r/cats is a subreddit with 9.2M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses cat, kitten, cute, frustrating, and hard time, 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
: "How to teach kitten?"
19 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "This is Dee Dee. She does not like being politely asked to get off the counter. I tried to pick her up to get her off the counter, and she did this instead after evading me."
7 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Cat litter smell? Please help!"
3 posts
#4
Money Talk
: "$200 Tower or Walgreens Bag?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/cats
#1
Cat
: "Two years of waiting, and my Cat finally slept beside me."
313 posts
#2
Kitten
: "How to teach Kitten?"
46 posts
#3
Cute
: "Just tried for a Cute photo of him snuggling me"
35 posts
#4
Frustrating
26 posts
#5
Hard Time
19 posts
#6
Sleep
: "Always Sleep with one eye open!"
18 posts
#7
Struggling With
14 posts
#8
Struggling
14 posts
#9
Advice
: "Any Advice to make vaccinated kittens comfier?"
12 posts
#10
Help
: "Please Help me figure out what is wrong with kitten"
12 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
: "Sitting like a human"
93 posts
#2
Advice
: "How to teach kitten?"
30 posts
#3
Medical Questions
: "Is this infected?"
19 posts
#4
Video - OC
: "I freestyle on him when he pisses me off"
12 posts
#5
Humor
: "What’s going on inside Heisenberg’s head?"
6 posts
#6
Mourning/Loss
: "Sleep tight my Ladybug"
4 posts
#7
Cat Picture - Not OC
: "Turns out Nissan drivers are actually cats, which explains a lot of the erratic behavior."
3 posts
#8
Adoption
: "First adoption!"
3 posts
#9
Video - Not OC
: "The Godfather blesses us all"
2 posts
#10
Name Request
: "Show off a class photo of your current house cats and give them a band name."
2 posts
Member Growth in r/cats
Yearly
+805k members(9.5%)
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Last updated: June 19, 2026