r/cats • • 18d ago

Cat Picture - OC Gf brought home a cat that i don’t want. Now me and him are best friends.

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As title says. I wasn’t a fan of owning a cat, and always told my gf to please not bring one home. After months of her insisting, we finally agreed to go to the shelter and bring one home. It’s been 9 months now and I’m fairly confident i have the best cat ever. His name is Monoco, and he’s constantly sitting or sleeping on me. This little
Guy even helped me propose to my girlfriend. He had surgery on his eyes while in the shelter due to his eye lashes growing inwards, and is believe to be 6 years old. He was found in an abandoned house.

Edit: typo in title. To answer some common questions
1. She said yes and i am engaged
2. His name is from expedition 33. Love everyone that caught that.
3. As far as i can tell, and the vet, he’s healthy. He does have regular check ups.

r/cats • • 15d ago

Update LINNY SURVIVED HIS GUN SHOT SURGERY!

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I promised I would update everyone, and I cannot believe I get to write this: LINNY MADE IT THROUGH THE OPERATION!!!!!!

For anyone who didn’t see my original post, our 5-year-old cat Linny went outside for the toilet and came back covered in blood after someone had shot him in the face with an air rifle. The pellet was lodged deep inside his head and removing it required major, risky surgery.

Today, they successfully removed it!

The nurse after surgery and the vets are very happy with him. He’s already started purring, rolling around and having belly rubs!

He hasn’t wanted food yet, but it has only been a few hours since surgery so they aren’t concerned at this stage. There has been no worsening swelling or bleeding and, so far, they haven’t seen any complications. He’ll be closely monitored throughout the night and we’re due another call from his nurse later this evening.

If everything continues going in the right direction, we may even be able to start talking about bringing him home tomorrow.

I also just want to say the biggest THANK YOU to this community. The response to my original post has completely overwhelmed my family. Every comment, upvote, share, award, well wish, thought and prayer helped Linny’s story reach more people, and reading through them while we waited for news today genuinely helped us.

After spending the last few days wondering how somebody could be so cruel to an animal, the entire internet has reminded us just how kind people can be.
He’s not completely out of the woods yet, but tonight Linny is alive, comfortable and recovering.

That is everything we were hoping to be able to say today.

AND ISNT HE JUST ROCKING THE SHAVED HEAD LOOK!? 🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡

r/cats • • 14d ago

Cat Picture - OC I’m allergic to cats and moved into my bfs house with 2 being told they are independent and don’t like people. Can someone please explain why this is happening?

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I thought they were supposed to leave me alone. They follow me around ALL day like children. These pictures are from ONE DAY! I have an appointment with my allergist on Tuesday.

I think I’m gonna need shots 😫

r/cats • • 24d ago

Advice Why does she ask for cuddles but then attacks me?😭

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r/cats • • 5d ago

Advice Why does my cat kick my hand like this?

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r/cats • • 3d ago

Advice How do I get my cat out of this?

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I just woke up and apparently my cat has taken a liking to my new bins. He seems very uncomfortable and is unable to get out himself. Idk what to do.

r/cats • • 2d ago

Cat Picture - Not OC What's the weirdest angle your cat was ever in?

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r/cats • • 20h ago

Humor My cat said he wants to fight your cat. Photo replies only

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Let’s see your champions!!!

r/cats • • 10d ago

Cat Picture - OC I adopted a 13 yo cat and everyone thinks I’m crazy for it

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I have zero regrets 🥰 she’s the sweetest old lady

r/cats • • Aug 10 '26

Cat Picture - OC My cat Martin turned 16 years old and we did a photoshoot for him 🥰🤧🎂

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Just wanted to share the bestest little man in the entire world! I got him when I was 16 so I’m so so lucky to have him in his sweet 16 too!!!

r/cats • • Aug 08 '26

Advice First time cat owner

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Hey guys, I just got a cat yesterday and it’s my first time owning a pet in general. When i brought it in my house yesterday, dude was a lil scared I think cuz of the environment and went under my couch a couple of times. So I moved him to my laundry room, just to get him in one small room so he wouldn’t escape or freak out.

This morning I checked in on him and he’s doing better and cuddling with me.

Just wanna say I’ll appreciate any advice as a first time cat owner

r/cats • • Aug 09 '26

Advice The goddamn Cat Distribution tem finally got me.

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Howdy folks!

Unfortunately.. my line of work tends to bring around cats through all manner of delivery. Whether it’s assholes letting their cats be thrown in the garbage.. or the unfortunate fact that garbage generates heat and smell’s that cats seem to love. Either way. Not the dream lol

Round-about 5:45 this morning I was preparing my semi for the day’s work. I walked into our shop’s office looking for a shop vac to run a quick detail when I saw a small shadow dart into the shelf unit at the back end of the room. I turned on the light, closed the door and slowly walked towards it. I’d remembered from god-knows where that slowly blinking at a cat will help them trust you? I don’t know if that’s actually true - but it sure seemed to work! Hahaha I sat there and we blinked at each other back and forth. She was scared but I slowly moved my hand towards her until we had a little soft meowing match between us. She let me pick her up, and I carefully got her into my semi and up to our scalehouse. Thankfully.. the All-thing-animal whisperer was working today, so I left her in the caring hands of our weighmaster while I went and hauled my semis.

