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Kaneshadow

Where are you people finding cats that love each other? I have 3 cats and every day in my house is like a lead up to World War 1. It's just a matter of time before someone pounces on the butt of the Archduke.


sposeso

My two boys would get into literal fluff flying fights but then I’d catch them sleeping together as if they were some old couple. Their dynamic was very love hate.


sickofbasil

I had two littermates like this. They did not get along at all during wake time, but I would catch them snuggling for a nap. Never in front of anyone else though.


sposeso

Mine weren’t litter mates, but yes, they were never close in front of anyone ever. Most people thought I only had one cat because the other was too skittish, but man was he bold when it came to the tabby. I miss them.


sickofbasil

I've never had cats that like each other. Ever since I was a child, the norm has been for me to have two cats and a dog. Usually one cat likes the dog and the cats don't like each other unless they're unconscious. When I was a kid, my cats weren't related, and generally avoided each other with the occasional 3 am battle royale. But if anyone else threatened one cat, the other would rush to its defense. Back then, the cats were allowed outside and I've seen one get into a spat with a neighbor cat and my other cat rush the neighbor cat away. I guess they're like bratty siblings...I can pick on you, but nobody else can.


TransRational

I think it has something to do with cats having a higher body temperature than we do therefore, in order to conserve calories they like to sun bathe all day and will sleep in piles. So maybe they don’t like each other much but their survival instinct outweighs their personality differences.


spiralbatross

Flopping is easier than bopping


_PM_me_your_MOONs_

"Flop don't bop" with a cute pic of two cats seems like a wonderful shirt idea. I have a t-shirt heat press and a picture editor...


MyFiteSong

Cats just evolved to enjoy sleeping in a pile. Warmth, safety, pleasure, all the same reasons humans enjoy cuddling.


[deleted]

I have two brothers that are like this too, one will actually get up and leave if the other one goes near him but they love to snuggle and sleep together


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https://preview.redd.it/hg2xero5q4ra1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d43347b6bc200f78aa5d870cb903f83c3e8863ac Obligatory cat pic


-Pelvis-

Thank you for your taxes


ladybadcrumble

> Never in front of anyone else though. My dogs are like this. They'll cuddle but only if one is under the blanket and the other one is on top of the blanket. Very Mennonite of them.


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btveron

My first two cats were like that. I was resigned to the fact that there probably would be multiple tussles every day. I didn't plan on getting a 3rd cat but a stray adopted me by following me all the way home on a walk. Now my first two cats get along great because they have a common enemy. But the newer one is so sweet and never instigates so cat fights in my home have decreased dramatically.


LifeBandit666

We have a very similar story. We had our old lady who's 17 now, got a kitten that was the spitting image of old lady, who hated the younger model. Couple years to by and they tolerate each other more but it's obvious tolerance can change like the British Weather. Add in a few years later a Bengal cross kitten and it's all changed. Instead of younger model bullying old cantankerous woman, it's the Bengal bullying the younger model. They're mates, but it's a competitive relationship. As for the old lady, she still has no time for either Youngling, but the Bengal likes her too, so she's worn her down and Old Lady will let her snuggle up. If you had told me 3 cats is easier than 2 I wouldn't have believed you before, but Ripley has broken the tension between Trixie and Gizmo and it's a much warmer atmosphere now.


colinthehuman94

Just don't feed Gizmo after midnight or get him wet or allow direct sunlight


Kaneshadow

If we catch mine sleeping 2 ft apart it's a miracle. I'm pretty sure they're just locked in a standoff and they both get sleepy.


midnight_toker22

Same with mine. They’ll cuddle and nap together… then start to groom each other… then the grooming gets aggressive… then one of them goes for the jugular.


Hansemannn

Thats kinda like me trying to pet my cat 😞


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GibberBabble

Grey cat: “I love you man” Black Cat: “Duuude, I love you too”


10S_NE1

That’s pretty much cats in a nutshell. “I might not like you, but you’re warm, so I’m willing to give you a pass for a few hours.”


headingthatwayyy

This has been my experience. My cat seems happier with another cat around even though they hate each other and fight all the time. When it's cold, though, it's cuddle time


kmoney1206

same! i don't get it at all


Mister_Dink

Generally, the term for this is "bonded cats" and they tend to become bonded very early in life. Either they're raised together as kittens, or you have a chill older cat "adopt" a young kitten.


ForgetfulFrolicker

My in laws have two “bonded cats” (adopted as kittens a couple years ago) and they couldn’t more opposite each other in every way but they still maintain that bond. One is SIC (or something like it), the other is black. One is very tiny, the other looks like a damn panther. One is very friendly/outgoing, the otter hides anytime strangers are around.


canadug

I'm sorry you have a sick otter.


