What makes a human a better version of themself? A simple act of kindness. Adoption is never an easy decision; it requires a lot of responsibility. Especially when those in need are neglected kittens who were abandoned in the streets. However, recent trends are showing that adoption is spreading worldwide, and there might be a bright future for them after all.
A good proof of that is the subreddit r/BeforeNAfterAdoption. There, new feline parents are sharing their heartwarming stories with the rest of us. What’s even more awesome, a lot of them compliment their posts with pictures of their new family members as well. The before-and-after photographs perfectly portray the incredible transformations those little critters have gone through, and you can’t help but smile knowing that love can cure even the most neglected beings.
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#1 “We’re Just Going To Foster Him,” – My Mother, In May Of 2015
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#2 This Is Benben. Before/After Death Row
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#3 One Month Ago, I Found This Baby In The Wheel Of My Forklift At Work. Now She Lives At Home With Me. Meet Emmy (6 Weeks vs. 10 Weeks)
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#4 This Is Barley! My Son And I Found Her By The Road. She Had Been Abandoned. So Thin… Covered In Fleas. The Last Photo Was 3 Months After We Found Her. She’s Simply The Sweetest Little Cat Ever
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#5 Melvin: Found In A Trash Heap In June 2012. He Spent His First Night In His Forever Home Sleeping On Me. Six Years Later, It’s Still His Favorite Place To Be
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#6 Kira Was Founded Almost Dead Of Starvation In A Farm With Cows. She Was Healthy In One Week And We Kept Her. Summer 2018
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#7 Phoenix Was Rescued From The Streets And Was Covered In Hot Tar. Little Over A Month Later, He Looks Amazing, He Loves Humans And Is Ready To Enter A Loving Home
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#8 Our Sweet Cousteau! From A Scrawny Street Kitty In New Orleans To A Prince Living In Paris
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#9 My Boy Yuzu Was A Stray Found By A Friend Of Mine With The Worst Case Of Scabies We’ve Ever Seen (We’re All Vet Students). He’s Also Had Ear Mites, Fungal Infections, Stud Tail, & Recurrent Ear And Eye Infections One After The Other. One Year And Lots Of Treatments Later And He’s Perfectly Healthy!
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#10 I Had To Fight My Wife To Not Leave Him At The Shelter—she Was Concerned He’d Either Cost Us A Ton Of Money In Vet Bills Or Die Soon Since He Was So Sickly, Turns Out He Just Needed Food And Kisses
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#11 Some Wonderful Soul Found This Little Guy On The Street Cuddled Up In A Plastic Container. 3 Years Later, He Is The Happiest, Sweetest, Most Playful, Curious Cat. Love Him So Much And Thank You Wonderful Soul, Whomever You Are
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#12 One Year Ago, Jake Was Found Underneath A Car, Alone And Half Frozen. He Was 4 Weeks Old And His Mom Was Gone. Now He’s The Biggest Kitty With The Most Personality That I’ve Ever Met
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#13 2 Years Ago Today I Walked Into A Petsmart And Met A Cat Named Sonny Who No One Would Adopt Because He Was 13 Years Old, Covered In Fleas, Underweight, And Had A Mouth Full Of Rotten Teeth That Had To Be Removed. He Came Home With Me That Night And It Was The Best Decision I’ve Ever Made
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#14 10 Year Old Girl Neglected By Previous Owners. Took A While To Come Out Of Her Shell, She’s The Sweetest Old Gal
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#15 I Rescued The Cat Off The Street. Photos Before And After. One Month Difference. Part 2
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#16 Before And After Fostering. Roadrunner On The Day I Got Him From The Shelter, And On The Day He Went To His New Home
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#17 These Two Cat Brothers Were Rescued From The Street And They Are As Inseparable Today As They Were The Day I Found Them
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#18 Worked My Ass Off To Bring Spooky Back From The Edge. He Passed Away Unexpectedly Weeks Later But His Short Presence Was A Gift
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#19 Kai Mana Had His Jaw Stepped On And Would Be Put Down. I Worked Full Time And Couldn’t Commit To Taking Care Of Him. But My BF Took Him To Get Surgery, And Fed Him Kitten Formula Through A Syringe. He Brought Him To His Construction Job, And Woke Up Every Two Hours For Feedings. He’s Happy Today
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#20 My Midnight’s Transformation
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#21 From Feral To Friend (Harry’s Story). Last January, We Received Word That There A Was A Feral Cat Found With A Terrible Head Wound. He Was On Death’s Doorstep. We Took Him In To Recover And 8 Months Later He Won’t Leave Our Side
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#22 From “Take Me Home” To “Never Let Me Go”. We Adore Our Little Dude
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#23 My Cousin Saw This 20lb Senior Cat Available For Adoption. After A Year Of Love, Dieting, And Proper Veterinary Care, Roger Has Lost 5+ Pounds. He’s Still A Big Boy But He’s Happy And Active
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#24 My Foster Went From Just 3lbs With Multiple Infections Being Syringe Fed To Over 7lbs In Just A Month!
