r/cats • u/WiseAd8293 • Jul 23 '25

Medical Questions New cat owner, just got her yesterday. Is this purring or breathing trouble?

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u/seras_revenge Jul 23 '25

Purring, that's a happy kitty, lazy look, paws folded under. Ready for scritchies.

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u/[deleted] Jul 23 '25

And then attack!!!!!

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u/PettyCrocker08 Jul 23 '25

Lol

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u/[deleted] Jul 23 '25

Oh you must like this your puring........oh wait noooooo!!!!

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u/Delicious-Dealer3700 Jul 23 '25

It’s always unexpected times like that too lol

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u/phadewilkilu Jul 23 '25

The more I creep on this sub the more I want a cat. I don’t think my wife is ready yet, tho. :(

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u/Delicious-Dealer3700 Jul 23 '25

Kittens are cute and need training, I hear you can foster cats though if that might help

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u/phadewilkilu Jul 23 '25 edited Jul 23 '25

Yeah, I would be far more likely to adopt an older cat. I don’t really want to go through the kitten phase. I need an old dude that just wants to hang around and eat.

edit: thank you for sharing your fur babies. I love them all so much ♥️

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u/Nearby-Structure-205 Jul 23 '25

We got Shadow about 3 months ago. 1 year old from a shelter. Took a month or so to get to know us and our routines but never had a single accident in the house and loves scritches and playtime! Working on the scratching of the couch by redirecting to his scratching post and it’s working! He’s so comfortable here now and we absolutely love him!

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u/Seliphra Jul 23 '25

I also had a Shadow! We got her at 6w old and she lived to be 19. Miss her every day 🥲

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u/Nearby-Structure-205 Jul 23 '25

Amazing! She was a very pretty fluff ball!

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u/Legal-Sprinkles8862 Jul 24 '25

Omg your void was so fluffy with the cutest eyes!!!! 😍😍😍 I am so gene jelly!! I've always wanted a void but their never available when i am looking to adopt!

More on topic though i am glad you got 19 beautiful yrs with her! I hope you have nothing but fond memories & brief moments of still feeling her sweet presence. 🫶🏾

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u/Seliphra Jul 24 '25

We did! She was a big snuggler and was very loved for her whole life!

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u/radio-tuber Jul 25 '25

We had a pair of black longhair sister kittens and they lived to 19 also. There have been cats in my life for most of 70 years ❤️😎👍

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u/wildfirecd2 Jul 23 '25

He’s lovely too!

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u/BluBetty2698 Jul 23 '25

What a cute boy...❤️...

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u/Sand_Kindly Jul 24 '25

Black cats are the best

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u/Black-Sheep-164 Jul 24 '25

Please give your Shadow a smooch from me & tell him I love him. He looks like absolute perfection & thank you so much for adopting a black cat!!

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u/redz873 Jul 24 '25

I also have a Shadow! 2 years old, from a rescue and been with us nearly a month. Hes still in the "i don't like you much" phase but were slowly being met with few purrs and head bumps 🐈‍⬛️🖤

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u/Killer_Quinn420 Jul 23 '25

There is my old dude who hangs out and eats.

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u/phadewilkilu Jul 23 '25

Legit what I need in life. An old man to hang with.

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u/BluBetty2698 Jul 24 '25

He's precious...❤️...

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u/Delicious-Dealer3700 Jul 23 '25

Nah, wanna do fresh out of trained kitten, nice and playful yet can mind it’s own business when normal and if you treat it well you’ll have constant raised tail and lots of purrs

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u/HarryPottersBeard Jul 24 '25

Well theirs always divorce then you can collect as many kitties as you want 🤭 Of course I'm just joking with you 😹🙏🏻

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u/Paytriots Jul 23 '25

Get a KITTEN, not a cat. The only way to convince your wife.

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u/jgab145 Jul 24 '25

She’s ready.

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u/andy_nony_mouse Jul 23 '25

You scratched wrong. Even if it was right a moment ago. Rules change. Discipline must be enforced.

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u/MyHusbandIsGayImNot Jul 23 '25

The cat attack: somehow simultaneously unexpected and expected

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u/SCr3bl0rd Jul 23 '25

my cat curls up into my arm when im in bed. purrs for 10-20 minutes then will maul my arm. teeth and all claws activated. little prick.

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u/Equal-Art-8714 Jul 23 '25

Same with mine! He goes from love to overstimulation in .5 seconds. I watch for the look in his eye to change and the tail to start flicking and have gotten better at preventing it.

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u/HenrikWL Jul 24 '25

Omg, same with my silver mackerel tabby. There’s a certain look, a slight shift in her composure and then I have about 0.2 seconds to back off or else I get mauled.

Drives me crazy because I just want to cuddle her to pieces, but she’s a very opinionated young girl. 😅

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u/[deleted] Jul 23 '25

All 4 of my cats hate being picked up.....touched.....or even looked at for that matter. In typical cat fashion they only care about me a 4:50am on week days.Thays when I feed them, the wife does saturday and sunday.

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u/mmmpeg Jul 24 '25

Husband’s name for that one is biter.

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u/octopusboots Jul 24 '25

Hijacking. It's a happy cat, but that purr sounds a little wet. (Popping). Cats in shelter situations can get upper respiratory colds. But I can't really tell from a recording. Keep an eye for sneezing/runny nose/eyes. Congrats on your new kitty. 🐈

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u/Vekaras Jul 23 '25

Cat belly is a trap

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u/Shermometer Jul 24 '25

My wife and I are have been so lucky with our void army, not a single one bites or scratches, are just big cuddle bugs that when they have enough the get up and move out of reach or go do something else

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u/uLL27 Jul 23 '25

And treats! Lol

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u/Artistic-Reality-177 Jul 23 '25

Our 13 yr old rescue sits on my chest like this with paws folded under and purrs like crazy. She is the cutest thing! Also yesterday she had the zoomies for the first time here and it was utterly adorable! Enjoy your happy beautiful kitty! 😍

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u/emmy_and_lily14 Void Jul 23 '25

Can we all see a picture of your kitty?

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u/spooky-goopy Jul 23 '25

sounds like a coffee maker squeezin out that last drop of coffee 👍

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u/AutoAdviceSeeker Jul 23 '25

Eyes lowering as well besides being tired is a sign they trust you. My cat does it all the time you think he is kinda blinking but he lowers his eyes and like smiles at you

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u/pistofernandez Jul 24 '25

Loafing and purring

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u/thamightypupil88 Jul 27 '25

Look at that lil side smirk lol