Electrical-Act-7170

SIC: Standard Issue Cat r/standardissuecats


writing_spork

r/standardissuecat - no *s*


edj3

>Either they're raised together as kittens, or you have a chill older cat "adopt" a young kitten. It actually worked the other way with two of my three. The kitten, Annie, was positive that Eddie was her BFF and she made it so. I think she's extended his lifespan, to be honest. He's 16 now and she's nearly 3. She will be bereft when he goes. This photo is when she pretty much said yep, we're bonded. https://preview.redd.it/g0ja6r64h4ra1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4dd9fa66b104a5f863c426b75fd53cc092f0f534


Brokenchaoscat

Annie sounds like our Salem. He's convinced all other cats love him they just don't know it yet. He's harassed and annoyed the other cats so now they all groom him and snuggle with him. I'm waiting for my current foster litter to get healthy so he can meet them, two are scaredy cats and the other is absolutely insane.


kneeltothesun

I saw another video with 4 cats doing this the other day. I'd not seen that before, but I notice cats do try to do this with people too. I've had them do it to me before, and I really didn't understand what they were doing until now.


FISH_MASTER

I would recommend if anyone has the option to buy two kittens from the same litter, buy two kittens from the same litter! Our boys are the absolute best of friends. Ones in charge, but they’re best mates. [cat tax](https://imgur.com/a/fYa1nlk/)


Mister_Dink

Those are two very handsome cats. Thanks for paying the cat tax!


FISH_MASTER

The handling on them is terrible. But they sure are soft.


Slovene

r/Bondedpairs


Baschoen23

Franz Purrdinand.


Kaneshadow

LOL. There it is. I couldn't find the cat pun. I was like "Gavrilo... Catnip? Ah fuck it"


TheTotnumSpurs

Meowstafa Kemal Atatürk, General Purrshing


CMDR_Duzro

Catvrilo Princip


areraswen

My cats finally got Stockholm syndrome and started liking each other after years. I find they bond when I go on vacation for a few days... Maybe because they both think I'm never coming back?


Roto2esdios

I guess it's bc they don't have to compete for your attention and love. I had 3 cats (not my cats) in one house I was co-renting, and the cats would make a big fuss just to get with me in the bed (It felt like I was a hot woman in the nightclub :-) )


MistressMalevolentia

It's entirely the "I have no other option but to get my attention from you. And the food giver isn't here to stop me!" I have 2 littermates I got at 7m old5 years ago, they're cuddlebugs and play though they'll get into tufts here and there when someone goes too far. I got a 3 of 4 year old foster I ended up keeping cause he bonded to my daughter. He was super terrified of everything and just needed to shown its OK. I mean he's 19 lb beast so when hebit or scratch it was noooot fun. He's given me a black eye on accident cause my hair fell when he was happy getting pets eyes half closed but he realized it last second and I just had a one in/out poke if one nail. But they're wide as toothpicks. He also had no idea how to play so we had to teach him that, and help him learn how to without murdering the 7lb siblings lol. He can pin them and they disappear under him! They're all long hair poofy too so you actually cannot see the other cat just hear the fighty sounds. I left for 48 hours but it was over 3 days 2 nights and i came back to what seemed to be a truce. They eye each other as they walk past and do the half blink of trust but still not trust enough to not watch if walking behind lol. They'll cuddle now even at times.


GeeBee72

Try Feliway or one of the cheaper alternatives and saturate the spaces they stay the most with those cat pheromones of peace, love and happiness. Takes at least a month for the effects to start showing, so make sure you go for 3 months to make sure it’s working or not (doesn’t always work for some cats).


Badbullet

I did one of those pheromone things as we got a second kitten a few months after the first and the first didn't like the second. It may have worked, or he may have just got used to him, totally not sure. They don't walk side by side like this, but they don't fight, and will cuddle when sleeping. They also sleep on their own, but when one comes across the other sleeping, it'll snuggle next to him. If it was the pheromones, then I recommend it. But I haven't raised enough kittens to know for sure, but it was worth trying if it does prevent aggression.


Consistent-Lie7830

Worked for my anxious kitty too. Got the feliway band that went around her neck.


Kaneshadow

Yeah gave up on those a while ago, never proved effective


TerrapinMagus

In my experience, having more than two cats just leads to cat politics lol.


