I love how whenever you let a cat into your house, they walk around slowly like potential buyers, taking in all the features and commodities. "Yeah, this'll work."
their checking to see the area is safe to sit in, if you didn't have any furniture they would still walk around near every wall and sniff it out for any predators etc
I had a big grey tabby hanging on our property spraying every five feet. I humanely trapped him, neutered him, named him Mister, and released him back on our yard. He hung out and ate and never sprayed again. One day he walked in thru the slider crying for help. His neck was ripped open. Off to the vet for stitches, etc. He never left the house/yard and was the cuddliest cat we ever had. He loved to be held and purred in his sleep. He would greet everyone who came over and slept on his back between us every single night. I miss him so much.
@@SteveMarunde He died at 16 yrs of age from stomach virus and couldn't recover. To this day, I have never had a cat who loved to be held like him. We took many naps with him laying in my arms the whole time and had the loudest purr.
@@MauiKeiki22 Cute. Sorry to hear about his demise, but you gave him a far more comfortable and easier life than he could have ever hard as a stray. Perhaps he realized that seeing how cuddly he was.
@@sanjogh777 All non-feral cats aren't cuddly, so it doesn't seem likely that all feral ones are. Grandpa Mason, for example, the famous feral kitten carer, never really bonded to humans in the three years he lived at a kitten rescue. The main thing is, she loves the cat she's got, however he turns out to be with her, and that's great to see.
i love how he was just *hisses at the slightest movement towards him* but also *stays at her doorstep, follows her into her living room, literally just doesn't leave.* He's just as attached to you, even if he tries not to be! Thank you for taking such great care of this cute little grump!!
Typical cat behavior... *Sits on the paper you're writing on, trills, and rubs lovingly against you...* *You look over...* *HHIIISSSS* Gotta' love their cryptic sense of nuance.
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I spent less than 4 minutes with Mr Crabs & I fell in love with him. I can only imagine how heartbroken Angela must have been when she learned he'd been injured, & then how over the moon to see him slowly recover. She & Mr Crabs are both amazing.
My neighbors had a little black shorthair. She would spend the day flying around my yard and mooching food from the bowls I put out for local strays. On the phone with my bro, I mentioned that she'd be 'mine someday.' When my neighbors moved to Texas, they hesitantly asked if I could take her. I just laughed. I don't think I actually had anything to do with the match; she just picked me. We have an understanding: all pizza boxes are hers.
You can see he's had a hard life, little bits missing from his ears like he's been fighting. Time to turn into a house cat & chill out with such a great lady❤❤
My baby got hit by a car recently and if my neighbor didn’t drove her to the vet she would be dead now…after she arrived there she called my mom and told her everything while being still in tears. Thank you for saving my daughter and thank you to people that do the same🙏🏻
Your neighbor is amazing. I would bring them some brownies or something as a thank you! Also, I hope you won't leave your kitty baby out unsupervised anymore. She was lucky this time around......
@Some Guy many people see their pets as extensions of their family many times the owners will feel a parental connection with the pet and if they already have children those children might feel a sibling connection with that pet
It is, I've done it several times. I love all my cats, they mean the world to me, even the stroppy difficult grumpy ones come round according to their own limits. All different personalities, like people.
I've had or fostered about 13 cats across 32 years and the most rewarding moments are when the feral rescue walks up to you and jumps up on you and sits
Mr Crabs is hands down the cutest cat I've ever seen! Love that huge fat face. Bless you for being his savior and caring for him all those months before he came in. Hope he's recovered by now! Love Mr Chunks, I mean Crabs!
I had a tomcat come into my life as well. After we got him fixed (snip snip), he was much more approachable and then became an absolute mush. He'd sleep with me every night. He was an old soul who became a loving friend.
So happy to see Mr. Crabs living a good life now. Trust isn't easy when it comes to feral and stray cats. You have to have patience, understanding and earn the trust. It's not easy, but patience is a must. Thank you for telling your story.
From my knowledge and experience cats 🙀🙀🙀 are loyal,💖 compassionate, cuddly and cute. But they can be so much more than that too. They can be lifesavers, heroes, nurturers and so on 😍 Tom Terrick
A feral female I named Mama Cat started visiting me because I left a can of tuna out on the porch of the vacant house next door. Mama Cat turned out to be pregnant. For whatever reason, maybe because she was pregnant, she would come to me and let me hold her. One time she brought me a drumstick from someone's trash. She had her kittens and an owl got all but one of them (I need him Baby Kitty, because I'm original that way). Because I was so upset about the owl I got a wire pet carrier with a solid top and made a bed in there for Mama Cat and Baby Kitty. Baby Kitty would never let us touch him(her), and would hiss at me anytime I came near. I was never able to bring Mama Cat and Baby Kitty into the house because I had a dog who was very anti-cat.
I'm so glad Mr. Crabs found a good home. He has a sweet and grateful disposition. Just don't let him outside anymore. God bless little chunky face *kiss*
I always feel like if you let your cat go outside, there's a 50/50 chance of them coming home, in one piece. Never liked those odds, so I keep mine safe, inside. There's a family behind me that used to let their cats out. I'd see them dead, all over the area we live in, which is insanely busy! Never understood it.
@@qmnnvrdyz8965 I agree somewhat cause I do also think it cruel to keep a cat indoors their whole life especially with their wild instincts. I only let mine out back (where it's just gardens, the front is where the street is) and because they're all spay and neutered they don't wander. Fixing your pets makes all the difference. They don't wander as far.. All 10 of mine are always within hearing distance, so if I call them they come running. If you lived in a culdysac that would also be ok to let them out, it's a lot less dangerous. But to NEVER let a cat go outside is cruel imo.. If you live in an apartment, try getting them used to walking on a leash, or allow them on the patio.. SOMEHTING...
