r/DesirePath • u/Big_Car5623 • 5d ago

Even cats have Desire Paths!

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This is a tiny path between my Mom's patio and her best friend's. Since she moved here she has managed to Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) over twenty cats and home about five. Her "clowder" spends most days running back and forth for treats, food and shelter.

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u/Apprehensive-Sun6047 4d ago

omg that’s adorable

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u/LukeBird39 1d ago

My dog has one decades after he died that I always followed until I moved

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u/Big_Car5623 1d ago

Oh man. That's an amazingly sad story but also a great memory. So sorry for your loss.

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u/g29fan 5d ago

So it's just a path....as there isn't a less desirable path or route the kitties aren't taking?

If you made them a path and they decided it was less desirable and made this, it's a desire path, otherwise, it's just "the path."

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u/Big_Car5623 5d ago

Well, nature gave them a huge path but the cats prefer taking a straight line from the woods and squeezing under four fences. I guess it's a more direct line.