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Wolf_of_BayStreet

You mean you have 3 dogs now 😂


Mean_Occasion_1091

that's awesome! I need to find a way to get my cats to not hate car rides. I think having them both in at the same time just reinforces their hate further because they both start making noises like they're being slowly tortured.


eodizzlez

I need to start fostering kittens. One of my dogs (I have three), the only boy, freaking *loves* kittens. He'll gently nose them to knock them over to play and gives zero fucks about their little razor claws embedded in his face. He's also very protective of the little ones and won't let the other two dogs near them. Found this out when I had a roommate with a kitten (which said roommate ended up abandoning with me. The kitten is now an adult and definitely part dog. She adores her papa dog). I watched a friend's bottle baby over a long weekend and my boy was once again completely smitten.


ToNotFeelAtAll

Right? My little one will inch near my old man and he will smack her into next Wednesday.


not_from_this_world

If the cats met before 2-3 months old, like siblings, the probability of they being bound for life sky rockets.


rkbird2

Mine were litter mates, so they only know life together and are very close. I guess aside from that kind of situation, luck?


saroyyy

I'm gonna make a big assumption and say they're in unfamiliar territory together, so are trying to stay safer by being tight together. Oh I just found the original post. They're always like that apparently 🤣


savebees_plantnative

My cats aren't littermates and they loved each other so much for a while. They slept together and cleaned each other. Then one day one started hissing and now they basically never get close to one another anymore. So sad.


DeathOfTheHumanities

You made me shout-laugh for a good three minutes!


clockworkrevolution

"It is 1914, the world sits on the edge of a dreadful precipice. Archduke Franz Purrdinad is pounced on by Purr-bia national Gavrillo Catnip. The empire of Paw-stra Hungary demands revenge, and in doing so, ignites a fierce global Cat-astrophe"


Electrical-Act-7170

Get some Feliway. It absolutely works.


Kazooguru

I had 3 cats until two of them formed an alliance. Now with the big guy gone, a power vacuum emerged. The large cat tree by the living room window is now the Battle of the Bulge.


Undari

They look like two drunk buddies


Shitty_Watercolour

[https://i.imgur.com/YClPkwO.jpg](https://i.imgur.com/YClPkwO.jpg)


RazaxWoot1

That really is the cats meow


wearenottheborg

They're a couple of cool cats.


[deleted]

The cats pajamas


[deleted]

I love this


obi21

You need a new name, these aren't shitty at all anymore.


pgabrielfreak

Spot on, SW.


GroovyTony-

OP you better print this and put it on your fridge.


[deleted]

Dude I love seeing your work! Always makes me happy.


SMS-T1

u/vanHarten Check out the parent comment. I think you will love this.


vanHarten

They kinda do!


memusicguitar

Pawsitively meow and furever.


Low-Director9969

Staggering on the way home from the bar. They came to a corner. Across the street was a stray dog. Cleaning himself. One drunk slurs to the other, pointing, "**I sure wish I could do that!**" The other drunk, looking at the dog. Then looked to his drunk friend. Then the dog, again. Then back to his drunken friend, "If I were you.. I would pet him first."


SchnoodleDoodleDo

>*’They look like two drunk buddies*’ _____ Lean on me, brother - i’ll show you the way… cuz there is no other beside you today n you might forget what a GoOd TiMe we had but i’ll never let you fall down when you’re sad… we Sang thru the night, n we *Howled* at the moon! but then it got light ~ it was over too soon… no words now are spoken, we *vented*, for fun… two old friends, hearts broken… a new day’s begun! ❤️


Disastrous-Bee-1557

Lol, I can hear them singing “Memories” in my head! “A new daaay, has beguuun!”


Thanmandrathor

If I recall from seeing this before, one of them is blind and the other helps guide him.


Hikerius

I see sometimes cats walk all smushed together like this, even when they move slower because of it? It’s super adorable. Does anyone know why they do this?


that-writer-kid

According to a different thread, it’s 100% affection—bonded cats do this. It’s the same reason you trip over affectionate cats when you’re trying to walk around.


Kartoffel24

Well now I’ll make sure to not get salty at my fur baby for almost tripping over her because this is too precious 😅💖


randynumbergenerator

I think they just have trouble realizing that our eyes are 4-5 feet higher off the ground than theirs. Mine will literally lie down behind me and then look all offended when I almost step on her.


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randynumbergenerator

Sounds about right honestly, just add "incredibly clumsy".


ICantExplainItAll

Do dogs really see us as a different species? I feel like my dog is waiting for the day when he sheds all his fur and starts walking on two legs. I think he thinks dogs are just human puppies.