@@qmnnvrdyz8965 - My boy started life as a stray; an outdoor cat. And when I adopted him at the age of 6 months it was extremely difficult to keep him inside so I had to let him out. About three or four years ago he came home badly bitten requiring medical intervention. When it happened again about 8 months later he became a full time indoor cat with no exceptions. It took him months to get used to it without constantly nosing at the door and crying to go outside but it was worth the effort. Mango is 12 now and perfectly content to sit in my lap or in the window smacking his lips at the birds or howling at the enemy cats outside who are invading his territory. I couldn't ask for a better companion.
For a scared animal to grow to trust you, that's just amazing. Plus, for you to love him despite his crabby nature and the fact that he's not a "cute" kitty; AMAZING! KUDOS!
He struck me as perhaps he was having some physical pain and was saying don't approach me, keep your distance. Aside from possibly being a feral, he just seemed very lethargic. Or as someone else mentioned, that he'd had a pretty rough life.
Want to tell you what you’ve accomplished with Mr. Crabs is awesome. Males are especially tough feral cases! Amazing job earning his trust. Worst fear HBC! TY for going all in for him. Miracles happen but you had to be there. Thank your neighbor too. Hoping the other cat was OK.
Reminds me of my cat buddy, Barnaby. He showed up at my house all skin and bones. We made him a big storage bin house in the backyard and fed him morning and night. One day he wasn’t there, so I thought he had been hit by a car and died. I drove the neighborhood looking for him and on my way back, I saw him slowly limping towards our house. I had to use a trap to catch him, then take him to the vet. His front legs were badly injured by a fox or raccoon. I sat with him and gave him medicine morning and night. We kept him in a really big dog kennel until his tests came back and he healed completely. We saved his front legs and he became my little buddy after that. He loved being inside, and was always at my side when I was home.
My heart stopped for a moment when I got to the part, "slowly limping towards our house". So relieved and happy that he is now living his BEST life with you.
@@dimar7641 he was the sweetest cat we’ve ever had. He really appreciated us and being inside. He loved being around people. All of our other cats would hide from guests. Barnaby would greet them and take them on a tour talking the whole time!
I rescued a feral cat in my neighborhood. After feeding him for a month or two, when he would stop buy, I trapped him and brought him inside. For a few days he just wanted out! One year later you would never know he was feral. He is enjoying his new life! 😻
@@sallymoen6371He is doing great! I do let him outside but only supervised in my front, and backyard, for about 15 min at a time…a few times a day of course. I guess I trained him not to wander off since he does not need a harness. I think he knows he is living a better life and hasn’t looked back. 😻
I really love this. Back in June 2009 we adopted a 12 year old "house feral" name Teia. We gave her 9 1/2 more years, and she came to trust my wife and I, and adopted two boy kittens we adopted when she was 17 1/2.
I did the exact same thing with Tomaz.He was very vicious and it took me 4yrs for him to trust me the rest is history.He’s now an old age pension the vet told me he’s around 18 yrs old😄
Bless you for taking him in. We have adopted feral cats for the last 20+ years and they always transform into complete chilling fat cats. It's that they have had to live their lives in survival mode but once they relax, when they are fairly sure that they are safe, they can finally play and have a good time. It just takes some patience :)
Thank you for taking in Mr. Crabs. I can't praise people enough who take the time and patience to spend with feral cats and taking them into their home. It took me 2 full years of talking to and feeding a feral tuxedo cat before she finally came in my home to be loved by a human for another 9 years. I commend and adore people like you. ❤
Mr Crabs reminds me of a tough tomcat that adopted me. He had a huge head too and even after multiple vet visits and neutering he was still in charge but he didn't look like such a chonk. My cat never played with toys much but maybe he was too busy running my house. He lived to be 20 and the bestest boy. I still miss him. ♥️💕 Best of luck to you and Mr Krabs ♥️♥️
Wonderful that she made a connection with Mr. Crab. To concur the fears of a feral cat is NOT an easy task. (I assume that the other cat that her neighbor had been feeding didn't make it since she was crying when she told Angela about the car hitting the cats.)Took a long time, but worth it in the end. Hope ya'll have a healthy/happy life together.
@@philiptownsend4026 In this case, I think the correction was necessary. It's not just a typo or a spelling issue. It's the _wrong word._ Moreover, "concur" and "conquer" are both verbs, making the error more confusing than it might otherwise be if they had been different parts of speech, because then the error would've been more obvious. I myself had to stop and think and reread the sentence to figure out what the commenter meant. So in a case like this, there's nothing wrong with making a necessary correction, as long as it's done nicely, without insults or condescension. It also benefits the commenter (and possibly other readers), who will hopefully learn from the experience. "Concur" means to agree, while "conquer" means to vanquish, i.e. win, as in a battle. If we keep our minds open, we can all learn something. 🙂
@@Milesco OK Sir, maybe in this case the correction was justified but I do wonder if the original writer was pleased to see it and agreed. People making unnecessary corrections to comments come across as frowning disciplinarian schoolteacher types correcting an English language pupils homework. As if trying to belittle someone's contribution and make them feel small. Not nice
Thank you so much for taking him in. I took in a female feral cat 13 years ago. It took her quite awhile to learn to trust us but she eventually did. She is a sweetie. She sits on my lap regularly, meows at me when she wants something, goes out in the yard and comes running when I call her name. It is amazing the two female cats I took in both came running to me when I called their names. I feel so blessed to have them in my life.
Well Done, Angela. Your love and patience taught Mr. Crabs it was safe to hand in his feral card. I don’t know what it is about feral Toms - maybe an adaptation to cold weather, but so many of them have those slightly larger, wide faces, that are just so gorgeous and kissable. I hope Mr. Crabs can live out the rest of his life as a much-loved member of your family. He is a VERY handsome boy.
I read that the side, thick pieces are to act as "shields" for the face. Apparently an unaltered, mature male cat develops some characteristics of a "tom cat". Once altered, some of those physical features decrease and cat can be mellower. I think the Tom features are quite nice looking.
