People get pet cats in many different ways, such as buying from breeders, adopting from shelters, rescue centers, or pet shops. However, the most endearing way is when fate intervenes and a cat chooses you.

We’ve gathered a collection of the best and most amusing “I don’t own a cat” moments shared online. 

Cats have their own logic, whether it’s waking up at 4 am, bringing friends to dinner, or sitting on the family dog. Who are we to question it?

Enjoy this list of funny cat photos and interesting stories shared by those who have encountered them. 

1. Not my dog, not my cat, but they come to my house and sit like this every day…

2. This guy showed up at my back door last night, I guess I own a cat now.

3. So, I walked into the kitchen at 5:30 am and saw this in the sink… This is not my cat…

4. Woke up this morning to this…

5. My parents started feeding a stray kitten a couple of weeks ago. This was their front porch today. 

6. This little guy showed up on my brother’s farm one day. My brother took him to the vet, and his 10-year-old daughter told him all she wanted was this guy for her Christmas, she wanted no presents anymore but this guy… Meet Popeye.

7. Was woken up at 2.45 this morning by this stranger… I don’t own a cat… Is this how you get a cat?

8. There has been a stray cat outside my house since summer. Today we decided to let him inside to stay warm and a few hours later we found him like this!

9. Finished painting the kitchen, went to sit down, and found this. Nothing too strange, except the fact I don’t have a cat.

10. Came home. This is not my cat. We were both surprised.

11. I woke up to this on my balcony, seven floors up! I don’t even own a cat! This is it…this is how I die. 

12. So, I came home to this… I don’t own a cat.

13. This guy just randomly showed up at my house one day and now we’re bros. I call him OJ.

14. He jumped in my car and wouldn’t let me leave without him. I don’t own a cat. Is this how you get a cat? 

15. Walked by the bathroom and something caught my eye, did a lean-back double take and noticed… I don’t have a cat. 

16. We were hearing some noises in our shop, so we set a live trap and caught this guy.

17. Had my window open to have a smoke when I suddenly heard meowing… turned around to see this guy. 

18. Found this little guy in my parent’s back garden. He has a heart-shaped black nose… I have been chosen! 

19. Found this little guy squeaking in my backyard.

20. This little guy jumped up in my work truck with me for a bit. Best day ever! 

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