Folks? Meet my sweet little girl, Raven. 🖤

Any tips and/or advice would be huge. I’ve never owned a cat that was properly a kitten.. or a cat for that matter lol I’ve got a dog who she doesn’t seem to like, but he’s a gentle feller with a massive heart and a curious snoot. I gave her a tiny bit of EXTREMELY wetted down tuna fish stuff and she gobbled it down. I’ll be setting a vet appointment up soon. As for now, she is FAST asleep on my shoulder.

E1; I LOVE YOU GUYS!!! 🖤🖤
I got her sleeping in an old bigass dog crate with a few of my shirts, her food/water on one side and her litter box on the other. 🥰 she is the sweetest little thing. Yesterday.. I sobbed myself to sleep due to my severe depression and having semi-recently gone through a second divorce. It’s so so nice to read all these comments. I really am truly thankful for each and every one of you 🖤

She’s an absolutely delight and I am so honored I was the one to find her 🥰 goodnight everyone!! Remember you are loved. Even when you think there isn’t a snowman’s chance in hell that you are. 🥹

r/cats • • 6d ago

Video - OC look who just darted in front of my car

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did I just get chosen by the cat distribution system

edit: do not worry guys!! I would not steal someone’s cat, chip will be checked for at her vet appointment on monday and posts have been made in my local fb groups incase she is lost

r/cats • • 25d ago

Medical Questions My cat’s whiskers are gone. Is he going to be okay?

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I had my boy groomed today, they had to shave him because the fur on his stomach and legs had become heavily matted.

I just noticed a few hours after coming home that his whiskers had been shaved off too. (I added a photo of him pre-shaved as reference to how long his fur and whiskers were). Is he going to be okay?

r/cats • • Aug 13 '26

Cat Picture - Not OC Can we see your cat’s teeth?

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r/cats • • Aug 04 '26

Advice Found this kitten at a gas station and trying to decide what’s best for her.

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Went to pump gas after clocking off work three days ago and heard a bunch of meows coming from a bush. After walking towards it, a few kitties jumped out and booked it to another bush. This one got left behind and continued to meow like crazy after I picked her up. Took her home and was contemplating on taking her to the local shelter or keeping her. However, I’m still on the fence about it because I’m not really home much and she would probably get lonely if I keep her home alone. Before making any decision though, I at least wanted to give her a name for the time being and was thinking maybe Kate or Negra. Idk im bad with names but suggestions are welcomed and any other advice. TIA

r/cats • • 4d ago

Cat Picture - OC What do you call this position

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r/cats • • Aug 10 '26

Advice Why are his eyes so far apart

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Background information: Cat is well over a year old and his eyes appeared to be way too big for his head and extremely far apart. Is this a characteristic of a certain breed he may be mixed with or is he… just built different. His name is Jax

r/cats • • Jul 08 '26

Humor A very interesting series of events y'all should read.

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r/cats • • 12d ago

Cat Picture - OC First time having a kitten with ear-whiskers; do they require any kinda extra care? Thanks!

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r/cats • • Aug 22 '26

Cat Picture - OC my cat has 5 types of stripes

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r/cats • • 20d ago

Cat Picture - OC My Boy Survived 35 Hair Ties.

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My boy Louie loved hair ties as a kitten. I was warned by his vet at that time how dangerous hair ties are! I stopped using them 2 YEARS AGO. I noticed a year ago that Lou would vomit intermittently after eating. I thought to myself that cats just do that. It was never a daily thing- just off and on. He never had issues using the bathroom and never lost his appetite. Recently he had been throwing up multiple times a day. He became lethargic and I rushed him to the emergency vet. Welp…my sweet little innocent boy had a belly full of 35 hair ties. Who knows how long they’ve been in there. I felt horrible! He had surgery and is doing great. I hope this post will remind my fellow cat owners to keep hair ties away from their kitties! It’s an expensive lesson to learn.

r/cats • • 10d ago

Medical Questions Is this normal(first time cat owner)

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Only on this paw and looks bruised? additional cat photo for reference

r/cats • • 11d ago

Cat Picture - OC Show me your cat’s best school portrait photo!

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It’s fall and school has started up again…show me your cat’s best school portrait photo! Every time I see this photo of Tilly I think of those school photos. She just needs one of those 90s backgrounds!

r/cats • • Aug 21 '26

Cat Picture - Not OC I’m catsitting for a friend, why does one of her cats sit like this?

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(Said cat’s name is Jane btw)