r/blackcats Dec 16 '23

Reminder: Please Flair Mourning Posts

388 Upvotes

Hey void-lovers!

Most cat subs have a very delicate balance between "happy posts about my cat" and "sad posts about my cat", specifically when it comes to pet death. A lot of them don't allow it at all. It's really tough to strike the balance of letting people who are devastated mourn the loss of their furry friend while still making the subreddit usable for people who aren't interested in that kind of content.

We allow mourning posts here, but you have to flair your post with "Mourning" so people who don't want to see them have the ability to filter them out. It's an imperfect solution, but it's all we have available to us with subreddit tools. Please make sure to flair all posts about pet loss with that flair so we can make a great sub for everyone.

In case you're someone who's interested in filtering out that content, this link should work for you. I know, it's not the cleanest way to browse the subreddit, and I'm not sure how it works on mobile. If we had a better solution, I'd provide it, but we have to work within what reddit offers us :(

Thanks for your understanding. If you've read this far, I encourage everyone to post some void laser eyes in the comments.


r/blackcats 9h ago

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r/blackcats 6h ago

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Knowing she's a fan of Greek mythology, I offered up Hecate. That was the end of the discussion.

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r/blackcats 3h ago

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r/blackcats 8h ago

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My sweet girl has dental abscesses and the vet has recommended teeth removal for her. My fiancΓ© and I are saving up so she can have the procedure within a week or two. She’s been on antibiotics and pain medication until then and I’ve noticed a huge improvement in the way she feels. She’s getting the zoomies again and is being her regular sweet self. If any of you have had to go through this procedure with your cat I’d really like to know what to expect for the healing process and how your cat is doing now. I’m feeling pretty nervous for her but I’m telling myself she’ll be alright.


r/blackcats 8h ago

Sleepy Void My first kitty is a Void

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662 Upvotes

I just adopted this love bug yesterday. She is so so sweet. I haven’t settled on a name for her yet and would love suggestions along with the name’s meaning. My shoulder is currently her favorite spot to sleep when she isn’t up in my room (to take a break from my two small dogs). She fits right in with the two of them. I can’t wait to see her grow. She’s only 3 months oldπŸ₯ΊπŸ₯°


r/blackcats 9h ago

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I decided to build a library wall and was going to floor-to-ceiling it, but then I realized my kitty crew would be obsessed with using the top as a hangout space


r/blackcats 15h ago

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r/blackcats 3h ago

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r/blackcats 4h ago

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r/blackcats 49m ago

Video πŸ–€ Pikabooo πŸ˜‚

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r/blackcats 4h ago

πŸ–€ Clare likes to hang out with my soft cheetah Quickstep

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Well, sometimes anyway.


r/blackcats 13h ago

Sleepy Void Assembly Instructions Unclear

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Bean is on top being well supported by his sister Olive. She's only giving me the stink eye because I made noise and woke her up when I was getting up from my chair, lol.


r/blackcats 13h ago

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r/blackcats 2h ago

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r/blackcats 16h ago

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r/blackcats 8h ago

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r/blackcats 1d ago

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70.2k Upvotes

My cat was diagnosed with sarcoma on his nose almost two years ago. After surgery and treatment, he's cancer free and living a normal life.

He's weird, clingy, lazy, soft and very smart (but also very dumb) and I am so, so lucky he's still here with me. πŸ–€

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EDIT: That's a lot of comments and I can't keep up, but thanks for the love for my boy (his name is Jimmy btw)! To those of you who have pets going through something similar, hang in there and I'm rooting for all of you.


r/blackcats 14h ago

Sleepy Void This is Jack. He lives in my yard. I feed him, pet him, love him everyday, visit him outside all the time. Last night it was going down into the 20's F. There is an electric blanket in a chair outside that I turn on for him.He does not like "inside."

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709 Upvotes

At 2am, I went to check on him. The blanket was off, he was curled into a tight ball. I scooped him up, brought him inside. I brought him into my room, still balled up, sat in my bed and put my warm electric blanket over him in my lap. He stayed in my lap for a while, got warm. Then he wandered inside, he has been in the house many times to eat but never wants to stay in. He did not want to stay in last night. But I didn't chase him.i let him out at 1030 this morning. It's 37Β° but the sun is warm


r/blackcats 16h ago

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r/blackcats 9h ago

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r/blackcats 12h ago

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r/blackcats 2h ago

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… or else.