Veterinarians Debunk 13 Cat Myths

Veterinarians from the Animal Medical Center in New York City debunked 13 of the most common myths about cats. They explained everything from whether pregnant women can live with cats to what's actually safe for cats to eat.
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Veterinarians Debunk 13 Cat Myths

[@the711devin4]

“Cats can see in complete darkness” People clearly haven’t thought enough about how vision works

[@0Jenna7]

People clearly don't know what complete darkness means.

[@TheAvsouto]

@@0Jenna7 Their head are in complete darkness

[@prophetofprosperity1107]

What they meant was darkness no human could see through obviously not with zero light. I think they took many questions way too literally and didn't consider the colloquial version.

[@the711devin4]

prophetofdoom I think it was the phrasing of the question. _Complete_ darkness means _complete_ darkness. They could’ve given more information, though. I agree with you on that.

[@ryanwatt6706]

Here’s the real question though... Do cats like propane and propane accessories

[@katyoutnabout5943]

When my sister had a baby, she was also taking care of my cat. My cat can be feisty sometimes, and spontaneously scratch or give a little bite if she has a mood. So my sister was very worried about the baby. Turns out, my cat recognized the baby as special, and would let the baby literally tear out her fur without even lifting a paw. One time my sister was doing laundry, when my cat started circling her feet and meowing loudly. Turns out the baby had started crying and my sister couldn’t hear it, so my cat went and got her attention. Now there’s a second baby, and she’s just as gentle with them both. :)

[@australium7374]

yeah, you can see sit in many animals, they know when something is weak and developing. they know restraint, I feel like we should make them more accountable and put them higher, animals are not stupid.

[@emleo48]

I think it’s so sad when people just get rid of their animals when kids come along. Unless there is a real danger ie dog actually attempts or shows aggression to child. Owning an animal is a responsibility you take on and shouldn’t just abandon when a new thing comes along. Sure it’s not convenient to change things or do something extra but far to many people take getting rid of their pet too lightly.

[@saorihirai4492]

My cat was scared or avoidant of my little sister lol. She just never went near her after smelling her when she first came into the house. And she still avoids her 5 five years later

[@s0ckpupett]

Yep, my parents had a cat when they had my oldest sibling and my sister would tug on his tail and ears and grab it, but the cat just sat through it because it knew the baby was just a baby

[@rohanmorningstar7795]

I can just imagine a cat being like "hey man your kid is screaming can you make it stop"

[@alyxandraramsey5828]

When my son was born, my long-haired black cat was obsessed with him. A few people tried to tell me the cat was jealous, but I'll never believe it. He wanted to be near him constantly, like my son was HIS kitten. We even ended up referring to our baby as "the kitten" because it was so funny. He just adored my son as they grew up together.

[@SpiritoftheForest]

Awwwwww, that’s so precious. Blessed 😭💜

[@jcnbw01]

I have a 6 month old girl and adopted a rescue cat a month ago - same thing, he has always been curious about our baby girl and when we let him near, he literally just lies down beside her in bed. When she reaches out for him, he makes sure his head or paw is always within reach, and is always super relaxed around her.

[@Paulstrickland01]

It's because infants exhibit the similar kind of scent profile their baby's do which helps to protect the child like a safety mechanism from being eaten, many type of animals behave in this fashion.

[@bibrosko]

thats so sweet! "the kitten"!

[@hooligoonfilms6298]

I loved my kitty growing up

[@mcicozrout]

"another person could probably fill in that job" explain this to our cat who gets depressed when mom is in hospital despite having all the food, comfort, attention as she used to have with mom and more.

[@TOAOM123]

Yeah but youre mom's hotter

[@mcicozrout]

@@TOAOM123 Cant deny that

[@karu6532]

i didn't like how they answered some of the question, didn't sound like the blonde one particularly likes cats

[@arduousPopsicle]

Yeah that one irked me. It’s like she thinks cats don’t actually love people

[@shizzlemywizzle1]

@@arduousPopsicle i don’t think it was that serious

[@JulEnglefaris]

Cats purr to comfort themselves. Sometimes they're happy, sometimes they're in pain or scared, etc.

[@JenIsHungry]

More often than not, if a cat it laying in your lap purring, it's because they are comfortable and enjoying time together. It's really all about context

[@lucreziapaoli51]

serious question: why do u think they purr while i'm abt to give them food? just bc they're hungry? or bc they're happy abt me giving them food?? sometimes when they want my attention to give them food so i haven't yet reached for the food...they're still 'convincing' me

[@JulEnglefaris]

@@lucreziapaoli51 Can't be 100% sure, but personally I think it's because they're excited and happy they're about to get food. My cat does the same thing, they will start purring and rubbing on me like crazy and I think they're trying to tell me "I'm so happy right now, you should give me food!" Or something like that lol.

[@slytherin_killjoy]

@@lucreziapaoli51 in the video it was mentioned that cats can purr when they are hungry

[@a_diamond]

@Julie Englefaris yeah, I think you hit the nail on the head. Just as mother cats pur at kittens though, I think they *sometimes* pur trying to comfort others as well.. but yeah. I think it's mostly self-soothing too.

[@zeebo3479]

The stigma around black cats really breaks my heart. I have a beautiful black cat named T'challa, and he's the sweetest, stupidest cat I've ever met, and I would do anything for him.

[@minatran8390]

DJ Roomba Nice name man 🔥🔥 ( I mean for the cat 🐈 )

[@isabellkunitz666]

I've only ever had black cats and would never get any other color. So much potential for names! My 2 sweethearts are called Black Jack (short Blacky) and Loki (as in the God of mischief, which fits him very well)

[@oliveb5768]

I actually adopted my black cat, Poe, at a half price. The adoption center offered all black cats at a reduced price to incentivize people to adopt them. This was all fine by me, I got a great, confident, and loving cat at a lower cost! He’s my bargain bin cat

[@jacob.c3326]

Cool name

[@alyssabrown-carleton6173]

I loved my black cat, spider, she was so weird but a good cat.

[@not_zippy]

The biggest one: “Cats are moody and unpredictable”. Some cats can be moody, yes, but it is often very easy to understand their body language, and be able to tell if they’re getting annoyed with you. Understanding boundaries and body language is one of the biggest ways to build a positive bond with a cat (saying this as someone with 2 silly, crazy cats). They’ll be more inclined to be affectionate with you if you understand what they’re telling you.

[@unseeliesidhegoddess]

I'm not a veterinarian like these ladies, but I have worked as a veterinary assistant, and cats are one of my special interests. While every cat I've known has slept quite a bit, I am quite positive it's more like 16-18 hours a day, not 23. Otherwise, this is a great informative video for the average person! 👍

[@alyssahahn7350]

“cats and dogs don’t get along” me: *casually glances over at my cats, who are curled up next to my dog*

[@kyallokytty]

There is some truth to it tho. It all depends on socialization while a kitten, my older cat used to play tag with my dogs, my younger one was adopted a bit too late(note: he was adopted by the older one before than any human) is *very* afraid of dogs

[@wooopa]

@@kyallokytty This. And their body language can cause confusion. For example some dogs may wag their tale, "stare" at the playmate and bow to them which is really odd for many cats because they might think that the dog is threatening them. Or dogs' prey drive might kick in when cat runs. But sometimes they learn to read each others and get along well.

[@kyallokytty]

@@wooopa oooh, true, never thought of their body language to each other

[@somerandompersonwholovesha497]

I guess it depends on the cat I have 3 cats 2 of them will curl up with my dog the other 1 won’t.

[@cookie856]

@@wooopa One of my cats understand dogs better than other cats.

[@GratiaCountryman]

Fun fact. There’s a theater tradition that if a black cat is in the house on opening night, it means a long and successful run for the play.

[@wonderlandartwork3579]

i east asia, black cats are also said to ward off evil spirits! That why Maneki Neko figures come in black :)

[@paulad.patterson4732]

As in Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical entitled "Cats"

[@lillyuwu4054]

Much better than people saying they’re unlucky.

[@thesenate5291]

God I love Shakespearean ideas

[@someoneawesome8717]

I have a lovely black kitty around my house that I have been trying to get to a vet so I can make sure she's ok

[@kasenrin3]

I once had a cat who would willingly go swimming in our pool. We freaked out the first time she did it, but she kept going into the pool and doing a little paddle all over. She was the best. I miss you, precious baby Flower!

