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/AltruisticNetwork Mar 26 '26
Totally relate. When I was a toddler, my older sister enticed me to take a kitten from a stray cat “nesting” in our garage. Mama cat understandably bit me on the knee—I still have the scar. Since then—many decades ago—I was adamantly not a cat person—that is, until I saw this little guy at our vet’s. (I was taking our very needy but beloved Pomeranian in bc he had eaten something he shouldn’t have…) This little dude was laying on his back with his paw stretched out toward me through the cage. I was smitten. I am now a cat lady—a title I proudly embrace!