How did cats become our pets? We asked an evolutionary biologist

[@llllllblodllllll]

"How did cats become our pets?" They didn't, we became theirs.

[@randirbox]

Yeah, and now I'm reporting you for disclosure of information. Submit to the next cat you see and no one will get hurt. 😼

[@llllllblodllllll]

@@randirbox🙇Daily prostration, I swear! Don't report🙅 🙅 Judo Chop!! Judo Chop!!

[@murb2586]

Came here to say this, my cat told me to

[@paulfillingham2958]

Absolutely correct we are cats pets

[@robbabcock_]

Yes, humans were the first species that cats domesticated!🤭

[@goupigoupi6953]

Cats understood early on that domesticating humans is the easiest way to colonize the galaxy.

[@hohenzollern6025]

When the Vogons arrived at earth they found the dominate species and observed. Before first contact could be made, they need to make sure a species was going to be acceptable to the galactic order. This species however, had one major flaw. Slavery. Long since outlawed across the galaxy, this would need to be rectified, or, worse case scenerio, the entire planet purged. So contact was made with a representive of the earthlings. And thru the galactic translater it was explained that they must relenquish their slaves, or possibly face extermination. They recieved a one word reply: "Meow"

[@hohenzollern6025]

It should be noted in the history books, it only took 500 cycles for the earthling to enslave the entire Galactic Empire. Every being, whether it be the warlike Trovels, to the insectoid Bathylews, is now a personal slave to an earthling. They dominate every home, of every planet. (excerpt from the Free League of Caninis Doggo's manifesto)

[@Jeffrey.Seelman]

You hit the nail on the head there. Great video but he missed the point on who is running the show.

[@billsanders5067]

According to what was related to my by my masteress, Miss Kitty is that when the Egyptians were building the pyramids, a group of cats formed a committee any voted to see if it would be possible to convince them that cats were God's and should be treated as such. It turned out that they were very successful in their endeavors and as they say, "the rest is history".

[@verilyheld]

I have long thought that millenia ago, in some village somewhere, a lost little kitten was crying mournfully, a toddler girl picked it up, held it close, the kitten purred, and that was it, we were goners, they had us at 'meow.'

[@andrewdeans3686]

*miaow*

[@yong9613]

*Myau*

[@chrisnegele6875]

My mother was a cat 🐈 lover and made it to 95 in good health till the end.

[@sureshmukhi2316]

She had 95 cats?

[@marions.120]

Awesome, my Mother made it to 95 1/2 with a cat in the house up until her last year! 🐈

[@Bbbbad724]

A house is incomplete without a cat. It becomes a home.

[@dubya85]

Lil mini rat

[@Amick44]

Cat's are a blast!

[@TK-yz3wt]

A house cat.

[@oskarngo9138]

A house is a lot cleaner without a cat!

[@andreasandremyrvold]

Lucia is the mistress of my home.

[@kittykatz4001]

Even asleep, 😴 cats make your home or room prettier!

[@James-pq7nf]

cats are smart enough to know a good thing when they have it

[@Tony32]

"How did cats become our pets?" A: They invited themselves in.

[@bradgaines5091]

​@@crisl9079Indeed. This is why my parents now have a cat. She adopted them two years ago.

[@Matt-cm3pl]

You have to admire an animal that prefers indoor heating/cooling to the outdoors

[@wendymartin6479]

Or in my case they just walked in by the front door after camping in the garden for a while. Then informed us that they would now take over the management of the house.

[@nadjasunflower1387]

@@wendymartin6479 which is supposedly in many cultures good luck if your claimed by a cat.

[@Ganiscol]

The correct question would be, when did cats domesticate us as their loyal servants in exchange for just being adorable? 😅

[@toycarpgmr]

A long time ago cats decided to domesticate humans in order to get free food and a safe warm bed

[@mart-greciaOdalyz]

and boy, have they succeeded! I'm up to now a brand of food, for the "totally and proudly carnivore" a gourmet brand. the most expensive in the line of cat food, 80 cans of various edibles that have cost a fortune and all, have been refused. Far as a bed, he said mine was too soft. he now sleeps on a seal coat my great-grandma left behind. But I know that's only temporary...being that it's not soft enough!

[@clovermark39]

Yes just going through the gourmet cat food myself with my new kitten.

[@mart-greciaOdalyz]

@@clovermark39 you both have great taste! congrats!

[@johndaniels651]

And servants

[@classic-superette]

chinese eat cats. they are not pets. depends on your culture. some guy in chinatown in new york city was arrested for stealing his neighbor's cat and eating it. this was actually a criminal investigation.

