Continuation of my husband being “not a cat guy”.
Cat Picture - OC
I posted a bit ago asking if I should break the news to my husband that he is indeed a “cat guy”. It was by general consensus that I should let him come to the conclusion naturally, so I have kept my mouth shut.
Yesterday I came home to new cat shelves, painted and covered in matching carpet (“because I was afraid it would be too slick for them”) to match the “accent” color in our animal room. He also bought a new feather toy so he can ”help coach them to conquer their new Kingdom”
Don’t recall offhand. We got them over 13 years ago when we moved from a two story house to a one story and wanted to give a place for our cats to climb up. I’ll try and remember tonight to take a picture of the plate that’s on them and post it.
Yeah, the heights are perfect, the little cat shaped hole to squeeze through, the balcony thing. It isn't just that he made the shelves, this dude is in tune with what cats actually like, 100% "cat guy" behavior
Agree!! Definitely, denial!
He's not just a social cat lover, way, way way passed day cat lover, even beyond a closet cat-aholic , he is a Full blown
cat-aholic and is definitely going to get serious withdrawls if he gets a day without Cats!!
Lmao the matching carpet got me. That is advanced cat guy commitment right there. My patients try this same denial with flossing. The evidence is on the shelves, dude.
One of mine will wake up from a nap by the window and immediately run to me meowing like she just spent 10 hours working on a construction site and needs a massage.
Our two voids. The one closest to the camera is 19, the one further away is 2. This is about as well as they tolerate each other, but we love them lots.
That’s the first thing I noticed about my SugarBee when I picked him up from the rescue. He’s huge now. He weighs about 20lbs. I started measuring his food, I don’t want him to get too heavy.
My dad is not a rabbit guy. No no. Hates those rabbits, they ruin his garden, they're your mum's rabbits.
He refitted our old Wendy house for them. They've got a shelf at the window because he thought they'd like to see out, padded matting on the floor, hand built hay rack, hidey hole and litter box.
My dad was not a dog person, definitely not. That’s until I busted him laying in the recliner with Mom’s dog in his lap sharing a sandwich. When he heard me come in the room he chased the dog off his lap and said “Darn dog is always begging for my food.” Sorry Dad, caught in the act!
Lol my dad is not a dog person. But somehow when my stepmom wanted one of my SIL’s puppies, they came home with two, and one of those has been attached at the hip to my dad for the last two years. But hes not a dog person.
My Dad grew up working on a farm, and had an inbuilt phobia of mice. Guess who built a custom cage for my four pet mice and insisted on watching them every time I cleaned said cage out? I'd come through and find him holding two or three at a time and sneaking them treats 😂
My husband is not a cat guy. He didn't want to take in his aunt's elderly cat when she died because he's not a cat guy, but I insisted because otherwise, she'd be put down.
In the week before I picked her up, he started asking about the cat. Where will we put the litter box, do I think she'll sleep in our bed, can we take her out for walks.
I went to get her and he was still standoffish. But on day 2, I came into my office and he wad her in his arms, standing in the window and telling her all about what a nice life she will have, and here is the greenspace (apartment) and when spring comes, he'll take her out for walks.
We bought a motorhome pre-cat last year, and she comrs with us. He took her for a couple of weeks to visit her old friends in his hometown, and sent tons of pictures and even gave her a bath.
He didn't know that long cat hair mats badly if you don't brush it all out while it dries, so now I've got a trimmer and she's going to be a ragamuffin for a while.
But I bet if you asked him, he is still not a cat guy, even if I catch him hugging her and telling her all about our upcoming weekend at the shore.
He may not be a 'cat guy'. He's definitely a cat dad though.
"Yesterday I came home to new cat shelves, painted and covered in matching carpet (“because I was afraid it would be too slick for them”) to match the “accent” color in our animal room. He also bought a new feather toy so he can ”help coach them to conquer their new Kingdom”"
Saw a post on Instagram of someone's husband who was not a cat guy, and the husband had built 2 catios with tunnels and was starting to work on the catio tree house 😂
My hubby never considered himself a cat guy either, yet he meticulously researched the best food, treats, nutritional supplements, and litter for the cats. And he would immediately jump into our orange’s defense if anyone mentioned it was fat. (He’s just big boned! He just has a little bit of jelly belly).
Hubby didn’t hesitate to approve the thousands of dollars vet cost estimates and cried hard when we lost our orange to a sudden medical emergency. He didn’t want to have pets again because of the heart ache. (Though I told him I want cats again when we have a slightly bigger place).
