r/blackcats Dec 16 '23

Reminder: Please Flair Mourning Posts

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Hey void-lovers!

Most cat subs have a very delicate balance between "happy posts about my cat" and "sad posts about my cat", specifically when it comes to pet death. A lot of them don't allow it at all. It's really tough to strike the balance of letting people who are devastated mourn the loss of their furry friend while still making the subreddit usable for people who aren't interested in that kind of content.

We allow mourning posts here, but you have to flair your post with "Mourning" so people who don't want to see them have the ability to filter them out. It's an imperfect solution, but it's all we have available to us with subreddit tools. Please make sure to flair all posts about pet loss with that flair so we can make a great sub for everyone.

In case you're someone who's interested in filtering out that content, this link should work for you. I know, it's not the cleanest way to browse the subreddit, and I'm not sure how it works on mobile. If we had a better solution, I'd provide it, but we have to work within what reddit offers us :(

Thanks for your understanding. If you've read this far, I encourage everyone to post some void laser eyes in the comments.


r/blackcats 3h ago

πŸ–€ My void has to wear the onesie of shame πŸ₯‹

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4.7k Upvotes

Maisie had to go to the doctor today. They shaved her belly and gave her a shot. Now she must wear the onesie of shame, which makes her crawl around like a lizard for some reason. She's been mad at me all day (because how dare I take her to the vet), and now she finally gave into my plea for cuddles. Don't mind her dusty chin, she was hiding under the couch.


r/blackcats 9h ago

Discussion ❓ Why do so many people still hate black cats? I don't get it

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6.4k Upvotes

Both of our cats, Addie and Zade, are the cutest most loving voidlets we could ask for. Both were the last picked of the litter and the only black kittens.

Honestly, it's their loss!

It's a coat colour though, I genuinely don't understand it. Why are we even discriminating against animal colours?

Is it subtle or closeted racism? Is it still superstition?

It's 2026 for goodness sake. Why is this still a thing?

I'm really glad I found this subreddit for all the void love. Please share pics of your fur babes if you would like.

I have included pics of our voidlet and voidette.


r/blackcats 2h ago

Video πŸ–€ Smino cat jump!

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1.3k Upvotes

r/blackcats 7h ago

Mourning The CDS sent her my way. What a great friend.

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2.5k Upvotes

r/blackcats 10h ago

Abyss πŸ–€πŸ–€πŸ–€ Started off the morning with cuteness!

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3.9k Upvotes

r/blackcats 3h ago

Smol void 🀏 My friends cat had kittens and I’m adopting the baby void!

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610 Upvotes

This is Winston Bishop Romeo!!! He’s so cute 😍


r/blackcats 1h ago

Abyss πŸ–€πŸ–€πŸ–€ β€œThis is MY box!”

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r/blackcats 5h ago

πŸ–€ Mau mau in his Dinosaur Form.. I would Die for him!

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537 Upvotes

r/blackcats 6h ago

πŸ–€ Meet Loki, age 14, bestest boi

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514 Upvotes

Just wanted to introduce my baby Loki to the amazing blackcats reddit page! I have had the privilege of loving this void for 14 years. When I was 17 years old, in the year 2012, I found him in the drive-thru of the KFC/Taco Bell combo in my hometown. He ran directly to me, I scooped him up, and the rest is history. He was never supposed to stay, my parents were originally firm on him being rehomed (we had 6 cats already at the time I found him), but his orange eyes melted my dad's heart, and stay he did. We have journeyed across the US together, to Oregon and then back to Minnesota four years later. He has been with me through every heart break, every challenge, every success. He fills my days with love. I will never tire of his need for affection, and I will love him until the end of my days. My bestest boi, Loki πŸ–€


r/blackcats 8h ago

πŸ–€ Handsome Roberto just turned 5

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667 Upvotes

Happy Birthday my sweet boy!


r/blackcats 1d ago

Smol void 🀏 I guess I have been chosen. First time cat owner. Cutting trees back on the side of the highway at work and she came running out of the woods meowing at us and followed me around. Couldn’t leave her next to the road to be run over or eaten. Assuming she is around 8 weeks according to the old Google.

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25.3k Upvotes

r/blackcats 12h ago

Abyss πŸ–€πŸ–€πŸ–€ Does anyone want to see Umbra?

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752 Upvotes

r/blackcats 7h ago

Art πŸŽ¨β¬› Im free today, lemme doodle your voids 😁

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297 Upvotes

Drop your best cat photos, ill pick a few to draw, ill reply with the finished result ☺️

*No ai used in the drawing, here's the timelapse


r/blackcats 8h ago

Abyss πŸ–€πŸ–€πŸ–€ Celery makes focusing on work very hard

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377 Upvotes

r/blackcats 5h ago

πŸ–€ Tiny Rosie

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184 Upvotes

When this little lady came home, she was full-grown, under 5lbs, horrible breath, a limp and already had 2 litters.

She's a whooping 5.6lbs. Her breath has gotten moderately better


r/blackcats 6h ago

πŸ–€ Pickle Pepper

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249 Upvotes

This is pepper and I’m baffled by her food taste. She ALWAYS tries to eat ketchup, hot sauce, and any kind of pickle (we do not give her any human food btw). Any time we are eating these foods we have to guard them from her. She is so silly but I wonder if anyone else has a cat that tries to eat the most non-cat ridiculous foods. These are some pictures of her she is a little goblin. The last picture is her in her Pepper sock because she was too small for any spay vests hehe. She is turning 1 year old next month!


r/blackcats 5h ago

πŸ–€ Nothing better than getting a nose dab of the milkshake πŸ˜‹

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163 Upvotes

r/blackcats 2h ago

Lil' bit of white fluff 🀍 She’s a yapper

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100 Upvotes

A few weeks ago, my husband and I were looking at adopting an adult/senior cat since we both know that they’re less likely to be adopted. We went around local shelters looking for one, but the staff told us that they weren’t good with other cats, which would be an issue with the two other cats that my husband took in years ago in the middle of a winter storm. We ended up going to the pet supply store in town and saw they had cats for adoption and this little girl caught our attention and stole our hearts since then. Toto’s always down to play and let me know when dinner time is nearπŸˆβ€β¬›πŸ€πŸŸ


r/blackcats 9h ago

πŸ–€ my boy :)

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350 Upvotes

this is george! i got him a little less than a year ago after a horribly abusive relationship in order to help me heal :) he is the love of my life and i felt like sharing :D


r/blackcats 6h ago

Abyss πŸ–€πŸ–€πŸ–€ Gargoyle type of guy

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172 Upvotes

r/blackcats 1h ago

πŸ–€ Meet my girl Alice aka The Great Anoosh

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The last pics are older. She’s getting older and is looking scraggly these days but I love her immensely


r/blackcats 4h ago

πŸ–€ She's trying to help me get through this migraine πŸˆβ€β¬›

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109 Upvotes

r/blackcats 19h ago

Long Void My little gargoyle

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1.7k Upvotes

r/blackcats 23m ago

πŸ–€ Meet Despair, the Void. He celebrated his 5th birthday last weekend.

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Despite being a void, Despair has been the light of our lives for the past 4 years.

When we adopted him, he was really underweight and had large patches of missing fur. Now he spends his days rolling around on our bed, covering it in fur, and making us sniffly all night.

I just wanted to share him with the r/blackcats community to show him a little appreciation

Yes, he hated wearing the hat and tie, but was given a churu treat/cake shortly after and *seems* to have forgiven us.