While Laura Ringenberger, her husband, and two children were visiting with relatives in Napa, California, they were asked to evacuate.

“When we got that phone call, we didn’t think much of it,” Ringenberger told The Dodo. “But when we walked outside, the moon was pink, and we were staring at raging fires across the way.”

Ringenberger woke her children and had them sent to safety with relatives. Ringenberger, however, was not leaving without her cat, Kitty Kitty Star.

“My husband was knocking on our neighbors’ door to make sure they were up and moving — they were an older couple,” Ringenberger said. “While he was doing that, I was calling for the kitty. I called for 15 to 20 minutes.”

Locating Kitty Kitty Star was easier said than done. As a primarily outdoor cat, Kitty Kitty Star spent most of her days exploring. As time passed trying to locate the cat, the fires slowly got closer.

“I did not want to leave her,” Ringenberger said. “None of us wanted to leave her, but it was a life or death situation. People have died in these fires.”

While Ringenberger knew her cat was resilient, she still feared the idea of losing her cat forever.

On Monday, Ringenberger and her family remained with family in another part of Napa. Anxiously, the family awaited news.

When the news came, it was shocking. Their house had burnt down.

Ringenberger could only think of one thing: Kitty Kitty Star.

When Ringenberger found out she would be able to see the house, she ran into a man filming for ABC News. She asked him to take her to her home.

“It’s just ash and dust,” Ringenberger said. “It’s a lot to process.”

Ringenberger began yelling out for the cat, but nothing happened.

Until suddenly…

“Far off in the distance, we heard her. ‘Meow, meow,’” Ringenberger said. “It was a moment of giddiness. I thought, ‘Oh my gosh, I can’t believe she got through all of this.’”

Ringenberger immediately grabbed Kitty Kitty Star and cuddled with her.

“You could tell that she’d been in the thick of it,” Ringenberger said. “She was all brown and smoky.”
Despite all of the devastation, Kitty Kitty Star was okay – and that was all that mattered.

“I’ve never heard her more vocal,” she added. “That first day driving back, she just gave me the business all day long, as if she was telling me, ‘How dare you for leaving me,’ or ‘You wouldn’t believe what I saw.’”

After losing their home, Ringenberger’s family is staying at a friend’s condo in Lake Tahoe.

“Kitty Kitty Star is now an indoor cat, and my daughter’s really happy because that’s all she ever wanted,” Ringenberger said.

Kitty Kitty Star seems to be loving her new role.

“This place where we’re staying has two flights of stairs, and she’s been bouncing up and down the stairs,” Ringenberger said. “She’s a very happy kitty. We woke up this morning, and she was curled up in bed with us, which was a sweet thing.”

While figuring out the future may be a challenge for the Ringenbergers, the family still has each other – even Kitty Kitty Star.

Source: The Dodo

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Sophie the cat was rescued when she was 3 years old. 

She was found in a hoarding situation with many other animals, all stacked in cages – one on top of the other. Fortunately, Sophie was taken in by the Animal Rescue League of Boston (ARL). In a short time, she was adopted. 

Sophie is very loving, and worries about seeing her parents as much as possible. When first adopted, she spent the first few nights sleeping on top of the dresser. She wanted to make sure she was high enough to watch over her parents, and she always knew when it was time to wake up in the morning. 

“I tried to see if she would sleep in our bed but she insisted on always sleeping on the dresser,” Sophie’s mom, Christiana Viscusi, told The Dodo. “So after a few nights I cleared off the dresser and put her bed there. She’s been going up to her bed when we go to bed ever since.” 

Now, Sophie has a little bed that is a small version of a human bed! She even has her own sheet sets and comforters. Each night, Sophie’s mom tucks her in. 

“She sleeps there the entire night all tucked in,” Viscusi said. “She gets up only once around 3 a.m. for a snack, then heads back up to her bed until my alarm goes off in the morning.” 

Sophie has an Instagram account that lets everyone see how cute this bedtime process is. Many people think that Sophie’s mom is making Sophie pose for the pictures…

But in reality, Sophie really sleeps cozied up in her bed! She loves being close to her family, and she enjoys being tucked in to her bed just like her parents.

Sophie loves cuddling up inside, but she also loves time outdoors! 

“If I even say, ‘Sophie wanna go outside?’ she will come running and sit down to get her harness put on to go outside,” Viscusi told The Dodo. “She could spend hours outside monitoring the yard. When I get home from work she’s waiting at the door and circling me to go outside. We have a routine where we go outside for at least an hour when I get home because I know she’s anxiously been waiting all day.”

Viscusi started taking Sophie for outdoor adventures after a year with the family. During their time outside, a neighbor’s cat began following them everywhere they went. 

The neighbor’s cat, Scottie, would watch carefully for weeks. As time went on, he began moving his way closer and closer – until he was finally right at Sophie’s side. 

Sophie’s mom came to realize that Scottie was also rescued from a hoarding situation. Sophie and Scottie were adopted around the same time! 

“It’s very possible they were at the same place and each put in different shelters, but I really don’t know,” Viscusi said. “Just makes us wonder. Especially because Scottie’s owners said he hasn’t gotten along with any other cats and are shocked at how much he loves being around Sophie.”

While there is no way to know for sure if Scottie and Sophie came from the same place, but they have grown to be best friends. They love spending time together! 

“Every time we are outside when he is, he runs right over to hang out,” Viscusi said to The Dodo. “In the summer it’s several times a week. If he sees us on our balcony from his lawn he comes over and cries up at us then goes and sits at our backdoor waiting for us to bring her out. It’s really cute.” 

While Sophie may have come from a difficult past, it has not dampened her loving and sweet ways. She is thankful for the life she has now, the bed she has to sleep in, and the friends and family she has by her side. 

Source: The Dodo 

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1. Just a bunch of cats lounging…

2. Hand me a wrench, will you?

3. I’m feeling a little otter place!

4. Just another busy day at the office…

5. So comfortable, perfect fit!

6. Are you ready to rock?

7. Excuse me, do not interrupt in the middle of the chapter.

8. Just some pups enjoying the breeze…

9. Come on kids, don’t fall behind!

10. I swear I know where I’m going!

11. Ugh, not pasta again!

12. Could I get another round for my friend here?

13. Lovely day for a bike ride, wouldn’t you say?

14. What do you mean I’m not a pony?

15. Oh c’mon computer, don’t freeze again!

Hope these made you laugh! Which are your favorite? Let us know!

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