The 18 ways that pampering cat pawrents are spoiling their fur babies

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Laurent Shinar • Writer and Editor
Jul 1, 2026 10:15 AM EDT

Pampering our cat children has become a compulsion at this point in the feline-pawrent relationship. We are constantly bombarded with shiny and wonderful things to buy and do for our feline friends. So to help you make sense of the deluge of options we have gathered some pawrent approved ways to spoil your cat child.

In a world full of fake feline-related recommendations it is more important than ever to ensure that you are getting your information right from the horse's mouth. And that is why for this collection we turned to the pages of Reddit's r/CatAdvice subreddit. A place where the pawrents of kitties gather to learn about raising their cat children from one another. And seeing as we pawrents are always looking for new ways to up the ante to maintain our cat children' s love, we figured that we would see what the pawrents of this subreddit had to say.

We hand picked each one of these purrfect and peculiar ways to make your feline feel loved based on their uniqueness, effectiveness and overall awwdorablness. Whether it be holes in the wall, extra blankets assigned to your cat, or feline facial massages. You should have more than a few solid options to take home to your feline fur baby. And in the event that they do not enjoy any of those ideas (which is painfully likely considering how unique each cat child is), we hope you might enjoy a little consolation with this collection of cuddling cats. You might not be getting that kinda loving from your fur baby, but that doesn't mean you can't get it elsewhere…

 

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  • 01
    steamed pork_bunz When I have a load of hot sheets straight out of the dryer, I'll find where my lil dude is napping and plop the whole thing on top of him. He loves his kitty sauna, purrs so loud
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  • Holy heck this is some high level pawrenting right here. Our bed sheets are some of the most precious fabrics we own in the house. After all, if we are lucky we spend around 8 hours of each day lying on them. So to sacrifice your freshly cleaned, fur free bed sheets all for the enjoyment of your cat child, well, that is what they call falling on your own sword. We are sure that this cat child does not fully appreciate the lengths his pawrents are going to spoil him. That’s how our feline fur babies keep us striving to be the best pawrents we can be. Can’t be getting complacent now can we?
     

  • 02
    [deleted] Cat shelves! P
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  • 03
    Get them chicken pals.
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  • 04
    This photo was taken before it was finished but catios are the best ways I've spoiled my cats
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    AngryAmoebas4 I shower my boy with catnip... From a shaker. High above him. So it seems as if it's snowing d S. I'd like that too one day.
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    [deleted] My cat won't use cat beds so I bought her a papasan chair exclusively for her She gets puzzles with treats daily and I turn on cat videos for her when I'm not home. I think of it as cartoons and playtime.
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    lux414 We made a hippie van out of a giant box. It has a roof top where our kitty can take the sun and the bottom has a bed and lots of toys. It's very similar to this picture but way bigger (and pink lol) PAWS
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    Made her a hole in the wall so she can go from room to room. Also shelves so she can climb up there to the hole!
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  • You know how there are those cat lovers who say they would be more than happy to let their cat eat them when they expire? Well, it looks like we are getting a front row seat to see what that kind of cat-pawrent relationship looks like. And apparently it involves destroying your home off your own volition just so that your cat can feel like even more of a god amongst mortals by being able to move through walls. We cannot imagine how terrifying it is to have a cat scream at you from a hole in the wall.
     

  • 09
    I got him his own electric heated blanket because he kept stealing mine. He has the best naps here!
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    bustedblueberry I keep a little porcelain dish of chicken broth next to their water dish at all times. Their water dish is an 8x8 vintage corningware dish. The porcelain dish of chicken broth is a saucer from my great grandmother's china collection
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    lovestok ch- My two would have been on their own scrounging for food and shelter. They now rule the basement and love ladders, boxes, br refrigerator and these two heated houses which only get slept on top lol (usually snuggled together though which warms my heart).
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  • 12
    hbHPBbjvFK9w5D I built a loft bed for the both of us. Yes Kitty boy still has several giant cat trees, but he's crazy about the bed for two.
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  • 13
    Zeefzeef Blankets everywhere. He loves lying in our bed (in the middle under the blankets).
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  • 14
    valkyrie61212 We build him cat forts! Usually when he nudges a pillow or blanket he wants to hide so if we see that we quickly set up a little fort for him and he goes inside to sleep for a couple hours.
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    Siyartemis Facial massages. He reaches his limit, but he drools when really happy and nothing gets him going like a facial.
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  • 16
    Alfalfa Unable1629 I went out of my way to learn to communicate with them and learn their individual likes etc. they appreciate it and show me in turn how to be my best self.
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    [deleted] A friend of mine works two jobs
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    yadkinriver Well tonight for dinner we ate shrimp & scallops. There was only a 1/2 lb of scallops, so 4 on my plate and I gave 3 to my cats, and only ate the one
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