@@jenniferloftus2363 You ae correct. I like the look of Tom Cats, but maybe not some of the grumpy stuff. I know they can calm down, lose some Tom Cat features and become sweeter after being altered. meow
Its a hormonal adapdation that causes their jaws to swell from countless bouts of fighting with other unneutered toms outside. The most alpha tom is the one with the largest face but one of the most affectionate cats we ever had as a family was a great big black British short hair tom, always quick to anger and yet at the first sign of anyone becoming afraid or sad, he'd jump up on your lap and rub his huge face into yours. My mother was never a cat person (despite my dad adopting well over 8 strays (to my knowledge) over the course of their marriage. My dad would literally walk home and be followed by a stray. However this big black cat literally determined that my mother would love him no matter what and hed follow her into the bathroom every morning, sit in the mat beside her whilst she had her bath every morning before work. She had never directly fed him but this cat was determined. They were all devasted when he died at 14 but he'd lived a very well loved life with us, as did all our cats. Both my mum, dad and uncle (the family I grew up with), have now passed on but I've now inherited my late dads cat and she's just begun to be very affectionate with me after 2 years since my dads passing.
Lol 😂!!!! Mr. Crabs has the chunkiest face I’ve seen on a cat, he is super cute 🥰. So happy they adopted each other. I wonder what happened to the other cat that got hit by a car? 😓
Way to go sweetie! I have some neighborhood ferals I and other folks have been feeding for years. One if em I just called big boy never let me get close to him when I fed them. It was every bit of 5 years of feeding them almost every day when I sat down close to where I put their food down one day he came over and started checking me out he finally let me touch him without acting scared. Its a couple years later now I can call him and he'll come over and lay down and enjoy scratches and pets as long as I pet him. He even started plopping down and want belly rubs too. Never was around a cat that liked belly rubs. Some of the neighborhood strays cant get enough pets, head scratches and back rubs once they find out how great they feel. You just let them learn at their pace then they cant get enough.
Gaining the trust of a skittish feral cat is one of my favorite things in life. Watching them come in the house and chill out with you is such a rewarding feeling. The first time they approach me to initiate petting/attention is such a neat experience.
What a lovely twosome, one of my cats decided he wanted to live here with my family, what a treasure he was, I still miss him today, he died a few years ago, but he was a loving cat who I will never forget, so it's good that you two are together, 🙏❤️🐈😊
CONGRATULATIONS, You've got yourself one great cat there! Mr Crabs is definitely a keeper. So happy that you found each other. Thank you so much for your patience and allowing him to move at his own comfort level before deciding he wanted you as his hooman. May you have many years of happiness together. I just love kitties with big fat heads.
Mr. Crabs is such a handsome tomcat. I would have saved him from the streets. With Angela taking so much time and patience with him he became a wonderful pet. Kudos to Angela.
Such a difference in his facial expressions from beginning to end! He is probably the most intimidating looking cat I have ever seen! But look at him now! A soft spot for the one who helped/loved him in dyer need! Im do glad they both didn't give up!
Imagine what Mr. Crabs has been through in his life that it took that long for him to accept your kindness as reality. Then he gets hit by a car with his friend. Thank you for being patient and nursing him back to health. He's living the good life finally.
He looks just like a cat we had when I was a kid, we called him Rocky. He was maybe a little nicer than that, but still, he was his own boss, so to speak. He was very tough and even survived a rattlesnake bite. Sometimes, they'll amaze you.
🍃Angela thanks for caring for Mr. Crabs he needed a loving friend like you! I am happy he recovered from his car accident and found his forever home with you! 🐾❤🍃
Lot of times with stray/feral cats they are chased away or have things thrown at them so they become weary of the two legged species of animal known as people. Ole Chonksta got lucky this time and crossed paths with somebody that likes cats.
You took the words right out of my mouth as I believe what she did for Mr Crabs 🦀 shows how caring and unselfish that she is. God bless her 🙏 ❤️ ♥️ and Mr Crabs 🦀 🙏
I had the same thing with a stray, Mrs. Grumpy Cat. After a few months she talks to me and walks in my feet. Have to take responsibility for her because I had started feeding her. She’s happy and sleeps at my door now. Great job that you did taking care of Mr. Crabs. Great name by the way!
We have a cat just like Mr Crabs in our neighborhood. Only difference is that our big-head jowl-cat will come when you call, and ours is bob-tailed, so we call him "Bobby". Scary-mean-looking, but he let me pet him w/out any problem or hiss.
You are one of the best. What a good person you are. Patience is a huge part of the process & you seemed to have it in spades. You took this handsome guy under your wing and got him to, at first, grudgingly succumb to your kindness. Mr Crabs turned into Mr Mush. You now have a friend indeed, not just a friend in need. Bless your kind heart. Thanks you for caring so much.
Glad Mr. Crabs found love with Angela! I think he had previous owners who turned him out, that's why he walked more upright than crouched when in her house. He was remembering "inside." Heads up for when his body fills out to match his head! :)
My neighbor had a cat and when they moved they left the cat all alone, it was skinny and weak. I called my friend who fosters cats to come and she found an adopter! We are so happy for the cat❤❤
He is a very sweet kitty.. I'm guessing Animal Control took him to the vet or you did. FYI, a cat his age does not need milk. Water is better. Thank you for taking such good care of him; I know he loves you.
I love this story as I just took in a feral cat who I used to feed everyday it took me 3 months when he got used to me and then he started sitting around my home so i let him in one day and now he only leaves in the night after staying a whole day here. I have never kept a cat but I'm learning as I want to keep him. He is very friendly and humble. He doesn't know what petting is yet but he comes and sits by my side or sleeps beside me so I'm happy with that! Work in progress but surely! I loved this story as it gave me so much hopen
I am a grown a** man,..and this made me tear up 😥❤. You are the best. I almost cried when the cats got hit. You are so very sweet. I wish you great blessings. The world needs more people like you.
