Talk:Cat

Improper Grammar?
This says "it leads to the extinction of bird, mammal, and reptile species". Shouldn't it be THE bird mammal and reptile species?
 * This term stands for several species of birds, reptiles and mammals. To use "the", one would need to clarify which bird, mammal and reptile species went extinct - obviously, it's not referring to all such species. beforeAdapter (talk &middot; contribs) 2022-03-20T17:22Z

Jan 2024 Edit request to include pussy and Tom
Needs mention of the terms "pussy" and "tom" which are the correct terms of gender for the domestic cat according to most veterinary literature. 2600:8804:6F07:F300:C817:162A:D39F:6C14 (talk) 18:09, 28 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Pictogram voting wait.svg Already done M.Bitton (talk) 19:48, 28 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks. 38.43.20.62 (talk) 23:10, 11 February 2024 (UTC)

Requesting for more black cat representation.
Greetings. Looking at this page, I have noticed a peturbingly small ratio of black cats compared to other. They only have 3 images throughout the whole article. As an owner of a black cat myself, I am well aware that black cats are frequently forgotten, being the least likely cat to get adopted at shelters. I humbly request for either myself or someone else to add more photos of black cats. I have one myself if needed. Thank you for your time. MSMno1fan (talk) 10:47, 24 April 2024 (UTC)


 * This article isn't meant to show every single cat coat colour. There's no silver tabby for example. Traumnovelle (talk) 20:44, 24 April 2024 (UTC)
 * While that may be true, black cats make up a large chunk of the population, and the representation they get genuinely feels paltry. MSMno1fan (talk) 11:31, 25 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia isn't about representation. There's currently no video of a cat walking on a very small surface like a fence. If you have a video of a black cat doing that you can upload it, of course if you have a non-black cat doing that it should be uploaded too. Traumnovelle (talk) 20:37, 25 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Also if you take a look at the black cat article you will see that the less likely to be adopted thing is just a myth. Traumnovelle (talk) 20:45, 24 April 2024 (UTC)

An user added "User:CheezDeez ON TOP" to the evolution page - vandalism
Please fix the page (if possible) by removing this text 85.221.130.7 (talk) 17:11, 28 April 2024 (UTC)


 * This text doesn't appear for me and hasn't been in the recent revisions. I believe you have an issue with your browser cache, do try to reset it. Traumnovelle (talk) 19:23, 28 April 2024 (UTC)
 * This is caused by vandalism and reverts being caught in a caching issue. See Village_pump_(technical). The problem seems to be resolved, but the comment seems a genuine concern. --  Jts1882 &#124; talk 19:25, 28 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks it's okay now. The problem is solved. 85.221.130.7 (talk) 08:16, 29 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Ok 159.196.170.79 (talk) 07:07, 26 May 2024 (UTC)

article length
Its not really short. To long 159.196.170.79 (talk) 07:06, 26 May 2024 (UTC)


 * Bro its ment to be long 159.196.170.79 (talk) 07:07, 26 May 2024 (UTC)


 * What, exactly, do you think needs to be reduced or eliminated from the article? Mediatech492 (talk) 12:13, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 6 June 2024
Add meow sound 2600:100C:A107:162E:5088:4E05:B47A:D3EB (talk) 23:17, 6 June 2024 (UTC)


 * Done, could be formatted better by someone who understands that better than me so I will leave this open for now. Traumnovelle (talk) 23:22, 6 June 2024 (UTC)
 * ✅ Cleaned up the file using listen   [[User:CanonNi ]]  (talk • contribs) 00:42, 7 June 2024 (UTC)

"Cat" as the main name
I think it's reversed. Isn't the term “cat” refers to the family “Felidae”? The first paragraph should be “domesticated cat or house cat, commonly known as just 'cat'”. -GogoLion (talk) 05:18, 11 June 2024 (UTC)


 * How often do people say 'I have a house cat' instead of 'I have a cat' or 'I pet a domestic cat on my walk today' instead of 'I pet a cat on my walk today'. The term cat when referring to felids is derived from the term cat as in a house cat. Traumnovelle (talk) 05:37, 11 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia naming policy is to use the common name and cat is used far more frequently that domestic cat. The term isn't ambiguous as, while we use might "cat" when discussing the whole cat family, this meaning would be clear from the context; we wouldn't use cat to refer to all cats without such qualifying context. I don't think house cat should be in that opening sentence as house cat refers to something more specific and excludes many of the species. —  Jts1882  &#124; talk 06:21, 11 June 2024 (UTC)

"Cat poison" listed at Redirects for discussion
The redirect [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cat_poison&redirect=no Cat poison] has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at  until a consensus is reached. Skarmory  (talk •   contribs)  21:40, 14 June 2024 (UTC)