[@rafaelcastor2089]

"The typical cat sleeps about 23 hours a day" Yeah, no... Maybe they do when they are stuck inside a laboratory with nothing else to do to pass the time, but every cat i've owned or got to be around for an extensive amount of time were awake for waaaay more than an hour and even during the middle of the day. They sleep a lot, yes, but if we say the average sleeps around 16-18 we are still being generous

[@hydrabuster3981]

Yeah they were sorta wrong there, I think they were taking from larger cats. Some large cats will sleep for up to 23hrs a day, but yeah, i think that was a speaking mistake. Your domestic cat should be sleeping for about 15-18hrs, in short naps roughly 50-110 minutes at a time, with a larger rest period after dusk

[@peachescozynook9003]

I thought the same thing. Yes my kitten will nap during the day, and certainly sleeps a full 8 hours at night. But most of the time he wants to just play all day. He does wake up around sunrise though and then proceeds to wake me up to demand cuddles and kisses.

[@kookie_2178]

@@peachescozynook9003 same my 6 month old kittens love to play , just today he played so much he was panting. Like a dog .

[@rezrezas]

"cats think you're their mother" Ofcourse not, they think you're their slave

[@EllyMalfoy.]

Unless your my cat. He's a mommy's boy.

[@fureinas]

underrated comment

[@rezrezas]

@@EllyMalfoy. that cat lied to you, he still think you're a slave

[@omarxerati6156]

Rezrezas, that is the truth! I certainly feel that way with my cats. What is the saying? Dogs have owners and cats have staff. 🤣

[@user-fw5gp2me9b]

no.

[@thejadedcommenter7371]

“Cats and dogs don’t get along,” _looks over at my cat, who’s loafing on top of my dog_

[@danielleking262]

lol

[@superchargethereal]

LOL

[@superchargethereal]

Me who has none: I don’t know if this is good or bad

[@btsfanfics6939]

street dogs nd cats do not go along... some of the dogs literally killed my cats nd some of the neighbouring cats too...so don't trust ur cat with any unknown dog

[@nanami_akumudeadchannel7115]

My dog used to get along with my dog too!

[@henrylivingstone2971]

“They’re actually crepuscular animals” “….they’re what?” 😂😂😂 I just found that exchange so funny 😂😂😂

[@mByyurt]

About the milk stuff: cats not being able to digest milk does not debunk “cat s love milk”. It just means cats like something harmful to them. Like cigars for us lol.

[@onalla]

my thoughts exactly! even loads of humans that are lactose intolerant love milk 😂

[@ahzigos]

I'm very late but I feel like the point of the discussion was to prevent people from giving their adult cats milk because they think their cat is absolutely going to love it. Like yeah it will like it better than water but it's not right to give them milk because of the harm it can do.

[@youseineko]

So the idea that cats love milk came from the same place as the myth that rabbits love carrots: television. In reality, milk and carrots are dangerous for the respective animals. How sad.

[@AngelSnowflakes]

I didn't know rabbits don't eat carrots

[@robertskitch]

@@AngelSnowflakes Bugs Bunny's carrot chomping is based on a scene from an old Clark Gable film where his character eats a carrot. Unfortunately at some point people forgot that it was a movie reference and started thinking it was a thing rabbits actually did.

[@DragonOfTheSkies]

Cats do love milk though. Just because milk isn’t good for them doesn’t mean they can’t be attracted to the taste/smell. Every time I eat a bowl of cereal my cat won’t leave me alone, then he goes out of his way to try to lick the bowl when I’m done.

[@johntshorter]

@@DragonOfTheSkies true, could also be the that they like cereal?

[@DragonOfTheSkies]

John Shorter Well he never eats the pieces of cereal I drop, so probably not

[@Noodles0upp]

"How can you be nocturnal when you sleep 23 hours a day?" me at 1 am on my phone: I manage...

[@Crzyangelgirl]

They don’t sleep 23 hours a day! Lol. Anyone with a cat knows that. Ok, maybe 22

[@australium7374]

The least amount of time my cat sleeps is 10 hours, the most is 22 hours.

[@chaoticnoodles8858]

I've been up for 26 hours... help...

[@EggieMeggieX]

My cats definitely don't sleep 23 hours a day.

[@andremoreiragraca]

When my son was a baby, I had a cat that loved sleeping with him in the crib, and was very tolerant of the abuses the baby would put him through, it was a really awesome and cute relationship

[@smillathunberg5493]

”Cats and dogs don’t get along” It’s more like cat lovers and dog lovers don’t get along

[@tearoses9940]

Most cat people: I love cats, but dogs are cute and fun, too! Most dog people: cAtS aRe ThE sPaWn Of SaTaN

[@DJCalliean]

Wait but I love both. Do I have to hate myself now?

[@georgiad4939]

Then there’s me who like “I love both, don’t make me choose!”

[@T_E_G]

@@tearoses9940 Yup. Teens and children be like, "oH wELl A CAt ScrAtCHed mE onCe" Once? Like, oh my god, you were obviously scaring the poor thing or they sensed you as a threat. But one time? They're clearly bitching about it.. I seriously don't mind dogs, but they can be too hyper most of the time.

[@katelynsinkovec4406]

TeaRoses I usually see it the other way-

[@samwich9498]

"Cats see you as a resource for food" My parents feed my cats but my cats are super attached to me even though I'm not their designated feeder :/

[@edgarpal799]

Cats are smart animals and I’m pretty sure a cat can distinguish on what a cat and a human is. Which comes to the point of cats not seeing us as parents but as more of a caretakers. They had seen their siblings and mother before because when kittens are born (not sure how long) they stay with their mother for a certain period and siblings for variety of reasons and than get adopted unless they are street cats but with your cat, maybe your cat seems to like you very much because of whatever you did or do with him. Your cat just form a bond with you

[@unknowndreamz3843]

For real

[@nyancat.123]

What they mean by that is "cats love you because you feed them."

[@DezAmmySel]

"and comfort" you probably pet them and love on them a lot, which is why they formed an attachment to you. You give them scritches, of course they're gonna like you!!

[@Kelly-uw1xr]

My cat literally had a fever because I wasn’t home and my mom was home with him. He didn’t have anything wrong, when I got back he got better almost instantly

[@shawn.spencer]

"When the cat is unkempt, they perhaps do like water" But they don't know water is going to clean them up do they? Then why would they like it when they're dirty?

[@melanopygus]

That lady had no idea what she was talking about...

[@emleo48]

Some cats love water, some detest it. I suppose it’s a sensory thing, I love swimming but some people hate the whole getting a wet and dry process. Can’t imagine how annoying that would be getting all the fur wet and heavy. Like my rabbit hates wet grass- wet paws are the worst apparently.

[@miriamrobarts]

@@emleo48 Yes, I would say most cats hate water, but some love it. One sister's cat has even jumped into the bathtub with her! (She was not happy about this! LOL), and another sister's cat likes to play in her water dish with her paws & sometimes tries to get in the kitchen sink. My mom's cat hates to get wet (& will be a little annoyed if you pet her with damp hands -- she likes to ambush you when you use the bathroom to beg for some petting), but she loves playing with a drippy faucet -- she tries to catch the drip with her paw. Tigers like to play in the water.

[@valehuber2232]

They do, its basics

[@sagapoetic8990]

When I was in nursing school a few years ago, my program recommended getting rid of the cat and I was shocked, being a cat owner myself. There is alot of misunderstanding on that issue. I would advise regarding the litter box and having someone else clean it -- switch to pine litter. The cat will adjust but the advantages of pine litter are -- a whole lot less tracking and dust. The difference is amazing and it's probably good to do for anyone who also has asthma or lung issues plus bonus -- many of the commercial litters contain chemicals and perfumes and the FDA really doesn't regular pet products made overseas, where alot of this stuff is made. Look for pine litter that is chemical/perfume free and just clean their box twice a day or more depending on how many cats one has.

[@wholeNwon]

@@verreal Medically-correct statements are very rare on YT. Congrats!