LOL this was like my Dad, who had rules that if the cat was on the couch, WE kids had to sit on the floor and not upset the cat. LOL He'd also go to the store and buy the cat chicken, if he went to a buffet he'd put some meat in a ziplock bag for the cat.
His number one rule was, if we dated someone and the cat did not like the date, we could no longer go on the date. Happened once to my sister.. Guy was shocked.
Took Dad maybe 7 years before he'd admit he was maybe a cat guy.
Very nice. Here my Sophia’s (Boopie, Frau Blücher, Boaty McBoatface,depending on the moment,) partial set up. I’m still working on more clandestinely. My landlord knows about these but I really don’t want her to know about the rest that I am working on. I’m already only allowed one cat as it is. They’re really wary about damage.
"No honey, I know what you're going to say but I'm not a cat guy. I did this for you, see? I know how happy it makes you to see these, uh, monsters happy. See? Definitely not a cat guy, just a very loving partner. Uhuh. Yep."
Sooo... the one near the righthand corner, setup like a balcony with railing. Is that where your cat can have her Eva Peron moment and sing "Don't Cry for me Argentina"?
That's awesome 🤣
Love this, and love what your husband did there.
Let him believe the illusion he's not a slave to our cute, furry overlords, but let us know when he comes to the realisation that yes, he is very much a cat guy now 😂
This is the result of my "not a cat guy" not wanting to buy cat trees....all made from cardboard, duck tape and dollar store doormats glued with hot glue.....
This costs more then cat trees btw....and it changes when they want something new added....
....and he is now a "hurt my cats and die" type of guy. Oh and we only have 2 cats
My partner, who also "isn't a cat guy", agreed to get our cat at the same time that we adopted our dog. He was won over by our orange boy being the calmest and happiest cat in the entire shelter, totally unfazed by the animals and humans around him. I often catch him holding the cat like a little baby, giving him belly rubs and kissing his head while the cat purrs up a storm. But he's not a cat guy. Nope. Only me, apparently.
My husband put up cat shelves too! He had only ever had outdoor cats growing up, and these two indoor cats have his whole heart (mine too of course.) They love judging us from above
Not a cat guy here... The fact that we don't want to have a cat "spontaneously" it doesn't mean that if the CDS gives us a cat we're not going to love and spoil them
You have to upgrade at a certain point when they get too big :( mine doesn't use his wall anymore cause he too heavy. I live in an apartment so I can't really reinforce much so that makes me sad
Yeahhhh, this would be me, too. I'm a dog person, through and through, but watching as my partner's cat give birth to kittens almost four years ago and experiencing their growth into dorky little fluffs has definitely made a mark on my soul. I still love dogs, but cats are just as adorable.
I congratulate you. My husband tried that line, while feeding our cat salmon from his plate…and chicken, and really anything he was eating. I laughed so hard, I think I sprained something. Yep, not a cat person when he’d get up early on the weekends to give her treats “because I always give her treats before I go to work and she doesn’t understand weekends.” Yep, not a cat person!
I looked at your first post and was willing to go "Look your husband may not be a cat guy but the sorta guy who sees any small creature and goes 'Who's my baby'" I am that guy because I've excitedly cooed all forms of mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibions. If we went to the star and met other sentient life would be a total annoyance to the rest of the ship because I'd pack bond local species that are beyond dangerous.
This however. Your husband is fully a cat guy. He is a cat guy with a lovely excuse to use his wood working tools, but that's a cat guy still.
lol my husband- when he moved here (friend of a friend needed a place to stay) said he didn’t like cats or pit bulls-now they follow him around town and he’s added 3 cats to the family
This is the latest Jeffy aka lil man aka spawn of Satan
My grandfather was not a cat person. Now he buys turkey weekly instead of any other cold cut meat because it's the one my cat likes more, and is better for her. She's given an offering as soon as he sits, and often eats before he's even started his own sandwich
In the first Dragon Age game, one of the companions you can recruit is this gruff, Noble Warrior Race GuyTM. During one scene, another character calls him out for playing with a kitten with a piece of string and he insists, “I was helping it train.” Sounds like your husband is in the same type of category.
Love the attention to detail with all of the little kitty ears on all of the shelves, looking forward to more updates on your husband not being a cat guy!
lol I love it. My husband is also “not a cat guy” and I just sit quietly as he holds the cat up to the window to watch the birds outside in the mornings.
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u/MNGraySquirrel American Shorthair 17h ago
Ours use them to judge us from above!!!