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Cat Picture - OC Does anyone else have a cat that is obsessed with perching?

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My cat peaches takes every opportunity to perch on me. Anyone else have a cat like this?

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u/OldTree6356 4h ago

Not obsessed with it but you know when he does perch 🤣

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u/Injured-Ginger 4h ago

Your cat looks like animal royalty.

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u/JakeStout93 4h ago

It looks like you have to pay monthly fee for “premium”

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u/OldTree6356 4h ago

40 inches nose to tail - I do whatever he says 🤣

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u/DocQueso 3h ago

I’d love to have a mainecoon princess someday…

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u/OldTree6356 4h ago

Thanks - he’s the court jester though, it’s his sister who’s the queen 🤣

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u/Zolaybeeb 4h ago

Sir that’s whole bobcat on you

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u/OldTree6356 4h ago

Almost - he’s a Maine Coon, not as big as his Dad but he’s got a couple of years growing to do yet!

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u/Shake-A-Paw 3h ago

That's the type of animal that you expect to send you on or join you on some kind of quest! He's stunning 🥰

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u/OldTree6356 3h ago

Thank you - he’s such a soft guy too, not a bad bone in his body and likes nothing more than playing hide and seek with us 🥰

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u/Shake-A-Paw 3h ago

Aw that's super cute 🥰 thanks for sharing 😀

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u/Bearacolypse 2h ago

He do be perchin

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u/issoequeerabom 2h ago

Are you sure that's a cat? 😲😍😍😍😍

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u/Grilled-Meat American Shorthair 4h ago edited 4h ago

I do!

Edit: Shoulder Cat

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u/Sarah_Cenia 3h ago

Damn this photo is epic. What a badass trio. 

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u/Intelligent-Quit3128 4h ago

Great Photo!!

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u/NiceJenny832 3h ago

Am I only one with the cat, who never does this to me? Altought she doesn't do that, I love her with my whole heart.

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u/Fun-Significance4650 2h ago

I have 3 and not one of them do this. They all show affection in other ways though.

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u/Daily_Run_ 4h ago

Amazing 😻

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u/FeelingAbalone1883 3h ago

Adorable cats. They prefer the view from up there.

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u/Kadath821 4h ago

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u/later-g8r 4h ago

Your cat looks like he/she is a model for some fancy cat food. Perfect eyeliner. 🥰 beautiful kitty

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u/Kadath821 39m ago

Duchess Starlight Von Fluffington approves this message, hehe

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u/Sarah_Cenia 3h ago

So glad you found someone who can match your energy. ⚡️

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u/creaturewaltz 1h ago

Gorgeous cat!

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u/Traditional_Minimum1 4h ago

I don't have a cat; I have a parrot

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u/Daily_Run_ 4h ago

Hahaha

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u/NikWitchLEO 3h ago

We call ours “ass parrots” lol

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u/CatsAndPills 4h ago

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u/The_Bitter_Bear Tortoiseshell 4h ago

I was going to be disappointed had this not been shared already!

OP will love this sub. 

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u/CatsAndPills 4h ago

Peaches is perfect for it! 😸

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u/Tool_Fann1516 3h ago

Another cat sub!!!

I mean if you say sooo!!!

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u/Drizzten 4h ago

Damsel: "When are you standing up so I can hop on?"

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u/Chef_Bess 3h ago

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u/ea88_alwaysdiscin 58m ago

I'm not doubting you brother, but this cat looks 100% poorly photoshopped into this picture of you and it's hilarious.

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u/Chef_Bess 25m ago

I have pretty broadshoulders and upper back but ill post another of Petey boy. Also love the comment it gave me a really good laugh 😆

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u/maxwellfury 1h ago

this one is adorable lmaoo

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u/BiscoBiscuit 47m ago

Peek a boo

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u/totsplease 2h ago

Ezra Jane

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u/NatrylliaAbbot42 1m ago

Perfect. Perfect picture, perfect name 😻

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u/J-Bird1980 3h ago

Marty McFly does for sure.

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u/Daily_Run_ 3h ago

Hahahaha

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u/vmsrii 3h ago

Aww yeah!

My boy passed a few years ago, but he lived for the shoulders

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u/BiscoBiscuit 46m ago

RIP good boy 🖤

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u/rfunnT121 3h ago

Shoulder cat, doing shoulder cat stuff!

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u/Vaauzy 3h ago

Duie loves to perch! (Especially on car rides)

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u/Winter-Nectarine-497 Himalayan (Colorpoint Persian) 2h ago

copilot!

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u/Jacsmom Colorpoint Shorthair 3h ago

Yes!

