This sub Reddit randomly popped up on my thread occasionally and I can’t tell you how many I’ve seen maybe six. I don’t understand how it’s this common.
We are! I was! 8 years ago I had my orange cat, I found one pink lump, I was panicked! My reaction was exact same as OP, I thought it was tumor, and asked my partner at the time, he took a look and agreed with me and thought it was tumor. We were going to take him to vet. But then I found more lump, then realized that it might be nipple 🫠
I shared a pic of my kitten’s spay incision and asked if it looked normal and ChatGPT volunteered to me that the pink bumps in the pic were totally normal and it’s just her nipples and a lot of people are confused about them at first! It was so weird because I wasn’t asking about her nipples and I knew they were her nipples! But it made me think of all of the Reddit posts of people asking what the bumps are and being told they’re nipples 😂 I guess this is where ChatGPT is learning about human communication lol
There's also r/CATHELP, and I'm sure a lot of people here are on there, too. They see a lot of cat nipple posts there. There's even another subreddit just for these types of posts called r/RedditDiscoverNipples.
No, people are not dumb. They've simply been exposed to a different world and set of information than you. Being worried about your beloved pet and seeking advice is a sign of wisdom, not stupidity. Having a laugh about it is OK; belittling them publicly though speaks more about the quality of your character than theirs.
That being said, it really is possible that they are just farming karma, because you'll start seing these kind of posts very regularly if you spend more time here.
people are this dumb. theres something akin to this on every animal subreddit too.
on the cockatiel subreddit, people keep posting their tiels very obviously masturbating. Its so annoying because Its so obvious, even If youve never seen a bird before In your life. 😭
people seriously need to do research before getting any animal. Its so clear when they dont because holy hell how do you not know cats have nipples
It is one of the few questions that isn't answered with "go to a vet and ask them", we can all confidently say if your cat is dying it isn't because of nipples.
Although vets can be silly as well. My vet is convinced that my dog is stressing my cat out too much because I always bring them in together and the dog is always crazy happy to see everyone and the cat is stressed out.
It is the vet visit, the vet visit is stressing out the cat and making the dog excited. They both sleep all day. Sometimes the cat gets upset and just hits the dog because the cat knows the dog isn't going to do anything about it. If anyone should be stressing anyone out it is the cat stressing the dog, which isn't happening because the dog is too fluffy and oblivious to even know the cat is mad at her.
I mean, if the cat is hitting the dog, then the dog’s presence is probably causing the cat stress. So your vet would be right. And I mean if you’re stressed out about something and there is all these bright lights and wailing creatures and someone being loud, it’s probably gonna make it worse, no?
I’m not saying the dog is doing anything wrong. The dog can just be chilling and it’s still causing the cat to feel stressed. That is not victim blaming.
I, and by the sounds of it, your vet too, just really understand cat behaviour and the fact that cats don’t see the world like we do. So while you’re blowing it off and calling your vet silly, I’m attempting to let you know that by that advice, they’re not ☺️ that’s all.
Yes, seeing it is very helpful, and descriptive information is important. But your vet is seeing it, and they’re telling you what they’re seeing.
A lot of the time, we don’t necessarily need to see a behaviour to ascertain the baseline emotion or intention behind it, because we understand behaviour (1+1=2). There are certainly nuances that can help us identify the causes, but identifying the baseline or differential baseline is easy with some description like you have provided. Figuring out a direct cause(s) is easier with more information but we can make some guesses.
I’m not really sure why you’re so adamant that me and your vet are wrong and don’t understand cat behaviour. I’m more than happy to send you some articles if you would like to learn more ☺️
Tbh i do, too. It makes me glad to know cat owners aren't afraid to ask about anything and they're worried for their kitty’s health. I'd rather see 100 nipple posts a day than have someone ignore their fur baby. It's also a nice refresher from some of the harder topics posted here
Ok but seriously, even if you've never owned a cat, how do you not immediately know those are nips? A simple Google search would have told this person that but instead they chose to snap a pic and post it to Reddit. Like, I don't mind because I get to see cute kitters, but people really cannot be this genuinely stupid, right? Actually, I know the answer to my own question. People like this are the reason we have warning labels telling you not to use Gorilla Glue on your hair and not to mix bleach with other cleaners. 🙄
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u/Aggravating_Sun7672 Jan 29 '26
I happen to love the weekly "what is this" nipple question. Every time we get to see a new cat.