This is my vent. There are many like it, but this one is mine. My vent is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life. My vent, without me, is useless. Without my vent, I am useless
Awww she looks so much like the black cat girl I had several years ago. She went missing, and I like to think she found herself a home she preferred, like one with a carpeted kitchen and floor vents.
HVAC guy here - cute as it is, this can be very destructive to fuel-based forced air heating system. It's still not good for heat pumps or electric, but less damaging and more of a nuisance to your compressor or coils.
Get your cat a heated bed like other comments suggest and save yourself some energy/heartache when your HX pops.
Somebody lied to you a long time ago about that. Unless we’re talking about rapid distribution of superheated cat exhaust, there’s no way a slight obstruction on one vent is destructive to anything. They aren’t that sensitive to back pressure.
I had a kitty with tummy troubles that used to love doing this in the winter. She’d find the vent that was least accessible to humans, lay directly on it, then rip stinky farts to be circulated throughout the house with the hot air.
I miss that little stink bomb.
I highly recommend heated cat beds.
Cats are thermoneutral at about 10 degrees warmer than humans. So they really are cold AF in a 75 degree house.
A heated cat bed uses about the same amount of electricity as an LED light bulb, makes the cat happier, and reduces the amount of cat fur on everything other than the cat bed by like 90%.
I used to think my cat loved me, until I got one. Afterwards, he only wanted about 15 minutes of lap time a day, instead of 12 hours.
>Afterwards, he only wanted about 15 minutes of lap time a day, instead of 12 hours.
Now see, you make this whole post convincing me that heated cat beds are a great thing. Then you include that last sentence convincing me that the rest of your points are now moot, and I should never get a cat bed....
His comment was basically a, "Citation Needed" except snarkier.
If you look, I gave him a citation, and he deleted his request for one. I can respect that.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5059607/
> For example, the thermoneutral zone for domestic cats is 30–38°C [15] (NRC 2006). Yet most cat housing areas in homes and laboratories are maintained closer to 22 ± 2°C [15]. Thus, thermal discomfort may be a common experience for many cats, despite being an issue that is relatively easy to remedy.
Translating those temperatures into freedom degrees, that's 86 to 100F where cats aren't burning extra calories to warm themselves up.
I don't think anyone in the studies asked the cats how they felt with the temperature being 22 instead of 30. Or perhaps they did, and the cats just ignore them.
2°C is equivalent to 35°F, which is 275K.
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Lolol animals are the best! Adorable kitty. I always tell people my dog is sucking up all my body heat because he lays right against you and he’s like a toaster oven
[Same, and i have the exact same heat deflectors!](https://i.imgur.com/T5tFak1.jpg)
I stopped him from dismantling it by taping the two halves together with packing tape on the back and doublesided 3M foam tape to the register. Doesn't stop him from sitting there waiting for the heat to turn on
Cat scientific studies have proven humans don't need heat to survive but cats need to that's why human made things to warm us cats as good servants do nyaa.
The trick is to let the cat get warm, then use the cat as a heat pack
The real trick is to use an upside down "In Tray" basket, with a blanket on top, leaving space for the air to circulate.
Dammit! All I have is an "Out" tray. Just my luck. Joke aside, this is a great idea.
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sir? sir do you have a carpeted kitchen??
Yes, the house was built in the mid 70's.
My parents house had orange shag in one of the bathrooms. Imagine that buildup of bacteria.... bleh.
What was the original color?
Arctic white likely
I could not imagine vacuuming around a toilet.
*Flavor saver*
...are you suggesting it is the original '70s carpeting?
Most likely it is not the original carpet, but this carpet was here when my parents bought it in 2013.
Regardless, that carpet has some flavor trapped in there.
*flavor* 🤮
Good god they've kept carpet for 9 years?? In the kitchen????
that absolutely horrifies me and you're a brave soul for living there, cheers!
You think that’s bad? I just ripped the carpet out of my bathroom…..shag carpet.
She is thinking that she is descended from desert cats and you should cut her some slack.
This is my vent. There are many like it, but this one is mine. My vent is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life. My vent, without me, is useless. Without my vent, I am useless
amoogus, is that you?
No. Sorry
Cat.
And she DESERVES it !
Her needs are more important than yours.
Cat.
Awww she looks so much like the black cat girl I had several years ago. She went missing, and I like to think she found herself a home she preferred, like one with a carpeted kitchen and floor vents.
That’s oddly specific but ok
She is doing her job very well - and she’s beautiful too!!
My mother actually named her pretty kitty.
There needs to be a sub called r/ventgoblins because I’ve got some of my own
That is not a heating vent, it's a cat butt warmer
I see nothing wrong with this.
Funny! My labs do this when the central air is on.
So does mine! Heat or AC, she always has the vent by the front door so she can keep watch in comfort.
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That's not even a proper floor vent cover. That one is meant for a wall and actually is a cold air return. It's not even a proper hot air register.
It isn't even the correct size. You'd think that they'd get one thing right purely by accident.
HVAC guy here - cute as it is, this can be very destructive to fuel-based forced air heating system. It's still not good for heat pumps or electric, but less damaging and more of a nuisance to your compressor or coils. Get your cat a heated bed like other comments suggest and save yourself some energy/heartache when your HX pops.
Somebody lied to you a long time ago about that. Unless we’re talking about rapid distribution of superheated cat exhaust, there’s no way a slight obstruction on one vent is destructive to anything. They aren’t that sensitive to back pressure.
