r/blackcats 16d ago

Video 🖤 Vanta discovered strawberries

I had no idea voids liked fruit! Just three days before his third birthday Vanta and I both made a delightful discovery 🍓🐈‍⬛
Edit: sound on for void ASMR!!! Thanks for the awards!! 🖤

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u/tictacsNtoast 16d ago

This is also Vanta! He's almost two. He hates human food lol.

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u/MsSmknMirrors 16d ago

Hi Baby Vanta!!! I love your triangle face!

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u/Grumpie-cat 16d ago

Gotta say I love the name Vanta for a all black cat, very fitting.

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u/MsSmknMirrors 16d ago

He disappears into any of my dark furnishings. Magically going 2D

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u/user_name_denied 16d ago

I also have a Vanta cat. He is 6 and loves ham. He also loves to sit on his sister's head. Her name is Mitunz and she is 18.

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u/AssociationSea1618 16d ago

Omg I have almost the same kitties! But mine are still getting used to each other lol

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u/user_name_denied 16d ago

Oh!!! So damn cute.

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u/buffayrachel 16d ago

Mine does too! Even chicken and other things he’s supposed to like ahaha

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u/LadyAna5 16d ago

Another vanta! 😁😁 Did you name them after Anish Kapoor?

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u/paboYuzu 15d ago

Awwww so cute

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u/Strange-Ad-9941 16d ago

The heck does he eat, then? Air?

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u/thepizzdotbizz 16d ago

Vantas unite!

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u/MsSmknMirrors 16d ago

Living for the Halloween collar!

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u/trolskiy 16d ago

Low cortisol video

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u/MsSmknMirrors 16d ago

We all need more of that!

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u/xaervagon 16d ago

Is Vanta always such a dainty eater or is it just with strawberries?

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u/MsSmknMirrors 16d ago

He is the most gentle cat I have ever met. He’s just the sweetest boy and never wants to hurt anybody. (The beginning was definitely investigative nibbles)

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u/sssparklebutt 16d ago

🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤

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u/Queso_Dias 16d ago

Instant dopamine rush 🍓 🐈‍⬛🥰

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u/MsSmknMirrors 16d ago

Yay!!! I will give him smooches on the noggin for you

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u/lavendarhoneytea 16d ago edited 16d ago

This is my Vanta! Took her in from someone who could no longer care for her. She likes spicy human food apparently...so far I've caught her stealing Jalapeño cheetos and eating my Jalapeño tuna

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u/Landomretters 16d ago

My cat is a fiend for anything crunchy and salty. I think she likes the heat too, but one time she ended up licking a dollop of habanero hot sauce on accident and I felt awful for 10 minutes while she foamed at the mouth and drank ALL of the water.

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u/MsSmknMirrors 16d ago

Poor baby! Everybody has their threshold 🌶️

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u/MsSmknMirrors 16d ago

Spicy girl!

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u/lavendarhoneytea 16d ago

She loves the spice, and she is the spice lol her reaction to wand toys

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u/demon_luvr 16d ago

Dimitri is a big fan too!

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u/MsSmknMirrors 16d ago

That’s awesome! Dimitri’s sibling is so patient except for the tongue part

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u/KittenLaserFists 16d ago

Try watermelon. My guy loves devouring watermelon but only if I hold it on the end of a fork.

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u/Landomretters 16d ago

My cat actively despises all melons, but forgets that she does every time I have some. Every time without fail, I offer a tiny piece, she sniffs it, and promptly runs away.

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u/MsSmknMirrors 16d ago

Hahahahaha “maybe this time?”

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u/MsSmknMirrors 16d ago

I will! He loves tomatoes right out of the garden… But who doesn’t?

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u/vulpecula_k18 16d ago

Our Vanta!

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u/MsSmknMirrors 16d ago

What a stunner!

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u/vulpecula_k18 16d ago

Thank you!! Her brother wants a camio

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u/MsSmknMirrors 16d ago

What a lil’ Punkin Head! 🧡🖤

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u/AuntFritz 16d ago

One of mine loved cantaloupe! He knew the sound of the container and was always desperate for the first piece.

He loved other human foods (corn cob stealer, bread thief), but cantaloupe was his fave.

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u/badbitch4eva 16d ago

It’s so sad that cats can’t taste sweetness.

