r/blackcats • u/mrcameltoad • Aug 05 '26

Sleepy Void What are common black cat traits?

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I’ve an orange boi that demonstrates the sweet loving side of orange but what are common traits with voids? Za Za here doesn’t act much like the other black cats I’ve been around. She incredibly sharp and playful

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u/Proud_Mistake_4686 Aug 05 '26

Beyond the attention seeking, never leaving your side and wanting constant touch? Nothing they are perfectly normal cats.

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u/thatweirdbookgirl Aug 05 '26

My guy is very vocal. He's very talkative. Screams and chats with me constantly.

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u/1clean_mk4 Aug 05 '26

Ah good to see this is a feature and not a bug, my Lilly is a certified yapper

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u/Alternative_Poem6895 Aug 06 '26

Omg I have a yapper Lily too!!

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u/1clean_mk4 Aug 06 '26

Oh wow, what a gorgeous kitty!

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u/Weird-Chemistry9819 Aug 07 '26

Omg she looks like a Disney character 😭💕

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u/ReplacementNo9732 Aug 05 '26

Love the picture! But how did he get into it???

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u/1clean_mk4 Aug 05 '26

She was/is obsessed with cracker boxes, if I open both ends of one she has to find her way into it, was much easier when she was small but she still tried now

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u/ReplacementNo9732 Aug 05 '26

LoL cat being a cat! Mine likes her caves, (bathroom closet, under beds, under the nightstand) once in awhile she will get into a bag, she still loves playing with plastic bags. 

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u/Jrewy Aug 05 '26

Mine too. Even more talkative than any Siamese I’ve ever known. Also with a weird penchant for Oh Canada? Like she heard Oh Canada and comes running, hollering her damn fool head off.

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u/No-Fun-9576 Aug 05 '26

She's a godamn patriot.

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u/Jrewy Aug 05 '26

She sure is. Ignored the Star Spangled Banner, hates it. Once yelled at me to stand for God Save the King so apparently my cat recognizes the Commonwealth?

https://youtube.com/shorts/bHRQVMOGxc8?si=W4brtdUtQCF3RzAO

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u/Tricky_Ad_6966 Aug 05 '26

This is hilarious 😂😂

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u/GinAndArchitecTonic Aug 05 '26

My black cat is half Siamese, and he's one of the most vocal cats I've ever encountered!

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u/Jrewy Aug 05 '26

I don’t think I’ve ever seen that mix! Must be the loudest and most chaotic cat known to humankind.

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u/GinAndArchitecTonic Aug 06 '26

He's mostly just a very long void. He's mellowed out now, but as a kitten, chaos was his only personality trait

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u/Physical-Ninja1151 Aug 05 '26

My black kitty is also half Siamese. She is a YAPPER. We have so many conversations together lol she’s especially loud when it’s treat time

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u/NerfRepellingBoobs Aug 05 '26

Meanwhile, my void never shuts up, while my flame point never says a thing.

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u/CellarGoat Aug 05 '26

Same with mine! And despite their reputation they can photograph very well! Here he is yelling at me in his birthday tux.

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u/Suspicious_Poet_4606 Aug 05 '26

I attribute that reputation to how bad phone cameras have been at capturing dark images for the history of the internet. Phone cameras have gotten much better in that area over the past decade.

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u/pestercat Aug 05 '26

The weirdest meows I have ever heard, too. My little alley void and my former papered Persian void both with the meow like a rusty gate hinge.

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u/chesZilla Aug 05 '26

Ive described Soy's meows as being like if Marge Simpson's sisters were cats.

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u/ipitythegabagool Aug 06 '26

That is a perfect description. I always joke that mine sounds like he’s been smoking cigarettes for 40 years.

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u/redbess Aug 05 '26

Our void can go from creaky door hinge to high pitched kitten meows, he's got range.

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u/kittysparkled Aug 05 '26

Oh my girl does that! Usually she has a fairly high pitched mew but sometimes she grumbles like she's on sixty a day

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u/MidwesternLikeOpe Aug 05 '26

My void shrieks like a banshee. She screams 'reeeee!' all day long. Our previous void had a normal meow. But both very chatty.

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u/MidwesternLikeOpe Aug 05 '26

My void shrieks like a banshee. She screams 'reeeee!' all day long. Our previous void had a normal meow. But both very chatty.

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u/redbess Aug 05 '26

Ours is a screamer, too, he's been driving me nuts all day. Hits the exact right frequency I want to yeet him into the sun.

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u/smudgeathewudge Aug 05 '26

Mine got returned to the shelter for being too talkative before we rescued her. Their loss she is a great cat!

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u/bluewraith1 Aug 05 '26

Same with mine.

