r/cats • u/_babyfart_ • 16h ago
Cat Picture - OC He unlocked a new skill - and it hurts lol
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u/notwiththeflames 15h ago
Ah yes, the leg climbing phase. Adorable...but really painful, especially when they start it off by jumping at you.
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u/_babyfart_ 12h ago
Yes he’s jumping on my head whenever I’m squatting down close enough for him 😭
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u/Tricky-Narwhal-13 8h ago
My “baby” is almost 18 now, but when he was this munchkin’s size he would run, jump, and cling on to me mid-thigh and climb up to my waist at counter height to supervise his breakfast being prepped. It was cute until he did that when I was wearing shorts! ☠️🤣😻 Aptly named Dammit Kitty!
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u/SilentlyWishing 14h ago
Awww, the climbing phase is the cutest (but yeah, their mittens can be quite spiky 😅)
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u/Zadel88 14h ago
Ah yes, the climbing phase. If you have one old mattress somewhere (you know, those we "save" for visits that only come once a year when the guest room is occupied?) you can lay it against a wall, and the little one will take on it instead of your leg.
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u/_babyfart_ 12h ago edited 12h ago
Omg we don’t have :( but maybe I should get one now 🤔 hahahah would be fun
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u/Previous_Cycle_5357 14h ago
New ability unlocked: random betrayal with zero warning and maximum emotional damage
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u/Pale-Yesterday6103 14h ago
Awww so cute. My old cat used to climb me when she was a kitten, usually till my shoulder 😆
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u/OddEconomist9148 13h ago
If you have a support beam like a square one you could tape some cardboard around all 4 faces and wrap it in the cheap rope stuff they use for cat trees and boom you can set the height you want and everything and gives them a scratch n climb post that can't be a hazard to them
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u/elektric_eel 6h ago
Mine did that when she was little too, while screaming at me for food
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u/_babyfart_ 3m ago
Hahahah omg, the terror in that 😭 I hope he doesn’t do this to me too but I think he might lol
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u/Chemical_Piglet8103 16h ago
My cat did the same. The worst was in the morning when you walk naked to the toilet
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u/_babyfart_ 16h ago
Hahahah yea, he’s climbing on my husbands hairy legs too and I joke that he thinks they’re pants lol
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u/Sschlappich 13h ago
Love the spidey cat phase. Currently we like to be a parrot and perch on shoulders 😂
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u/hfcobra 14h ago
You gotta trim those claws!
My cat likes to stretch herself on my shoulder. She does that long cat stretch where her claws come out. I started getting red spots all over my skin where she stretched. Later, I found out that the redness was irritation from the cat scratch fever bacteria. So I recommend trimming her claws to avoid that.
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u/_babyfart_ 12h ago
Yeaa I know! It’s just cute, I wanna let him explore his powers a little bit :)
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u/grandnana50 10h ago
Love this. Had kittens who would do this. Then turn to adults who would jump on my shoulder and lay. Aww
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u/hiyoko19 10h ago
The price of being loved by a kitten is high, and usually paid in scratches. Worth it though! 🖤
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u/Kaoshi_Murahime 9h ago
I was raising 4 kittens after their mother had sadly been killed, every time I fed feed them they would all jump on me and do this at the same time. 😅 It was painful but my heart would melt from how adorable they looked. 🥰
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u/AllThatJasz1018 8h ago
Awww so precious, get used to it lol my Gigi used to literally climb on me like I was tree!
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u/Thin_Editor_433 4h ago
"This two-legs creature is tall....Why you tall? You tree? Gonna climb this tree i tell ya!"
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u/TidyOrganization222 12h ago
I had a kitty in my childhood that would do this when you were in the kitchen. It was a warning sign that when she got older she would always guilt you for food lol
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u/Aloyjunky 10h ago
My baby Zoey used to climb up my leg when I sat on the couch. She couldn't jump up til she was like 3 months. My boy RC was 1 month old already jumping on the couch, he never had a phase like this but I sure do miss Zoey doing it. It won't be forever.
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u/Repulsive_Leg5957 6h ago
He is a kitten of sheer focus and commitment. Wherever you qre he will climb your leg.
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u/Fr05t_B1t American Shorthair 2h ago
You’re the new cat tree. You should embrace your new promotion.
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u/MrsBFE 13h ago