I am desperately in love w/ Angela she has a persistent nature it is hard offering affection when you know it's going to be rejected and I think this is how she approaches all relationships. SHE'S AMAZING.😍
he was courting her right from the start and she fell for him LOL! That is how our Gray came into our lives. She was courting my friend until he finally said yes and opened the door hahahha Mr. Crabs is such a cute name have a happy life with miss hooman!
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I love how whenever you let a cat into your house, they walk around slowly like potential buyers, taking in all the features and commodities. "Yeah, this'll work."
❤️❤️❤️ So true!
Great analogy❣️ 😄
"The kitchen island looks _great_ for entertaining - and by entertaining, I mean sitting on while screaming at 3am."
their checking to see the area is safe to sit in, if you didn't have any furniture they would still walk around near every wall and sniff it out for any predators etc
@@mfitzburger5137 yep, and, "halls long enough for a late night zoom."🤣🤣🤣
I had a big grey tabby hanging on our property spraying every five feet. I humanely trapped him, neutered him, named him Mister, and released him back on our yard. He hung out and ate and never sprayed again. One day he walked in thru the slider crying for help. His neck was ripped open. Off to the vet for stitches, etc. He never left the house/yard and was the cuddliest cat we ever had. He loved to be held and purred in his sleep. He would greet everyone who came over and slept on his back between us every single night. I miss him so much.
What happened?
@@SteveMarunde He died at 16 yrs of age from stomach virus and couldn't recover. To this day, I have never had a cat who loved to be held like him. We took many naps with him laying in my arms the whole time and had the loudest purr.
@@MauiKeiki22
Cute. Sorry to hear about his demise, but you gave him a far more comfortable and easier life than he could have ever hard as a stray. Perhaps he realized that seeing how cuddly he was.
I was thinking the same thing, big tom like that will probably leave lots of stinky sprays unless he's neutered.
You cut off his useful hormones and left him vulnerable, that’s what happened.
I love that she accepts him the way he is. He may never be cuddly. That's okay. He's Mr. Crabs, and she loves him.
Ohh he will be. Rescued feral cats are the cuddliest cats ever!
@@sanjogh777 he'll be sleeping at the foot of her bed in about a week. He loves her💕
My Maine Coon isn’t cuddly. She lets me know when she wants pets my head-butting me. I’m ok with that 💜
@@sanjogh777 Absolutely!
@@sanjogh777 All non-feral cats aren't cuddly, so it doesn't seem likely that all feral ones are. Grandpa Mason, for example, the famous feral kitten carer, never really bonded to humans in the three years he lived at a kitten rescue. The main thing is, she loves the cat she's got, however he turns out to be with her, and that's great to see.
i love how he was just *hisses at the slightest movement towards him* but also *stays at her doorstep, follows her into her living room, literally just doesn't leave.* He's just as attached to you, even if he tries not to be! Thank you for taking such great care of this cute little grump!!
I'm not in love, so don't forget it
Yeah, his schtick is the grouchy old man but he doesn't quite believe in the character.
like humans, cats can also form anxious attachments. isn't psychology interesting?
*That is my husband to a TEE!*
@@davidmitchell9003 It's just a silly phase I'm going through...
So touching that he is a crabby boy, BUT, he still waited for her on her porch. He wanted company.
Typical cat behavior...
*Sits on the paper you're writing on, trills, and rubs lovingly against you...* *You look over...* *HHIIISSSS*
Gotta' love their cryptic sense of nuance.
Doing things together separately.
Yeah, poor guy
He waited on the porch for food, and was willing to put up with the company.... Until....😺. Hey this human lady really came through for me!
He chose her but needed some time to accept he liked her
People who talk to their pets in a fun way are just as cute as the pets themselves ❤
Every time Angela said "Mr. Crabs", it made me smile. What a charming name😊 Glad to see he's becoming more of a Mr. Chill now👏🏻
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@@AxxLAfriku she said about how happy see is when angela said ''mr crabs she said what a charming name to thecat
@@AxxLAfriku and not a weird name
Reminds me of my childhood growing up watching SpongeBob 😂
@@Rico401Prov me 2
I spent less than 4 minutes with Mr Crabs & I fell in love with him. I can only imagine how heartbroken Angela must have been when she learned he'd been injured, & then how over the moon to see him slowly recover. She & Mr Crabs are both amazing.
Glad to see another human got adopted by a cat. Cats are caring people who adopt humans 👍
I adopted a senior cat 2+ months ago ... can't wait till he finally officially adopts me back. lolol
Lol! - so true!
So true, my cat adopted me 6 yrs ago, and I couldn't be happier. She treats me so well 🥰😄
@@LuvScorpio I always appreciate cats who choose to adopt rescue humans as opposed to buying one from the people store. 😻
My neighbors had a little black shorthair. She would spend the day flying around my yard and mooching food from the bowls I put out for local strays. On the phone with my bro, I mentioned that she'd be 'mine someday.' When my neighbors moved to Texas, they hesitantly asked if I could take her. I just laughed. I don't think I actually had anything to do with the match; she just picked me. We have an understanding: all pizza boxes are hers.
You can see he's had a hard life, little bits missing from his ears like he's been fighting. Time to turn into a house cat & chill out with such a great lady❤❤
There is something very human about his facial expressions.
Honestly, he's such a mood- 😭🤚
@@confusednezuko-chan yeah
I agree
Definitely! Most cats are like little people, with their own personalities and quirks. And that's why we love them 😍
@@AnnaPxx nope.......not even close
My baby got hit by a car recently and if my neighbor didn’t drove her to the vet she would be dead now…after she arrived there she called my mom and told her everything while being still in tears. Thank you for saving my daughter and thank you to people that do the same🙏🏻
Your neighbor is amazing. I would bring them some brownies or something as a thank you! Also, I hope you won't leave your kitty baby out unsupervised anymore. She was lucky this time around......