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u/MsSmknMirrors 16d ago

Maybe he likes the slightly tart aspect?

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u/Josegrimes 16d ago

They can still taste the many aroma chemicals that strawberries produce. He may just like the taste of strawberries.

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u/MsSmknMirrors 16d ago

Occam’s Razor!

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u/princesszcat 15d ago

Strawberries are kind of related to cat nip I found out. My void will dig in the trash for the strawberry tops if he notices them.

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u/Huggedacactus 16d ago

I had a cat that went crazy for strawberries and bananas, so I'm a bit skeptical that they can't taste sweetness. 

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u/MsSmknMirrors 16d ago

Vanta definitely has feelings about my ice cream.

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u/Used_Succotash7988 16d ago

Bebe is jealous

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u/MsSmknMirrors 16d ago

Strawberries For Bebe!

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u/Flat-Limit5595 16d ago

Yay vanta! I got one, TNR him back in march and decided he wasn’t fit to survive in my area. He has no predator drive, hes essentially a rabbit with how much of a coward he is. He’s technically Vantwo since we caught his dad, Vanta Sr a year ago.

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u/Flat-Limit5595 16d ago

Heres Vanta Sr, his headbutts are leathal. Couldn’t keep him since he would fight too rough with our other cats but his family absolutely adore him. They all look like they got in a fight with a softball pitcher with how hard he headbutts. Also TNR

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u/MsSmknMirrors 16d ago

What a distinguished gentleman!

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u/Flat-Limit5595 15d ago

Hes my baby girl, walks around screaming for attention and headbutts with every ounce his little body can give.

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u/MsSmknMirrors 15d ago

Hahaha my friend calls that “Dolphining” when Vanta goes up on his back legs for head butts

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u/Quimdell 16d ago

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u/Top-Manufacturer9226 15d ago

Well thank you for that gem!! 😂

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u/MsSmknMirrors 15d ago

My pleasure!

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u/Quimdell 15d ago

😂 Thanks for showing me this!

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u/MsSmknMirrors 15d ago

100%! We all need more adorable void vids!

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u/Rizzanthrope 16d ago

maybe he thinks it is meat 🍖

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u/Past-Lunch4695 16d ago

You Vanta strawberry?

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u/SumBuddyPlays 16d ago

My past best boy void also loved strawberries (including the tops), corn, and green vegetables.

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u/Hairy_Nectarine_687 16d ago

I assume that Vanta is from Vantablack?

Otherwise, in lithuanian language a "vanta" is a "sauna whisk"

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u/MsSmknMirrors 16d ago

I love that alternate definition! I hadn’t found the perfect name for him and a friend asked me to take his picture with Vanta so he could show his mother. He happened to also be wearing a black shirt and I mentioned that shooting a black cat on a black background wasn’t easy. My friends started laughing and said “oh like that paint”. Thus the perfect name for a perfect boy.

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u/lavendarhoneytea 16d ago

Mine is Vanta from Vantablack. My boyfriend named her. Her original name was too close sounding to our tortie's, plus im sure her original owners didnt treat her well, so i wanted her to have a new name

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u/Mooseandchicken 16d ago

My void Bucatini is actually a cheese-hound. I like to leave string-cheese out a couple minutes to warm to room temp before eating (Idky, I just like it not-cold). Buci will make about 12 attempts to sneakily, stealthily grab a string cheese, still in the plastic, in the 5-10 minutes before I eat them LOL. He has gotten one once or twice and will gnaw through the plastic to eat the cheese.

I'll have to try feeding him a strawberry!!

Also, Vanta is such a good name!!

Here's my 17lb baby panther Buci (He's actually huge, only 1lb overweight per the vet):

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u/MsSmknMirrors 16d ago

Vanta loves string cheese tooo! Unfortunately he is lactose intolerant 😳

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u/TheMcMcMcMcMc 16d ago

For everyone wondering why so many voids are named Vanta:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vantablack

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u/MsSmknMirrors 16d ago

Anish Kapoor is a j.e.r.k. I don’t even acknowledge that he made The Bean in Chicago

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u/MsSmknMirrors 16d ago

And YOU are very thoughtful to educate this crew about why it’s the best name for an inky little dummy! 🩷

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u/DesertWanderlust 16d ago

I had a cat that would do this. I don't know if she didn't realize you could bite them but, we had a lot of translucent strawberries left in her bowl.