[@bluecat798]

My Russian Blue cat was wonderful. He used to greet me when I came home from work by rolling onto his back for belly rubs. He lived to be 16.5 years old. I miss you, my Misha!😢❤

[@classic-superette]

amazing how people give human names to animals. just lovely.

[@mart-greciaOdalyz]

Aside from the humour we find in cats, there is a deeper side to them. A curative or, healing quality. They are shock absorbers. Mental sponges deliberately or not, draw from us our worries, our hurt, our sadness, and even, our wishes to be dead when life seems intolerable. I have 2 cats. And I've discovered, that all I need to do, is go to them and hold them in my arms, when things get so tough, I'm ready to give up. I love them very much. And as a family, they are more caring, more loving than my human family is. I'm so glad I've been honoured by having been adopted by these two little miracles-in-waiting. For, God only knows if I'd even be alive today if They had not rescued me. I've heard it said there is a reason why a cat comes into one's life. And, I'm now certain that a merciful Deity is behind the arrangement.

[@z4dude131]

My wife and I have 5 cats. We are expert cat herders. 😂 We started with one stray who unbeknownst to us was pregnant. Six weeks later she had 4 kittens. We still have 2 of her “kids”, and have given a home to 2 other strays.

[@MrTheHillfolk]

Me and the wife had around 5 about 24ish years ago in our first house. Crack open a food can and it was like a herd of elephants running to the sound of the can. Good times.

[@classic-superette]

give the rest away to a crazy cat lady in her 30s who is single...

[@spinafex5729]

Check the Lion Whisperer channel. The lions he cares for aren't domesticated yet they behave very similarly to house cats. I'm not sure cats have changed that much.

[@hellooutthere8956]

Cats meow to their babies who meow back.

[@guimarotta]

Of course cats meow to each other.....i dont know where this idea came from....

[@infini_ryu9461]

​@@guimarottaThat's in the context of infant cats to their mothers and vice versa. He's referring to the fact that adult cats very rarely ever meow to each other. Cats have a parent-child relationship with humans, they tend to hold onto certain neotenous traits from their infancy into adulthood they wouldn't normally, because it benefits them to do so. They feel very safe and secure with their owners. A study was done using the safe base test and cats scored equally to human infants in security with their caretakers. This was higher than dogs, if only several percentage points. So it makes sense they may adapt to their human caretakers with certain characteristics. So while cats can survive without humans, they get a tremendous boost in health and happiness when they are with them.

[@guimarotta]

@@infini_ryu9461 Whoever says that cats don't meow at other cats has never had several cats...They call each other to play, they call each other when they are lonely and various other types of behavior use meowing between them.....

[@ladyrachel13]

"Beware of people that dislike cats" - Irish Proverb

[@darthwiizius]

"Beware of people that cats dislike" - Me.

[@dryan6793]

Damn straight

[@ladyrachel13]

@@darthwiizius facts!!

[@CapAnson12345]

The cats were probably like "meow" and we were all like "awwww" and then they went *FLOOF* and we were like "MUST PET AND LOVE CAT".

[@lashlarue7924]

Yes, this.

[@Mrwednesday84]

Care not for the shredding of hands, pain is worth the petting.

[@sneezyfido]

All hail the hypnocat

[@toughbutsweet1]

Not to mention that they are super cute.

[@buffstraw2969]

Cats are civilization's best friend. Thank you, sweetie pies! 😸😸😸❤❤❤❤

[@Raptorman0909]

The argument that cats only meow to humans doesn't hold up to scrutiny. There are many videos here on YT and elsewhere that show cats interacting with other cats outside and while some are silent as far as meowing is concerned, others are quite vocal in meowing to other cats. There's a great video, from China or another East Asian country, where the owner of a male cat put a collar camera on the cat and then the cat goes outside to its favorite hangout where many other cats also hangout. In one portion of the video the cat jumps up on a wall and sees a female cat he appears to like and he jumps off the wall and trots over to her all the while meowing with a particularly high pitched meow. Later on, perhaps another day, he approaches a ditch that many of the cats seem to hang around and as he approaches he begins meowing much as he did when he saw the female cat I mentioned before. I suspect his meow was 'pinging' to see if she was around. So while cats may meow to humans more often they do meow to other cats -- at least outside the home.

[@stuartdollar9912]

What's the one common denominator about every KZbin video ever made? Some human had a camera. We've been a multiple cat household for 30 years. Our cats meow at us. Never to each other.

