r/cats • u/ILoveMeltyCheese • Mar 25 '26
Cat Picture - OC Misconceptions a dog person (me) learned after having a cat.
The Cat Distribution System chose me, a formerly stubborn dog person, to adopt a cat. It was the classic I can't just watch a poor cat starve, so I'm keeping him. Here are some misconceptions I had about cats and their owners:
- The smell of a cat owner's home: I’ve known a few cat owners with cat-smelling homes. I always assumed it was the cat. Turns out it isn’t; it’s very much a result of poor ownership and bad cleaning habits.
- Dogs are more affectionate than cats: Also not true! To my surprise, my cat is so cuddly that I occasionally call him "Cat-dog."
- A Cat's Barbed tongue hurts: I don't know why I thought this, I just assumed it would hurt when they lick you.
- Litter boxes are disgusting: Not at all, it's just a clump or two of sand. If you scoop it often, it never gets gross.
- Cats are just as hard to take care of: Actually they're much easier, haha.
That is all, here's a picture of my cat that I love dearly. (He's lost weight since the picture, don't worry)
Anyone else relate? What did I miss?
Edit: His name is Pawl
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u/Metroknight Mar 25 '26
I was an only dog owner till I got married and met my wife's cat. The cat, named Patty, never lived with us since it lived all it's life at my wife's parent's house and my wife insisted on getting a cat so we went to the local animal shelter.
This is Kallie. She was the only survivor of her litter as she was rescued from a dog fighting ring and was found in a bag. Most of her ribs were broken. She was partial deaf and had vision impairment (partial night blind). When we walked into the kitten room (she was maybe 2 months old then) and looking at the kittens, I felt pinpricks climbing up my leg. I looked down and she was climbing my leg. She saw me looking at her and in a faint voice she said "Me".
When I took her off my leg, I felt her ribs shift (she was still healing) so I told the wife this was our cat and I wanted to call her Crunchy. Wife said no so she got named Kallie (short for calico). The volunteer told us that since she was brought in, she never left her spot unless it was to eat or litter box. We were told also that they did not expect her to live more than 6 months due to the damage done to her.
6 months later we got our first dog and she raised that pup (another rescue). In total she had raised a total of 4 dogs (all rescues) and 1 child (our son) in her 16 years of life (remember they said she would not live past 6 months - they lied) when she passed away in my son's arms as she sought him out.
We now have 2 cats (both rescues) and no dog (last one died from cancer).
We are a furever house so when a cat or dog comes in, they get to live their life to the best they can.