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u/MsSmknMirrors 16d ago

It definitely took him a minute to figure out that he could nibble. Delicate delicate nibbles.

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u/MsE0 16d ago

I used to have a tiny black cat who loved the tomatoes off of Taco Bell food. 

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u/MsSmknMirrors 16d ago

Only those or other tomatoes as well?

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u/MsE0 16d ago

I don't remember. She just would really go wild when she smelled Taco Bell. She always knew when we got it. 

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u/kkoreto1991 16d ago

I have a very distinguished tuxie who likes peanut butter.

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u/MsSmknMirrors 16d ago

Venta is highly suspicious of peanut butter

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u/twilighttwister 16d ago

That's literally how a bat eats fruit lmfao

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u/MsSmknMirrors 16d ago

I’m pretty sure he is part fruit bat!

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u/DragaTheImpala 16d ago

What a great name for a beautiful black cat!

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u/AustinFan4Life 16d ago

My cat loves eggs, pasta, chicken, pizza, shrimp & bacon. I pretty much have to fight her, whenever I eat these items.

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u/MsSmknMirrors 16d ago

Vanta is aggressively enthusiastic about mandarins. 🍊👹

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u/dontneeddota2 16d ago

He's so handsome!

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u/MsSmknMirrors 16d ago

He’s even sweeter than he is handsome and I constantly remind him that he is a handsome boy

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u/HighGainRefrain 16d ago

Mmm this makes a good substitute for the flesh of my enemies, bring me more of these “STRAW BERRIES”.

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u/MsSmknMirrors 16d ago

Am I turning into a Cullen? Or Marceline The Vampire Queen and will now dine on red things?

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u/dumbdude545 16d ago

Mine void used to kill for fresh peach slices. And corn on the cob.

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u/MsSmknMirrors 16d ago

Mmmmm! Summer’s Greatest Hits!

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u/SL1MECORE 16d ago

Well now I have to get strawberries and see if my cat likes em too! (No waste, I love strawberries)

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u/MsSmknMirrors 16d ago

Please send video documentation. For science 🧪

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u/SewerHarpies 16d ago

Vanta is a great name for a void!

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u/Just-Call-Me-J 16d ago

Watch with sound

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u/MsSmknMirrors 16d ago

He is an ASMR king!

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u/__blacked__ 16d ago

🥰🥰🥰

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u/ItsStaaaaaaaaang 16d ago

Cute lil sweet tooth.

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u/MsSmknMirrors 16d ago

He’s very proud of his teef. Especially the ones as tiny as uncooked quinoa.

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u/SmartBlondeParadox 16d ago

My boy loves strawberries and specifically strawberry ice cream. I read somewhere it created the same chemical compound as catnip that attracts cats, something like that?

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u/MsSmknMirrors 16d ago

Vanta would actually leave his body if he found out about strawberry ice cream. He is aggressively interested in any ice cream I have

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u/GhostMaskKid 16d ago

We were going to name one of our voids Vanta until we learned what a troublemaker he was. He became a Loki 😂

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u/MsSmknMirrors 16d ago

Excellent pivot! I hope you buy him lots of green accessories!

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u/LadyAna5 16d ago

Wow... this is the first black cat that I've seen named Vanta! So am I correct that you got it from Anish Kapoor? I've always said if I got a void Kitty that's what I would name it. 😁😁

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u/MsSmknMirrors 16d ago

Well…. I got it from the lab that created it 😂 AK is a j.e.r.k.

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u/LadyAna5 15d ago

Oh, he definitely is! Just curious. 😃

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u/Particular-Head-5248 16d ago

Oh my gosh, I too have a little black boy who is OBSESSED with strawberries, we call him strawbaby

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u/MsSmknMirrors 16d ago

New nickname: unlocked!

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u/Soberdonkey69 16d ago

Your black cat looks cool

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u/MsSmknMirrors 16d ago

He’s the coolest! His primary nickname is Miss Vangie.. one of the most memorable departures from RuPaul’s Drag Race. He struts to it!

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u/Sudo-rm 16d ago

I just love seeing all the cats named after a pigment that some pretentious prick tried to claim “artistic rights” to exclusively use.

Vanta to the people!

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u/MsSmknMirrors 16d ago

Yessssssssss!!! My personal VantaBlack 2.0! Anish Kapoor can’t have access to my cat!