[@Raptorman0909]

@@stuartdollar9912 In my experience growing up with cats they don't have the need to talk (meow) to each other except rarely, but in other videos the cats in an outside more public venue, with many other cats they don't live with, they can be and are vocal or very vocal including meowing. What we see as a cat owner with a cat that goes outside is that they're gone for a few hours and sometimes a few days -- now with these little cameras we see that all cats are little criminals that like to hang out and sometimes kick some a@@. And in a non-spayed group theres going to be at least one pregnant cat and a few others that are being hounded, yes hounded by male cats. The private lives of cats are way more interesting that most humans!

[@joostdriesens3984]

I agree. I can observe my cat outside from my 3rd floor window. My cat has a cat friend in the neighbourhood. This cat is very fond of my cat and will meow to call her if he suspects she is around. It's very cute to see my cat popping up suddenly from somewhere in response to the call. 😽

[@GarrisIiari]

​@@stuartdollar9912 not true about humans with cameras. Many of these videos have cats with GoPros on their collars with them interacting with other cats, and they will occasionally meow, certainly not as often as with humans though. And certainly with so many cats you must have seen mothers and kittens meow to each other. I've always thought cats that are raised with humans from being kittens see us as their parents, as a friend who adopts adult strays says it's rare they meow to her, so they don't see her that way unless raised by humans.

[@dougshiner9180]

Cats meow to each other by way of calling to one another, but in general, once they are together In their groups, they don't say much.

[@dipaknadkarni62]

I love cats and they own me. 😂😂😂

[@NathanielHellerstein]

Am I a dog person or a cat person? I'm bipetual. I grew up owning dogs, and now I am owned by cats.

[@charlottesmom]

I can’t make up my mind so we have two of each! 🐈‍⬛🐈🦮🐕😉

[@Zandanga]

Oh I like that ... bipetual ... stealin' it 😉👍

[@bazza945]

Think § CAT § person (Mug).

[@mart-greciaOdalyz]

damn excellent decision. I'm proud of you!

[@Rumplesti1tskin]

I love both, but man, cats are such an excellent pet and companion. Laid back, clean, poop in a box indoors, don’t require walks when it’s below freezing outdoors, entertaining to be around. They’re the ideal pet.

[@dennisswaim8210]

Love 🐈 cats. Such a remarkable companion that is intelligent, playful, and loving.

[@NickDrinksWater]

So basically, humans are the pets of the cat

[@lauraravenscraft1408]

Katie I hope you have a Kitty or two ❤

[@kenyasasser4468]

My cats resent being called domesticated. In fact, in the world history according to cats, cats domesticated humans.

[@cruzefrank]

Legend has it that cats were the ones who domesticated humans

[@ANDROLOMA]

Rather questionable how effective their efforts have been.

[@BirdWhisperer46]

Interesting about the meow, at 2 years, my male tom cat talks to me, asks and answers questions.

[@mart-greciaOdalyz]

The Toodie, my cat, has a theory on the big Ban. It's my doctorate thesis.

[@MostlyPennyCat]

Penny Cat screamed in my face at 2am this morning. I woke my wife up and told her something was wrong with Penny. So we then have to follow her as she meanders arrived the house until she's arrived at the problem she needed us to solve for her. She say next to her litter tray and "dug" on the floor. So, dirty litter tray? Cleaned it and she rushed in to then show us that she was having problems urinating. Urgent vet appointment in the morning, she's got stress cystitis. Anti inflammatories prescribed and we need to take a urine sample. But it just proves how not-stupid they are, she came to us with a problem and showed us what it was so we could help her. Good Cat, still done. She had lots of videos up on my channel, go see her, she's very pretty and floofy with enormous green eyes

[@mart-greciaOdalyz]

@@MostlyPennyCat Sounds like another GREAT cat. You mention cat litter habits? Mine will pee on my clothes atop the drier if the litter is not spotless! And I swear I can hear through their smirk, maniacal laughter! I hope he gets better, your cat. Oh, and by the way, I Agree! There's nothing stupid about them! They're magicians!

[@MostlyPennyCat]

@@mart-greciaOdalyz Thankyou! She's a she though. And indeed if their litter tray is dirty they'll straight up use something you don't want them to! Anyway, it's just a bit of cystitis, anti inflammatories and lots of wet food will fix it up. And I'll leave you now with "Cat" and "Urine Sample" rolling around in your head. 😂

[@mart-greciaOdalyz]

@@MostlyPennyCat Thank you, my dear. Still, i wish your little beloved to be well as quickly as possible! Cats, according to Gunther Grasse, a German writer, cats were perfection incarnate! We know that!!!