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#25 Found Homeless In 120 Deg Heat, Gave Birth To 5 Kittens Within 2 Hours Of Us Taking Her In…and Now She’s Our Princess!
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#26 The Shelter Named Him “Cupido” Because He Had Been Shot Through And Through With An Arrow. He Also Had A Respiratory Infection Because He’s Felv Positive. Now He’s Fat And Happy
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#27 A Little Love Goes A Long Way
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#28 Two Months Ago A Box Full Of Severely Malnourished Kittens Was Left At The Vets, Unfortunately Only One Of Them Was Still Alive But She Was Only Just Hanging On. With A Ton Of Hard Work And Love, Little Ciri Is Now A Perfectly Healthy Kitten Who Loves To Play And Explore
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#29 This Is River. At The Shelter, He Was Shaved As His Fur Was Extremely Matted And Riddled With Flees. He Had Coccidia And Conjunctivitis. After Some Medicine And Tlc, He’s Doing Amazing! He’s The Most Loving And Affectionate Kitty Ever, Always Snuggling Up And Kissing Me! I’ve Had Him For 4 Months
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#30 Found Him Under A House Covered In Fleas, Malnourished, Without A Mom. One Year Later He’s A Happy Healthy Little Guy
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#31 Albus Was Found Abandoned And Starving On The Streets Of Cairo. The Strays Wouldn’t Let Him Eat. He’s Now Spoilt Rotten And Incredibly Affectionate
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#32 Found This Little Lady Crying In A Parking Lot With Fleas And A Badly Broken Leg. Here She Is 3 Months And 2 Surgeries Later
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#33 8 Years Ago Today The Triplets Were Born. From Bottle Feeding Every 3 Hours, To Beautiful Lazy Babies. Bob, Possum, And Arwyn Made Me The Crazy Cat Lady I Am Today
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#34 When I First Saw Her Sela Was A Sick, Underweight, Flea Infested Stray The Local Pound Picked Up. Today We Celebrated Her 1 Year Adoption Day, Matching Party Hats And All!
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#35 Found Her 9 Years Ago In An Empty Parking Lot In The Middle Of The Night Meowing For Food
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#36 After About A Year And A Half After Showing Up On Our Porch, Snowball Has Improved Immeasurably. She’s My Perfect Angel
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#37 This Is Simon. Oct 2018 – July 2019. This Poor Guy Had Broken Fangs, Broken Jaw, 2 Bb Bullets Lodged In An Elbow And Chest(Not Life Threatening), Badly Infected Ears Folded Into Fortune Cookies, Injured Eye.. I Am So Proud Of His Recovery. He’s Such A Sweet, Affectionate Boy Even After All This
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#38 I Found These Two Babies Under My House One Year Ago. It Was Freezing Cold Outside So I Took Them Inside And Learned How To Care For Them. One Year Later They’re Happy And Healthy (And Huge)!
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#39 She Was Found Underneath The Hood Of A Truck With A Limp Paw. 7 Months Later She Still Naps Like This
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#40 The Day We Adopted To Now
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#41 Abe Just Needed The Stability Of A Forever Home For His Fur Coat To Fluff Out
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#42 From Homeless And Malnourished On A Beach In Colombia To Healthy And Full In My Apartment In Canada. This Is Luca
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#43 Five Months Ago, My Mom Adopted Two Neglected Kittens Who Were Suffering From Ringworm. Look At Them Now!
