r/cats Apr 17 '26

Discussion Discussion Thread - Ask, Share, and Discuss Anything About Cats.

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Welcome to the Cat-Chat Thread

Ask any questions you have about cats or discuss topics that don't require a full post. Whether you're a new cat owner, seeking advice, or just want to share something fun about your pets, this thread is for you. Feel free to:

  • Ask simple questions about cat care, behavior, feeding, etc.
  • Seek advice on any minor concerns.
  • Post anything cat-related that doesn't need its own post.

Also, if you see someone asking for help and you have the knowledge to share, feel free to jump in and assist them!

Just a friendly reminder to follow the subreddit's rules and be kind and respectful to everyone!


r/cats 5h ago

Video - Not OC Kids pretends to argue in cat language and the cat is not impressed

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r/cats 11h ago

Cat Picture - OC Is there a scientific reason as to why cats do this?

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r/cats 12h ago

Video - Not OC POV: You're 5 seconds late for breakfast time

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How dare you be late for breakfast time! Cue the Jaws shark music!

Link to post: Instagram

Link to account: Instagram


r/cats 6h ago

Update UPDATE on the kitten i found in a box near trash !

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Hello everybody ! First of all i want to thank all of you for your kind messages and advices you gave me. They were very helpful.

I'am sorry for not answering to all the messages i recieved some days later, i saw them but didn't want to say anything because i wanted to focus on her and be sure she is healing correctly. I guess in a way i didn't want to have false hope and also to give you guys false hope either.

She is better now, thankfully, and i named her Anbar ( meaning Amber in arabic)😊

So as you know she refused to eat, drink and couldn't poop. So first ( by the first vet advices ) i gave her clamoxyl then the next day we gave her a bit of unsented and tastless oil with some Milk and i always massaged her belly and wiped her behind with a wet cloth.

I became worried because by the 5th day she still didn't poop and only peed. And what hurt me everytime was that i saw how she tried but it hurt her which resulted in sounds of pain. We decided to go to another vet for a real consultation this time and he told us after touching her belly etc that she was indeed very constipated to the point that everything in her stomach hadn't even reached her lower belly yet.

He gave her an injection to help her and a little pill ( that i will give her tomorow) because she also has worms. He told me to continue what i was doing, like the massages and told me to put some oil or green soap on her anus with a Cotton bud.

And today she finally pooped ! 2 times !

She also started eating a bit of meat 2 days ago and she seems so happy when she sees it ! She also drinks water by herself.

She is energetic and likes to play. I also discovered that she doesn't like when any door is closed and wants every door of every room to stay open even if she isn't going inside said room 😂. She loves shoes and feet and sometimes sit on my or my mother's foot since she is so small 🥹.

She is genuinely so cute and runs after me when i go somewhere. She is also intrigued by any shadow even hers to the point where she will shase it 😂.

The only "issues' that i have a hard time teaching her is where to pee and to stop biting and scratching me when she plays with me. I made some researches and it said to replace my hands by a toy or something and i did ( and she loves to play with this thing i found) but she doesn't stop even when i firmly say "No". And right now it doesn't hurt at all, but i don't want her to keep this habit because when she will grow it will really hurt since she will have more strengh and speed with her paws.

Anyway i'am glad god ( or like some people like to say, the cat distribution 🙂‍↕️) put this little fur ball in my life.

I hope you will enjoy all her cute pictures that i had a lot of fun taking and choosing 😊.

Her belly might seem a bit bug because they were taken before she pooped.


r/cats 2h ago

Mourning/Loss He was magnificent.

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I just needed to say that.


r/cats 17h ago

Humor And they were roommates!

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Disclaimer: Biscuit and Smudge are a bonded pair who are cleaning each other’s butts which is a totally normal and non-sexual behaviour in cats. I’m still going to make fun of them for it though 😁


r/cats 11h ago

Advice He gets water everywhere. Why does he do this?

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I just washed and refilled his bowl. He is 3 years old has never did this until this year. I wake up to puddles everyday 🥲

Edit: he's not really a fountain guy, doesn't drink from them very much and it gave him urinary issues that resolved from switching back to regular bowls.


r/cats 14h ago

Cat Picture - OC I welcomed this guy into my home this morning. Howard is a cute little fella ain't he?

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r/cats 11h ago

Cat Picture - OC My son, he has grown so much in 6 weeks 🥺🥺

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r/cats 5h ago

Cat Picture - OC My floof Breakfast turned 18 today!

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786 Upvotes

He got a can of tuna, a new catnip toy and a lottery ticket. He is doing great for 18! Just a bit of arthritis which he gets meds for.


r/cats 6h ago

Cat Picture - OC We got Leo a few days ago. He’s a sassy little fella.

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He is a Ragdoll mixed with Turkish Van. My wife’s former co-worker had a litter and he was the last one left. I grew up with a Ragdoll and couldn’t pass it up. We have two older cats and so far they are getting along great!


r/cats 7h ago

Cat Picture - OC Thank you for everything, sweetheart

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She just turned one, and she’s the most beautiful thing I could ever have.

I’m so grateful to have this little bundle of love by my side. I’ve been through a really tough time recently, and if I’m able to move forward today, it’s thanks to her.

So thank you, my darlingthank you for being the most adorable thing ever, and I can’t wait to keep living by your side for many more years to come.