[@MostlyPennyCat]

Enter the village not only with the ability to be near humans, but to also have the ability to be near _other cats_ That's where cat colonies started, they're the genetic descendents of wild cats that could tolerate humans and cats in close proximity. It was a survival trait, you got all the delicious mousies you could eat and we're in close proximity to the opposite sex. So these traits were slowly magnified until we were left with _Felis Catus_

[@MostlyPennyCat]

However cats are only semi-domesticated. Because a completely domestic cat doesn't have the skills we needed to control the vermin population. That's why they're seen as "aloof and independent" We needed them to be independent and razor sharp, But with the ability to not cause each other serious injury while in close proximity. And then they have enough domestication to be able to pick them up and transport them to where they are needed.

[@MostlyPennyCat]

That second type of purr is called a, "Solicitation Purr".

[@389293912]

I have 5 of them. I'm forever awed by this species. Nature granted them almost every gift. Their athletic abilities border on the supernatural. However, with some notable exceptions, they are not very smart. They dont know know how to associate motion with communication: i.e. they cannot point out what they want. They just keep whining until you figure out what they want.

[@BettyH-p8u]

That’s why YOU ARE THE SERVANT! And cats rule ! Oh cats are very intelligent ,they just keep that fact among themselves! Look into a cats eyes they are looking back at you ,thinking always THINKING !😼😺🙀😻

[@alchobum]

My cats know what pointing means when I do it. It's learned, not instinct. They don't have fingers so it's not happening for them. But mine will work to get me to follow them. I am well trained.

[@billyalexander5645]

His cat sleeping on the left in the background haha

[@alchobum]

My cat purrs contentedly when he has defeated me in the battle to keep him off my shoulder. If he gets on, he knows I will bribe him with snacks to get him off of me. Victory conditions met, purr purr purr.

[@julosx]

Sometimes, cats meow and purr at the same time when they dearly want something. They're almost talking in these occasions !

[@justinpenn9250]

I think most likely people found stray kittens and raised them - the newborns would be more likely to be easier to accept human companions.

[@SweSuf]

I used to be owned by two cats (siblings); I sorely miss them...

[@mart-greciaOdalyz]

may they rest in peace, now! no joke. I'm serious.

[@SweSuf]

@@mart-greciaOdalyz Thanks!

[@mart-greciaOdalyz]

@@SweSuf you're welcome! Time passed, as it must, and I lost my beloved mine too. I know how it feels! But it comforts me to hope they are in a heaven of their own because they were such good friends. love!

[@ReneCesena-d2t]

I love my Cats ❤️

[@salahdehina9733]

But African wild cats can only have short grey fur with dark spots and stripes. House cats today come in all kinds of colors and fur lengths

[@casnimot]

Mine was laying on my chest watching the video with me, as I recline on the couch. He seems to know it's about cats. But yes, thing about cats (and other animals) is they do experience and feel a lot of the same things we do. When you see that, it's pretty clear how they make such effective friends to well-meaning people.

[@anneglines47]

I am just part of his staff. I love him.

[@PamelaCurry]

Just started watching, only 2 minutes in. You missed the mark, cats weren't domesticated by humans; cats domesticated humans. We were their servants and remain so today.

[@bobertjones2300]

The Prophet PBUH loved cats. Cats are generally favored in Islamic countries.

[@Tk-ou9ec]

And also thanks to Louis wain for helping it along. Brilliant artist.

[@enjoystraveling]

My cats have at least two or three kinds of meow, one that says feed me another that says almost like a shriek. You better get up soon because I want my breakfast and a gentle meow.

[@CrazyBite2007]

When I got a phone call and put the speaker on, one of my cats comes rushing from wherever to start conversation.... Pretty loudly too.

[@Alcagaur1]

An alternate hypothesis was espoused by Rudyard Kipling in "The Cat Who Walked By Himself".

[@Annnabeeee]

Cannot believe you pushed a cat that was bred at the end. Way too many strays for cats to be “purebred” imo ✌🏻

[@Jeffrey.Seelman]

Thank you for the excellent background. The only thing that I would have to say would be that my cat, Lady Night of Scotland, considers me to be her pet. I cannot think of one thing that I trained her to do. I can think of 20 things that she has trained me to do.

[@colinbennington4157]

Anyone like to have my cat, she’s doing my head in as she has for the last 19 years, but I love her to bits and I will miss her when she’s gone. She’s my companion.