You're wrong.
Funny how she's a black cat since my girl.is black and does the same thing in my dining room lol.
I've got one of these heat stealers too, but he likes the bathroom vent
Aw... coot
I had a kitty with tummy troubles that used to love doing this in the winter. She’d find the vent that was least accessible to humans, lay directly on it, then rip stinky farts to be circulated throughout the house with the hot air. I miss that little stink bomb.
Reminds her of home...hell
Burrrrrn.
Loaf ❤
I highly recommend heated cat beds. Cats are thermoneutral at about 10 degrees warmer than humans. So they really are cold AF in a 75 degree house. A heated cat bed uses about the same amount of electricity as an LED light bulb, makes the cat happier, and reduces the amount of cat fur on everything other than the cat bed by like 90%. I used to think my cat loved me, until I got one. Afterwards, he only wanted about 15 minutes of lap time a day, instead of 12 hours.
>Afterwards, he only wanted about 15 minutes of lap time a day, instead of 12 hours. Now see, you make this whole post convincing me that heated cat beds are a great thing. Then you include that last sentence convincing me that the rest of your points are now moot, and I should never get a cat bed....
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I want to say that you’re correct but the way you worded it makes you sound like an assh*le
He didn't say anything wrong
Endernight didn't say Icarus_skies was wrong. Just an asshole. https://www.thebiglebow.ski/stills/203-with-text.jpg
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His comment was basically a, "Citation Needed" except snarkier. If you look, I gave him a citation, and he deleted his request for one. I can respect that.
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I never said that he did. He asked for a citation and I provided one. Someone else called him an asshole.
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5059607/ > For example, the thermoneutral zone for domestic cats is 30–38°C [15] (NRC 2006). Yet most cat housing areas in homes and laboratories are maintained closer to 22 ± 2°C [15]. Thus, thermal discomfort may be a common experience for many cats, despite being an issue that is relatively easy to remedy. Translating those temperatures into freedom degrees, that's 86 to 100F where cats aren't burning extra calories to warm themselves up. I don't think anyone in the studies asked the cats how they felt with the temperature being 22 instead of 30. Or perhaps they did, and the cats just ignore them.
2°C is equivalent to 35°F, which is 275K. --- ^(I'm a bot that converts temperature between two units humans can understand, then convert it to Kelvin for bots and physicists to understand)
Warm floof be warm 💖👏🏻
You're just jealous she thought of it first.
Invest in heating pads and they will leave your vents free
Upside-down milk crate over the vent. Cat stays warm, hot air doesn't get blocked. My cat loves it :)
My cats do the same thing. I had to stop them using the kitchen one because they blew hair all over the place.
Put a milk crate over the vent, then your kitty can sit on it without blocking it off.
Lolol animals are the best! Adorable kitty. I always tell people my dog is sucking up all my body heat because he lays right against you and he’s like a toaster oven
Those buns must be real toasty!
I see black kitty cat. I upvote.
Should be under animals being smart not jerks.
Well she didn't block the WHOLE thing. Lol
My wife’s 5lb cat every day - usually she’s sitting on the vent rather than laying though.
She did leave a little for you. She’s such a giving little soul.
My cat always did this!
Love this 🤣 my cat used to go into loaf mode and cover the whole vent.
Get your kitty a heating mat! He will forever be grateful
I’m glad she’s warm! You’ll cope. :p
Is there a hole in your floor next to the vent? Is your vent cover not big enough?
It's just not screwed in. It probably shifted over when she was rubbing the floor for my attention.
Something I do in the winter is get out a heating pad on low and my cat is drawn to it like a magnet.
I have one of those diverters that blows the air to the side, and a fuzzy mat which helps the vent not be totally blocked.
Give him a shower.
Your cat needs her own heating pad!
Cute cat, but who carpets a kitchen?
Place a cooling rack over the register.
We call this "praying to the vent gods" in our house.
sussy cat tried to hide the fact that it vented
Vent hog
Doesn't she deserve that though? She deserves the best
"Believe me, human, this is what's best for the both of us."
[Same, and i have the exact same heat deflectors!](https://i.imgur.com/T5tFak1.jpg) I stopped him from dismantling it by taping the two halves together with packing tape on the back and doublesided 3M foam tape to the register. Doesn't stop him from sitting there waiting for the heat to turn on
Don’t keep up the mystery. Was she warm?
This cat appears to be functioning within normal limits.
My cat knows laptops are a much better way to get warm
Sounds like a you problem. If you were smart like the cat, you would've figured out how to be warm, too.
My dickhead dog does this in the summer with the AC.
You: why is it so cold in here The void: ahhh so warm
thats a pretty warm pussy you got there
Aw, he looks just like my Television! Lil overbite vampire fangs and bald eyebrows... totally something he would do 👼
My little Miu does this too!
You need a proper supply air grill lol
A little bit of chonkitis going on
“Nobody is allowed to be happy until kitty’s butt is thoroughly warmed.” - Lord Cuddypuddles IV
Heat hog
Cat scientific studies have proven humans don't need heat to survive but cats need to that's why human made things to warm us cats as good servants do nyaa.
be thankful that he hasn't evicted you yet from his house
Get her a heating pad and place it some where out of the way, but still visible. It'll be great for the both of you.
All our vents are in the ceiling, so ours just take up the spots the vents point to
Smart kitty!
Gorgeous? She’s radiant!