'What's your #1 reason for owning a cat?': Feline Fanatics Let the Wholesome Cat Out of the Bag on Why They Can't Live Without Their Furry Friends

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Blake Seidel • Managing Editor & Brand Manager
Jul 18, 2024 11:00 AM EDT

Let's be real - people get dogs because they want attention. But people who get cats, get them for all sorts of reasons. Some seem to have the cat distribution system on speed dial, some want companionship, and others just want to have a tiny cute criminal in their house, committing all sorts of adorable acts. Whatever your reason, though, we're glad you drank the Kool-Aid and are now a part of the feline family. 

Purrsonally, we adopted our cats because we wanted to be able to travel, but still have someone at home waiting for us to come home to. You can't do that with a dog. We found a pawsitively wholesome thread on Reddit where users let the wholesome cat out of the bag on what their #1 reason is for owning a cat, and the answers are just purrfect. Some are seriously silly, some are terrifically touching, and others are sure to warm your heart. Scroll down to read them all for yourself!

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    What's your #1 reason for owning a cat?
    via u/phertick85
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    I've learned that I'm quite incapable of protecting myself from random attacks while using the bathroom. Since I take bathroom security extremely seriously, as you all should, a cat was obviously necessary to stand guard during my most vulnerable moments. What's your reason?
    via u/phertick85
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    Pad TyTy 5 hr. ago Someone has to help me eat all this cheese
    via u/Pad_TyTy

    If there is one thing our cats are good at, it's eating cheese. They are Munster maniacs. Cheddar carnivores. Gouda gulpers. You get the picture. How else would we eat so much cheese without them?

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    DigInevitable1679 4 hr. ago I cannot fight the water monster myself. Also I might drown in the water closet
    via u/DigInevitable1679

    One of our cats is a lifeguard cat. She watches over us every time we shower - screaming the whole time. It's actually quite relaxing. Like a choir of meows as the soundtrack to our shower symphony.

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    lemonycaesarsalad · 3 hr. ago I like multipurpose tech. My void girl serves as a weighted blanket, alarm clock, personal trainer, sock distrubuter, biscuit maker, and bank account pruner.
    via u/lemonycaesarsalad
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    GoddessInHerTree · 3 hr. ago I love them, everything about them. Cute perfect little faces, squishy bodies and soft fur, the purrs. Life is just better with cats.
    via u/GoddessInHerTree
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    RandomBoomer · 4 hr. ago • A spell was thrown on my house -- or at least the backporch -- to lure stray kittens. I've never had to go GET a cat, they always come to me, whether or not I actually want another one.
    via u/RandomBoomer
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    Low-KeyDigitalDevil ⚫ 3 hr. ago I was really really really really not in good place after coming home from Iraq. My cat Bones has been everything to me.
    via u/Low-KeyDigitalDevil
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    AstronautEmpty 9060. 4 hr. ago I don't own my cat. She's my companion. She is free to do what she wants. She's not an item to be bought and sold.
    via u/AstronautEmpty9060
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    burnedimage 4 hr. ago She just moved in one day! I opened the door. She walked in skinny and sick. Then she needed a friend!
    via u/burnedimage
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    suziq338 4 hr. ago I have a security cat as well.
    via u/suziq338
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    • probably-the-problem 3 hr. ago He needed a house. I needed a laugh a day. It's a tradeoff.
    via u/probably-the-problem
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    Less-Engineer-9637 · 4 hr. ago When I was a little baby my sister's cat used to like staring at me. I now know she was using her alien cat brain ray to turn me into a helpless slave to all cat kind.
    via u/Less-Engineer-9637
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    petite--petty 3 hr. ago The fulfillment of taking care of another living thing
    via u/petite--petty
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    Ok-Beginning297 - 3 hr. ago If I didn't have a cat, I'd have no one to give all these tins of cat food to.
    via u/Ok-Beginning297
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    Ok-Beginning297.3 hr. ago If I didn't have a cat, I'd have no one to give all these tins. of cat food to.
    via u/Ok-Beginning297
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    the_power_of_a_prune 3 hr. ago Some to have wonderful one sided conversations with
    via u/the_power_of_a_prune
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    • khrysokeros 3 hr. ago Sometimes they lie on your chest and you can feel their little heartbeat pounding against yours...
    via u/khrysokeros
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    Glittering-War-5748 · 3 hr. ago Someone needs to keep me in a schedule waking up and getting up, mid morning breaks while working from home, going to bed at a reasonable hour (no joke, he'll come collect me from living room if thinks it's too late, as gets food before bed).
    via u/Glittering-War-5748
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    bongart 3 hr. ago • Dabby picked me. I, apparently, had no say in the matter. However, i kept one of her daughters, Dora, for pest control.
    via u/bongart
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    MusicalMoose · 3 hr. ago I.....don't even want my cat. He moved in and when I tried to shoo him out, he threatened me with a knife. I feed him 3 times a day, or else. If I don't share what I'm eating with him, he hits me in the face with his paw, then he purrs and licks my nose. If I don't wake up and open the front door for him every morning at 6 AM, he bites my toes, and then when I open the door he looks at me and walks away. Send help.
    via u/MusicalMoose
  • 22
    tatasz 3 hr. ago • CDS loves me and has my address on top of the delivery list.
    via u/tatasz
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    Lanky-Description691 3 hr. ago I love cats. It would not feel like home without one
    via u/Lanky-Description691
  • 24
    Lanky-Description691 3 hr. ago I love cats. It would not feel like home without one
    via u/Lanky-Description691
  • 25
    ZeroFox75 3 hr. ago She owns me. I'm fortunate to have been chosen. I clean her litter box, provide delicious wet food and in return sometimes, when she allows it, I can pat her little head.
    via u/ZeroFox75
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    Savings Bug1932. 3 hr. ago I am too afraid to eat my meals alone. Now I can no longer eat my meals without paying taxes. And my 3 cats make sure I pay them. My life is not easy.
    via u/SavingsBug1932
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    Gotmlk23 2 hr. ago • Life is never boring! My neighbor's cat had given birth to a kitten 6+ weeks ago and she brought the kitten by to look at and pet. When I moved to hand the kitten back, my neighbor declared that she couldn't take it back and would I find a home for the kitten.
    via u/Gotmlk23
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    In shock from that, I brought the kitten inside and set her down on the living room floor. My cat did not hesitate, came over and picked her up, put her on the couch and started cleaning her. From then until her passing, I had a cat and my cat had a cat.
    via u/Gotmlk23

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