[@ahzigos]

I'm very late but I'm a vet student and yeah we learn pretty early on that we should try to debunk this myth to prevent pregnant women to abandon their cats The thing is you have to consume infected cat poop to get toxoplasmosis it's actually easier for you to get toxoplasmosis from unwashed vegetables than from a cat

[@itscake7992]

“cats can see in complete darkness” me, turning to my blind cat who is currently in my lap: well You definitely cant

[@roeital5504]

He can see bs in this vets thats for sure

[@superchargethereal]

@@roeital5504 lol

[@emmanguyen794]

I love this comment

[@itspaused]

I've also heard that cats purr if they're in pain, the vibration soothes the pain I suppose, it's sad when you think about it cause you could just think they're fine😔

[@Call-me-Al]

Yeah, that myth is infuriating and almost as dangerous as that dog wagging tail = happy.

[@cassiesevigny]

it's partly a comfort response in that case. I don't know if the vibration soothes pain, but I have heard of some studies that the vibration may help with healing!

[@Sueiza]

I assume you'd want to look at other behavior to help narrow it down. I think the big takeaway for that myth is that cats purr for different reasons, not JUST because they're content.

[@wonderlandartwork3579]

@@cassiesevigny My cat sometimes lays on my stomach or back when I have cramps and purrs. I can definetly tell you, it helps a lot! Bot only with the pain but also with emotional stress, it's so soothing :3

[@aisekrem3216]

Wonderland Artwork That is so sweet, oh my god

[@alyssaferry600]

That 9th month break of cleaning the litter box when I was pregnant was AMAZING! Husband srung for the expensive self scooping box shortly after baby arrived 🤣

[@theultimatereductionist7592]

3:08 "I think cats just see you as a source of food & comfort & cleanliness & a safe place to live". That's a mother.

[@TheOneWayDown]

Just because a mother satisfies those needs doesn't mean the cat is literally imprinted to you like a duckling

[@archie8337]

they mean they might see you as a motherly figure, but not their actual mother, because they know who their mother is

[@peppermint5117]

idk ig my mtoher isnt a mother and my friends are then?

[@shizzlemywizzle1]

@@peppermint5117 maybe you should talk to someone about your mom trauma?

[@peppermint5117]

@@shizzlemywizzle1 i did

[@SarahJoCorona]

Purring releases endorphins! So cats might purr when they’re stressed or in pain to calm themselves! Cats on average sleep 11-17 hours a day (23 is an exaggeration) Babies can be scary, they can tug on tails, they scream, they have no boundaries. It’s important with both cats and dogs to teach your kids how to interact with them. Cats and dogs don’t hate children but may be afraid of them and that’s when accidents happen From a vet tech working an a small animal GP clinic

[@xenrusxenomorph2268]

Thank you

[@pinkieponk]

youre way more helpful than these girls

[@T_E_G]

Also both pets could potentially hurt babies or children for their sake of protection. When they get scared, they may run away or attack on sight. It's important to keep them away if they haven't got a solid relationship with eachother.

[@normalidiot7227]

Better than the people in the video

[@netajones2098]

Like the other comments said, you're more helpful than the 2 vets in the video. ;) I worked as an assistant at an animal ER for awhile, loved that job, but it did have a lot of very sad moments. But the good far outweighed the bad. Don't work there anymore, but still use the knowledge I gained there because hubby and I rescue kitties/cats now.

[@Chossen0514]

“How can you be nocturnal when you sleep 23 hours a day” Gamers: Allow us to show you

[@makatron]

Play until late at night to get easier lobbies then sleep until I get hungry 😂

[@antiochorontes6374]

lmao

[@Catlily5]

She forgot the considerable time cats spend licking themselves each day. I have heard that cats spend 16 or 17 hours a day sleeping. 23 seems too high.

[@Selena-gz9ts]

People see 3am as the middle of the night instead of the morning, hence the a.m. part

[@makatron]

@@Selena-gz9ts so we go bed early, good thinking

[@vanillathunder11559]

Pregnant women can absolutely live with cats! I had my 2 boys with my kitty and she was the most devoted mama kitty to me thru all my symptoms! She died this year from cancer. I miss her terribly.

[@Lexi-wi4it]

I knew about the milk thing, even the special cat milk part, because I had an older cat and as he got older (he was 18 years old) he wouldn't eat as much as he needed to in order to stay healthy. So we switched him over to wet food that we then used a blender to mix (blend) together with the cat milk to make his food go down easier/quicker. This meant that he'd have more nutrients in a smaller amount of food, and he was also more likely to eat more food because it was easier for him to eat. It was kinda a gross consistency and got bad (dried up, etc.) really quickly though, so we did this a few times a day and then left his dry food in his bowl for him to eat in between meals - which he rarely did but it was even better if he was able to do both. Like I said, he was a really old cat and he had feline ocular herpes so he was also fully blind in one eye and partially blind in another. He had a very long life, but by the end it was clearly his time to go. But that cat milk was really helpful in those last few months to keep our cat as healthy and happy as possible. And if you were wondering we did get a smaller blender that we used specifically for his food, mainly because he didn't eat much and our big blender wouldn't have worked very well for getting that small amount of food blended properly. We usually fed it to him in a syringe-type thing (the kind vets use to give animals medicine), and he kinda drank it like a hamster drinks from its water bottle thing. In other words, we didn't force it down his throat, but he'd get himself dirty if we had him lick it from a bowl because he was mostly blind and very not graceful. He never was graceful, btw. That was a his personality thing, not anything related to his health. We loved him and miss him so much, but yeah that cat milk was a god send.

[@imnotcreative1783]

my cat was basically my father when i was born haha, he imprinted on me from the day i was born, when i was brought home he saw me and instantly loved me. whenever anyone, even my mom, got near me he’d nip at the feet to say “put her down” but never enough that i’d be hurt, and he’d always let my hold him, even in times if basically be hurting him, he was just calm and letting me, he was always by my side, i remember when i was sick, my cat would sit right next to me and stay there, he wouldn’t even get up to eat, not until i was well enough to get up. he saved my life when a rabid fox tried to attack me, he fought him off, but in the end was infected, he passed away due to rabies, but as a hero. i’m his last moments, he knew how much i loved him and how much i knew he loved me, that cat was my best friend and i will never forget him. he’s always in my hear, my Kitty Kitty :)

[@LegendoftheGalacticHero]

Thanks for sharing

[@aliimjrk7863]

may your cat rest in peace

[@Penultimate1785]

@may0 that's sad

[@pebberito]

@may0 the person talked about how much they and their cat loved each other and the things the cat did for them, and how the cat protected them from a fox but died because of it, and you’re just saying “lmao”?

[@Frosty-Lemon]

What a beautiful bond!! That cat was your soul animal, what a noble and amazing creature. :')

[@SciFactsYT118]

Random fact: Some cats are allergic to people. 😺

[@imhappy2373]

Introverts: guess I'm a cat 🐱

[@AngelSnowflakes]

No way

[@rikkowastaken]

So that's why....

[@sleepycowboy18]

For real?

[@matildas3177]

I'm allergic to cats and my cat seriously seems to be allergic to me. Or life. Either or.

[@jasperj.d.g.4147]

"asleep for 23 hours" no? A healthy cat is not asleep that much.

[@cxtgxrl1177]

a healthy cat is supposed to sleep at least 12 to 16 hours a day LMAO only if your cat is obese do they sleep more

[@Timeward76]

@@cxtgxrl1177 my newest cat is very active compared to the other two. Who sleep about 16-18 hours each?

[@cxtgxrl1177]

@@Timeward76 it really depends on the tine of day and the weather. Cats are more active at dusk and dawn, so they will sleep on average 15 hours during the day. Some cats will take a catnap, which is usually they go into a light sleep so they can spring up at a moments notice to escape from predators. They are also hardwired to conserve energy, which is why some active cats will sleep to 15-20 hours. However, if your cat is doing nothing BUT sleeping that is not very healthy.

[@jasperj.d.g.4147]

@@Nstsjiok07120 calm your tits. You're not supposed to use a hyperbole when trying to state a fact.

[@valehuber2232]

@@jasperj.d.g.4147 u can when debunking stupid myths by reacting jokingly according to their stupidity

[@BibidyIsDignate]

6:25 my family used to live in a 4 story apartment and my cat would always sit on the fence where the balcony is. One day she just decided to jump off. So when we found her under a tree when we were searching for her, she was fine, only a small scratch on her nose that could heal by itself. Of course we still went to the vet to get her checked but she was fine. She might’ve landed into the bush because she wasn’t injured badly.