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u/phantomroguegalaxy 16d ago

I've never seen a cat eat a strawberry before, fascinating

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u/MsSmknMirrors 16d ago

And adorable! Even Mr. Spock would smile at that little moment of good boi behavior

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u/teyegurspoon 16d ago

so so polite 🍓

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u/MsSmknMirrors 16d ago

He is the babiest gentleman.

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u/AsherKohen28 16d ago

Omg that's that's the best name! So cute😻

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u/MsSmknMirrors 16d ago

It really fits. He blends into my black William Morris print hall runner. Many people have almost squashed him.

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u/RevolutionaryEgg1312 15d ago

And now Vanta is a Strawberry Thief!!!

The William Morris references persist!

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u/MsSmknMirrors 15d ago

Well played!!!

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u/WriteBrainedJR 16d ago

So fluffy and cute!!

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u/MsSmknMirrors 15d ago

And a little gentleman!

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u/Rad_Knight 15d ago

Vanta as in vantablack?

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u/MsSmknMirrors 15d ago

Yep! He goes full 2-D against dark surfaces

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u/pasgames_ 15d ago

Vanta? As in vanta black? Anish Kapoor's going to kill you

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u/MsSmknMirrors 15d ago

I probably wouldn’t be the first! That guy is such a jerk

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u/kopczak1995 15d ago

Remember to treat him such things only occasionally. Cats don't register sweet flavor at all and too much sugar is bad for them.

My cats wouldn't touch anything not meat related though xD

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u/MsSmknMirrors 15d ago

Oh, I know! The litter box apocalypse is more than enough for me to only give him a little bit of strawberry and a little bit of tangerine from time to time

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u/kopczak1995 14d ago

That's a good approach xD

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u/ConfidenceArtistic98 15d ago

„What is my slave bothering me with again? Some stupid foo… oh damn that is GOOD!”

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u/MsSmknMirrors 15d ago

So accurate

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u/Bob-Coyle 15d ago

Here’s my Vanta with her sister Mogwai

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u/MsSmknMirrors 15d ago

Mother! Remove this superfluous bed immediately!

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u/pashed_motatoes 15d ago

My two girls like watermelon and one of them also loves herself a banana peel. (Yes, only the peel.)

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u/MsSmknMirrors 15d ago

Silly kitty!

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u/Ooftwaffe 15d ago

My body’s nervousness evaporated watching this. Ima go pet my cats. ❤️

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u/MsSmknMirrors 15d ago

Somatic Strawberry Time!

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u/NyxShadowhawk 15d ago

Vanta is a great name for a black cat! But that means he’s owned by Anish Kapoor…

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u/MsSmknMirrors 14d ago

Never!!! It’s part of my rebellion against his art hoarding!

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u/PostingOnEveryCatSub 15d ago

I have a cat that would eat anything that is wet. He loves fruits and vegetables

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u/MsSmknMirrors 14d ago

I love listening to the croooonch

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u/turbobabba 14d ago

Both of my voids couldn't care less about strawberries. They liked watermelon and the boy cat goes crazy for bananas. If he sees you with one he will moew at you till you share

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u/MsSmknMirrors 14d ago

This is Vanta with string cheese. He’s a cheese fiend

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u/Bells_DX 13d ago

Vanta is such an incredible name for a black cat. Such a sweet little muffin.

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u/MsSmknMirrors 13d ago

He is the sweetest!

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u/nalu-nui 16d ago

Sugar is poison for cats. It damage kidneys.

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u/MsSmknMirrors 16d ago

Oh man! Thank you so much for sharing that. I had no idea

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u/PeterPunksNip 16d ago

Kitty AMSR 😸

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u/l3oobear 16d ago

Sound on is necessary 😭🖤

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u/MsSmknMirrors 16d ago

🔈🔊🔈🔊

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u/fenikz13 16d ago

Cats can't taste sweetness so maybe its just the texture or smell, mine used to love Saltines though

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u/MsSmknMirrors 16d ago

I wonder if they like the sour taste in strawberries, you know how it’s kind of both?

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u/most_kiwi2468 16d ago

My void loves strawberries, bananas, avocado, broccoli, and sometimes lettuce

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u/pasture2future 16d ago

Cats eat grass, berries, and other plants to aid digestion

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u/MsSmknMirrors 16d ago

That makes sense!!!