A tiny rescue kitty was lost, but later found by a man whose shoulder became her favorite perching spot.

Riot the kitty was a shoulder cat from day one.

"This is Riot Prrrl. My girlfriend and I found her abandoned at a backwoods Texas liquor store on Christmas Eve. All her brothers and sisters were adopted except her because she was covered in mange, and infected sores," said kitty's hooman dad.

After a full meal, kitty started to perk up:

Running around, destroying everything by this point:

Uninterested in dad's affection:

Kitty all grown up, still climbs up on her dad's shoulder as soon as he walks in the door:

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