[@Bitchette-]

“Cats are lactose intolerant” My cat: that sign can’t stop me because I can’t read (Edit: ... I don't give my cats milk, I'm not dumb 😪)

[@tarambow4108]

My Cats think the same. xD But you could give her lactose free milk, my Cats Love that and it stops them from wanting your milk. :')

[@xenlexx9895]

LMAO YeS

[@kajsa6358]

Won't stop it's stomach from being unhappy. Don't feed cats lactose....

[@weebleflufflycakes7238]

Thank God you can read though right, Lmao Trash. ...Right?

[@jayamilapersson4030]

It`ll give it diarreha and possible stomach pains, but cats dont put those symtoms together with drinking milk, and for you continuing to give them normal milk is Really mean.

[@calliejane99]

I had someone explain it as “your cat thinks of you as an adoptive mother. They know you didn’t give birth to them, but they see you as their caretaker and love you that way”.

[@silverfire1248]

@Doppelganger D they definitely know the difference. My cat is much more nervous around males than females.

[@nitrogenbubbles4555]

@Doppelganger D cats 100% can tell the difference between male and female humans. If a cat has had a traumatic experience with a female or a male human in the past, it can become weary of the respective gender of human later in it's life.

[@panonymousbloom5405]

@Doppelganger D cat's don't really have a "leader" though. They all have their own boundaries and territories. It's true that they may see you as someone "above" them in the cat hierarchy, but it doesn't really mean you're their leader.

[@nitrogenbubbles4555]

@Doppelganger D mmm... cats can smell our hormones. Males and females have differing hormones. They may not think in their head "that is a male" but they can 100% tell the difference.

[@NoChance18]

@@nitrogenbubbles4555 Hormones don't have odor. They can affect your body odor, but not in a way that is unique to biological males/females on an everyday basis. (You may release some more unique scents while aroused, for example, but I'd expect most people will not normally be aroused when hanging out with cats). If men and women smell uniquely seperate to your cat, that's far more likely due to differences in perfumed products men and women typically purchase. These products are designed to have lasting odor and neutralize natural body odors that your hormones could affect. Individual people do have unique smells though, so if you aren't regularly perfumed (and deodorant obviously counts here) than your cat is likely observant enough to recognize you by your smell alone. But that's a "you" smell, not a "male/female" smell.

[@sadalien9898]

How to tell if a person never had a cat Calling the cat "It"

[@AngeliqueBecerra]

And thinking they can't form emotional bond. And that it's normal if they sleep 23hours a day 😆

[@projectpitchfork860]

It's not like you call animals that don't have a name, that you don't know the name or sex of or if you just talk about animals in general, "it" in english.

[@katherinegilks3880]

@@projectpitchfork860 You can use "they" (or the clunky "he or she") for animals as well as people. Using "it" for anything animate is becoming increasingly pejorative. However, it still works for a hypothetical, generic animal. It just comes across as rude. Since they are talking generically, it would make sense to use "they" anyhow since they are referring to multiple cats.

[@chickentail7108]

@@katherinegilks3880 the cats don’t feel offended, it’s just you. People will call animals it or they, it really doesn’t matter if you’re offended by it because at the end of the day you’re not getting offended for the cats because those cats definitely don’t care, just like any animal. People just use they for humans because it’s respectful. Get over yourself

[@katherinegilks3880]

@@chickentail7108 I never said I was offended, nor did I imply the cats were offended. I was offering a language lesson to complement the original comment, which was not from me, and also criticising how the presenters were very clunky in their word choice anyway. I certainly was not offended!

[@neotype8241]

When I was 8, I visited my grandma’s house and their cat. He usually wakes everyone up at like 3 AM, but he never did that to me. He sensed that I was a child, and put up with me playing with him.

[@dbzbourgheim]

The "mother" myth: okay, they don't see us as their parents. But studies do show that we're not just their food place. They are showing that cats actually live something close to the theory of attachment that humans know. So... they get very attached to us. It's not just about being "their safe place to get comfort and eat". They have a real connection to their humans.

[@raccoonja5905]

Yeah, when I moved out, my mum told me our cat was sitting next to my place on the sofa for a couple of weeks, and then spend more time outside. When I came back for some weeks she emediatly started laying next to me on the sofa again, spending the evenings inside. But cats have different personalities, some are more independet, some realy clingy and attached to their humans. I wouldn't say they think of you as their parent, more like a member of the pack.

[@jm.ggonzalez2306]

yeah, my granddad used to have an old cat. when he died of a heart attack, the cat refused to eat or drink anything by her own and would stay all day in the chair where my granddad used to sit all day. Even if my grandma forced her to eat she would refuse. She died a few weeks later of sadness, in my granddad chair I don't think she only saw my granddad as a caregiver, or that anyone could be able to fill his spot. If that were true, she would have let my grandma fill his spot

[@09Bestfriend]

Yes and no. Cats do show kind of the same bevahior that human toddlers do when it comes to attachment. It can be assumed that cats and small children exhibit the same attachment styles. But the truth is that toddlers (during their first years of life) also basically are only attached to their caregivers because they get food, safety and comfort from them. So it could be argued that cats do kind of see us as parents, but more like in the eyes of a toddler for whom affection is mostely an appreciation of the care that is given to him or her.

[@Awall79]

@@jm.ggonzalez2306 I've heard other peoples stories of cats dying of sadness when their owner dies. I just read a study that found some cats attach to their humans stronger than dogs do.

[@Awall79]

@@09Bestfriend I agree that for a lot of cats it could be that way but I've heard way to many stories of cats mourning their humans to believe its just an appreciation. My first cat would only be seen by my family if I was around. He would come out 5 minutes before I was due home from school and wait for me by the door. If I went out of town he would refuse to eat the entire time until I came home...one time I was gone for 5 days and my brother called freaking out because he could not get KT to eat. I came home the next day...KT yelled at me for 5 minutes when I came through the door and when I fed him he ate. I never went on another trip without taking him with. Just like people, I don't think all cats feel the same way.

[@edgelord8337]

Cats hate water Actually tigers and jaguars are at home in the water and actually really good swimmers. Fishing cats as the name implies know how to fish really well and don't mind the water at all.

[@vabalokis]

I thought cats hate losing body heat because of drying not the water itself, but who knows

[@daylightknight6373]

Just because they don't mind water at certain instances, doesn't mean that they are "at home" in the water... They are "at home" on land.

[@LarsonFilms2]

I used to own a cat that loved swimming from an early age.

[@NapaCat]

Some breeds love water though

[@byakuyatogami2905]

Oh I learned about this when I was younger!! Turkish Vans specifically love water

[@Yashael341]

Every cat I've ever owned was cathemeral. They woke up and were active at any time of day whenever they felt like it. Did they prefer mornings and evenings? Maybe, but it's hard to sort out whether I noticed it more because that's when I was home or if it's a case of confirmation bias.

[@JDrevolver66]

A little confused in places where an animal behavior specialist might be a more appropriate source. The "mother" and "purr" bits are a little over-simplified.

[@luna-p]

Some of these answers were bullshit, and the woman on the left was rather dismissive and snarky.

[@timothyosmon2062]

Is she wearing pajamas?

[@Swervee9]

LoL, I thought my comment on this was an original message! 😅👍

[@YurinanAcquiline]

She is always wearing that. Why?

[@jsanchez8855]

Lol it was a fashion trend, sleepwear and lingerie as outerwear. I believe this shirt is by Lucky though and not originally pajamas.

[@vivianagamino3831]

Yup

[@vivianagamino3831]

Yup

[@MissBlueEyeliner]

“Cats are supposed to be most active during dusk and dawn.” Then there’s my cat that does zoomies at _anytime_ of the day _besides_ the hours of 11pm and 7am) 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@jwhite5008]

They typically normally hunt at dusk and dawn in the wild but can do it anytime possibility arises. They play, groom, explore and ask for food anytime they feel like it. Also, dusk and dawn are at least somewhat light-based. With artificial light cats may get confused somewhat so they sometimes start pouncing a short while after light gets turned off.

[@rowen8000]

Mine does major zoomies most of the day, then cries to me when I'm in bed at 4am.

[@bmeo1234]

My baby too 😂😂😂

[@Droptima15]

Yeah, my cats kick off at around 7am. Which I guess might be considered Dawn, but never as early as 4am. They're still sleeping with me at that point.

