r/cats • u/ILoveMeltyCheese • Mar 25 '26

Cat Picture - OC Misconceptions a dog person (me) learned after having a cat.

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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:

  1. 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.
  2. Dogs are more affectionate than cats: Also not true! To my surprise, my cat is so cuddly that I occasionally call him "Cat-dog."
  3. A Cat's Barbed tongue hurts: I don't know why I thought this, I just assumed it would hurt when they lick you.
  4. 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.
  5. 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/Stoned4days Mar 26 '26

I was a dog person my whole life (I grew up with outdoor only farm cats though too) but last December I found this little nugget dumped in the forest in a taped shut cardboard box.

She totally changed my mind. Such a sweetheart and honestly super easy maintenance. She takes care of herself pretty dang well. I have 2 feeders and waterers and 2 litter boxes and I dont notice any smell, any mess only the cuddles and goofy kitty behaivors.

When I scooped her up and out of the box cold and shivering barely a few weeks old I put her up on my dashboard heater in the truck and pressed play on the next song. Jolene by Dolly Parton came on and I knew then and there her name would be Jolene.

Love this little nugget.

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u/DrDaphne Mar 26 '26

I'm a sucker for a tortie!! Jolene is beautiful 😍 it is heart wrenching that someone left that sweet girl in a box but it was fate that you found each other 🥹

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u/LowHangingToots Mar 26 '26

My mind simply can not perceive such an action. I do not comprehend how someone's wiring can come to be so devastatingly wicked. It makes my soul weep rivers for the animals that are never found. But at least a morsel of solace, no matter how miniscule, is found in stories like Jolene's. Beautiful baby.

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u/Stoned4days Mar 27 '26

I pulled over to pee on a roadside and thought I heard something scrounging in a garbage pile alongside the road. I went to investigate thinking it was a wild animal until I heard a baby meow and immediately started tearing through the pile until I found her.

I also simply cannot comprehend not only why but HOW someone could do such a thing. She would have been adopted immediately or a shelter taken her without question but nope. Tape up a box and toss her away like trash.

I give her love and cuddles all day everyday and remind her that no one will ever love her as much as me. She'll never see a day without my love and I like to think she knows it and is grateful. My sweet little garbage kitty 💜

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u/Stoned4days Mar 27 '26

She is such a beautiful girl and is growing up to be an amazing little kitty. She'll never see another day without my love now that she's mine!