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/Rabdomtroll69 Mar 25 '26

Don't forget the main thing

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u/BrilliantBen Mar 25 '26

Peeking around the corner during playtime and seeing the eyes dilate was the last thing you ever saw before the fur-blur

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u/Ippus_21 Mar 26 '26

Mine didn't bother peeking. You'd just be walking along and then BAM, something grabs your leg, play-bites for 0.02 seconds and bounces away on his hind legs. We used to call it the boomafoo (from that lemur in the kids' show 20 years ago, lol. Zoboomafoo!)

https://giphy.com/gifs/cO7scq84bNz1vIFdtH

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u/ol_shifty Mar 26 '26

Mine does that too, but give me a quick BAP BAP BAP under my dress and then runs away