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A directory of cat-related subreddits
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- Kelly Mears
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Every time I believe I have found all the cat-related subreddits, I discover another one. Eventually, I'd like to have compiled a comprehensive list. If you know of any that are missing, please let me know. Or, better yet, submit a pull request to the GitHub repository.
r/adamdrivercats
Cats which look like Adam Driver. Really, just a lot of Siamese cats. 17k weekly visitors. Link.
r/airbiscuits
Cats making air biscuits. 1.9k weekly visitors. Link.
r/airplaneears
From the subreddit: "Sometimes when an animal is perplexed or listening for something their ears turn toward the side. They look like airplane wings jutting out from each side of the head." 204k members. Link.
r/bengalcats
A subreddit full of Bengal cats. 31k members. Link.
r/blackcats
A great source of inspiration for black cat enthusiasts. 351k members. Link.
r/blurrypicturesofcats
A subreddit dedicated to blurry pictures of cats. 14k weekly visitors. Link.
r/bondedpairs
Bonded pairs of cats. 14k weekly visitors. Link.
r/cat
You might think this was like the main cat subreddit, based on the name. No, you're wanting r/cats. 38k members. Link.
r/catbellies
Cat bellies all day every day. 12k weekly visitors. Link.
r/catculations
I love this one. Cats making determinations, often pre jump. 11k weekly visitors. Link.
r/catmemes
For the times when you need a little text to go along with your cat picture. 20k weekly visitors. Link.
r/cats
Obvious subreddit is obvious. I will say that posts about sick, recently deceased, and dying cats are unfortunately common. This can be a pretty big downer. 3.1m members. Link.
r/catsarealiens
Pictures of cats acting like aliens or just being actual aliens, depending on your perspective. 1.9k weekly visitors. Link.
r/CatsAreAssholes
A subreddit chronicling all the dickish things cats do. 17k weekly visitors. Link.
r/catsareliquid
"If we fits, we sits". 15k weekly visitors. Link.
r/CatsBeingCats
It is what it is and that's all that it is. Surprisingly active. 95k weekly visitors. Link.
r/CatsCalledFood
Cats named after food items. 2.9k weekly visitors. Link.
r/catscarryingstuffies
Cats carrying their stuffed animal babies. 10k weekly visitors. Link.
r/CatSlaps
Cats throwing paws. 6.4k weekly visitors. Link.
r/Catsmirin
Cats admiring something. Ideally, the lens. 7.1k weekly visitors. Link.
r/catstairs
Cats on stairs, railings, banisters, steps and ladders. 8.6k weekly visitors. Link.
r/CatsWhoConverse
Mostly videos of cats being vocally demanding and/or generally chatty. 8.7k weekly visitors. Link.
r/CatsWhoSmoke
Cats with the raspy voice of a chain smoker. 1.5k weekly visitors. Link.
r/CatsWhoSqueak
Kittens and adult cats who make squeaky noises instead of the standard me-ow. 1.4k weekly visitors. Link.
r/catswhotrill
I love cat trills. Not much activity, though. 410 members. Link.
r/Catswhoyell
Extra loud cats doing their thing. 35k weekly visitors. Link.
r/catswithgats
Cats posed with firearms. This one seems inactive. Still a decent number of historical posts, though. 5 weekly visitors. Link.
r/Catswithjobs
Cats who look like they have an actual vocation. 158k weekly visitors. Link.
r/CatTraining
Informational subreddit about cat behavior and training. 292k weekly visitors. Link.
r/CatWasHere
Paw prints in cute or unexpected places. 3.3k weekly visitors. Link.
r/crabcats
Cats will sometimes hunch over and walk sideways like a crab in an attempt to appear larger and more threatening. Lots of great examples here. 9.6k weekly visitors. Link.
r/CTLLRP
Cats That Look Like Ron Perlman. So, a lot of pictures and videos of Maine Coon cats. 3.8k weekly visitors. Link.
r/danglers
Cats dangling from things. I posted a picture of my cat here once and it really only did OK. That's on me, though. 6k weekly visitors. Link.
r/drumstick
When a cat is grooming itself and has one leg raised it looks like a drumstick. 680 weekly visitors. Link.
r/earfurnishings
Decadent compendium of cat ear floofs. 8.9k weeklly visitors. Link.
r/ekekek
Videos of cats chattering, like when they see a bird outside a window. ekekek. 4.5k weekly visitors. Link.
r/felinebehavior
Very similar conceptually to r/CatTraining. Smaller community. 74k weekly visitors. Link.
r/Feral_Cats
TNR information and support for feral cat caregivers. Good people. 134k members. Link.
r/foundthecat
Cats hiding in plain sight. Not active at all but if r/catswithgats made the list, this one has to. 163 weekly visitors. Link.
r/greebles
My absolute favorite cat subreddit, conceptually: "You know when cats see something that's not there? That's a greeble. They're like invisible gremlins that like messing with cats.". 16k members. Link.
