After three cats and more than two years away from fostering and rescuing, this family had officially decided their household was full. Three kitties were plenty, and adding another was definitely not part of the plan.
Unfortunately, nobody informed the Cat Distribution System.
A little kitten suddenly appeared at the husband's workplace, and no one was quite sure how she got there. They suspect she may have hitched a ride with a trucker or possibly been dumped. Either way, after a month of searching and finding no owner, it became pretty clear this little girl was on her own.
At first, she kept her distance. But slowly, she started warming up to the husband, and naturally, he started falling for her too. It probably didn't hurt that his wife began sending him to work armed with cat food. Nothing builds a feline friendship quite like becoming the person who brings dinner.
Eventually, he announced that he was going to try catching her. The next day, he simply scooped her up and brought her home. So much for that break from adopting!
Even with three resident cats waiting at home, the approximately 4-month-old kitten fit in almost immediately. After just one night, her new pawrent was already declaring, "Yeah, this is my baby." Once those words come out, there's no pretending this is temporary anymore.
The little newcomer is now fully vetted, preparing to be spayed, and officially part of a four-cat household that was absolutely supposed to stop at three.
This also happens to be the fourth time the CDS has made a delivery to this family, so maybe they should stop acting surprised.
The Cat Distribution System saw two experienced rescuers taking a well-earned break and decided their application for retirement had been denied.