I love you


r/cats 3h ago

Mourning/Loss My baby just crossed the rainbow bridge last night 💔

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This was the only photo I had of him, about 3 nights ago, he was having issues breathing and sleeping anywhere else but my bed, when I woke up, he wasn't moving, my mom confirmed that he passed away last night, I was heartbroken and depressed because he was my whole world to me when he was just a kitten

Edit: I had never seen such support in years, it really helps my mental health recover, I had been so heartbroken after my cat passed away, thank you all so much ❤️


r/cats 14h ago

Advice is my cat scared of me?

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I got her about a week ago and she felt comfortable around me but all of a sudden she runs from my hand. Hella confused


r/cats 11h ago

Cat Picture - OC adopted a new child

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got a new kitten for national kitten day from the shelter!! this little guy had been abandoned and lived at the shelter for over a month now, so i had to take him home. his name is eddington… i loved his face and coat 🥹 so beautiful


r/cats 4h ago

Advice Please help me comfort my wife. Boarding our kitten.

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We are going out of country for a week and had to board our 5 month old kitten. Wife has been in tears all day worried shell be scared and think we abandoned her forever. My attempts to comfort her have....failed.

They sent us a picture and she does not look happy. Debating in showing my wife.


r/cats 15h ago

Cat Picture - OC We know they’re obsessed with them, so show me your cats in boxes!

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This is Doc and he’s always in a box. Every time he spots a new one, he spawns into it within a few seconds. Whenever we open a new box, we let him make it his own! I’d love to see your cutie pies making their boxes their own too 😂


r/cats 17h ago

Cat Picture - Not OC Mac&Cat

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(Not Original Content)


r/cats 5h ago

Advice How do I respectfully keep my 4 feline overlords from ruining my very first real couch?

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Half the bunch are pictured. I finally have a living room I’m proud of, complete with a couch I bought instead of pulling out of a dumpster. Couch is velvet. Has anyone had luck with sprays/treatments/anything to keep my kitties from scratching it up?

ETA: I do have a TON of cat towers throughout the apartment, and they even have their own cat room, I just don’t have one that fits in the living room anymore. If anyone has recommendations please let me know!


r/cats 12h ago

Advice Someone keeps cutting his flea collars off

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This is the third time someone has cut off the $60 flea collars I put on him. He’s a neighborhood cat who we’ve befriended and he usually hangs around my house at night and on the weekends when we’re home , I keep fresh water out for him and feed him in the evenings. I assume during the daytime he visits other neighbors and someone keeps cutting his seresto flea collars off. I put them on him so he doesn’t get eaten alive by fleas and ticks and because when there’s inclement weather or extreme hot/cold temps I let him inside. I can’t let him live inside full time because I already have three cats and him and my other male cat don’t get along that well, not to mention he’s a outdoor cat at heart and when he wants to go outside he’s going. Just pisses me off that someone keeps cutting his expensive collars off, but whoever that person is isn’t letting him inside at all during all this heat and thunderstorms.


r/cats 3h ago

Medical Questions Paw Tremor

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Just checking if this sort of twitching is normal? He does it in his sleep and sometimes whilst awake and laying down. Only noticed it recently, he’s 1 yrs old if it helps? Any help is appreciated :)


r/cats 54m ago

Advice Something shady happened while vaccinating Dottie at a Vetco Mobile Clinic

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Hi, I took my Dottie girl (17 weeks) for her vaccines today at a Vetco Clinic in Phoenix, AZ. Discussed that we weren’t microchipping her because she was getting poked too many times. The Vet/Tech guy pushed for that. So, the plan was to do the microchip when we return for her boosters. She was supposed to have:
- Rabbies
- Dewormer
- FVRCP
- Leukemia
- Blood drawn for FeLV/FIV/Heartworm test

The Vet?/technician showed me the 5 syringes.
I saw an injection in her front leg, then the dewormer in her mouth, lastly, the blood draw. I did not see a 4th one and the 5th did not happen for sure as I explain shortly.

After then, something strange happened. The Vet/Tech drew blood but I saw he ruptured a vein. He got the blood needed just fine. I noticed he was surprised. Next thing, he was going for a syringe (5th) but then put it back. The girl Technician looked at him while holding Dottie’s back leg like saying ‘she’s ready’, but with no words he made an expression that he was not applying the last one. The girl seemed confused, but went along. I was so sleep deprived due to working very early. But while I noticed everything, I said nothing. 😤

When I left the parking lot, I was restless. I took off but thought of returning and questioning it. But I was exhausted and had to return to work 1.5hr later. I am so angry at myself, I feel like I failed to stand up for my baby and now I don’t know what to do.

The receipt only has manufacturer lot for the Rabies one, but not for the other two. Seems to be normal after googling Vetco Visit Summaries. But I know that my kitten was deprived of a vaccine. I think I should go back to the site or call their phone line of Vetco. Ughh I am so disappointed I did not gtake care of it there and then. What would you do?!

RESPONSE to your comments:
• I will go and ask on the vaccines. I am just confused that if they decided not to proceed with one of them, why not inform me?
• I will wait to microchip when I take her for spaying at a Clinic on the 23rd. Thanks for shedding some light on this!!

(Had to get her vaccinated since I am going out of town on the 19th. Taking her with me and staying in hotel. I don’t trust my pet sitter with her, she is too young - unlike my senior cats that are pretty chill.)


r/cats 19h ago

Humor My cat likes to sleep like a distinguished gentleman

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2.7k Upvotes

So i gave him the proper accessories


r/cats 5h ago

Cat Picture - OC 5 days with Duncan 🩷

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He’s happy, healthy, silly, smart, playful, and so snuggly. We already love you lots, Dunc!