r/Pets is a subreddit with 406k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses pet, cat, dog, struggling, and advice, and they frequently recommend/review flea treatment, flea medication, and kitten food.
Popular Themes in r/Pets
#1
Advice Requests
: "What’s the one pet purchase you thought was unnecessary… until your pet became obsessed with it?"
16 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "What pet product solved a problem you thought you just had to live with?"
10 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Purina quietly added chicken. My cat with a chicken allergy almost died. Part 2! Purina replied to my complaint, then ghosted me a week later."
9 posts
#4
Ideas
: "vet bill help IDEAS"
2 posts
#5
Money Talk
: "Heavy Chewy boxes"
1 post
#6
News
: "WiFi Smoke Alarms - PSA"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/Pets
#1
Pet
: "SOME PEOPLE SHOULDN’T BE ALLOWED TO OWN PetS."
95 posts
#2
Cat
: "I spent months earning a stray Cat's trust. She just got the worst diagnosis her vet has seen in 20 years."
77 posts
#3
Dog
: "Anyone else equally a “cat person” and “Dog person”"
70 posts
#4
Struggling
26 posts
#5
Advice
: "Advice on getting both a dog and a cat"
23 posts
#6
Health
: "What Health scare with your dog cost you the most money or stress, and do you wish you had caught it earlier?"
20 posts
#7
Euthanasia
: "AITA for considering Euthanasia for an elderly dog with incontinence issues"
12 posts
#8
Behavior
: "What are some of the weirdest things you have said out loud to your pet?"
12 posts
#9
Vet
: "Touching moment at the Vet today"
7 posts
#10
Rescue
: "Today my Rescue dog let me pet him without flinching for the first time and I ugly cried in my living room"
7 posts
Products Discussed in r/Pets
Flea Treatment
26 reviews
#1
Bravecto
5.0★ from 3 reviews
#2
Revolution Plus
4.7★ from 3 reviews
#3
Vet Recommended
4.7★ from 3 reviews
Flea Medication
26 reviews
#1
Revolution
4.4★ from 7 reviews
#2
Advantage
4.3★ from 3 reviews
#3
Frontline
3.7★ from 3 reviews
Kitten Food
21 reviews
#1
Orijen
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Royal Canin
3.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Instinct
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/Pets
#1
CAT
: "STOP NORMALIZING FREE ROAMING CATS"
46 posts
#2
DOG
: "Dog sitter left our dogs alone and hungry for 3 days; and lied about it."
45 posts
#3
RODENTS
: "Have any of you ever had a pet rat or mouse ?"
2 posts
#4
Review of US-based company
: "Ask Chewy to cut ties with Marshall Farms"
1 post
#5
BIRD
: "Concerned my roommate may be neglecting his pet bird — what should I do?"
1 post
#6
REPTILE
: "People who own reptiles: how did your passion begin?"
1 post
#7
FISH
: "Getting a pet fish for my kids"
1 post
Member Growth in r/Pets
Yearly
+77k members(23.6%)
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Last updated: June 3, 2026