[@Barbievel]

Same. I get all 4 cats laying on me all night. Living my best life 💕

[@bcaye]

A few months ago I went on a week long trip. A friend who was down on his luck couch surfed and was feeding my cats. He got a brief glimpse of *one* of the three the whole week. He provided food and water just like I would but they were NOT happy.

[@samanthaw3845]

This was super helpful!! I grew up with dogs my whole life, and then one day I came home about a year ago to find a stray had given birth on my porch!! My 140-pound Great Dane immediately loved these teeny little several-hour-old kittens. They still snuggle up to her when they nap. I adopted the whole litter, but it’s definitely been a learning experience.

[@leeiif]

Cats sleep 23 hours a day. Me with hyper active kittens: yeah right.

[@crabs2608]

My old lady cat is awake for like the whole day

[@Kristynne.]

I have a two year old cat that's almost always active. She's either playing, walking around, eating, running. I hardly see her standing still for more than 15 minutes.

[@dherilranacp]

My cat is so hyperactive im starting to get pissed off 😂

[@darlingxo3614]

Yeah no .. more like 18 hours a day. Most website say so at least. Also I feel like my cats (about 2 years old) sleep about that long too.

[@weelee4352]

23 hours a day sounds like a waste

[@FranciscoHenriques]

Most of comments here already covered some of the points I wanted to express, however I also feel the need to add that cats to recognise their caretakers and will likely miss them if their "caretakers" are replaced. And I put between quotes because, well, i'm not a cat, and i don't know how the cat see's us, but definitly not just "source of food", they will meow and cry if their owners are replaced / absent out of their routine.

[@beachcatgirl17]

Thank you for clarifying. Agreed 100%. Cats really do get attached to their humans, and I feel comfortable to say that they love their humans. I saw it all my life, both in my own cats at home or with the strays I feed

[@PrisGallicchio]

Yeah, and they also get really depressed if their owners or other friends die. My friends cat got so depressed when her dog died that he started pulling all his hair out. They love us. Those women are being ridiculous

[@heroinwaltz5267]

Cats (at least some of them) do get attached to their humans and genuinely miss them. As it happened I had to be away throughout a week days for 3 weeks straight. Our 5 months old Russian blue cross stayed with my wife and he was absolutely restless, to the point at which my wife was barely getting an hour of sleep. For the record - they both get along very well and have their own relationship, however our kitten stopped acting up and resumes his usual shenanigans only after I come back. He also started eating (regularly) again and sleeping. The confidence that these two (especially the younger one) talk with amazes me, especially when clearly there's a lot of true-life experience contradicting their theories.

[@Paulstrickland01]

Food, comfort or shelter, anything missing out of this trio will upset the animal. As much as you want to humanise it your cat is not your fur baby it understands nothing about freely giving things like human beings do.

[@beachcatgirl17]

@@Paulstrickland01 how do you explain this then: I feed a stray at my work. Every morning when I get there she doesn't touch her food until I literally sit on something and pet her for a solid 5 minutes. After that she's happy and starts to eat. Mind you, for the first year I fed her she was completely feral and never allowed any interaction with me. Had to leave her food down and step away several feet before she would even go near her food. I don't know if you interact much with animals, especially strays, but she shows me love and gratitude every single day

[@VylePhinder]

"Cats Love Milk" Uh, no, this is definitely not a myth. I get that it's not good for them, but they definitely looooooooove it.

[@valehuber2232]

Thats what they said😭

[@paintpink7300]

I have been a cat owner for my entire adult life. I have to object that your cat would be happy with anyone that cared for them. I have absolutely seen depressed cats after their loved one dies. Sure they go on but it isn't the same for them.

[@melanopygus]

I've seen cats die from a broken heart... They bond closely with their owners. It's very sad that vet thinks that way.

[@723lion]

Black cat with gold eyes are God's descendant according to ancient Egypt.

[@whitemoonwolf13]

My cat certainly acts that way

[@ariannabinaghi5222]

whitemoonwolf13 mine too

[@BombshElle_7]

Which is why Egypt is now irrelevant

[@whitemoonwolf13]

@@BombshElle_7 ... okay? your point?

[@wonderlandartwork3579]

mine is white with big striped patches and green eyes. She's absolutely goregeous andwe take good care of her. She's 12 now and still going strong, I think Bastet would be proud!

[@lookaroundyou8108]

"Another person can fill this gap for your cat easily" WRONG I tried it with my sister the cat I was taking care of didn't want to be anywhere other than where I am at, or eat or sleep, when I went to sleep and closed my room door he kept crying till I opened the door and he instantly made LOUD purrs and rubs and he is stray. cats bond with ppl, yea sure they don't think you r their mother, but they don't replace ppl THAT easily at least to my exp, I have been feeding and taking care of stray cats in my area for years.

[@vacafuega]

Agreed. Some of the cats i've had would have been at ease with someone else, and some of them just are not - when I have to leave them with a catsitter they hide the entire week.

[@zoeyclarks7609]

Absolutely, my sister never got along with any of my cats, and my cats would cuddle with me or my mom and very rarely with anyone else. My cats always felt safer with me

[@NFITC1]

You can fill in the gap as a source of food, but the cat won't trust a stranger after one feeding unless it's used to getting food from multiple different people. I've fed some people's cats that I only knew the cat was there because the food would keep disappearing between feedings and I've fed some cats that were all up in my face while I was filling their bowls. It depends on the personality, but cats can get used to new caregivers over time.

[@BlackRosesBloom-Emily_Rose]

Hold on... We wore the same profile picture. One of us needs to go back home and change.

[@lookaroundyou8108]

@@BlackRosesBloom-Emily_Rose one of us should 😂

[@FluffyTailedPrince]

My cat has known both my children as babies, and had different reactions baby to baby. With my eldest he was protective and very curious. With my youngest he was a bit more reserved, because he was a very very loud baby. My cat would only crawl into the crib with him if the baby was asleep and he could keep a distance that was at least a cat long. So, I think that, like with humans, whether they like people and babies or not depends on the cat and on the people and baby they are interacting with.

[@boyandcatmum]

I have a son with Autism and when he is having a meltdown one of our cats will go up to him and soothe him and rub against my sons legs. As a person who has always had dogs I was astounded by our cats level of empathy and wanting to connect with us.

[@Andi-je5fs]

"Black cats are bad luck" Me: *Owns a black cat and loves her with every fiber of my being*

[@Barbievel]

GIRL SAME

[@hollym1751]

My black cat is literally like a dog. 😂 She will suffocate you with her love

[@Andi-je5fs]

@@hollym1751 Mine too lol

[@brigetbirbaew]

I have 6 black cats (they adopted me @-@) and Id say theyre only bad luck for your house plants lol

[@MerlinsBirds]

My black cat Binx is literally the worlds biggest doofus and often sits with a little blep. I’d love to have like 4 identical black cats roaming around just like him.

[@LtBasil]

"The typical cat sleeps 23 hours a day." Yeah, no. I have 4 cats and NONE of them sleep anywhere near that long. Yes, they sleep a lot. But not THAT much.

[@iamsosad1429]

My cat sleeps 24 hours per day

[@lunakriman4333]

@@iamsosad1429 so it's never awake?

[@quantumaraa169]

@BPapiMcP157 oh

[@robertajones961]

23 hrs in a day???? Thought it is 12 hrs a day, 12 hrs a night adds up to 24 hrs total. Is it 1 hr to do their absolutions?

[@PrisGallicchio]

Yeah, I have never seen a cat that sleeps that much. Everyone I know has a cat, I have 2! They are pretty active, play all day long. I think it is more like “sleeps an hour, play an hour, sleeps again, then play”

[@lShadow426l]

If you don't let the cat ween out of drinking milk that enzyme can remain in most circumstances, ironically enough, it's because of the myth that newer generations of house cats are able to keep the enzyme since this myth is over 50 years old.

[@socialswithmichelle]

"Cats hate water" I'll remember that one when I shower in the morning and my cat tries to climb in with me

[@CrowMeris]

My daughter's cat did that for years and years - not so much now that she's so very old she can't climb over the ledge of the tub very often (the cat, not my daughter).