@@malloryg4251 I prayed to God and he might have heard me
@Some Guy many people see their pets as extensions of their family many times the owners will feel a parental connection with the pet and if they already have children those children might feel a sibling connection with that pet
@@Spearb0811 if it was cheaper, I might. LOL
@@KindCountsDeb3773 re u from the us?
I love how most chonky cats have the smallest, cutest meows.
That's really true ! 😂
Mr Crabs hit the jackpot when he met Angela. Wishing them both many years of happiness together. ❤❤
Earning the trust and love of a feral cat, or any cat for that matter, must be one of the most rewarding feelings in life.
It is, I have a feral momma cat and her four year old feral son🥰
They are both neutered and much loved♥️
It takes a special person to be able to do that
Affection from a feral cat is like winning the lottery, so precious♥️
It is, I've done it several times. I love all my cats, they mean the world to me, even the stroppy difficult grumpy ones come round according to their own limits. All different personalities, like people.
I've had or fostered about 13 cats across 32 years and the most rewarding moments are when the feral rescue walks up to you and jumps up on you and sits
Mr Crabs is hands down the cutest cat I've ever seen! Love that huge fat face. Bless you for being his savior and caring for him all those months before he came in. Hope he's recovered by now! Love Mr Chunks, I mean Crabs!
I had a tomcat come into my life as well. After we got him fixed (snip snip), he was much more approachable and then became an absolute mush. He'd sleep with me every night. He was an old soul who became a loving friend.
Wait, what did you snip from him 😂
Wow,BLESSINGS! 😸💓
@Some Guy Lol. Check out the title of the video.
@Some Guy cat breeders use the word Tom for male, for female it’s Queen I believe.. “Prize winning Tom for sale” etc
@Some Guy bruh wdym lies
Mr. Crabs had a very very hard life. He had every right to be 'crabby.' He finally found the loving home he deserves. Saved by an angel. 😻👼💝
So happy to see Mr. Crabs living a good life now. Trust isn't easy when it comes to feral and stray
cats. You have to have patience, understanding and earn the trust. It's not easy, but patience is a must.
Thank you for telling your story.
You should keep him in now. And give him a forever home. Maybe someone abandoned them. What happened to the other cat that got hit by a car.
From my knowledge and experience cats 🙀🙀🙀 are loyal,💖 compassionate, cuddly and cute. But they can be so much more than that too. They can be lifesavers, heroes, nurturers and so on 😍 Tom Terrick
A feral female I named Mama Cat started visiting me because I left a can of tuna out on the porch of the vacant house next door. Mama Cat turned out to be pregnant. For whatever reason, maybe because she was pregnant, she would come to me and let me hold her. One time she brought me a drumstick from someone's trash. She had her kittens and an owl got all but one of them (I need him Baby Kitty, because I'm original that way). Because I was so upset about the owl I got a wire pet carrier with a solid top and made a bed in there for Mama Cat and Baby Kitty. Baby Kitty would never let us touch him(her), and would hiss at me anytime I came near. I was never able to bring Mama Cat and Baby Kitty into the house because I had a dog who was very anti-cat.
Hello Nannie, I agree with you must be very patience and have understanding to earn their trust
@@robinspencer3505 what happened to the mom cat and kitten did u get them spayed and neutered.
3:33 "Look at what a chonk he is!" *Mr. Crabs proceeds to look away in shame/embarrassment*
I'm so glad Mr. Crabs found a good home. He has a sweet and grateful disposition. Just don't let him outside anymore. God bless little chunky face *kiss*
I always feel like if you let your cat go outside, there's a 50/50 chance of them coming home, in one piece. Never liked those odds, so I keep mine safe, inside. There's a family behind me that used to let their cats out. I'd see them dead, all over the area we live in, which is insanely busy! Never understood it.
@@qmnnvrdyz8965 I agree somewhat cause I do also think it cruel to keep a cat indoors their whole life especially with their wild instincts. I only let mine out back (where it's just gardens, the front is where the street is) and because they're all spay and neutered they don't wander. Fixing your pets makes all the difference. They don't wander as far.. All 10 of mine are always within hearing distance, so if I call them they come running. If you lived in a culdysac that would also be ok to let them out, it's a lot less dangerous. But to NEVER let a cat go outside is cruel imo.. If you live in an apartment, try getting them used to walking on a leash, or allow them on the patio.. SOMEHTING...
A friend of mine let her cat outside, he was skunked twice, got into a few fights, and ended up with FIV (feline HIV)
Yes, please, no more outside!!!!!
@@qmnnvrdyz8965 - My boy started life as a stray; an outdoor cat. And when I adopted him at the age of 6 months it was extremely difficult to keep him inside so I had to let him out. About three or four years ago he came home badly bitten requiring medical intervention. When it happened again about 8 months later he became a full time indoor cat with no exceptions. It took him months to get used to it without constantly nosing at the door and crying to go outside but it was worth the effort. Mango is 12 now and perfectly content to sit in my lap or in the window smacking his lips at the birds or howling at the enemy cats outside who are invading his territory. I couldn't ask for a better companion.
The love the lady shows Mr. Crabs is beautiful! What a beautiful human being to not give up on Mr. Crabs! ❤️🐾🐈
For a scared animal to grow to trust you, that's just amazing. Plus, for you to love him despite his crabby nature and the fact that he's not a "cute" kitty; AMAZING! KUDOS!
He's so cute though i want to cuddle him like a toy bear
@@smurfedratio249 He is but most people prefer kittens, that's what I meant.
@@smurfedratio249 oh that's remind me of my grizzly stuffy
@@uget-uget :D
You gotta be kidding. He’s the cutest chonk ever!!