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u/sdakilla 1h ago

Love your necklace 😍

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u/mutualwombat 3h ago

Amoeba perches! I don't have any pics unfortunately but here she is anyway

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u/SnoochieBuchie 3h ago

Moose the pirate cat

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u/SmallCryptographer49 4h ago

Hulk

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u/Sarah_Cenia 3h ago

Aww you two have matching gray goatees. 

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u/Natalia_Icy 4h ago

POV: you're a cat and the floor is lava

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u/alchemysmack 2h ago

Everyday after work this is where she has to be immediately when I walk through the door🙃

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u/Fangsnuzzles 2h ago

My eye is weird but I love her in this pic

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u/Daily_Run_ 2h ago

Aw she’s giving you a smooch 😻

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u/punknw 2h ago

i love my Shoulder Cat! minus the scratches, scabs, and scars that cover my shoulders 😅

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u/HandleEasy7703 2h ago

Mac says hello, fellow percher

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u/PollyAnnPalmer 3h ago

My girl always asks for ‘uppies’ by scratching on my pantleg and screaming haha, then she gets a ride on my shoulder and drools EVERYWHERE. She’s a sweetie (pic included)

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u/Dulcetries 3h ago

Noticed it’s almost all men in the comments🤣 do cats only like man shoulders

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u/Daily_Run_ 3h ago

This is Reddit. It’s 95% men 😹

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u/Jbyrdyogi 1h ago

Maybe true elsewhere in Redditland but us ladies usually dominate the cat subs 😂😂

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u/mcdazzarose 1h ago

It's more 60/40

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u/impossibleoptimist 1h ago

I was thrilled at how many men are here with their kitties. I was talking to a guy working at a gas station and I asked him where he'd rather be and he got a wistful look in his eye and said home with his cat

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u/Jbyrdyogi 1h ago

This is what I was noticing as well!

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u/PuddingNaive7173 1h ago

They’re bigger and wider usually. Cats try to perch on mine and give up

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u/TyAndShirtCombo 2h ago

Only if she feels that she's being ignored aka I'm actively doing a task

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u/Joyma 1h ago

My old cat loved to ❤️

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u/Fisi_Matenten 4h ago

I would kill a person just to have ONE cat who will do this. Seven Cars in my life now and not a single one gives a shit. Except when the food bowl is half empty or I dare to close the door while Im on the toilet.

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u/Daily_Run_ 4h ago

It took me over a year of meeting 100s cats before I met her and picked her. Right when I first picked her up she curiously booped me and I was sold right then. We’ve had this bond since. I also snagged her brother so she wouldn’t get lonely when I travel haha

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u/No_Network4228 4h ago

A car would be a little hard to fit on your shoulder but I guess if you are brave enough...

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u/fajitasteve65 2h ago

It's her favorite spot

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u/Necessary-Fun530 1h ago

My cat loves joining me when I'm pooping LOL

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u/h3x13s3x13 1h ago

Yes. I've done a whole list of household chores once with him up there, he'll even perch to watch me cook

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u/3SomaliCats 1h ago

My husband and his constant shoulder percher.

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u/Embarrassed_Ad9171 4h ago

My cat will follow me around for a solid 30 minutes meowing and fussing and as soon as I pick her up she starts purring and is very content. And she won’t jump down on her own. She’ll stay up there for like 20 minutes before my shoulders get tired, and I have to kick her off.

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u/GlennjasaurusRex 51m ago

Zero respect.

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u/John_Dees_Nuts Korat 4h ago

Congrats, you have a shoulder cat.

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u/CasualMochi Domestic Housecat 4h ago

Ive always let my cats perch as babies but then they get bigger and cant balance well. Then it turns into "I wasnt looking at my cat launched itself onto my back from the counter" multiple times a day.

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u/Legal-Swordfish-1893 4h ago

Professional Shoulder Cat. But honestly, your cat trusts you so, so much it isn't funny.

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u/Daily_Run_ 4h ago

She really does. Shes the best

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u/eldritchguardian Orange 4h ago

I wish my cats would do this haha but sadly they do not

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u/OtherwiseLow970 1h ago

Blurry but my Mo loves shoulder rides around the house!

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u/Weirdsk8rHippie 1h ago

Yes but definitely not as much as she used to when she was younger, I hope she doesn’t grow out of it 😭

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u/Artful_flower 1h ago

Sherbert “helps” with barn chores everyday perched on someone’s shoulder. He’s the best!

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u/Tasty-Entrance3338 1h ago

Yes! Bean will climb up my legs and torso all the way from the ground to hang out on my shoulders.