[@charlottek8166]

"Cats hate water" Dunk any animal (including humans) into water No animal likes getting wet

[@Tsukaiyo]

Furry animals hate it most! Unless they have a special oil layer to keep their skin dry (otters, polar bears, tigers, labrador retrievers, Turkish water cats, etc) the water really weighs them down and takes a long time to dry. Sometimes it can even cause mold to grow in their fur

[@gabby6327]

I used to have a dog that loved to take showers and swimming, but he died a few years ago

[@xx_emo420_xx3]

fish????

[@pumajumbo5744]

Fish does

[@MissAry28]

@@xx_emo420_xx3 come on you know what they meant by saying "animals". She totally should have specified, but you get it.

[@jaimelowe4246]

Is “a source of food, comfort, and cleanliness, and a safe place [to live]” not how you see your mother?

[@roeital5504]

And money

[@cinamontoast2555]

Wellll... You can have a kind person who's not your mother riiight?

[@TheBlockDocs]

Cats, although smart, aren’t smart enough to know the difference between someone who does that and a mother, so yes cats do view their owners as their “mother”, just in a way different than they naturally would.

[@beef_baby]

That doesn't mean they literally view you as the being that birthed them.

[@nudgeone7927]

Sure but what constitute a mother is all that and more. Simply saying their your "source" of something is highly reductive and even demeaning in a lot of cultures.

[@amandaharbuck]

With Myth 4, I have several cats that I have helped raise since they were literally born. I think that they do see me as their mom for that reason.

[@chickentail7108]

Why are some many of you guys obsessed with being your cats parents? You guys are so weird, that’s literally nasty af

[@amandaharbuck]

@@chickentail7108 no one asked your opinion. You’re just a troll. Bye bye.

[@chickentail7108]

@@amandaharbuck so not having the same opinion makes me a troll? I bet that’s what you say to everybody you don’t agree with. Nobody asked for your weird opinion on being obsessed with being your cats “mom”. You’re a pet owner, not a mom. Get over it

[@urbasaleem]

5:27 "Black cats are bad luck for themselves" this broke my heart

[@vacafuega]

If your cat is only active 1 hour a day, they're either extremely old or very ill. Unfortunately some vets speak with unearned confidence :/

[@JenIsHungry]

Cats sleep from anywhere between 16-20 hours a day. Like, completely normal and healthy cats.

[@bubbykins4864]

And what, @@JenIsHungry, do those 3 extra hours mean to you?

[@FranciscoHenriques]

My cat sleeps from 12-16h per day, but not 23. I think the vet in particular is a bit.... arrogant, and innacurate. We know Purring isn't always being happy, but by context we associate purring with happiness, content or confort (generally speaking), this doesn't make it a completely innacurate fact or a complete myth. Because truth is, even animal behavorists don 't know.

[@NoeBIchez]

I was scared that I was the one doing something wrong as my cat sleeps for only 15-16 hours a day, thanks for the re-assurance.

[@joeyfrost5248]

@@NoeBIchez I was too! Mine sleeps for maybe a total of 10-13 hours a day and she's very active during the day. She spends all morning hunting in the yard since like 6:30 AM comes back for food, and then stays out hunting and playing until about 5:00 PM. She takes naps until 9:00 PM, I play with her some more for about an hour and then we go to sleep until 5:00 AM. Watching this I thought "is my cat not sleeping enough!?"

[@Madsassy]

Sorry, "most cats" do not sleep 23 hours a day. One hour window for life? Nah. I've rescued and fostered so many cats I can't believe this lol.

[@0Jenna7]

Maybe a bit of an exaggeration on their part, which they shouldn't have included. But certainly, cats sleep a lot.

[@pastelaquarius2010]

@@0Jenna7I think It was meant to be a joke but still, they should have clarified a bit more than they did

[@0Jenna7]

@@pastelaquarius2010 Yes, I realize, but when it comes to debunking myths, maybe joking about time, or something that's actively in the myth in some way, isn't the best option all considering.

[@roidetesreves2298]

I think it’s like 16 hours at best. 8 hours for cleaning, hunting, eating and nurturing if they’re a mother.

[@Madsassy]

@@roidetesreves2298 I think so too, I've always heard 17 hours it even that seems like a lot for most kittehhs

[@lxcameron406]

Cats show love and affection to their family and usually have a favorite. My cat is always excited to see me after work; you would think she is a fog by the Amount of attention I get when I get home.

[@sadalien9049]

My cat MIGHT think I'm his mother since he was literally days old when he parted with his bio mom. I found him abandoned and bottle fed him till he could eat. He's 11 now.

[@AcheronKeres]

My cat was the runt of her litter since I got her, she has he habit of kneeding my chest and licking my neck.

[@lolmaricute4030]

Myth: Black cats bring bad luck Um, excuse me? I have a very fluffy and nice black cat so that is totally not true!

[@theghost3061]

It’s supposed to be good luck to have a black cat, idk where they came up with bad luck

[@jjjjjjjn__]

It’s said to be bad luck if you see a black cat on the street. It’s just a little made up idea

[@jjjjjjjn__]

It’s said to be bad luck if you see a black cat on the street. It’s just a little made up idea

[@Bushwhacker-so4yk]

Black cats are some of my favorites.

[@LarsonFilms2]

In some cultures, they're a sign of good luck.

[@GrubbyNelson]

“I think they just see you as a source of food, comfort, cleanliness, and a safe place to live.” That’s kind of what a mother is...

[@TheDundeeBiscuitLuvU]

Being roughly equivalent to something we might consider as being motherly, is not the same as a cat thinking "ah yes, you are a giant cat who birthed me"

[@capuchinosofia4771]

@@TheDundeeBiscuitLuvU true, but when an owner says "oh she/he thinks I'm it's mother" they don't mean that their cat thinks they actually gave birth to it, but that they see them as their main caretaker/favourite human. So, someone dear to them, that brings comfort and care. Although I don't particularly like refering to a pet as their mother (I find that a little weird) but that's just me lol

[@wolbobus2130]

Dad, I think it's important for you to know... you're actually my mom

[@neonice]

Plus love and trust. My cat won't let anyone cuddle her except me because I rescued her and her siblings as kittens and had to keep them in a garage (it was very comfortable for them tho).

[@kaytarracorrea25]

Lol that's what I thought

[@Thanasis_Koligliatis]

2:49 That look

[@veerlem4136]

Why did I read "vegetarians debunk 13 cat myths"

[@SuperSteve180]

Our dog Freckles was 10 when we brought our cat Snowball(then only a few months old) home from the pet store. While it took a few days for them to get used to each other since Freckles got scratched by a cat when he was younger they quickly took to each other. They'd often run around the house and Snowball even respected Freckles as he'd stop doing something he wasn't supposed to when Freckles got after him about it like when he would bat around the ornaments on the Christmas Tree. When Freckles got really old(we finally had to put him down at 17)and he wasn't able to move much Snowball would lay down beside him and would try to get him to play. Sometime after Freckles passed we had a picture of him sitting on a bottom shelf and Snowball stared at it for the longest time. So yes, cats and dogs can get along and even love each other. RIP Freckles, you were the best dog I've ever had.

[@fangchinghungproductions]

After this, I now believe that animals have sweeter friendships than humans

[@wholeNwon]

"Pet store"? YUK! No shelters in your town?

[@SuperSteve180]

@@wholeNwon We went to the pet store for something else, I just happened to see the cat there and wanted him.

[@katiekate51]

@@wholeNwon pet store like Petco or petsmart have adoptable cats that are from the animal shelter. They just get transferred there so it’s quicker for them to get adopted

[@wholeNwon]

@@katiekate51 That's not the sort of pet store I had in mind. I was referring to those places that sell animals usually acquired from shady (to be generous) sources. There are too many puppy mills and "breeders" around.

[@2yearoldeastercandy935]

My grandmother’s frail old cat and 150 pound bear of a dog loved each other so much! They would groom each other and snuggle all the time!

[@Ashaliyeva]

That melts my heart!!! 💗😭💗

[@Sebastian-fy3hu]

I went to college to be a certified vet technician. Cats don't see us as their mother obviously BUT they do see us as their family, we are not just food dispensers to them. They will get distressed and anxious if their owner suddenly disappears because eats don't like change especially drastic changes. Which is why a lot of cats start acting a little different when moving to a new home. It feels like these women think they know my cat better than I do just because they passed a few tests.

