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10 Ways Cats Are Just Like Furry Toddlers

An orange and white cat is cuddling with a person and then playfully biting a small object.

Cassidy & Stan owned two beautiful cats, Lily & Bean. They behaved like adorable tiny humans in furry form. However, the owner recently came up with non-exhaustive reasons why pet cats were like little toddlers.

An orange and white cat stands beside a white cat lying on a cushioned surface.

The owner started with the 10th reason first, where she stated that her cats never left her alone. Bean always followed her around the house, making it impossible for her to even make a cup of coffee. The 9th reason that Cassidy gave was constant cute sibling fights.

Bean and Lily constantly nagged one another. It didn’t matter what time of the day it was. The cats loved to climb high places. Lily & Bean would climb up banisters and walk on them without problems. However, finding them at such a height would make any cat owner skip a heartbeat. This was similar to how toddlers behave and how any parent would react when they found their little ones in trouble. This was the 8th reason.

A fluffy white cat with striking blue and green eyes is lying down, looking slightly to the side.

The 7th reason was cats were like tiny humans. These animals loved to get their parents’ attention when they were working. Lily loved to sleep on Cassidy’s keyboard, and Bean would even eat the artificial plants on his mom’s work table. This was similar to young kids who want their parents’ affection all the time.

The 6th reason, which was a perfect example showing the similarity between kids and these furry felines, was that they were super picky eaters. They liked to eat new tasty dishes every day like tiny humans. However, the 5th reason Cassidy beautifully stated about the similarity between cats and toddlers was that cats loved to break things. Cats and toddlers love to find new purposes for their toys or any object near them. This made them break things to create something new or gain a unique experience.

An orange and white cat with striking green eyes sits on a wooden floor, looking directly at the camera.

The 4th reason was that parents tend to spoil their human kids, and pet cats are also spoiled by their human parents. Cassidy loved to buy toys for Lily and Bean. The 3rd similarity between young humans and cats was that it was tough to make them sleep. Bean and Lily roamed around the whole house whenever it was bedtime, making their human mom follow them.

According to Cassidy, playing favorites to get what they wanted was the 2nd reason that made cats similar to kids. Whenever Lily did not get a treat from Cassidy, she would just go to Stan and ask for it. However, cats are the whole world to their owners. This was the 1st reason that she stated. Despite all the naughty things that cats do, they back their owners like any tiny human would love their parents.