What a beautiful chunkster
I LOVE the name Mr Crabs, and I LOVE being reminded there are people who care so much!!
I love your comment! I absolutely love people who care❣️
@@marylivich7477 Thanks. I couldn’t agree more!
yeah even tho the cat name supose to MR chonky but MR crabs does suits his personality. how a lovely compliment comment you made
@@uget-uget Thank you. It’s much better focusing on the good in the world, I think.
@@vdubjunkie of crouse im focusing on the good the world
I love the the little tiniest kiss he gave you when he was healing ❤ 2:41
I love how he's hissing and she goes: awe, come on...like she doesn't take the threat serious 😆 . He is one big goof , so cute
That's how we should react to people who hiss: they probably simply got some personal history, too, just like Mr Crabs
@@HelenaBKay People hiss all the time for nothing 😂
@@TheKeystoneChannel nah. You don't know them. You don't know their lives.
I would have left hissing cat alone
He struck me as perhaps he was having some physical pain and was saying don't approach me, keep your distance. Aside from possibly being a feral, he just seemed very lethargic. Or as someone else mentioned, that he'd had a pretty rough life.
Want to tell you what you’ve accomplished with Mr. Crabs is awesome. Males are especially tough feral cases! Amazing job earning his trust. Worst fear HBC! TY for going all in for him. Miracles happen but you had to be there. Thank your neighbor too. Hoping the other cat was OK.
Reminds me of my cat buddy, Barnaby. He showed up at my house all skin and bones. We made him a big storage bin house in the backyard and fed him morning and night. One day he wasn’t there, so I thought he had been hit by a car and died. I drove the neighborhood looking for him and on my way back, I saw him slowly limping towards our house. I had to use a trap to catch him, then take him to the vet. His front legs were badly injured by a fox or raccoon. I sat with him and gave him medicine morning and night. We kept him in a really big dog kennel until his tests came back and he healed completely. We saved his front legs and he became my little buddy after that. He loved being inside, and was always at my side when I was home.
You are a good person, the best. You saved and transformed that cat's life. He knew where to limp to for help.
Great story! 🐱
My heart stopped for a moment when I got to the part, "slowly limping towards our house". So relieved and happy that he is now living his BEST life with you.
@@dimar7641 he was the sweetest cat we’ve ever had. He really appreciated us and being inside. He loved being around people. All of our other cats would hide from guests. Barnaby would greet them and take them on a tour talking the whole time!
Beautiful story, thank you!
Those big cheeks! You are a very good person! Bless you!!!!
I rescued a feral cat in my neighborhood. After feeding him for a month or two, when he would stop buy, I trapped him and brought him inside. For a few days he just wanted out! One year later you would never know he was feral. He is enjoying his new life! 😻
Yes, I kept thinking that if she kept him inside when he visited, he wouldn't have been hit by the car.
Nicely done! Does he cuddle up now?
@@sallymoen6371He is doing great!
I do let him outside but only supervised in my front, and backyard, for about 15 min at a time…a few times a day of course. I guess I trained him not to wander off since he does not need a harness.
I think he knows he is living a better life and hasn’t looked back. 😻
What a wonderful crabby boy. I love cats with strong personalities. Thank you so much for loving him.
What a chonky little boy! I love his cheeks. Thank you to the woman who took him in. He looks to be doing so much better after his accident.
Jowls lol 🤣
I really love this. Back in June 2009 we adopted a 12 year old "house feral" name Teia. We gave her 9 1/2 more years, and she came to trust my wife and I, and adopted two boy kittens we adopted when she was 17 1/2.
I did the exact same thing with Tomaz.He was very vicious and it took me 4yrs for him to trust me the rest is history.He’s now an old age pension the vet told me he’s around 18 yrs old😄
I love it when that happens. I have a guy who decided to be tame when he was twelve. He's 17 now and has turned into the nicest boy.
@@krisniznik3953 Me too! Since then I have rescued another five cats six in total😂👍❤️
@@myrescuecats3028 Excellent! >^-^< ~
Mr. Crab face smiling looking very happy at the end, it make me smile
It was really rewarding to watch his gradual transformation from defensive to calmness ❤️❤️
Hahaha what a cute chonkyboi. He was so hissy and mad,but then he turned into a baby with these little mews. Bless you furry cranky boy! 😊
Bless you for taking him in. We have adopted feral cats for the last 20+ years and they always transform into complete chilling fat cats. It's that they have had to live their lives in survival mode but once they relax, when they are fairly sure that they are safe, they can finally play and have a good time. It just takes some patience :)
how wonderful ! And their senior years will be safer, sweeter and more comfortable !
Thank you for your patience.
Thank you for taking in Mr. Crabs. I can't praise people enough who take the time and patience to spend with feral cats and taking them into their home. It took me 2 full years of talking to and feeding a feral tuxedo cat before she finally came in my home to be loved by a human for another 9 years. I commend and adore people like you. ❤
I love this cat!!! Mr. Crabs is a precious name. His human is pretty special, too.
Hello Ruth, I agree with you Mr. Crabs is very special and nice
Mr Crabs reminds me of a tough tomcat that adopted me. He had a huge head too and even after multiple vet visits and neutering he was still in charge but he didn't look like such a chonk. My cat never played with toys much but maybe he was too busy running my house. He lived to be 20 and the bestest boy. I still miss him. ♥️💕 Best of luck to you and Mr Krabs ♥️♥️
Wonderful that she made a connection with Mr. Crab. To concur the fears of a feral cat is NOT an easy task. (I assume that the other cat that her neighbor had been feeding didn't make it since she was crying when she told Angela about the car hitting the cats.)Took a long time, but worth it in the end. Hope ya'll have a healthy/happy life together.
*conquer
@@Transformers2Fan1 do shut up spelling correctors. Did that unnecessary little input make you happy? Feel superior?
