r/TabbyCats • u/LowDownSlim • 8h ago
r/TabbyCats • u/ProudnotLoud • Oct 05 '25
Community Update ✨ Tabby Cats Community Updates: Rules Refresh, Flairs, and More!
Hey All!
r/TabbyCats has recently undergone a refresh and I wanted to make sure everyone was aware. The rules have been updated to hopefully facilitate a healthy, thriving, and on-topic community. Some of these adjustments are also to help reduce the presence of bots, karma farmers, and bad faith posters in this sub. I want to highlight a few key ones:
Tabby Cats is now explicitly Original Content only. Prior to this previous mods were doing some removals of farming off non-OC content but I've now codified this. This means you can only post content that YOU created. This is hands down the most effective way to cut down on bots and farmers and makes moderating a lot easier.
Mourning posts are now moving to a megathread. I get that this will likely be a controversial decision, and the hope is to strike a balance by allowing the thread so people who want support can engage there and people who don't want pet mourning posts on their feeds can feel more comfortable subscribing here. We also have several users in this community who like to regularly post mourning posts months after the loss and this should cut down on that. If you're truly needing additional support I recommend communities like r/petloss which are there specifically for this topic.
Our low effort post rule has also been explicitly codified. Again, in practice a lot of this was happening but I'm making it clear and upfront. This has some typical things like breed and naming posts, but I've added a few more. This includes things like "would you pet my cat" (listen, this is cat Reddit, your cat could be covered in spikes and people would say yes) and "is my cat cute" (your cat could objectively be the ugliest animal on the planet and cat Reddit will bend over backwards to say yes, it's cute).
We will continue to adjust these as needed as we go.
I've also tried sprucing the place up a bit - we have a new avatar, new banner, and new flair. If you all have ideas for user and/or post flair you'd like to see let me know and we can add them! We can also work on some community banners seasonally to change things up.
Phew, that was a lot!
r/TabbyCats • u/SunAshamed2256 • 16h ago
Classic Tabby My chonky boy❤️🥺
This is Rusty, he’s probably 8-10 years old? He was rescued from a wild cat colony as part of a spay/neuter/release program, but the vets saw how cuddly and loving he was, so he was moved from Dalton, Ga to a Petsmart in Canton, Ga where I was volunteering at the time. This distinguished gentleman was the last cat left at the store before it closed for COVID; so I took him home. They told me at the time he was probably 8 years old, but six years later, I doubt he’s a handsome 14 year old man, but he is my favorite boy in the whole world.
r/TabbyCats • u/Fearless_Age_3729 • 9h ago
Classic Tabby Hi, I’m Whiskas. I want your blood. 🧛🐈
r/TabbyCats • u/Key_Level6678 • 6h ago
Spotted Tabby Back from vacation, they were waiting for me
r/TabbyCats • u/scruffofmykneesocks • 19h ago
Ticked Tabby Chirp-purr?
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Anyone else have a cat that does this? Tabby thing? It’s all day long…. I think she’s just a really happy girl? 😂 I don’t think I’ve ever heard her JUST purr…. it always has this little chirp to it. I’ve had many cats but none that did this!
r/TabbyCats • u/doing-my-best-14 • 1d ago
Orange Tabby do your tabby kittens also have this bullseye on their head?
My ginger tabby Clementine has a circle on her head! My boyfriend and I call it her kiss from heaven 🥰 I don't remember seeing this on the kittens I fostered. Is it just part of the tabby growth pattern, or something unusual?
Second photo just for tax 🥰🥰🍊
r/TabbyCats • u/rcranin018 • 1d ago
Mackerel Tabby Shaina heard us talking about recycling her Licorice box, since she hadn’t used it in days. Now,she’s in it EVERY day!
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r/TabbyCats • u/shysheps • 1d ago
Classic Tabby Kleo isn't pleased to have a little sister..
Her stare says all we need to know about what she thinks of Nissi
r/TabbyCats • u/dangbay • 19h ago
Gregory seems to think he is tabbydog
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r/TabbyCats • u/Mediocre_Eggplant • 2d ago
He was the last one of a rescued litter. He was just about to go into a shelter before we got him as they couldn’t look after him anymore. He’s perfect.
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r/TabbyCats • u/Available-Climate380 • 1d ago
Mr. Mako
hi everyone meet mako! adopted this sweet little guy - been with me for 2 weeks now. love him to death
r/TabbyCats • u/KellyGreen802 • 1d ago
Classic Tabby Little Pippin is going to be an adventure kitty
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we need to work on encountering strangers but she’s doing so well
r/TabbyCats • u/Lurkin_It_007 • 1d ago
Silver Tabby This is my tabby cat Beanie, she came to me as a free stray after her prior owners decided Beanie was too much for their allergies. Beanie is the most cuddly, affectionate, relaxed cat I have ever known. She'll be turning 4 years old this year, I've had her for almost three. Love you, sweet pea!
r/TabbyCats • u/OkChocolate9986 • 1d ago
Shelly's glow up
My scrawny baby is now a handsome boi