[@susannahs8533]

“Cats always land on their feet” *looks over my at my derpy kitty who rolls off the chairs and bed 24/7 and bellyflops* not you

[@elipost1703]

“Cats do not think of you as their mother” My cat asleep in my arms while I cradle him like a baby: Are you sure about that

[@marinamedinaa]

I mean, he definitely loves you, but cat moms don't cradle their babies in their arms. That's what human moms do. But he's comfortable with you and trusts you.

[@elipost1703]

@@marinamedinaa very true!

[@oldcowbb]

Sounds more like you think your cat as your baby

[@alessab1616]

@@oldcowbb not when the cat is the one wanting the cradleing

[@IDoABitOfTrollin]

@@oldcowbb what if the cat wants it

[@Deoix9877]

"cats are obligate carnivores, that means they need to eat meat" Vegan facebook karens: *I'm gonna pretend i didn't see that*

[@snek156]

_that sign can't stop me because I can't read_

[@jwhite5008]

In theory cats can survive on vegan cat food with vitamin supplements but this may be quite unpleasant and not very healthy for cats. We are omnivores, but they are (obligate) carnivores - in the wild they die unless they eat meat (which means killing wildlife), people who want to have a cat need to understand that.

[@MoonSt0n3]

My old french teacher's cat is forced to be vegan 😭😭 I hated that lady so much

[@MoonSt0n3]

KStar well that lady did. I know my own teacher’s habits thanks. She often told us about it.

[@jwhite5008]

To be fair, dry cat food is not exactly meat (but it may contain non-vegan products). Good-quality cat food does contain everything cats require - they are generally better off eating good-quality dry food than dubious-quality meat even if they prefer the latter. Furthermore, feral cats eat not just meat but sometimes other parts of their prey, so feeding them just beef may not be enough (please ask your vet). Most important part - unlike almost any other animal/pet cats absolutely have to consume taurine regularly - this is a leading problem with vegans AFAIK. Without that cats become sick, blind and then die. Natural meat and cat food contains that, but not other food - e.g. plants, dog food, "vegan meat substitutes", some processed products.

[@baguettefrenchbread]

i remember watching this back then and thinking, "wow, cats r pretty cool" anyway i rlly love cats now

[@JC-ks3yk]

Cats and dogs. We brought home a rescue dog to a house with 4 cats. Two of the cats were obviously not fond of this big, funny-smelling creature and generally kept their distance but the other two saw a big warm bed and were cuddled up with the dog whenever she was taking a nap. The dog wasn't exactly fond of the cats at first either, but since she couldn't avoid her new bed-mates, she got over that pretty quickly.

[@mollys3825]

“Someone else can fill that role pretty easily” what an awful cynical way to look at cats. Has she even ever had a pet cat? They LOVE you and no someone could not “easily take your spot” in your cats life.

[@InvisibleRen]

I mean…………………….. they can appreciate you. But many cats can easily adjust to being rehomed.

[@gabrielandradeferraz386]

depends on the cat. some cats just dont really care, others will die for you in a heartbeat. depends on the cat

[@FranciscoHenriques]

@@InvisibleRen Can't we all "re-adjust"? Yeah. Will most of us like it? No. Cats don't particulary like change (interesting, neither do we), however they do bond with their caretakers.

[@emmanuellaarchibong9280]

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[@arifroktim3366]

"The typical cal sleeps 23 hours a day." Immediately lost all credibility.

[@daylightknight6373]

"lets debunk myths while adding new ones to the mix"

[@AngelSnowflakes]

It's ok. People can make mistakes.

[@iliketurtles5180]

Imo the rest of what they're saying sounds pretty resonable.

[@edwardpm89]

That was obviously a joke/hyperbole...

[@Devi_Seona]

Instantly I knew that the only one I would listen is the one in black

[@Lexi-wi4it]

"Cats land on their feet" My cat, slowly falling off the couch for the millionth time looking at me as he falls because he's too lazy to move his leg and stop himself: I'm about to fall on my face and I couldn't give less of a shit. Me *rolling my eyes*: And this is exactly why there's pillows underneath this couch. P.S. Our couch was only a few inches off the ground, and he usually actually fell on his side or his feet (although that was merely because he always laid with his feet towards the edge of the couch, not any sort of gracefulness on his part) - I just thought "face" sounded funnier. If we (my mom and I) were around we'd usually catch him, but he did this when we weren't home too so we couldn't always stop him. Hence putting pillows underneath the armrests of the couch because usually that's where he'd fall from, and it was the highest part of the couch. The pillows weren't necessary, it was a very short fall and it was a carpeted floor, but we wanted to do as much as we could to make certain he was always completely safe. Including basically baby-proofing (or as we called it "lazy-proofing") our house. Our cat was super lazy and ungraceful, and sometimes we had to account for that to keep him safe. 😊 He passed away when he was 18 years old after a very long and happy life. He was a very happy cat, he was just super lazy and a bit of a dummy.

[@HoneyBeeOpal]

"Yeah, obviously your cat doesn't think that you're its m-" Me: *plugging my ears* LA LA LA LA

[@beatnickblanket]

Myth 1 "Cats Love Milk" - not debunked at all. Cats DO love Milk. They just shouldn't have it because, as stated, they are lactose intolerant. That doesn't negate the fact that they LOVE it.

[@KamisamanoOtaku]

Aye. Likewise, when we say cats see us as their "mother", we do not mean the cat thinks we birthed them, but that we are a food provider, a source of of protection, a source of comfort, etc. And to a cat? Pretty sure that equals "mom". XD

[@retrovortex624]

My cat was terrible. I actually think he had retained some lactose tolerance from being a kitten and damn well knew it. You couldn't leave any bowls of icecream or milk from your cereal out because he would sneak up and help himself. And you'd be like "no stop it. You shouldn't have cows milk man" and he'd be like " I don't care. It's good man. I can take it" and sneak back up on the table as soon as you looked away for another couple licks. Then again this cat would help himself to your kebab meat, and almost climb up your leg for some raw chicken scraps. He had a pretty iron stomach for virtually all of his life. Not a pedigree softie that's for sure. I would say the sneaky meat treats he'd wrangle of us is what probably helped him live to 19 years.

[@mr.messofgeorgia]

Oh yeah if I'm eatin anything dairy-based, one of my cats go ham. The other one always wants citrus whenever I'm cooking with it, which is twice as bad, because citrus is actively poisonous

[@australium7374]

It’s like humans, many of them are lactose intolerant, but not all, the ratio for humans is like 1:3 and cats 1:25 but it’s still an amount

[@case3474]

Pretty much. And they bond strongly with you.

[@Ilovesushi123456]

Cats can love their owners. My aunt had a cat that got very attached and circumstances forced my aunt to give the cat back to the animal shelter. Few months later the cat got depressed and wouldn’t eat and it died. Heart breaking for my aunt when she heard the news. Cats can feel love ❤️

[@ANDROLOMA]

I got my retirement kitty from a shelter, and there's no way they're ever getting her back!

[@ANDROLOMA]

@@verreal Happy retirements are conclusions to lives well lived. 🙂

[@liesblase8946]

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[@letyrxy]

Aww I am sorry sorry for the kitty he or she did saw your aunt as a true mother not just a slave

[@letyrxy]

Yes I lost my childhood cat and he was thrown outside by my mom and we had a huge bond he was only a baby cat so he was still new to this world my poor baby was thrown out by my mom it was nighttime and she didn’t care and I was crying and so was he and he would not leave but my mom wouldn’t let him come inside and now my boy went missing and is probably dead now because it happened to 18 years ago but I do know my boy didn’t want to leave me because he would be at my window meowing and saying mommy can I come in now and I would be sad and depressed and yes my cat was living in the streets and died from starvation and dehydration because he didn’t want to eat or drink anything he was just laying down on the streets and died from heartbreak and no food or water my poor baby Dylan Rest In Peace buddy you are so adorable and sweet and a great son even though I was seven and I became a cat mom at 7 years old yeah I miss my boy everyday but I have a black kitty that acts the same way like my childhood cat but his name is Elijah

[@ImmortalLemon]

Myth: “cats are nocturnal” My cat: “curled up next to me in bed sleeping for the night.” Ah yes!

[@nicolasalvarado890]

I have a question!! Hoping for a response. I have a cat that when he's super comfy with me and relaxed he drools, but obviously not all cats do it. When I tried to research it there is speculation that it's somehow because he was separated from his mom too early. Is this true or some type of other reason? He only really seems to do it when he's cuddling with us.