[@maha-madpedo-gayphukumber1533]

Title is wrong. The correct title is "How humans become pets of cats and got owned by cats"

[@martinwilliams3321]

Archie’s bed looks very comfy.

[@Gamer-dude247]

My nan took in stray cats and kept cats around her for her entire life, she lived to 96 years old, grandad was 93.

[@benjimenfranklin3668]

Wrong question. Should be how did we become cats pets because in a cat person relationship they rule 😻

[@christomapher]

Thanks for the interesting info. Just a suggestion: for all the talk about the way cats sound, it would have been nice to hear more cat audio.

[@musicandbooklover-p2o]

First image of a domesticated cat with collar in Egypt is from around 2500BC or 4500 years ago while archaeological remains in Crete show they were domesticated closer to 9500 years ago. Can't even get the most basic claim right so what else is also wrong Such as - or example - cats only meowing to humans (WRONG AGAIN)

[@trevorpsy]

I am a caretaker of many cats, outdoor and in. It's not true that they meow at each other "rarely." The truth is that they meow less frequently at each other than they do to me, but it happens regularly -- especially between outdoor cats. The question is what is being transmitted in their meows to one another. It seems to me that their meows are indications anger or irritation.

[@davidpowell3347]

Also occasional incidents where lynx/bobcat kittens or ocelot kittens become habituated to humans (perhaps only one human) to the point of vocalizing or even seeking physical contact

[@andrewemery4272]

Whoever said cats reduce stress should meet my crazy idiot of a cat !!!

[@mart-greciaOdalyz]

hey, maybe it's you who has too much stress, and your cat not being an idiot at all, won't take responsibility for the excess.

[@fobbitoperator3620]

Answer to thumbnail question: We possessed food, they were hungry. They deemed us useful, so they joined us.

[@mart-greciaOdalyz]

"joined" us? you break me up!

[@fobbitoperator3620]

@@mart-greciaOdalyz I should have stated, "allowed us to join them." Semantics...

[@mart-greciaOdalyz]

@@fobbitoperator3620 Please excuse me! Of course! I worry too much about the welfare of all these little gods who've gracefully agreed to toler, excuse me, share with us their company (ah, up to a point). Yes, my mistake...

[@fobbitoperator3620]

@@mart-greciaOdalyz "Without the presence of dogs & cats, we humans are useless!" -FobbitOperator

[@mart-greciaOdalyz]

@@fobbitoperator3620 My dear, you are absolutely right. My brother who enjoys torturing me, just to get off, has no power doing it, when I take my cats in my arms. Once I do, they assure me, he's an A-hole, and just ignore him. And that's what I do! Thanks!

[@kriserauw5970]

Dogs have bosses, cats have staff.

[@williamgeorgefraser]

I look after about a dozen cats, some domesticated, others semi and some totally wild. Every one has their way of communicating with me. There are even some I can have a conversation with. One amazing little female arrived out of nowhere and immediately began headbutting me, allowing me to stroke her and she sleeps almost every night with me. When she wants food she says "uh-huh" and when I reply, she answers back. The more I deal with cats the more they show their individual character and they are amazing and loving little creatures.

[@carlrichards5207]

My cat was indifferent to this video.

[@ANDROLOMA]

3,500 years ago tends to rather pre-date any religion's gods daring to claim credit for creating such a distinguished creature as the feline.

[@howdydoodey3872]

The obvious keeps getting missed when cat domestication is discussed. The child/kid factor. While adults are wired to family survival - all animals are food, kids are not. Children are fascinated by juvenile animals, especially kittens of the cat family whether tigers or desert cats. The same thought train can be applied to captured wolf pups.

[@DeepThought42]

Cats "don't meow to one' t o one another seems to me to be not always the case/ untrue. I saw a video of someone's cat with a video camera attached recorded as it travelled around its neighbourhood, It meowed when encountering other cats in a friendly, welcoming way, and, if I recall correctly most of them meowed greetings back.

[@Paul-ou1rx]

Kittens meow for their moms. Perhaps we have kittenized them or they figured it out when seeing humans respond to kittens. "Hey! I'm still your kitten."

[@ESHANABROOK]

My cat kept looking at the screen with all the meowing.🐈

[@markrichards6863]

I was sitting out front and this kitten just jumped in my lap. It's the same way I met my ex wife. Things have worked out with the cat. The cat is much lower maintenance.

