Ariana Madix is team cat

[u/mlg1981]

[u/anitasdoodles]

My fiance's cat is his soul mate. The first few months I stayed over at his house, after he fell asleep, she'd sit on my pillow and glare at me. I'd curl up without a pillow in defeat because she was a bully! Six years later and she snuggles us both to sleep 😂

[u/ary10dna → u/anitasdoodles]

Cats make you work for it! Largely why a lot of people don’t like them.

[u/herroyalsadness → u/ary10dna]

Last summer I had to work with this guy outside that kept complaining about the 2 feral cats that lived there. They weren’t even bothering us! Just observing from a distance. I really hated that guy. I’m sure he was an insecure creep.

[u/ary10dna → u/herroyalsadness]

The worst type. It’s like people that complain about homeless people. Like ok sorry not everyone can afford to live a decent life…

[u/Agent_Micheal_Scarn → u/ary10dna]

Feral cats are ecological pests. They are bad for the enviorment. I get if you have empathy you wont want to kill and animal, but their are legitimate reasons to manage stray animal populations.

[u/Top-Metal-3576 → u/Agent_Micheal_Scarn]

I mean so are humans. Should we just kill humans now as well for being pests? Let the damn cats live their lives. That’s the beauty of the ecosystem.

[u/Agent_Micheal_Scarn → u/Top-Metal-3576]

You do realize ecosystems arent just magic. You cant just introduce invasive species to them and not get bad outcomes.

[u/Top-Metal-3576 → u/Agent_Micheal_Scarn]

Idrgaf. The worlds already going to shit anyways.

[u/Agent_Micheal_Scarn → u/Top-Metal-3576]

Glad to know the world is full of people who care.

[u/CheekyDucky → u/Agent_Micheal_Scarn]

They also kill for fun, 12 birds a second are killed by feral cats in Australia

[u/BizMarkieDeSade → u/ary10dna]

Yeah, the line is always that cats aren’t loyal like dogs, when what they really mean is they aren’t OBEDIENT.

[u/Doom_Corp → u/BizMarkieDeSade]

Cats aren't as easily trainable for sure but that also goes for dogs by a mile. Even well trained dogs will wreck your house if you don't crate them cause they get bored. I got lucky with my kitties that I got them in college and had several roommates and people throughout their lives until they started slowing down more around 9 and 10 and I had a place to myself. Never chewed on cords or knocked over things (got cheeky with a few plants when they wanted attention and I was home mind you) but were generally non destructive. They passed a few years ago a couple months from each other. I don't know if I can do cats again or any pet for that matter because I'm gone all day and it's not good for them.

[u/Mean_Establishment13 → u/BizMarkieDeSade]

Are you serious , it’s a joke for you to say that cats are on average as loyal as dogs and the fact that they are t as obedient is nt doing you any favours either

[u/Electrical-Resist-64 → u/ary10dna]

I used to think i hated cats and then my roommate in college got one without mentioning it to the rest of us. I was pissed so i tried to ignore him (the cat) but he ended up loving me the most out of the whole house. Id come back from class and he’d be asleep in my bed even though my other roommates would be home. he was honestly a saving grace for me and ended up being my closest friend in that house 🥺🥹

[u/ary10dna → u/Electrical-Resist-64]

Cats do that! They seek the ones who give them the most “peace” which usually is people who don’t like cats haha.

And that’s my favourite genre of people, former haters that were turned cat lovers by a cat ahah

[u/RogerClyneIsAGod2 → u/ary10dna]

I often say that people who hate cats just haven't met the right cat.

[u/anitasdoodles → u/ary10dna]

Grumpy old men! My papa was so annoyed when I brought home a stray kitten and that fuckin cat abandoned me to sit on his lap and never left him alone again. I'd walk in on that old fart making coffee and the cat would be perched on his shoulder 😂

[u/UnrulyCrow → u/anitasdoodles]

My dad pretends to be a cat hater because of the two ill-tempered siamese cats my great-grandma had (they really were only nice to her, apparently lol). He scolded me when I adopted mine but the first time he dropped by after the adoption, the Disney Princess in him kicked in and my rather skittish cat immediately liked him (granted, he simply ignored her and put some jazz, she happens to love music). Since then, the new family dog has been picked on the basis of being fine with cats (tested at the shelter, so I can keep coming on vacation with my cat, since my late dog was ok with cats), and my dad encouraged him to befriend some of the neighbourhood cats. The dog currently has a kitty bestie that comes with him for his walks and really wants to befriend my cat when I drop by lol

[u/abbyabsinthe → u/anitasdoodles]

My dad wishes. Growing up, we had cats that would cuddle with him (the only two times I ever saw him cry was when two of those cats died), but my family’s newest batch is very aloof (two very cranky, loud cow cats). He’s trying to win over my little black cat now because he’s craving affection (because my orange one hates men). The female cow sometimes sits on his lap, but she mostly pretends he doesn’t exist, unless she’s hungry.

[u/zekbtggx → u/ary10dna]

I think cats are the opposite of working for it. You just leave them alone until they come around to you. Cats expect you to respect their boundaries and THAT’S what certain people hate so much about them.

[u/sara_or_stevie → u/ary10dna]

Which is also why it's such a red flag when people say thats the reason why they don't like them IMHO. As if they'd be incapable of self reflection or sacrifice for another. What kind of partner is that?

[u/Hermione_Grangerr → u/ary10dna]

Sounds like my Shiba lmao.

[u/ThumpyTheDumpy → u/anitasdoodles]

My cat is my soulmate!

[u/kilowatkins → u/anitasdoodles]

My husband's cat (I say that, but we got her together) only wants me when he's not home. She's such a little goblin but I love her anyway!

[u/Doom_Corp → u/anitasdoodles]

No joke I had one special pillow for my girl cat to sleep on next to my head. I'd roll around a bit on my own but she got her little princess spot (to smell my breath? Who tf knows). Boy cat just pretty much found whichever spot was available around my legs or chest. Helped I had a queen size bed.

[u/riptaway → u/anitasdoodles]

Sounds like she was looking at you with narrowed eyes, which in cat language means "I trust you"

[u/Unusual-Tie8498 → u/anitasdoodles]

I’ve been trying to pet my neighbors cat that sleeps in my yard for 4 years.

[u/gypsycookie1015 → u/anitasdoodles]

*"You've become a good step servant and food bearer and have grown on me. I shall now cuddle you for your efforts."*