This photo of Lulu before and after her adoption just breaks our hearts. There are so many needy animals who could be thriving in a loving home right now.
But lucky for Lulu, she found the purr-fect fur-ever home and now she’s keen to show her affection and appreciation to her mom.
In order to start the day with a sweet “thank you” for her rescue, Lulu does something that’s not very cat-like at all. She brings her mom a pair of slippers!
The whole routine started a few months after moving in and becoming accustomed to her environment. Presumably, Lulu realized that mom really enjoyed her slippers. So one day, she fetched one and then the other and brought them to her owner.
Now, no matter where they are in the house, Lulu will find them and bring them to her mom one at a time (which is all she can carry).
In fact, the sweet cat will even fetch them from upstairs and bring them down.
And if she’s being very clever, she’ll toss the slipper down the stairs rather than risk carrying it. She also likes to race it down — and always seems to win.
Lulu’s mom loved the gesture and didn’t want to turn down the slobbery gift from her sweet rescue.
Kayla, Lulu’s human sister, told The Dodo:
“My mom was surprised [the first time it happened]. She wore the drool-covered slippers to encourage Lulu.”
Kayla was skeptical of her mother’s story at first when she told her about the cat’s unique gesture — what kind of cat brings their owner slippers? We’ve heard of dogs doing it, but they also give them a good chew as well!
“I didn’t believe her until she got it on camera,” Kayla said.
On April 4, 2020, Kayla started an Instagram page dedicated to Lulu (The Slipper Cat) and posted the first video that’s now been viewed over 5,000 times.
Of course, it was quickly followed by a second video of Lulu fetching the second slipper.
Sure enough, without any prompting, the beautiful Maine Coon rescue dutifully trots in with mom’s fuzzy slipper to complete the set.
No doubt this adorable tradition is reinforced with lots of love, but it also appears that Lulu is simply a slipper-lover.
In fact, she can be seen occasionally napping with a slipper when her mom is not in need of them — and it probably helps that they appear to be pretty fuzzy and cozy.
While it’s not uncommon for cats to bring their loved ones gifts, the offering is rarely something a human wants. We’ll take slippers over a dead mouse any day!
Apparently, Lulu used to have a toy she carried around from room to room, but once the slipper thing took off, she narrowed down her repertoire.
“She used to have a stuffed owl that she would carry with her from room to room. But now that she’s more comfortable at home it’s just the slippers,” said Kayla.
Now that Lulu has become famous, she even has her own subreddit, r/LuluTheCat, dedicated to her adorable slipper-fetching antics that Kayla posts to regularly. And it has over 1,000 members after just 10 days!
Be sure to scroll down below to see Lulu in action and watch the rest of her videos here.
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