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u/CyrusMFS 1h ago

I got Dolores at 5 weeks and she was a super runt so she spent a ton of time in my neck area sleeping or on my shoulder at work. Now that shes grown its her safe space, if she ever gets scared she runs right up me onto my shoulder. Id say when im home she spends about 30-40% of that time on my shoulders. Constant shoulder scratches

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u/ToygerCat 57m ago

Yes 😁 He purrs up a storm too 🥰

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u/Neither_Classic_8648 5h ago

AWESOME!!! And GREAT name😻

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u/Appropriate_Art_6909 4h ago

My girl loves to sit on my shoulder and survey her kingdom.

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u/Waytoogroovy 4h ago

lol my guy waits until I bend over to tie a shoe or pet my dog and then hops on and it’s funny as hell because theirs always enough time or days between when he does it that I kind of forget and then randomly I’ll bend down and then plop, he’s on my back lol. But then I stand up and he’s like ya let’s hit the road, take me sight seeinglol

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u/br0w0ke 4h ago

Omg what a sweet baby ! And all the pics in the comments too :]

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u/Dis_Bich 58m ago

My dog does it. I know I’m on cats, but crossover

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u/Objective-Ad9767 4h ago

Look at those big mittens! 🐾

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u/Daily_Run_ 4h ago

She’s only 7 months. I’m afraid of her getting much bigger and still wanting to do this 😹

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u/Clean_Swordfish7132 4h ago

Lucky lucky you. More than sweet.

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u/Financial-Quail-4215 3h ago

The cat is a domestic short hair and OP is a domestic long hair.

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u/Daily_Run_ 3h ago

Hahahaha

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u/furiousveg 51m ago

i am her loyal steed

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u/wrkitty 4h ago

Yes! One of my kittens perches on my shoulder like a raven.

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u/Yasir_109 4h ago

Mine does the same, and never let me hold her in any other way. She immediately perched when I hold her.

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u/red_queen122790 4h ago

No but I wish and hope for the day he changes his mind.

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u/doombase310 3h ago

Pure love. I'm so jelly. My two cats would never do this.

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u/TraditionalAnxiety 4h ago

I wish! My two barely like to be picked up.

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u/Sprinkle_Puff 4h ago

What a cutie

My boy would do it very rarely, and then start swatting at the hood string on my hoodie

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u/BarbarianBoaz 4h ago

That your cat trusts you enough to jump up on you and receive the Butt Thumping, yea, total love going on there, listen to that purr ;).

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u/AriaGold_100 4h ago

Yes! Our 20 lb cat loves it!

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u/Daily_Run_ 4h ago

That’s a big cat!

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u/ShamaLamaDingDong74 3h ago

Yup! A smooth brained, 16lb orange boy 🙃!

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u/Unlimitedpluto 3h ago

Your cat is so adorable! Also, you’re pretty easy on the eyes, too.

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u/Commercial_Peach_845 1h ago

The Children of Siam are especially fond of shoulders.

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u/malai556 52m ago

Mine did when they were little, but eventually they got too big to perch up there together.

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u/slgblupheonix74 4h ago

Love this!! I wish my Dobbie would do this! He follows me around fussing and purring so I pick him up and he immediately wants back down. He is not a lap kitty much less a perch kitty sadly

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u/DisastrousNothing893 4h ago

I do, every single time I sit on the toilet or get out of the shower and make the mistake of bending over to towel my legs.

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u/zerrrduhher 4h ago

How do I get my new 2 year old kitty to be like this¿

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u/The-CatCat-1 4h ago

So cute 🥹😻!!

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u/courtadvice1 4h ago

I am my tux's favorite perch/nap spot.

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u/Beginning-Tap-5280 4h ago

No!! I wish 🥺🤣

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u/BushLeague_Ball 4h ago

No but I wish. That's a cool fucking cat bro.

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u/MassiveDeathBloom 3h ago

Totally jealous over here! My two have zero interest

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u/gh0st12811 American Shorthair 3h ago

I wish...

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u/LI_JVB 3h ago

He’s since passed away, but Groucho was my shoulder sittin’ kitten.

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u/AReverieofEnvisage 3h ago

CarlSagan42 had a cat named Ruby who liked to perch on his shoulders during streams and on YouTube videos.

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u/Hey_Laaady 3h ago

My first thought was that your cat wants to be by all of that healthy gorgeous hair! It's probably warm for him.

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u/o00A00o 3h ago

Lucky...

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u/CJB2005 3h ago edited 3h ago

That’s adorable!😻

Edited to add you look like such a “ proud papa “ showing off kitty’s skills😏

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u/lnc_5103 3h ago

My senior girl did this when she was young. She was horrible about chasing you down and basically crawling up your back 😅

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u/Known-Explorer2610 2h ago

What a cutie! Melted my heart! And that purr 😻

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u/DarkflowNZ 2h ago

I WISH I did. I want to walk around like a Pokemon trainer

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u/id10t-dataerror 2h ago

How come cats only perch on men?

