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There's something inevitably sweet about former stray cats. Especially if they are grown cats, who are able to remember the hardships and difficulties of living in the streets. Cats who grew up waiting for the Cat Distribution System to pick them up can live a pretty harsh life until that ameowzing moment comes. And when it comes? It's like a glorious relief, full of soft meows and gentle paws. But mostly two hearts, feline and human, that get to connect for life.

While some cats know to ask for help and only need the right timing served by the CDS, some cats take more time to open up and accept the love and affection that come with belonging to a home, a person. But when a stray cat finally opens up and allows the human to actually give them the affection they deserve, it's not only a world healed for the cat who gets adopted - it can be equally as healing to a person's heart. Some cats and people heal each other's hearts, and this one cat mentioned below is no different.

You see, losing a pet is hard, we all know it. And this one person recently lost their dog. There's a pet hole in his heart that won't ever fully heal - nothing can replace a beloved pet who passed the rainbow bridge. But having this sweet stray stroll right up to his porch, even if he was not ready to receive pets and affection, was the first step in healing both - the person's heart, and the cat's lack of home. We think the CDS sent the cat for this person, not the other way around. This is why he needed time to show the full feline scope of affection.

Every year around Christmastime, we struggle to figure out what to give our loved ones as a gift. We want to get them the purrfect gift every year, and it's so much pressure! What is a gift that's not too expensive, enjoyable, current, useful, and that they won't just throw away after one use? Do you see our dilemma? We were pawsitively stumped, until we thought of the best gift of all…. laughter.

No, we're not talking about getting them tickets to a stand-up comedy show, nor are we talking about a whoopie cushion (although, now that we think about it, is not a bad idea), but this gift keeps on giving until you can't laugh anymore - cat memes. Not just any cat memes, mind you, original cat memes from the feline minds here at I Can Has Cheezburger. And not just any original cat memes, nostalgic ones that remind you of the better years of your lives, like the ones before you had any responsibilities and the internet was still a fun, care-free place.

Give your cat-loving loved ones the gift of some Lolcats memes this holiday season. They're free (nice!), funny, and purrfect for anyone who loves cats and all their silliness. Plus, there's no shortage of cat memes on the internet, so it truly is the gift that keeps on giving. Meowrry Christmas!

One piece of advice that we will give you, cat owners to cat owners, about getting into new relationships is: listen to your cats. Your cats are the best judges of character when it comes to your future partners. We mean that seriously. It's a sign. If your cat gets along with your new partner, that's a sign. And if your cat doesn't get along with your new partner, that's a sign too. And more than anything, the way your partner treats your cat is the biggest sign of all.

Our cats are like our babies. People may snort when we say that, but it's true. We love them like they are our own. And we expect our partners, whether they love cats or not, to, at the very least, treat our cats with respect. That's the baseline. If you promise to feed our cats when we are away on vacation, we expect you to not forget to do it because you were playing video games, and we cannot believe that is something that actually has to be said. 

A woman who runs a cat sanctuary for "unadoptable, feral, and special needs" cats never turns away from someone asking her help to rescue a cat. So when a woman called saying she saw two cats darting across the street, this woman went into action. She found the two and brought them to the sanctuary where she will make sure they find a good home. 

Then she was sent to find another cat. As she was meowing in the woods to find them, she heard it coming from a nearby tree. She went over, opened up a can of cat food and started meowing trying to convince the cat to come out. As it emerged from the bottom of a tree, her heart sank. It was an itty bitty kitty. No more than 8 weeks, which means she still needs her mama! Turns out, those two cats she had rescued earlier were her parents. The family got reunited and are safe and warm at the sanctuary. 

Though she focuses on cats who aren't really able to be adopted, she still is going to help find these sweet beautiful feline friends a new home to live their 9 lives out in a warm home with lots of love! 

Someone who likes metal music are usually called a "metalhead." They like fast and angry music, dark and gothic decor, and have macabre hobbies. Take, for instance, this metalhead who likes to search for roadk*ll and then memorialize their bones in beautifully decorated and honorable works of art. This time, however, he didn't come across your common side of the road scene, he came across an orange kitten. 

The cat seemed frozen to the core. But, as many medical professional say, no one is gone until the are warm and gone. That is because hypothermia can easily make someone appear like they have already left this world. But this kitten had not left yet, so the metalhead decided to let his sweet side shine and work hard at rescuing this little baby. 

Thankfully, he was successful! He spent hours warming him up, manually pumping his heart, and feeding him. By the time they actually reached the vet, the baby was fully back to life. There is definitely a metal song in this tale somewhere. But for now, all us cat people are ready to start a metal band and call it Frozen Kitten Necromancer. We are all metalheads now and this kitten is our mascot! 

Cats are famously fluid creatures, and every cat owner has witnessed moments where their pet seems to forget that bones even exist. One minute they are a perfectly normal house cat and the next they are spilling over the edges of a bowl like a furry waterfall. They pour themselves into baskets, sinks, flowerpots, and cardboard boxes that should never accommodate their full bodies, yet somehow do. It is as if gravity bends around them out of respect.

Their ability to reshape themselves into whatever container they choose is both impressive and deeply confusing. A cat can stretch to the length of a baguette or compress into a perfect loaf without warning. They melt off couches like butter left in the sun and slide under doors with alarming determination. Scientists may try to describe it with flexibility and cartilage, but anyone who has lived with a cat knows the truth. Cats are liquid because they want to be.

And while their physics-defying behavior makes no logical sense, it always results in excellent entertainment. Every new puddle-cat formation feels like discovering a fresh law of nature, one that proves the world is a little stranger and a lot funnier with felines around.