[@craigtheopabinia3957]

“Cats and dogs don’t get along” my cat abandoned one of her kittens and my dog raised him, so I personally know this isn’t always the case

[@birdsnestfern5635]

"Cats don't purr when they're happy" Me, eyeing my cats who start purring when they see me and especially when I pet them: ***doubt***

[@ArtsyTardis]

They mean that cats purr for many reasons, including when they’re happy but also when they’re scared and stressed

[@DiegoGonzalez-mc7mq]

I'm starting to think that cats purr for everything

[@neonstuff655]

@@ArtsyTardis you have to recognise when purring turns into growling it's as simple as that

[@punbug4721]

Cats don't purr _exclusively_ when they're happy.

[@missmasquerade228]

*stares at my cat next to me who purrs when I do literally anything*

[@gunshotrose]

4:00 who the hell thought it would be a good idea to put in footage for a "professional video" of a litterbox being cleaned WITH A KITCHEN SPATULA and a vet in her pajamas?! Also a good amount of these are wrong. 23 out of 24 hours cats are asleep? Definitely wrong.

[@GKOALA7]

The older doctor did NOT want to be wrong even in the slightest. When the younger doctor would add something to the conversation the older one would brusquely respond with nothing that really added to the point at hand. She even got a little jealous when the younger doctor brought up tidbits that she apparently never heard of. Otherwise, great info doctors!

[@furfancyfree1817]

"Cats sleep for 23 hours a day." Yeah, that's wrong. These gals, while knowledgeable, are not behavioral specialists. They certainly didn't refer to themselves as such. If you have questions about cat behavior, the best people to ask are shelter operators, foster homes, etc. People who spend most of their time around the same cats and many cats will have a better idea of cat behavior.

[@valehuber2232]

It was sarcasm Ariel, but cats really do sleep a lot, anything between 16-19 hours

[@MikeSakaru]

@@valehuber2232 She made sure to follow it up with, "The typical cat sleeps 23 hours a day" in a very factual, non-sarcastic way. It wasn't sarcasm, it was plain wrong. 15 hours is the most common average, though some can sleep up to 20 hours a day.

[@valehuber2232]

@@MikeSakaru it was sarcasm, with typical cat she referred to in the wild “the typical cat sleeps 23 hours a day smd wakes up to kill their prey” and then they explained that that lead up to cats sleeping a lot, idk why anyone is so confused and mad

[@MikeSakaru]

@@valehuber2232 Not mad, just pointing out the obvious fact that it wasn't sarcasm. A lot of the information they said here was simply inaccurate, this was one of those things.

[@valehuber2232]

@@MikeSakaru obvious is the sarcasm by the phrasing and tone. And the” inaccurate things” are misunderstood and a stretch as the pple saying “ they r wrong bc my cat loves me “ when they never claimed they didnt, pple just want to feel superior than professionals

[@AS-qi9mb]

"Cats see you as a source of food". It's definitely not just about food, and I'm shocked these women don't know this as vets. Cats actually love you _so much_ that they don't want to share you with anyone else! They are very territorial, and when you develop a bond with your cat, you become a part of that territory because they want everyone in the world to know that you are _theirs_ - hence why they bump their head on you to release scent glands on your clothes, on things you own, and on items of furniture as a way of telling other animals "back off, this human is mine and if you hurt them, I'll hurt you!" If they didn't trust you, they definitely _would not_ allow you to pet them or expose their bellies to you, since both of those positions would leave them vulnerable to other predators in the wild. They will get separation anxiety when you are gone for prolonged periods of time and are just as excited to see their owners as dogs; every time I walk back into my front door, my cat is already waiting for me and will run down the steps just to greet me with her tail high in the air. The only difference between cats and dogs is that cats like to be petted on their own terms because they are naturally independent in the wild, whereas dogs will let you pet them almost anytime you want because they consider you to be their pack leader.

[@mightybear5441]

I used to have doubts about cats attachment to their owners until my grandma had to give us custody of her cat for going to a retirement home. After a while she came to visit and her cat instantly recognized her and showed her love she wouldn't have given to anyone else.

[@jennytulls6369]

I really don't understand where the idea that cats don't love their owners came from They don't show affection the same way a dog would, but that doesn't mean they don't use other ways

[@geronimohayauxdutilly2136]

Dude you can't just say this without any sources to back it up. They at least have a qualification in the relevant field while what you seem to be saying is purely speculatory and anecdotal. Just find some research papers and link them or even an article or two that have their sources.

[@geronimohayauxdutilly2136]

@@AS-qi9mb I read through every one of those articles, I get your point, they definitely seem to have undermined the formation of a bond with humans. However, on second watch they never claimed what they were saying to be fact. "I think that they just see you as a source of food and cleanliness and a safe place to live". It was purely speculation, in the context of debunking the claim presented, in the broadest way possible. Although they don't do their best job at presenting the facts in that case. Their only mistake was if their handling of words confused people into thinking their speculation was scientific facts.

[@adonis2683]

A stray I adopted was very territorial of not only me and my mother, but our house as well. He would get super upset when he saw other cats walking by the house and would always try and chase other cats out. He was the sweetest little cat iv ever owned.

[@lucienschlut]

One thing they didn't say, is why cats hate water. Reason is simple: cats use their whole body as sensors. That's how they can crawl in such small spaces. Putting water on a cat, his fur stick to his skin just like if he was in a tight space, it ruin part of their spacial awarness. That's why you can find videos of cats walkign strangely if you just put a bit of adhesive band on them.

[@alaswoeisme]

As a dog trainer and foster home to many cats and dogs throughout the years, I can honestly say 2 dogs are harder to socialize or 2 cats, but it's much easier to socialize a cat with a dog. I've never had an issue with this. In fact, the last pup we fostered - I saw him in the streets once eating a cat. We took him in and he never even once made a threatening movement towards any of our 3 cats. You see, animals will see the apartment/house as a separate "dimension" - one with its own rules. Rules that you make. If you're good at maintaining the harmony, the animals will largely get along. If you can't maintain order, work with a behaviorist and you'll succeed!

[@kaylapoolexo]

Myth: “Pregnant women can’t live with cats.” Me: *Looks at my 3 cats while 38 weeks pregnant* “I love you guys.”

[@TheCatWorshipper]

Unfortunately, my friend's ob/gyn told her to get rid of her cats when she was preggers. Thank god she knew better. There are people who believe this.

[@lok4890]

@@TheCrazyCrafter98817 thats like, 9 months and a half.

[@CrowMeris]

@@lok4890 That's normal, actually. The average is 280 days (40 weeks). I know - it surprised me, too.

[@kirbed9486]

@@TheCatWorshipper that’s kind of scary tbh, considering that they were supposed to be a professional and yet believed something so silly. I suppose that’s why getting “second opinions” is important for some stuff lol. I hope they learned the truth about the myth, though

[@bruhwow]

@@kirbed9486 As they said, it's not fully a myth. Also it is estimated that about 30% of human population is infected with the parasite, so it is not even rare.

[@neutroniumranger9036]

So if my cat needs Taurine and Taurine is in red bull...I can give my cat wings!!! ((No I am not going to do that))

[@logan2906]

Do it!!!!

[@rosas4971]

I doubt any cat would even try anything like that, thankfully

[@Call-me-Al]

@@logan2906 no. Caffeine and Sugar/Sweetener and much more is gonna kill the cat.

[@jazzywarrrior1414]

I dropped my Monster once and my dog licked it a little bit and made a weird "blegh" noise. I doubt a cat would be interested.

[@jm.ggonzalez2306]

@@Call-me-Al r/woooosh

[@1Thunderfire]

All cats have different personalities and anyone who thinks that all cats are mean either haven't been around cats enough or give off threatening behaviour towards the cat. My neighbour has had 4 cats in the time I've known her. O'Malley was your typical confident ginger tomcat, Patra was super timid, Molly was unbelievably affectionate and Suzzie was cautious but friendly to familiar people. They all lived to good ages.

[@lornadune2506]

My black cat had a lot of good luck in his life. He had gotten out of the house a few times, but we always ended up finding him, even the time our neighbor stole him, we happened to see him in the window while walking the dog. He also had pretty bad allergies but we were always able to make him feel better. He made it to 16 or 17 and I'm really glad that I got to spend that time with him. He wasnt the most cuddly cat, but I love him very much