Typically, I’d make fun of people who call their pets their “children.” Then I got one, and yeah, I get it now. They are my child. I have more photos of my pets on my phone than I do of my wife and me combined.
If I ever get a cat again, I’d have to start with a kitten just so I could document the whole glow-up journey from tiny menace to full-on furry roommate. Seeing all these kitten-to-cat transformations on this subreddit makes me miss my old cat a little extra.
1. “From Tiny Butler To Full-Time Lounge Lizard”

2. “From 6 Weeks To 6 Months”

3. “Twig (Tortie) When We First Brought Her Home vs. Now”

4. “They Grew Up So Well”

5. “Clementine 3 Weeks>3months>1 Year”

6. “Just Celebrated 12 Years With My Baby Girl”

7. “Arnold Goes From Trash Boy To Best Boy”

8. “This Is Baby. He Was Born During A Storm And It Scared His Mom Off So I Raised Him From Day One”

9. “I Posted About Arlo A Year Ago And Thought I’d Update Now That He’s Fully Grown”

10. “Miss Molly, Found Abandoned In A Box On The Side Of The Road”

11. “Benji Started Yelling At Me The Moment I Brought Him Home (12wks). He Hasn’t Stopped Since (6 Yrs)”

12. “Maple’s Kitten Pics Keep Getting Stolen, So Here’s An Update!”

13. “She Grow Up”

14. “Spectacular Glow Up Since Last Summer”

15. “We Found Our Cat’s Old Toy Under The Fridge”

16. “Noodle And Gnocchi From 10 Weeks To 4 Years”

17. “1 And A Half Year Difference”

18. “From 1 Month To 7 Months. I Was About To Adopt My Very First Kitten ; Cat Foster Family Said “Don’t You Want To Adopt These Two? They’d Be So Happy Together”. They Were So Right”

19. “Can Someone Please Explain How She Got So Big Like I Don’t Understand”

20. “Phil, 8 Weeks To 5 Months”

21. “Fizzgig Was Just A Tiny Poofball When I Found Him”

22. “She’s 14 Now, But We Still Call Her Kitten”

23. “Nyx – Thrown Out A Car Window At 6 Wks, Queen Of The Castle At 2 Yrs”

24. “Clonazepam Was A 4 Month Old Watercolor Baby. Now She’s 7”

25. “Skippy With His Mama, Emcee. 3.5 Months -> 2 Years”

26. “Oh How They Grow Up So Fast”

27. “Skippy Is Bigger, But Still The Same Kitty At Heart. 2 Weeks -> 1.5 Years”

28. “3 Years Later… Just Longer And Sleeker”

29. “Petra”

30. “My 7 Year Old Babygirl Leia, 100% Hair”

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