@@philiptownsend4026 cope
@@philiptownsend4026 In this case, I think the correction was necessary. It's not just a typo or a spelling issue. It's the _wrong word._
Moreover, "concur" and "conquer" are both verbs, making the error more confusing than it might otherwise be if they had been different parts of speech, because then the error would've been more obvious. I myself had to stop and think and reread the sentence to figure out what the commenter meant.
So in a case like this, there's nothing wrong with making a necessary correction, as long as it's done nicely, without insults or condescension. It also benefits the commenter (and possibly other readers), who will hopefully learn from the experience. "Concur" means to agree, while "conquer" means to vanquish, i.e. win, as in a battle.
If we keep our minds open, we can all learn something. 🙂
@@Milesco OK Sir, maybe in this case the correction was justified but I do wonder if the original writer was pleased to see it and agreed. People making unnecessary corrections to comments come across as frowning disciplinarian schoolteacher types correcting an English language pupils homework. As if trying to belittle someone's contribution and make them feel small. Not nice
God Bless You for giving Mr. Crabs such a wonderful and loving forever home!
So endearing - the name, Mr. Crabs. A handsome "chonk" and such a heartwarming story to view online this morning. We LOVE it!💖💖
Thank you. You are an angel.. Mr. Crabs you are one lucky guy. I hope he is neutered.?
Thank you so much for taking him in. I took in a female feral cat 13 years ago. It took her quite awhile to learn to trust us but she eventually did. She is a sweetie. She sits on my lap regularly, meows at me when she wants something, goes out in the yard and comes running when I call her name. It is amazing the two female cats I took in both came running to me when I called their names. I feel so blessed to have them in my life.
I have 5 that started that way. They're addicting!
Well Done, Angela. Your love and patience taught Mr. Crabs it was safe to hand in his feral card. I don’t know what it is about feral Toms - maybe an adaptation to cold weather, but so many of them have those slightly larger, wide faces, that are just so gorgeous and kissable. I hope Mr. Crabs can live out the rest of his life as a much-loved member of your family. He is a VERY handsome boy.
Testosterone.
I believe part of the testosterone comes from hunting and eating wild game + genetics
I read that the side, thick pieces are to act as "shields" for the face. Apparently an unaltered, mature male cat develops some characteristics of a "tom cat". Once altered, some of those physical features decrease and cat can be mellower. I think the Tom features are quite nice looking.
@@jenniferloftus2363 You ae correct. I like the look of Tom Cats, but maybe not some of the grumpy stuff. I know they can calm down, lose some Tom Cat features and become sweeter after being altered. meow
Its a hormonal adapdation that causes their jaws to swell from countless bouts of fighting with other unneutered toms outside. The most alpha tom is the one with the largest face but one of the most affectionate cats we ever had as a family was a great big black British short hair tom, always quick to anger and yet at the first sign of anyone becoming afraid or sad, he'd jump up on your lap and rub his huge face into yours.
My mother was never a cat person (despite my dad adopting well over 8 strays (to my knowledge) over the course of their marriage. My dad would literally walk home and be followed by a stray.
However this big black cat literally determined that my mother would love him no matter what and hed follow her into the bathroom every morning, sit in the mat beside her whilst she had her bath every morning before work.
She had never directly fed him but this cat was determined.
They were all devasted when he died at 14 but he'd lived a very well loved life with us, as did all our cats.
Both my mum, dad and uncle (the family I grew up with), have now passed on but
I've now inherited my late dads cat and she's just begun to be very affectionate with me after 2 years since my dads passing.
It is so nice she saved him and took him in ! God bless you
It's amazing how cats know where to go for the kindness of strangers.
Some strays in my neighborhood do that to anyone who would feed them and now one of them has adopted my father in law and she has 5 adorable kitten's.
I am in love with that cat. Mr. Crabs, how cute. Good lady, thank you, for loving on him. He is a total hunk. I enjoyed this so much. 😍😼
Being a "Chonk" myself I can really appreciate Mr. Crabs. Thank you for saving him.
This doesn't work on dudes.
Aah!
@@trentblume5998 Wrong! It absolutely works!
Thx Angela for sharing your love & compassion with Mr. Crabs!
Lol 😂!!!! Mr. Crabs has the chunkiest face I’ve seen on a cat, he is super cute 🥰. So happy they adopted each other. I wonder what happened to the other cat that got hit by a car? 😓
So do I.
Way to go sweetie! I have some neighborhood ferals I and other folks have been feeding for years. One if em I just called big boy never let me get close to him when I fed them. It was every bit of 5 years of feeding them almost every day when I sat down close to where I put their food down one day he came over and started checking me out he finally let me touch him without acting scared. Its a couple years later now I can call him and he'll come over and lay down and enjoy scratches and pets as long as I pet him. He even started plopping down and want belly rubs too. Never was around a cat that liked belly rubs. Some of the neighborhood strays cant get enough pets, head scratches and back rubs once they find out how great they feel. You just let them learn at their pace then they cant get enough.
Gaining the trust of a skittish feral cat is one of my favorite things in life. Watching them come in the house and chill out with you is such a rewarding feeling. The first time they approach me to initiate petting/attention is such a neat experience.
What a Truly HANDSOME Boy
What a lovely twosome, one of my cats decided he wanted to live here with my family, what a treasure he was, I still miss him today, he died a few years ago, but he was a loving cat who I will never forget, so it's good that you two are together, 🙏❤️🐈😊
He's beautiful!
Thank you for rescuing this handsome boy. Best wishes to you and Mr. Crabs.
CONGRATULATIONS, You've got yourself one great cat there! Mr Crabs is definitely a keeper. So happy that you found each other. Thank you so much for your patience and allowing him to move at his own comfort level before deciding he wanted you as his hooman. May you have many years of happiness together. I just love kitties with big fat heads.
What a beautiful face he has. Gorgeous eyes. Bless you for taking him on.
