Nobody owns a cat, this one may decide to select you as its caretaker though. If you make the cut, I wish you many happy years in its service.
this post was submitted on 12 Jan 2026
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This photo says otherwise
Nobody owns a cat.
You are owned.
My neighbour's cat sometimes sneaks into my apartment. It has explored pretty much every inch of the apartment, including the bathroom sink, under the sofa, under my bed, the kitchen counters, the shower... but it still wouldn't let me anywhere near it. Sometimes I let my main door open just for the cat. I'm hoping one day we'll form some sort of bond and I'll be able to give some pets. I've never owned a cat before but this one made me desperate to get one.
(I'm referring to the cat as "it" because I don't know the sex)
Have you tried sitting in the same room and ignoring the cat? They love that shit.
Start typing up important documents on a laptop.
Walk around holding one end of 5 foot piece of twine.
I did because I know that some cats prefer it if you wait until they get comfortable with you and that cats are really the ones who decide if you're friends, not you. We've gotten as close as getting a few sniffs of my hand. Whenever I open the door, the cat happily comes inside. Lately, I've been leaving the door open and letting the cat roam about. It's usually just a quick routine exploration from the kitchen to the bedroom and then the bathroom before it quickly leaves. It lasts maybe 5 minutes, but I'm just happy I get a visit. I noticed the cat is very interested in my bathroom window, which leads to the same yard it comes from but there's a bush right underneath so it can't jump. I once found muddy fingerprints on my bathroom sink and it felt so wholesome 🥹
If you wanna tempt it try eating tuna, getting a laser pointer, or feeding the cat churu by hand. My cats lick it outta the tube. Your mileage may vary.
You could feed it some tuna but don't go overboard it's a lot of sodium for their kidneys.
This cat seems young and playful so I might try playing with a toy. I love it whenever I catch the cat burying its poop 🤣 I also heard some feisty screams with my other neighbour's cat so I know that there's some drama going on haha
Aww the cute wittle human's been adopted!
If it left your toilet paper in tact, that’s a keeper.
I was in the subway this morning and of all the passengers, I never expected a cat to be one. Ended up trying to take care of her so she doesn't do anything rash.
"Kitty, here's what's wrong with the hyperloop concept ..."
50% of cat owners don't even know they have a cat yet.
congrats on joining the other 50% that now know you have a cat.
I live in a rural area, and there are "outside" cats, and they regularly get let into my house.
Cat distribution system does not make mistakes, you are a cat person now.
On mother earth, cat owns you!
I'm not going to warn you again. Get out, or I'll call the guards!
I remember us getting a call from a neighbor telling us that our cat was inside his house and to please come and get her.
So I did, she had apparently got in via a ground level window in their basement.
This only happened once when she was very young.
This happened recently to my relative, who was housing a young guy from her church. Kind of a shit, but mostly harmless. Everybody knew there was only one cat in her house, a small black cat, and then a huge orange cat next door. He got the two cats confused and didn't say anything for three days about the strange cat hiding in the house until the neighbor became very persistent.
The “I don’t own a cat” meme is so hot right now!
Haha so cute
My cat once hid in our neighbour’s bathroom for three days.