this post was submitted on 04 Feb 2026
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[–] ickplant@lemmy.world 105 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children)

OOP: “My Dad lives in Arkansas. He has been feeding an outdoor cat for over a year. He wasn't sure she'd be able to survive this bad ice-storm, so he gently trapped her in the garage last week, to save her. She got blankets, a space-heater, and lots of food and cuddles. Now she doesn't want to go back outside.”

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[–] Omega_Jimes@lemmy.ca 70 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 36 points 1 month ago

FTFY: A cat adopted your dad.

[–] Australis13@fedia.io 45 points 1 month ago

He definitely has a cat now.

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago

Can I live in OOP's garage too?

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club 12 points 1 month ago

Cat distribution system works in bad weather too.

[–] robocall@lemmy.world 43 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I noticed multiple posts on social media saying they were taking stray cats in during the freezing storm that the US just had. So many people don't seem to realize once you feed a cat one time, they aren't leaving.

[–] khannie@lemmy.world 44 points 1 month ago

You give me blankets, a space heater and food and I ain't goin' nowhere either tbh.

[–] OR3X@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yeah, I experienced this myself. Once the cat comes inside it doesn't leave. I love my little Tobi though!

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club 4 points 1 month ago

Cat distribution system just works.

[–] Broadfern@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

I wish our outdoor was like that; we tried to entice her in so she wouldn’t be out in the ice storm by herself but she wasn’t having it.

She does have a crawl space under the house though, and a little custom made shelter on our front porch that she enjoys at least.