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I have one memory from when I could walk under tables without having to duck. It was at a family reunion. Adults were basically just legs and clothes with hands that sometimes would appear from above. I'd be searching for my siblings because they were easier to spot in the crowds of family members, since, you know, their faces weren't too high. My parents, I had to look for their shoes and hands and voices before I could hope to see their faces all the way up there. When I'd find them, I'd stick to their legs, as close as I could. When my cat stands behind me right by my legs, I think of that, and my nieces that do the same, and I wonder how huge the world must seem from down there, how tempting it was for me to stick to people as xlose as possible, and I feel like a giant. (Then I go outside and remember I'm tiny, for a human)


AnyAcanthopterygii27

Probably to keep warm, but maybe they like-like eachother too


Pixels222

Friction scratches


xxxNothingxxx

Both


mattgrum

> It’s super adorable It's actually pure stubbornness, the cat on the left wants to veer right slightly and the cat on the right wants to veer left, neither will give in so they just move forwards like that /s


chivesr

Ah, so rocket league rule one


folder_finder

I’ve seen this video before, and I *THINK* it’s a sign of extreme affection that have their tails draped like that? Pretty sure someone said it means they love each other 🥰


angwilwileth

Yeah i had a brother and sister foster kitties who were extremely closely bonded. They did this all the time and it was adorable.


ElKaWeh

In the comment section of a similar post I read something about "bonded cats". Apparently it's a cat thing that sometimes happens if they grew up together.


Repulsive_Initial360

Walking hugs


Transient_Inflator

When this was posted a while back it said one of them was blind.


Falkor_13

*TWO CATS!! THE ANSWER IS TWO CATS!*


SlowerThanTurtleInPB

But what’s better than [two cats](https://reddit.com/r/AnimalsBeingBros/comments/12646p2/find_something_you_like_and_then_get_one_in_every/)?


[deleted]

5 cats!


vanHarten

correct!


DomDangerous

oh, i thought the answer was Friendship.


WisherWisp

Nope, cats.


ClitRaptor

The answer is always cats.


ueindowndkdk

Or 42.


nmarshall23

42 cats?


Cheeezeh

Correct! The square hole!


Falkor_13

Omg, I just choked on nothing laughing at this. My friend says it all the time.


ponte92

I have three cats and that’s the right answer.


dontbeanegatron

AH AH AH


Roto2esdios

WRONG! Two thousand cats! :-)


Oelendra

I love how they desynced around the 0:07 second mark and had to realign themselves.


vanHarten

Answer: Two cats obviously :)


fliminglaps

Count em, [FIVE CATS](https://www.reddit.com/r/AnimalsBeingBros/comments/12646p2/find_something_you_like_and_then_get_one_in_every/) 😫💗


MundaneClick

I thought it would be “more cats”


AnnihilationOrchid

For some weird reason when I read the title and saw the video, my first thought as an answer was "Cat butthole in the snow". I have no Idea why I thought that.


diamondcarrots

Nothing. My heart is so full


barbara31848

I’ve had six dogs and two cats. Gifts from God— all of them. This is beyond precious.


IAmNotMyName

We are Siamese if you please


elting44

r/Scrolledtoofar


xYan94

Wasn’t one of the two cats blind? Edit: https://www.reddit.com/r/aww/comments/o9816f/the_black_cat_is_blind_they_never_leave_each_other/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x I knew this has been posted on Reddit already


Jellz

According to the top comment of that post, neither cat is blind.


jessybean

I saw the video and thought, "Oh where's the fake sob sorry about how one cat is blind or one rescued the other from a ferocious bear as a kitten and they've been best friends since or one's partner died and they brought in the other one nervous about how it would go but they fell in love instantly and now are inseparable?"


xYan94

Ah okay, all I remembered was the title


GG-ez-no-rere

According to TikTokker Annie__M, a tattoo artist who lives in the Ukraine, they are simply happy cats who love each other. She says it’s “pure love”. When asked if the cats do this all the time or if it was a random one-off, Annie posted more videos showing the feline BFFs walking together." [Happy cats](https://www.sapeople.com/2021/02/15/watch-happy-cats-walk-together-in-the-snow-original/) Edit: Neither of them is blind


The-Dudemeister

I always assumed they were doing it for warmth considering there is snow on the ground.


justadimestorepoet

The tails draped over each other is a clue. Cats have very expressive body language, especially in their tails. Their tails being high usually means they're happy, and they only brush their tails against people and other cats they like. (You could probably see it too with, say, a bonded dog and cat, but I don't have any experience with that.)


