purrson-finds-two-tiny-kittens-in-distress-successfully-saves

‘She went from homeless to homeowner’: Purrson finds two tiny kittens in distress, successfully saves one from near peril, and shows off her glorious glow up fur all to enjoy

Kitties find us when they need us the most. That’s the meowgic of the Cat Distribution System (CDS) — it always works just when the time is right.

Maybe they are brought to you in the middle of a thunderstorm. Perhaps you found them hiding under your car after a purrticularly tough day at work. Or they appeared outside your window in the night, meowing to come inside and join you in your warm bed.

Now, just because there are some seriously meowsterious forces working with the CDS, doesn’t mean that it’s purrfect. Not every kitten brought to you by the CDS can be saved. We just have to do everything we can and hope for the best.

One purrson found two tiny kittens outside their house and immediately took them inside, seeing as they were too young to survive alone, let alone in the wilderness. They unfortunately couldn’t save one of the kittens, but the remaining kitten did survive—and now she’s happy, healthy, and a homeowner!

No, we’re not talking about the dollhouse in the picture below — she bought that for her hoomans as a thank you gift. She owns the real house, obviously.
https://cheezburger.com/42588165/she-went-from-homeless-to-homeowner-purrson-finds-two-tiny-kittens-in-distress-successfully-saves

‘She went from homeless to homeowner’: Purrson finds two tiny kittens in distress, successfully saves one from near peril, and shows off her glorious glow up fur all to enjoy

Kitties find us when they need us the most. That’s the meowgic of the Cat Distribution System (CDS) — it always works just when the time is right.

Maybe they are brought to you in the middle of a thunderstorm, you find them hiding under your car after a purrticularly tough day at work, or they appear outside your window in the night, meowing to come inside and join you in your warm bed.

Now, just because there are some seriously meowsterious forces working with the CDS, doesn’t mean it’s purrfect. Not every kitten brought to you by the CDS can be saved. We just have to do everything we can and hope for the best.

One purrson found two tiny kittens outside their house and immediately took them inside, knowing they were too young to survive alone, let alone in the wilderness. Unfortunately, they couldn’t save one of the kittens, but the remaining kitten made it. Now she’s happy, healthy, and a homeowner!

No, we’re not talking about the dollhouse in the picture below—she bought that for her hoomans as a thank you gift. She owns the real house, obviously.
https://cheezburger.com/42588165/she-went-from-homeless-to-homeowner-purrson-finds-two-tiny-kittens-in-distress-successfully-saves