r/cats is a subreddit with 9.4M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses cat, hard time, struggling, frustrating, and kitten, and they frequently recommend/review dry cat food, wet cat food, and cat food.
Pictures, videos, questions, and articles featuring/about cats.
Popular Themes in r/cats
#1
Advice Requests
: "Stalled labor (3 days since first kittens) but cat is acting completely normal? Has anyone experienced this? Need advice/reassurance."
15 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Question regarding a product AROUND the cat?"
2 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "my 16 year old cat is having a hard time eating."
1 post
Popular Topics in r/cats
#1
Cat
66 posts
#2
Hard Time
14 posts
#3
Struggling
13 posts
#4
Frustrating
11 posts
#5
Kitten
6 posts
#6
Vet
5 posts
#7
Advice
5 posts
#8
Tools
4 posts
#9
Cute
4 posts
#10
Home
4 posts
Products Discussed in r/cats
Dry Cat Food
58 reviews
#1
Blue Buffalo
4.3★ from 6 reviews
#2
Royal Canin
3.8★ from 4 reviews
#3
Iams
4.3★ from 3 reviews
Wet Cat Food
54 reviews
#1
Tiki Cat
4.3★ from 4 reviews
#2
Weruva
4.8★ from 4 reviews
#3
Purina Pro Plan
4.3★ from 4 reviews
Cat Food
41 reviews
#1
Royal Canin
4.0★ from 5 reviews
#2
Weruva
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Tiki Cat
4.5★ from 2 reviews
Flair Used in r/cats
#1
Cat Picture - OC
: "Why the hell is my void turning white after she was fixed?!?!"
79 posts
#2
Advice
: "Cat diet tips"
40 posts
#3
Medical Questions
: "Too late at night to phone any vet in town, will call in the morning but for now: what is this or why is my cats nipple now white and softer than the other?"
17 posts
#4
Humor
: "Anyone else have kitties that will steal your candy?"
16 posts
#5
Video - OC
: "I refuse to choose!!!"
11 posts
#6
Mourning/Loss
: "Remembering my baby"
6 posts
#7
Cat Picture - Not OC
: "Cuteness alert: Behind the scenes of The Suicide Squad (2021), David Dastmalchian adopted a stray cat. The film's costume designer, Judianna Makovsky, made a custom Polka-Dot Cat costume for her."
5 posts
#8
Cat Art
: "I would love to do a full painting as a FREE gift for one of you. Comment anything and you’re already participating!"
4 posts
#9
Name Request
: "Fatastrophic — feed the chonk"
3 posts
#10
Adoption
: "Sally"
3 posts
Member Growth in r/cats
Yearly
+732k members(8.5%)
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Last updated: August 10, 2026