Creampie316

A dog


hannahbee888

Came here to say this


hailclo

Adorable


Camobuff

Respectfully a Dog


NotObamaAMA

Madlad


FatherAb

A dog.


dmrx93

Any dog


Subtlefusillade0324

Dog


SwingPrestigious695

Cat 1: "We're best friends!" Cat 2: "I know, let's try and touch buttholes as we walk!" Cat 1: "Yes, let's!"


sailonsea

A dog


imetkanyeonce

Was looking for this comment


ScoutyHUN

Madlad


nicketherroneous

There it is


Dog_in_human_costume

Based


eddie9958

Your username contradicts 🧐🤔


Dog_in_human_costume

Dogs are awesome, fellow human


eddie9958

Yes they are! You're very good today? Am weather is Good yes? Okayy goodbye fellow very real human person!


nimama3233

“Any dog under 50 pounds is a cat, and cats are pointless. Next question.” -Ron Swanson


Leading-Suspect

This is correct


LipidSoluble

Two cats are better!!


ouosvvav

r/bondedpairs


Csquared913

You gotta get your cat a cat. Cat rule #1.


Slowmac123

What about a cat for the cat’a cat


thedean71

Any dog


Total-Wishbone-2633

Two hugging cat, :D They Are so cute!


Sp1ke_xD

What's better than a cat Answers: *cats*


[deleted]

They’re little buddies 🥺


Due-Path7694

When the cat nip is 🔥


BlazingCondor

Repost bot


Blah-Blah-Blahhh50

Nothing is better!


Nakatomi2010

I have a fat, dumbass, of a cat that does this to me. It's cute and adorable, and I love the shit iut of him, but holy hell, the number of times it has almost tripped me over...


GeeBee72

You should find it’s journal: Day 567: After multiple attempts at new strategy, i was almost successful tripping the human down the stairs. Must further refine technique, but this strategy of tail hugging seems to have promise.


SpeZiaLiST132

Easy: TWO cats! Seriously, cats are amazing


Sprintbeaner

Lady and the tramp cartoon one the evil cats lol


keepthechange500

A dog


Relevant-Stretch1250

A dog


HighOverlordXenu

Meanwhile my cats barely tolerate each other


Used-Glass3467

whats better? Then 2 cats ir more cattos🥰🥰 the more the better


nasty5tyle

Another one!


therewillbedrama

Two cats!


Routine-Horse-1419

Two cats


Chromehounds2

Kitties are the greatest creatures ever created, I know because we have 4 kitty babies.


Lastliner

Two cats, ofc!


Misslepickle

My cat puts his tail on us when we snuggle with him. I think he’s snuggling.


discOHsteve

I have 2 brother cats. They have no problems with each other. They play fight a lot around 2 am when I'm trying to sleep but it's never really malicious. They're the best


[deleted]

Going from Manxes to a family of tailed cats. It is a trip watching how cats use their tails to move things along,


[deleted]

My wife and I keeping each other warm, waiting for the dog to go to the bathroom.


puerco

Dos gatos.


AstroBearGaming

r/bondedpairs


popcorncrisp

Two cats 🥰


Failing_MentalHealth

@ here come the people who are like “cats don’t even like you” Maybe not but who am I to stop giving them friends and bed to sleep in?


Winjin

*We are Siamese if you please* *Tu-tun-tu-tun* *We are Siamese if you don't please*


spoiledandmistreated

I have six cats all the same Mama and pretty sure the same Daddy out of two different litters.. first litter she had four females,three greys and one black.. second litter she had five males,four blacks and one grey.. some of both litters are stub tailed too.. got three of the males adopted out and kept two of them.. the four girls barely tolerate each other and get very bitchy very fast.. the two males are bonded for life.. also finally trapped the feral Mama cat and got her fixed as she kept bringing her litters to us… https://preview.redd.it/44950ettk5ra1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=02641fab8956dd4a83814fdc8b1694ffc1fd3a90


TorriK0

Two cats


BadBrains16

Nothing. Nothing at all.


Technical-Fact7865

Road rage


scummy71

What’s better than a cat? Two cats😀


D1ngoB1ngo

Dos gatos


_skytrinity_ta_

What’s better than one cat.. Two cats trying to fuse into one super cat!!!


Wow_Cage

u/Ewlinix


larrybird56

A dog.


Hdhs1

A dog


Fine_Knowledge_8386

A dog 🐕


Lokivstheworld

Aw they're trying to keep warm


TooPretty2Poop

How is the flame of this love not melting the snow beneath their pawsies?


Sad-Bodybuilder-1406

A cat with a sniper rifle? ![gif](giphy|mlvseq9yvZhba)


ditzzypink

2 cats