Sometimes a rescue animal just needs a little TLC to really shine. When they’re living on the streets or in a shelter, it can be hard to see their personalities come through. Every day is simply survival. But when they finally get adopted, pets can really let loose and be their best selves.
It’s amazing what adoption can do for a rescue pet, like a cat. The transformations that some animals endure is incredible!
Thankfully, there’s a whole subreddit dedicated to pets and their transformations from before adoption to after adoption! The subreddit r/BeforeNAfterAdoption features before and after photos of pet adoption.
Scrolling through the posts, it’s incredible to see the transformations some animals go through in the best possible way.
Check out 10 before and after photos of cats below:
1. At first, it’s unclear how much hair this little cat will have. But in the end, she has the most gorgeous coat and markings!
Then And Now
by u/Sea_Land_1944 in BeforeNAfterAdoption
2. Merlin started as a helpless little kitten. Now, he’s a gorgeous cat with two different eye colors! Talk about stunning.
My most recent rescue baby Merlin’s before and after, cannot thank the rescue centre we adopted from enough. Last photo is him with his sister, our other rescue, Evelyn 💗
by inBeforeNAfterAdoption
3. This little guy went from full-on scruffy to purely domesticated.
He was actually the one who saved me
by u/Low-Jeweler737 in BeforeNAfterAdoption
4. “Best thing I EVER got from a Whataburger.”
Biscuit: Best thing I EVER got from a Whataburger. He lived on the Texas streets for 2-3 years and survived the big freeze. So happy my son wanted Whataburger that night at 1 am & I am so happy I said I would take him. Biscuit is the most spoiled now 😭🥰♥️♥️♥️😭😭😭
byu/Downtown_Ad_1131 inBeforeNAfterAdoption
5. This orange tabby cat is unrecognizable in his before and after photos.
Gigner old cat that we rescued in 2022. Now he is adopted.
by u/ElectricalTravel1671 in BeforeNAfterAdoption
6. “From a scrawny kitten with fleas to current polite angel.”
Meet Lina. From a scrawny kitten with fleas to current polite angel. (Bonus pic with her not-so-polite sister)
by u/Etryphun in BeforeNAfterAdoption
7. This tiny orphan kitten overcame the odds and survived. Now look at him!
8. “From terrified orphan stray to fluffy queen in one year.”
From terrified orphan stray to fluffy queen in one year ❤️
by u/liremo in BeforeNAfterAdoption
9. This cat may have had a rough start in life, but now he’s living his best life.
Meet Bobby!
by u/triplesspressso in BeforeNAfterAdoption
10. Gremlin the cat may be all grown up now, but he’s still got that crazy look in his eyes!
Today marks one month since I started fostering Baby Gremlin! I know it’s not technically an adoption, but it will be once he’s neutered!
by u/UncleGael in BeforeNAfterAdoption
You can see more before and after photos from pets being adopted in the subreddit here!
