Couple Buys A Home That Comes With 16 Cats

The Dodo

When this couple found out their new home came with 16 feral cats, they got to work making them their own house. We talked to Emily about their latest project — watch what they created for the cats two years in!

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00:00We had a huge tour of the property.

00:03We did see like a handful of cats here and there.

00:06We didn't really think a whole lot of it.

00:08The realtor said, they don't really think they can catch the cats.

00:11They don't know what they can do.

00:12Is it going to be a deal breaker?

00:14And I said, no.

00:15I think it was like the first or second day we were here, we went out and fed them.

00:18And I was like, oh, there's like 15 cats here.

00:21That was a shock when we moved in.

00:23I wanted to just start spending a lot of time with them.

00:26So I would start just hanging out in my driveway.

00:28I would literally sit out there and I would just sit with them.

00:32And over time I kind of started adding stuff, like I would get some catnip or maybe I'd

00:36bring out some toys.

00:38Every night I would come home from work and the cats would be in the driveway, like kind

00:42of waiting for me.

00:47The previous owners, they were feeding the cats, which they were feeding them out in

00:51this shed that was not the greatest.

00:54It wasn't protecting them from the elements because like it was missing doors and windows.

00:59So from there, it was kind of like our thought process was these cats need better shelter

01:03and they also need to all get spayed and neutered.

01:06We really wanted to create a cat room for these cats.

01:10I think we need to get a variety of cat bed sizes and then we definitely need more bowls.

01:16I'm thinking we should get a new rug for in there.

01:19A couple of heaters to make it warm.

01:22All right, we definitely need some of these beds.

01:25Get some of those.

01:27I think that's the one.

01:29Let's get it.

01:30Yep.

01:31I love it.

01:32We decided to make a little catwalk for them.

01:34Then we ran some electric for some new plugs.

01:38So the heated houses finally came in and the cats are already loving them.

01:45When we first moved in, the cats, I don't want to say that they were a burden by any

01:50sense, but we were definitely overwhelmed by them.

01:53So it was kind of a scary experience just taking on so many at once and having to do

02:00so much for them at once.

02:03Now we look at them as part of our family.

02:06I mean, I can't even imagine going outside and not seeing all my cats there anymore.

02:10So before when I was like, oh my gosh, I'm coming home to all these cats and what am

02:15I going to do with them?

02:16Now it's just like, I look forward to that every day.

02:19They just seem so happy.

02:20And that just makes us so happy.

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