r/hewillbeshipped
Another extremely niche subreddit. Cats sitting in shipping containers. 13 weekly visitors. Link.
r/holdmycatnip
Acrobatics, fails, mania. You love to see it. 384k members. Link.
r/hydrokitties
Cats enjoying water. Name is an obvious play on r/hydrohomies. 18k weekly visitors. Link.
r/IllegallySmolCats
Cats so small it should be illegal. Highly active. Very cute. 221k members. Link.
r/kitler
Cats that look like Adolf Hitler. I like the way they phrase this in their community description: "Cats are the positive antidote for the evil of the past". I mean, I don't think that's true, necessarily, but I appreciate the sentiment nevertheless. 2.9k weekly visitors. Link.
r/kittens
All kittens all the time. 161k weekly visitors. Link.
r/kittyhasaquestion
Pictures and videos of cats being interrupted while grooming themselves, looking confused, and staring at the camera. 2.2k weekly visitors. Link.
r/MaineCoon
What a magnificent breed. Much like we see with r/cat vs. r/cats, the subreddit named with the singular form is the less popular one. 5.6k weekly visitors. Link.
r/mainecoons
It's like 15 times more popular than r/MaineCoon. 75k weekly visitors. Link.
r/MEOW_IRL
This subreddit is a little inscrutable. It doesn't really have any specific theme, but all posts must be titled "MEOW IRL". 12k weekly visitors. Link.
r/MonorailCats
Cats laying along the backs of couches and armrests with their legs and arms hanging down on either side. Niche subreddit but I love it. See also r/danglers. 444 weekly visitors. Link
r/notmycat
Photos and videos of friendly cats that are specifically not the poster's cat. 86k weekly visitors. Link.
r/OneOrangeBraincell
The joke here is that orange cats are dumb and must collectively share a single brain cell, which they each have a turn with once per day. Hugely popular. 659k members. Link.
r/onlypaws
Pictures of cat paws. A reference to Only Fans, I must assume. 2.5k weekly visitors. Link.
r/PetTheDamnCat
Cats that need to be petted immediately. 6.4k weekly visitors. Link.
r/PouchCatatoes
Community dedicated to cats with impressive primordial pouches. 8.7k weekly visitors. Link.
r/RoastMyCat
People post pictures of their cat and the community roasts them. 21k weekly visitors. Link.
r/RonPerlmanCat
Cats that look like Ron Perlman. Understandably, the creator of this community was unaware of r/CTLLRP when they made this. Mostly devoid of new posts but despite it all, it still sees a lot of traffic. 1.2k weekly visitors. Link.
r/scrungycats
Cats making "that face". Top notch stuff. 3.9 weekly visitors. Link.
r/seniorkitties
Obviously a lot of bummer posts here. But, also a lot of love. 47k members. Link.
r/Siamesecats
Siamese cats. 29k weekly visitors. Link.
r/SiberianCats
Siberian cats. 37k weekly visitors. Link.
r/soupbelly
Little baby kitties with rotund bellies. 8.9k weekly visitors. Link.
r/sphynx
See also r/catsarealiens. 144k weekly visitors. Link.
r/spreadytoes
Cat bean maximalism. 5.4k members. Link.
r/standardissuecat
Brown mackeral tabbies, specifically. 54k weekly visitors. Link.
r/stremtch
Finding this one was the reason I decided to compile this list. How could their be so many subreddits. This one is pictures of people grasping the head of a cat and applying pressure so that their face is pulled taut. 31k weekly visitors. Link.
r/SupermodelCats
Photogenic cats. 19k weekly visitors. Link.
r/TabbyCats
Domestic short hair and domestic long hairs. 18k weekly visitors. Link.
r/teefies
Toofs and the cats who have em. 53k weekly visitors. Link.
r/TheCatTrapIsWorking
Cats sitting in boxes. See also: r/hewillbeshipped. 15k weekly visitors. Link.
r/Thisismylifemeow
The truest of the posts here are cats begrudgingly accepting a situation they probably do not fully like. Think, for example, of a cat being gripped tightly by a child. 26k weekly visitors. Link.
r/torties
Tortoiseshell cats. 47k members. Link.
r/trojancats
Expectant mama cats will often get quite friendly before they give birth. People bring them in. Hijinks ensue. 8.6k weekly visitors. Link.
r/troublepuffs
Lots of pictures of cat balls here. 7k weekly visitors. Link.
r/tuckedinkitties
Kittens and cats tucked into blankies. 10k weekly visitors. Link.
r/TuxedoCats
Look at the distinguished gentleman! Look at the way he is sitting, yes! 67k weekly visitors. Link.
r/WhatsWrongWithYourCat
This is very much not a place to go for actual advice. It's more just bemused postings about cats looking or behaving strangely. 70k weekly visitors. Link.