A foster cat’s first few days in a new home can look rough, and a video from Instagram user @lucilletherescuecat shows the transformation of one such feline, one month apart. It feels like night and day. He goes from giving that “I don’t trust anything yet” look to looking completely at ease with his foster parent, proving that all it takes is love for our furry friends to trust us.
Foster cat thrives after one month of care and love in wholesome video
In the video, the foster cat initially stays tucked into a corner. He seems to hide himself near a curtain, with defensive big eyes and body language, while the onscreen text calls him “my scared foster cat when i brought him home.” It checks out: he looks tense and overwhelmed, as if he’s trying to make himself smaller.
Then the video jumps to “him after 1 month of love.” Suddenly, he looks like he owns the place as he stretches out on a big bed, yawning, showing off his tiny teeth, and flopping into the kind of relaxed sprawl you usually only see when a cat feels safe.
Moreover, he lets his foster mom pet his head and rub his belly. At one point, he leans in and rubs his cheek on her cheek in the sweetest way possible.
The caption states the universal fact: “He just needed a chance.” And that’s really what it comes down to for a lot of foster cats. They won’t show up ready to cuddle. They just try their best to figure out where they are, what’s going on, and whether they need to protect themselves.
When nothing bad happens, day after day, they start to loosen up. And that’s what we see with this foster cat in the video. This clip is a perfect before-and-after for trust, and honestly, you would fall in love with the feline’s story.