Oh my God those chonky chipmunk cheeks! 🥰
Mr. Crabs is such a handsome tomcat. I would have saved him from the streets. With Angela taking so much time and patience with him he became a wonderful pet. Kudos to Angela.
I think crabby dude looooooovvveeessss her! Very, very cool!
Such a difference in his facial expressions from beginning to end! He is probably the most intimidating looking cat I have ever seen! But look at him now! A soft spot for the one who helped/loved him in dyer need! Im do glad they both didn't give up!
Most cats have a very intimidating facial expression. It keeps them safe. They drop it when relaxed.
*dire
I applaud her compassion, immense patience, and definite courage!
Imagine what Mr. Crabs has been through in his life that it took that long for him to accept your kindness as reality. Then he gets hit by a car with his friend. Thank you for being patient and nursing him back to health. He's living the good life finally.
He looks just like a cat we had when I was a kid, we called him Rocky. He was maybe a little nicer than that, but still, he was his own boss, so to speak. He was very tough and even survived a rattlesnake bite. Sometimes, they'll amaze you.
🍃Angela thanks for caring for Mr. Crabs he needed a loving friend like you! I am happy he recovered from his car accident and found his forever home with you! 🐾❤🍃
Dearest Angela, my heartfelt appreciation and love to you and Crabs. I have 9 cats and two started life as ferals. You are superb!!! From SA🇿🇦
Lot of times with stray/feral cats they are chased away or have things thrown at them so they become weary of the two legged species of animal known as people. Ole Chonksta got lucky this time and crossed paths with somebody that likes cats.
Chonky hit the jackpot with his new momma ❤️
love that she took him in and cared for him thru his healing! she has a special place in heaven for that!
You took the words right out of my mouth as I believe what she did for Mr Crabs 🦀 shows how caring and unselfish that she is. God bless her 🙏 ❤️ ♥️ and Mr Crabs 🦀 🙏
Thank you for being a compassionate human being! Yay for you and Mr. Crabs!
I had the same thing with a stray, Mrs. Grumpy Cat. After a few months she talks to me and walks in my feet. Have to take responsibility for her because I had started feeding her. She’s happy and sleeps at my door now. Great job that you did taking care of Mr. Crabs. Great name by the way!
We have a cat just like Mr Crabs in our neighborhood.
Only difference is that our big-head jowl-cat will come when you call, and ours is bob-tailed, so we call him "Bobby".
Scary-mean-looking, but he let me pet him w/out any problem or hiss.
Best cheeks ever! Hard to resist! Thank you for your kindness and rescuing this baby ❤
OH MR. CRAAAABS!!!! My heart is full! 😻❤
Oh my goodness!!! He is such a chonk!!! He's very cute 🥰. Glad you rescued him. He needs all the love and affection from you. Sweet boi he is.
Bless you for taking him in especially after his accident. What a wonderful life he will have now. Thank you Angel!
You are one of the best. What a good person you are. Patience is a huge part of the process & you seemed to have it in spades. You took this handsome guy under your wing and got him to, at first, grudgingly succumb to your kindness. Mr Crabs turned into Mr Mush. You now have a friend indeed, not just a friend in need. Bless your kind heart. Thanks you for caring so much.
Aww, he's a sweetie, and gorgeous. Thank you for being there for him.
Glad Mr. Crabs found love with Angela! I think he had previous owners who turned him out, that's why he walked more upright than crouched when in her house. He was remembering "inside." Heads up for when his body fills out to match his head! :)
Mr Crabs is sitting in my house. Such an honor!
Mr. Crabs is a handsome chunky furry person. He's cute with his big cheeks. ❤️🐾
It's cos he's still got his balls. That's how unneutered mat cats develop.
My neighbor had a cat and when they moved they left the cat all alone, it was skinny and weak. I called my friend who fosters cats to come and she found an adopter! We are so happy for the cat❤❤
Thank you for doing the right thing….🙏🏻♥️♥️♥️
He'd register as a hefty chonker on the chonk chart lol
Bless you for taking in Mr. Crabs ❤️I’m sure he will reciprocate you with a lifetime of love ❤️
He is a very sweet kitty.. I'm guessing Animal Control took him to the vet or you did. FYI, a cat his age does not need milk. Water is better. Thank you for taking such good care of him; I know he loves you.
I love this story as I just took in a feral cat who I used to feed everyday it took me 3 months when he got used to me and then he started sitting around my home so i let him in one day and now he only leaves in the night after staying a whole day here. I have never kept a cat but I'm learning as I want to keep him. He is very friendly and humble. He doesn't know what petting is yet but he comes and sits by my side or sleeps beside me so I'm happy with that! Work in progress but surely! I loved this story as it gave me so much hopen
I love when she called him a chonk it looked like he got embarrassed lol
I am a grown a** man,..and this made me tear up 😥❤. You are the best. I almost cried when the cats got hit. You are so very sweet. I wish you great blessings. The world needs more people like you.
Beyond him getting better from the car( derf should take a bus), and moving in to your wonderful care, he had the cutest pale pink mose! ❤️😻😽💝
Cats cant drive what do you mean
What a big magnificent cat! I would love him!
I am desperately in love w/ Angela she has a persistent nature it is hard offering affection when you know it's going to be rejected and I think this is how she approaches all relationships. SHE'S AMAZING.😍
he was courting her right from the start and she fell for him LOL! That is how our Gray came into our lives. She was courting my friend until he finally said yes and opened the door hahahha Mr. Crabs is such a cute name have a happy life with miss hooman!
What a wonderful story ( except for the car part). Kindness & compassion are my two favorite qualities in people, but not everyone has them. thank you
What a blessing of this lady understanding his needs love the name he is so cute God bless both of you
Ok this woman had the patience of a Saint and a heart of gold. Mr Crabs is one lucky cat!!! 🥰🥰🥰🥰