[@Helmann9265]

Awesome one 👑 💯 Very useful and useful 🌟😻 thanks 😻😻😻

[@Mklepiros]

Takes care of your mice,rat, and bugs, and they're very smart and patient...

[@iansinclair521]

Dogs have masters. Cats have staff... and I love them!

[@Guangrui]

Cat never got domesticated 😅😅

[@bubb5225]

My observations on cats: Cats have gnosis and are psychic. They are musical, they love to lie down on the bed or in their favorite chair and listen to classical or jazz music, but not too loud. They prefer a low sound level, but not too low. They (and other animals) always know what time it is. Finally about cats’ “mirroring” behavior: it’s not mirroring or being a “copycat.” It’s wanting to help you with your tasks because, essentially, they’re grateful that you help them.

[@FablestoneSeries]

I have caught my cats meowing at each other.

[@paulvincent3825]

Who ever said cats are our pets never had a cat. 🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕

[@rkirschner7175]

My formerly feral kitty? She attacked a corgi who had the AUDACITY to lunge and bark at me. Dog wrapped leash around owners legs and peed on her Van's. 😾❤🙏

[@anthonymorris5084]

I think its more accurate to ask, how did cats manipulate us into taking care of them? LOL.

[@marilynnusbaum7564]

The cat - purrrfect in every way.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@flashgordon3715]

I'm the pet. Cat sits around all day licking it's parts, vomiting and spreading food on the floor. I work my butt off to provide a 3 bedroom habitat and $100 kitty liter per month. I'm servant to a god.

[@mart-greciaOdalyz]

As should be, dear Loyal!👏

[@Matt-cm3pl]

Well done, good and faithful servant

[@marcellocolona4980]

Our cats are lazy bastards. We have mice and our four cats do squat, except “play” with their prey instead of finishing it off. The oldest cat is “retired,” he can’t be bothered, the younger ones are indolent louts!

[@mart-greciaOdalyz]

@@marcellocolona4980 yours is not just the funniest story I've ever heard, but it is also beautiful. Because I can clearly read of the love you have for your little ones! thanks!

[@mart-greciaOdalyz]

yes, you are! I'm proud of you for recognizing who your superiors are. Yes, cats are nobility! Just imagine how highly regarded you are by being a loyal servant to a god!

[@classiclife7204]

Would've liked an example of an African wild cat's miao, but alright

[@purrdiggle1470]

Cats in my neighborhood say it is the other way around.

[@spectreshadow]

Cats managed to turn the most dangerous animal to ever live on Earth into their personal servants.

[@timtambornino5297]

You missed the fact cats have babies that are cute when they are small. Handling, sharing, and naming cats caused them to stick around. Cats protect and heal their owners. Their purring is at a frequency that can cure you of many things.

[@Phalanx443]

I have a much more simple solution to this question.. We used to worship cats, and they never forgot that.

[@alanhampshire34]

My cat is a total arse, if he was human his name would be something like Caligula or Adolf. I couldn’t be without him though.

[@jrgaskin01]

my orange stray is the best cat.

[@doug729]

We have spent some time in Southern Africa. To be in the bush at night and see an African Wild Cat, you at first think, how did kitty get out here?

[@johncaccamo]

That cats ever became our pets is news to cats

[@monkey555500]

we have got a cat and english staffy bull terrier and they get on great..all family

[@juliancrooks3031]

Cats didn't become our pets, humans became cat's pets and we'd better serve them well

[@blackterminal]

Thanks.

[@maximodakila2873]

"European Burmese cat loves belly rub". My cats would only allow belly rubs for 4 secs without biting my hands off 😁

[@billsanders5067]

Dogs have owners, cats have personal staff.

[@banditbaker1675]

I now have 4 cats all strays, who just turned up over the years and just decided to move in. I'm now looking for someone who can write Cat to make me a house sign that says, "No Vacancies"

[@PeterTea]

They didn’t, we became their pets.

[@bazza945]

They just "arrived", "demanded" food, and "never" left.

[@ngauruhoezodiac3143]

I have had two cats and they were the bosses of the house.

[@dallesamllhals9161]

And it was a good thing, right? 😛

[@PhilipMReeder]

*Uh-uh.* *We became theirs....*

[@montanacrone8984]

Cats found we humans can be of service to them. 😂😺

[@Westyrulz]

I don't know how I would cope if something happened to my Cat 🙀.

[@harryclint6170]

We domesticated dogs a long time ago Cats domesticated humans more recently. End of story. Dogs and humans have a much longer association and bond

[@briankleinschmidt3664]

They're not. They just want your warm spot.