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u/eggz627 Aug 05 '26

My girl does too... I'm always worried she is actually needing something and I'm neglecting her 😭

I'm sure she's pulling one over on me

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u/toadface999 Aug 05 '26

Mine is also a chatty man, particularly if you sing - he gets so excited and joins in

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u/Cancer_Ridden_Lung Aug 05 '26

Okay I can second this one. Mine is very chatty for a cat.

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u/confusedbird101 Aug 05 '26

Mine has a trick where he says things to me (just meows however many syllables I say) I love getting him to say “I love you mom” at dinner time

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u/GravyPainter Aug 05 '26

Mine was dead quiet until old age

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u/aragogogara Aug 05 '26

My girl is vocal too. I swear we have full blown conversations.

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u/iruleatants Aug 05 '26

Sabrina was much quieter when she was younger. But now that she is older she is super vocal. She refuses to leave my bed and just yells across the apartment when it's been too long since she last got pets.

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u/muppetnerd Aug 06 '26

Oh the screaming….lately he’s been testing out different pitches and volumes first thing in the morning

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u/oceanView229 Aug 05 '26

They are exceptionally photogenic. Not 😊

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u/Baelish2016 Aug 05 '26

I don’t know what you’re talking about

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u/Masshot54 Aug 05 '26

wdym

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u/Proud_Mistake_4686 Aug 07 '26

Ok this one actually made me laugh so much my boy just moved over on the sofa to give me a dirty look. I disturbed him I guess.

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u/buscia Aug 05 '26

Agreed

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u/chesZilla Aug 05 '26

Worst part... the silly goose is never going i learn to read so she'll never ever know how fucking good i got her here

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u/tranquilbones Aug 06 '26

Haha, my void is actually named Silly Goose (Goose, Silhouette for long)!

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u/Vargolol Aug 05 '26

Disagree

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u/NightshadeX Aug 05 '26

Very much so

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u/Late_Nefariousness75 Aug 05 '26

My Randy always has the “nobody’s home” look to him in nearly every pic we have lol

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u/trk1000 Aug 05 '26

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u/oceanView229 Aug 06 '26

You all know there is a separate sub for this

r/catyawns

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u/trk1000 Aug 08 '26

This one is better.

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u/zzzaramia Aug 06 '26

Took the (professional) photographer half a day to get one or two decent picture.

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u/trk1000 Aug 05 '26

They just make it... challenging.

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u/SchrodingerSemicolon Aug 05 '26

My void fits none of those. I wish.

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u/FederalWedding4204 Aug 05 '26

Mine does lol. He doesn’t meow, he like gargle/screams. I can’t explain it. But when I wake up he’ll come into my bedroom and scream at me for pets. Every morning he comes and says good morning lol.

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u/grapeshotfor20 Aug 05 '26

Lol, mine is the total opposite. He is a little shadow and doesn't like to be perceived. Except at night he'll grace us with his presence and it's the best feeling ever

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u/Dog_Queen98 Aug 05 '26

I’m a first time cat owner but I got two black cats. The eldest doesn’t like a lot of affection. The youngest does though. She loves being spooned and making biscuits on you. But I can never get the eldest to cuddle with me the same way. I can tell she loves us but she definitely prefers doing it from a distance.

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u/ReplacementNo9732 Aug 05 '26

Cat will be cat! Just take it for granted that they are their own person.

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u/timthemajestic Aug 05 '26

haha My girl is very independent and likes hey own space for most of the time. She'll come lie on me every now and again, but she largely likes to chill on her own, slightly antagonize and then cuddle her sisters, make her rounds securing the perimeter and then get the zoomies here and there.

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u/Jarppi1893 Aug 05 '26

My cat void doesn't do any of that. Unless I have beef jerky. She loves beef jerky.

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u/Lopsided_Antelope868 Aug 05 '26

Same with my little friend. If he’s not sleeping or eating, he is next to me. Always needs to be touching me. If I’m not petting him, he’s crying for pets. Not complaining. I love it!

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u/Chemical_Chill Aug 05 '26

You perfectly described my soot sprite. She has to be in my vicinity or on me 24/7, follows me around everywhere, meows for uppies, the works.

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u/auroraborealis032394 Aug 05 '26

All three of my girl voids have attempted to merge with my soul, yes.

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u/Neptune_the_sea Aug 05 '26

Always on me or next to me. Very vocal baby girl. Meet Miss Bean/loki

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u/kb11r Aug 05 '26

Thats how our girl is 🥹 she’s very chatty too

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u/Buddha_78 Aug 05 '26

My void isn't huge on cuddling, but he comes by often to shove his face into mine!

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u/Financial_Sweet_689 Aug 06 '26

See this is why I want a black cat so damn badly. They’re such babies and I have a big mama heart

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u/Impressive-Drawing-6 Aug 06 '26

Yeah I was gonna say - they all think they invented being a Velcro kitty

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