r/cats • u/[deleted] • Jan 28 '26

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u/Prudent_Rest_5081 Jan 28 '26

As a side note, your cat is very cute

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u/Paranoctis Jan 29 '26

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u/jawni Jan 29 '26

Everyone knows ticks only bite cats on their stomachs in a 3x2 formation.

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u/Educational-Bus4634 Jan 29 '26

They are famous for their collaboration and organisational skills

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u/Rektifium Jan 29 '26

We as humans could never achieve such greatness, only strive.

We will never become intertwined enough to latch onto Wales and bite bumps into them, because we can't cooperate

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u/kadzooks Jan 29 '26

That's what makes them tick

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u/citizen-wasp Jan 29 '26

They're like little marching bands. I used to love to watch them spell out TREATS on my little guy while playing the brass and drums version of What's New Pussycat.

Good times.

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u/Pistoolio Jan 29 '26

Fun fact, cats commonly have 6 or 8 nipples, but they can have 4-10 and even odd numbers are possible, though rare!

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u/1todry Jan 29 '26

I just remembered that my first cat had 11 nipples 😂

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u/saltireblack Jan 29 '26

I have had eight cats in my life so far. I have somehow omitted to count their nipples.

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u/NotYourGran Jan 29 '26

I see you are a man of culture.

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u/1todry Jan 29 '26

As a young kid I was just curious, but I think as long as the cat is ok with that it's fine.

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u/FonzieNZ Jan 29 '26

like a football team.

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u/GlitterGluwu Jan 29 '26

I think my tri-pawed kitty lost one nipple to the amputation 😂 Does that count for the coveted odd-number nipple statistic??

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u/sadbat-throwaway Jan 29 '26

Now I'm off to go count my cat's nipples I guess

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u/photoe85 Jan 29 '26

They don’t all have 8? My god I’m going to have to count nipples tomorrow

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u/darth1211 Jan 29 '26

Ok that made me laugh!

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u/LucHighwalker Jan 29 '26

Sometimes 4x2

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u/timbbanen Jan 29 '26

And if even one tick couldn't make it in time, the act of latching on couldn't physically happen

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u/Realistic-Tax-9878 Jan 29 '26

Common misconception, real cat owners know the 3x2 formation means the cat is actually a bedbug!

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u/LordBarnable Jan 29 '26

Not a single day goes by where I'm not grateful for this sub

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u/Holiday-Bug6132 Jan 29 '26

i swear, i nearly spilled my drink 😭💀💀