Adopting a pet into one’s heart and home is a loving deed that frequently requires serious contemplation and well-thought-out preparation. However, Tass Camargo, a new cat parent, needed neither.

Actually, she didn’t have much of a say in the situation.

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Last week, Camargo and her husband arrived home to find that their empty house wasn’t as empty as they’d thought. Opening up the front door, they noticed a random cat lounging on their couch.

“We had never seen the cat before,” Camargo told The Dodo. “When we saw her, she got scared and ran out. We wondered who this cat is and how she got into the house.”

Then Camargo noticed a hole in the kitchen ceiling.

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It appears that the cat clawed her way through the ceiling to enter. She didn’t intend to remain gone for very long, despite being terrified away the first time.

A weird sound came from the kitchen a few hours later, Camargo noticed. It originated from the hole.

Camargo stated, “I only saw a paw hanging out. Then a face appeared.

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This was the moment the cat decided she was now their pet.

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The haphazard cat burst into the kitchen through the gap and barked for attention once more. Camargo had no choice but to comply with her.

She is adorable and devoted, Camargo said. “We feel she picked us, so we couldn’t kick her out.”

Camargo gave her the name Qiyana.

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Since then, Qiyana has never left. After breaking into Camargo’s home, she’d snuck into her heart as well. Was it a bit dramatic, what with the property damage? Yes, it was.

But it worked.

“She always wants to be around us and just doesn’t leave the house,” Camargo said. “We saw it as a forced adoption. So, we adopt her.”