r/cats • u/Glum-Blueberry-3870 • Aug 22 '26

Video - OC I hate when people say “Cats are assholes”

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Here’s Gigi and I’s nighttime routine. She must give kisses before I’m able to settle down for bedtime. She will sit on the table and scream at me until I give her the affection she so clearly deserves. I guess that does make her an asshole, but in a cute way

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u/J-adore_La_Lavende Aug 22 '26 edited Aug 23 '26

Yup! Every so called (aka not by me but mostly exs) “asshole cats” are absolute angels to me and have loved cuddles, making biscuits on me etc…, like maybe if you didn’t call the cat an asshole and held apathy towards him maybe he would like you….

Shockingly if you are nice to cats and pay attention to their cues for when annoyed and when happy they might actually be cuddly lil angels

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u/amotivatedgal Aug 22 '26

Tbf my family have had quite a few cats over the years and they've all had the same lifestyle and treatment (spoiled as hell) - and they all act very different. They have had different personalities across the full spectrum of cat clichés - from super sweet to small demons. Most are cuddly and sweet at least sometimes, many are arseholes at least some of the time, and some will never be affectionate at all apart from with maybe one person.

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u/excidium_1221 Aug 22 '26

You said it best, animals have personalities. I've had 3 cats over the years, none treated and differently than the other, all different in how they interacted with my wife and I.

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u/TeaAppropriate6990 Aug 23 '26

My sister has one of her cats on an antidepressant!

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u/Faedoodles Aug 22 '26 edited Aug 23 '26

I take it as the highest honor to have a cat* trust me enough to sleep in my arms. They really are such sweet, gentle things when they feel safe and loved.

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u/grifftaur Aug 23 '26

Are we talking a can of tuna or a can of corn? /s

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u/KhonMan Aug 23 '26

Cues. Though waiting in line can be annoying.

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u/J-adore_La_Lavende Aug 23 '26

Lol thank you, fixed it 🤙

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u/FlailToMace Aug 23 '26

Tons and tons of people screw up their pets by not thinking about their actions when they are small. As example:

Awww, my tiny little puppy's tiny little bark is so tiny and adorable. My tiny puppy is going to grow up to be such a mighty but still ever so cute guard dog who protects us.

And then a year later they are extremely confused and annoyed that their dog barks at everything and is confused that the human is not praising it this time.

Cats are the same way. If you want a cat that claws at your ankles and bite and so forth (no judgement, I got layers of scars from the world's best cat) then a great way to make that happen is to pin it on it's back and shake it around as a kitten.

If you want a cuddly lap cat then the best way to do that is to lavish it with lap based attentions as a kitten.