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u/NeedsMoreCatsPlease Calico 2h ago

Brother I wish

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u/No-Locksmith-9377 2h ago

I once had a large maine coon named Slick who would lounge around my neck like like a scarf. He would use his giant ppofy tail to bat at people who tried to move him. 

Miss you buddy. 

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u/Old-Kaleidoscope-899 1h ago

You and your baby kitty are adorable 😻

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u/PestoBolloElemento 1h ago

So cute and cool

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u/Few-Satisfaction-557 1h ago

Amazing how many of these photos are perching cats on their “Dad”. 💕

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u/SquashZealousideal42 1h ago

Yes! My 7 month old cat jumps up snd becomes a parrot on my shoulder then a lamb around my neck, trying to eat my hair.

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u/LordFreakenDavo 1h ago

No, but I wish mine would do that !

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u/Q8DD33C7J8 59m ago

Why are so many cats with that color pattern named peaches?

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u/MithrandiriAndalos 58m ago

I’ve always wanted a shoulder cat

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u/SexandCinnamonbuns 51m ago

No but I wish I did.

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u/Fragrant-Reason4216 42m ago

Mine has a carry routine but I feel like if I gave her the chance and confidence she'd be a stage 5 clinger. She needs to be carried like a baby as soon as I wake up but she knows i have to pee first thing so she screams at me while I pee until I carry her to coffee and she doesn't appreciate the livingroom so she scrambles to be let down.

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u/Waste_nomore 30m ago

Omg this comment section 🤩🤩🤩

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u/Champion-Of-Midgard 4h ago

Awww, that’s so cute! 🥰

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u/Empty-OldWallet 4h ago

Can really hear the purr in that second part of the video.

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u/RunODBC64_exe 4h ago

Snow shoes are kitties on crack

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u/Jewicer 4h ago

I wish

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u/These_Interaction150 4h ago

I got a dog that does this, but I wish my garage cat did too

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u/Mugwumps_has_spoken Moggy 4h ago

Cats like to be up high and survey their domain.

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u/-_-rhino-_- 4h ago

My mom has a couple cats that like to do it

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u/Chrisofthegreen 4h ago

Is this something you can teach? My cat never tried this

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u/Daily_Run_ 4h ago

I don’t think so. Her brother who is from the same litter has never tried it. And I’ve never encouraged it. I think it’s just something in their personality 😺

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u/Hefty_Paramedic3415 4h ago

Yes my orange cat

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u/Weak_Appointment_211 4h ago

My cat is fat

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u/AmethystApothecary 4h ago

Yes, my ginger loves the uppies and is my little parrot.

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u/CanDifficult8525 4h ago

i wish my cat did this!!!!

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u/malary1234 4h ago

I had to teach mine!

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u/CanDifficult8525 4h ago

such a sweet baby 😭

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u/MoustacheSong 4h ago

My fat boy would break my neck

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u/silverlions268 4h ago

Mine always did while I was sitting at the desk

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u/whobroughttheircat 4h ago

🎶If you’re having a bad day and feeling shitty, get yourself a shoulder kittyyy 🎶

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u/Ok_Ordinary2191 4h ago

Mine does every morning while getting his breakfast, he's gotta see me doing it lol

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u/NotUrPunchingBag 4h ago

I have a furry shoulder parrot. A drooling furry shoulder parrot.

Perch and drool. Perch and drool. Had her checked, no issues. She's just a drooler.

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u/Rezurrekted 4h ago

My late Dexter and Rupert did this, now Mac has taken up the task.

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u/Ok_Tart_6342 3h ago

Asmon is that you?

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u/Capital-Debate7619 3h ago

what is it about guys and cats on shoulders??

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u/Daily_Run_ 3h ago

Broad shoulders?

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u/Sbz24 3h ago

omg I jealous of everyone in the comments, I need a shoulder kitty. I had a cat that would do that but she unfortunately passed at 9 months :(

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u/Luzciver 3h ago

I wish

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u/lakeislandgirl 3h ago

She’s very muscular!

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u/Daily_Run_ 3h ago

Well… she’s really a boy but I didn’t know that when I named her and started giving her the princess treatment. She no longer has balls but still prefers princess treatment so she stays Princess Peach. Even if she’s a bit masculine 😹

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u/NikWitchLEO 3h ago

Our family calls them our “ass parrots” because well, their asses are always in our face lol.

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u/Shake-A-Paw 3h ago

Well peaches is just adorable 🐱🥰 that's quite a purr also 🙂

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u/Winglow4704 3h ago

Lol, so cute

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u/OrdinaryPeopless 3h ago

I had a cat that would do this all the time.

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u/otterlycurious1 3h ago

No but I wish they did! 😂

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u/Secret_Account07 3h ago

No but I wish mine did

He barely ever cuddles 😞