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#44 My Girl Zoe, The Day I Found Her In The Street And Now, Two Years Later
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#45 Meet Thor, He Was The Only Survivor After A Dog Killed His Mom And Other Kittens. He Had A Nasty Wound On His Leg Where Something Had Stung Him, Thankfully It Healed. And He’s Been The Sweetest Cat Since Day One Of Us Adopting Him
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#46 My Lil Gus Gus First Day, Three Days And Three Months Later
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#47 Found This Girl In Need While In Greece, Now She Is Our Chunky Mischief Maker
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#48 My Mom Asked For A Before & After Of My Rescue Kitty, Brimley, Which Got Me Digging. I Can’t Believe He’s The Same Cat
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#49 Before And After Cat Adoption, Fed Him For 4 Months Outside Then Captured Him. Most Likely Left Behind In My Apartment Complex By Previous Owners. He’s Awesome
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#50 Heard Her Crying Under A Car And Rescued Her. Here’s What 5 Years Of Love And Attention Can Do To A Kitten!
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#51 Found Flea Ridden In A Storm Drain At 6 Weeks Old, Has Grown To Be A Fat, Loving, Adorable Cat
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#52 My Cat Isabella.. Before And After!
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#53 Just 6 Weeks Of Love And Care And He Is Completely Transformed! Found Him Half Dead By The Street On A Rainy Day
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#54 I Found This Kitten Dumped In The Middle Of A Road Too Weak And Hungry To Get To Safety. The Photo On The Right Is What 6 Days Of Cuddles By The Fireplace, Lots Of Food And A Cosy Bed Can Do
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#55 Skin And Bones And Mostly Blind… To 100% Kitten!
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#56 From Terrified To Towering
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#57 When I Took This Sweet Kitty Girl In To Foster A Month Ago, She Could Barely See Out Of Her Crusted, Watery Eyes. Now, She’s Happy, Healthy, And Ready To Be Adopted Into Her Fur-Ever Home!
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#58 Found Him Outside My Office Building, Starved Almost To Death By His Previous Owner Who Grew Bored Of Him And Kicked Him Out. Almost Three Years Later, I Can’t Imagine Life Without Him. Meet Luca
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#59 Before Adoption He Was Skinny And Malnourished. Now He Is Super Weird, Well Loved And Sits Like A Human
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#60 From A 4 Week Old Stray Kitten My Husband Found In A Puddle With Worms And A Horrible Upper Respiratory Infection To My Chunky, Bath Tub Dwelling, Happy Girl. Everyone Meet Bella, Or Her More Commonly Used Nickname Bean
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#61 Summer The First Night I Had Her. She Was Super Sick And Malnourished, But A Ton Of Antibiotics And 10 Months Later She’s A Beautiful Sassy Floof
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#62 Taz After He Was Found In An Alley 3 Yrs Ago & Now
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#63 She’s Been With Us For 3 Months And Is The Sweetest Girl. I Came Across An Old Video The Shelter Had Filmed While She Was There, Which Inspired Me To Post
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#64 From A Homeless 8 Week Old To 6 Months Old Part Of The Family!
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#65 My Lovely Athena…a Friend Found Her In Their Garage And I Couldn’t Resist That Teensy Face!
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#66 I Found Him In The Woods On On Thanksgiving Day At My Parents Property. Starving, Cross Eyed, And Alone At 5 Weeks Old. Now He Is My Orange Ray Of Sunshine, Although Maybe A Little Bigger And Still Cross Eyed As Can Be
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#67 My Babygirl, Found Her Alone Starving In A Drain
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#68 We Found This Boy Dumped In A Park. Here He Is 7 Months Later
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#69 Our Newest 5yo Family Member – We Thought He Was A Short-Haired Cat, But It Turns Out He’s A True Floof
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#70 A Kitten Showed Up On My Doorstep In July, A Week After My 17 Year Old Tabby Passed Away. Teddy’s A Big Fluffy Boy Now!!
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#71 Maggie Was Left In A Shelter After Her Previous Owner Died. One Year Later, She’s A Happy Old Lady!
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#72 Found A Teeny Orange Kitten With An Infected Eye And Fleas Right After The 4th Of July. Now Look At My Handsome Little Man
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#73 She Was Less Than Five Pounds, Nursing Two Kittens, And Had Another Litter On The Way When She Showed Up Under Our Steps Six Months Ago. Reddit, Meet Our Sweet Girl, Honey (“Mama”)
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#74 This Is River. At The Shelter, He Was Shaved As His Fur Was Extremely Matted And Riddled With Flees. He Had Coccidia And Conjunctivitis. After Some Medicine And Tlc, He’s Doing Amazing! He’s The Most Loving And Affectionate Kitty Ever, Always Snuggling Up And Kissing Me! I’ve Had Him For 4 Months
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