Shelter cats were besties — then a new friend joined. The trio now needs a home
Once there was a pair of close cats at a Kansas shelter — Handsome Man and Oliver. And one day, another stepped into the picture and refused to leave.
“Meet Handsome Man and Oliver.. and their best friend, Louise,” the Helping Hands Humane Society in Topeka said in a June 10 Facebook post. “Handsome Man and Oliver came in as a bonded pair. Louise moved in later and kind of just… never left. Now they’re a little trio of besties who nap together, vibe together, and who all try to sit on your lap at the same time.”
Does it matter that Louise had been at the shelter for almost twice as long as the duo?
Turns out, Louise did have a sister, but they didn’t have as much of a connection as their namesakes.
“Handsome Man and Oliver have been here for 67 days. Louise? 101,” the shelter continued. “She was surrendered with her sister, Thelma, who had zero attachment issues and moved on immediately. Louise is not that girl. She builds deep emotional connections and clings to them like a barnacle. Respect.”
The three live in a colony room and are inseparable, the shelter said. The two boys need to have a home together, and “Louise would really love to come too.”
“She deserves her ‘what about me?’ moment,” the group said.
The shelter said if you already have a cat at home, Louise would make a good companion — but if you’re looking to start a cat band and you’re a loving human being, take all three.
For more information, visit the shelter’s website.
This story was originally published June 10, 2025 at 3:50 PM with the headline "Shelter cats were besties — then a new friend joined. The trio now needs a home."