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, cute, kitten, photo, and cats, and they frequently recommend/review dry cat food, wet cat food, and automatic litter box.
Pictures, videos, questions, and articles featuring/about cats.
Popular Themes in r/cats
#1
Advice Requests
: "New cat coughing"
9 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "New kittens in honor of my friend passing"
5 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Cat keeps peeing on the floor"
4 posts
Popular Topics in r/cats
#1
Cat
: "The guilt of keeping an indoor Cats is eating me alive."
309 posts
#2
Cute
: "Hes a cool cat😼"
62 posts
#3
Kitten
: "Kitten and Pee"
53 posts
#4
Photo
: "a throwback Photo taken in 2013- my cat Jasmine Photobombing one of my selfies"
23 posts
#5
Cats
: "Moving with Cats"
22 posts
#6
Sleeping
: "I was drawing something while my caramel was Sleeping on my leg"
22 posts
#7
Pet
: "This is Bodhi. He thinks he’s all that"
15 posts
#8
Sleep
14 posts
#9
Struggling
14 posts
#10
Advice
: "Cat Advice"
8 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
Automatic Litter Box
53 reviews
#1
Litter Robot
4.2★ from 23 reviews
#2
PetSafe
4.3★ from 3 reviews
#3
Petsafe
4.0★ from 3 reviews
Flair Used in r/cats
#1
Cat Picture - OC
: "She is over it"
99 posts
#2
Advice
: "💩. Yup. That’s the Topic."
32 posts
#3
Medical Questions
: "Ear mites"
13 posts
#4
Humor
: "Happy pride month!!"
12 posts
#5
Video - OC
: "When your tour guide turns out to be a cat."
11 posts
#6
Video - Not OC
: "He drank too much milk… 🥹❤️"
9 posts
#7
Mourning/Loss
: "Missing you"
6 posts
#8
Cat Picture - Not OC
: "I think my cat has one of the most unique colorations I've seen."
4 posts
#9
Cat Art
: "Sketched my favorite cats"
2 posts
#10
Update
: "Another Poekie update!"
1 post
Member Growth in r/cats
Yearly
+817k members(9.7%)
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Last updated: June 9, 2026