r/blackcats • • Dec 16 '23

Reminder: Please Flair Mourning Posts

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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 • • 16h ago

πŸ–€ One of my cats ripped a hole in the cat tree and stuck her head through it

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r/blackcats • • 14h ago

The void screams back I don't think he knows he exists

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r/blackcats • • 2h ago

πŸ–€ meet my ordinarily named cat β€œLuna”, who has an extraordinary life

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Luna has gone through a whole lot in her life. Before adoption, she had to gain 2 lbs for her spaying. She would constantly fluctuate with weight, and never quite reach it until a month later the initial adoption date. Almost picked a fight with the older cat at the adoption site. 2 years later, she develops a bladder problem where she now has to eat special kind of food every day for the rest of her life. She had to go to several different vets until she got this diagnosis. Despite this, she’s incredibly sweet and one of the kindest cats you’ll meet. She just has so much love in her heart. And by God, she’ll give it to you.


r/blackcats • • 21h ago

Video πŸ–€ Squid compilation πŸ–€

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r/blackcats • • 8h ago

πŸ–€ It’s Sesame’s birthday, adoption day, AND national black cat dayπŸ–€

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It’s her 4th birthday according to the info on her microchip, and I got her a year ago today on national black cat day. I should go buy a lotto ticketπŸ–€


r/blackcats • • 19h ago

Abyss πŸ–€πŸ–€πŸ–€ National Black cat day! Let’s see your little beauties!

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r/blackcats • • 10h ago

Mourning Goodbye buddy

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Just lost my five year old beautiful black boy named Monster. He was with me through 3 car accidents, 2 jobs, and multiple surgeries. He was the bestest boy (who could be very sassy at times lol) he loved his scratches and lived the best life we could give him. But now he crosses the rainbow bridge to go be with his brothers Goop and Xero. Bye Monster, you were awesome and I’ll miss you a lot!


r/blackcats • • 5h ago

Video πŸ–€ He loves slippy fleece blankets

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This is Basil. He loves these type of fleece blankets. It's his 5th birthday today!


r/blackcats • • 15h ago

Lil' bit of white fluff 🀍 Prudence πŸ–€

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r/blackcats • • 15h ago

Abyss πŸ–€πŸ–€πŸ–€ I haven't pooped alone for 13 years now. Thank you β€οΈπŸ€—

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r/blackcats • • 12h ago

πŸ–€ National black cat day!

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My precious boy πŸ–€


r/blackcats • • 1h ago

Video πŸ–€ I am so proud of my Misia, she isn't afraid of toys anymore!

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Misia is about 11 years old, don't know her true age, she sadly never knew what a home was before she was rescued. She lived in a parking lot where the guards used to feed her sometimes. She spent about a month hiding under a closet at her foster family, but slowly got more trusting. She used to be terrified of toys, even just booping a toy just some centimeters away made her hide somewhere.Β 

I adopted her almost 4 months ago, she made crazy progress in that time. First I let her sniff a toy mouse, then saw if I could just poke the mouse to show her that movement was safe. So within a week she was comfortable with me poking the mouse. I slowly added movement every day, until I could fully swipe the mouse over the floor without her fleeing. I praised her a lot every time she seemed good with the movement, some chicken sticks helped a lot too.Β Β 

Stick type toy thingies I thought she would never get used to. These used to induce utter panic in this poor sweetie. Just taking them and waving them around was a total no go. But look at this! Every time I introduced play time, I added some breathy sounds like hohohooo and chachachaaa so she would know, if I take this feathery stick, it’s for playing. So now she gets excited if she hears hohohoho and even starts waiting close to her toys. I am so so sooo proud of her and wanted to share her progress with you guys! My sweet Misia is such a brave girl, she adapted to being a housecat very well.

Her foster family is also very proud of her, I have been sending all progress videos to them as well, she is such a good girl and deserves the best!


r/blackcats • • 20h ago

πŸ–€ r/blackcats helped Jet get adopted!

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About a week ago there was a thread here about black cats with no tails. I commented a screenshot of a cat at the shelter I had sponsored, Jet, who had been in the shelter since at least March. He had his tail amputated and he is a shy little love bug.

Another member of this sub saw him, and last Sunday she took him home!!! I got the pleasure of meeting her as I was already dropping off donations from my birthday party at the shelter. I am so happy that this sub helped get a wonderful kitty into an even more wonderful home. Wishing Jet the happiest life with his new family!!!


r/blackcats • • 12h ago

πŸ–€ Almost sat on the blanket before I saw

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r/blackcats • • 8h ago

Sleepy Void Happy black cat day from my donut daughter

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r/blackcats • • 23h ago

πŸ–€ I was sad and now I’m not. Help me name her.

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The shelter named her Dyno-Mite but I feel like she needs a more sassy old lady name. Help! Thanks in advance πŸ™ŒπŸ½


r/blackcats • • 18h ago

Discussion ❓ "Did someone say it's National Black Cat Day?"

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r/blackcats • • 23h ago

Abyss πŸ–€πŸ–€πŸ–€ Happy Black Cat Day!

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Bear thinks he's better than me. He's not wrong.


r/blackcats • • 11h ago

πŸ–€ Lily: Happy National Black Cat Day πŸŒ‘πŸ–€

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Loves pictures and now she owns that basket lol


r/blackcats • • 9h ago

πŸ–€ Happy National Black Cat day! Lemme see your voidsπŸ–€πŸˆβ€β¬›

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The best day of the year! This is my Neo.


r/blackcats • • 6h ago

πŸ–€ My sweet black bean. Hes no longer with me, but always in my heart πŸ–€

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r/blackcats • • 1d ago

Void glowup 😻 My little lady the day we found her vs today!

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My beautiful kitty, little little Lilo! The most beautiful lady in the world in my eyes


r/blackcats • • 5h ago

Abyss πŸ–€πŸ–€πŸ–€ Frank posing for black cat day.

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r/blackcats • • 7h ago

Void and friends πŸ–€πŸ€πŸ’™πŸ’›πŸ€Ž My Beautiful Blackies

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Sisters, Minerva and Puscifer
Happy national black cat day!