As a Minecraft player, you can either be a cat person or a wolf person. If you're not in the latter group, this guide is for you. Minecraft's cats are not only cute, but they are useful for keeping mobs at bay, getting easy loot, and bringing life to your Minecraft house. That's why we're here to teach you how to tame a cat in Minecraft. But that's not all. We'll also go over the steps to find your cat partner, what to feed the cats, and even how to get it to play in Minecraft. Our guide works on both Minecraft Java and Bedrock edition, and it is compatible with the upcoming Minecraft 1.19 update as well. With that said, let's find and tame a cat in Minecraft right away!

Cats are one of the many passive mobs in Minecraft that interact with the player. There are tons of mechanics based around them in the game. So we've divided our guide into several sections to help you better understand cats in Minecraft. So use the table below to explore everything about cats in detail:

Within Minecraft, a cat usually spawns after every actual minute. But that's only if the place is near a village and has less than 5 cats. For the location, Minecraft refers to the two closest pieces around the player. In general, you can find a cat in these places:

You can find cats in Minecraft villages if they have at least 5 beds in them. The number of beds required is 4 in the Bedrock edition. These beds must be claimed, i.e. a villager must have slept on them during the last night. Each of the village cats can be any random color. 25% of such cats may be kittens or baby cats.