This Is Not My Cat: Feline Friends Who Picked Their Humans

A celebration of cats who have adopted a human.

It’s happened to all of us: we fall asleep alone and wake up cuddling a cat.

But that isn’t our cat. We don’t own a cat. Of course, that hasn’t stopped him from breaking in and finding the most comfortable bit of the linen closet to claim as his own.

Whether it’s our next-door neighbor’s tabby who always appears in our yard or a ragdoll who has somehow slipped through the open window on the second floor, cats have a way of ending up in our lives (and cupboards) when we least expect it.

This Is Not My Cat is a collection of stories and photos of the cats around the world who have charmed their ways into our lives (and occasionally scared us in our bathrooms).

Stevie Holcomb is a cat lover from Virginia. She runs the “My House, Not My Cat” Facebook group, uniting people around the world with their shared love for the cats they don’t own.