Care For Cats Guide: First steps after the tutorial
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OverviewCare for Cats is a relaxed, long-session Roblox game where you build a cozy shelter, feed cats, play with them, and earn coins. This guide covers everything from your first day to chasing Mythic-rarity cats and stacking memoir bonuses.
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First steps after the tutorial
Step
The game gives you a short tutorial when you first join — finish it before doing anything else. After that, your priority is keeping the food bowls filled, because cats only spawn when food is present. Once cats start arriving, place a toy or two so they have somewhere to play.
- Complete the tutorial it walks you through the core loop and you earn a badge for finishing it.
- Buy food head to the computer near your base entrance and purchase food, then place it using the Food button at the bottom of the screen.
- Place toys cats will use them as soon as they arrive.
- Check for dirty cats a cat that needs a shower will not recover happiness until you clean it.
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How happiness changes your earnings
TableEach cat has a happiness meter, and that meter directly scales how much cash it produces.
| Full happiness meter | cat earns at 1.5x the normal rate |
| Low happiness meter | cat earns at only 0.7x the normal rate |
| Petting | raises happiness |
| Treats | give up to three per cat before they get tired of them |
| Shower | required when a cat becomes dirty; happiness will not recover otherwise |
Choosing food wisely
TipsCheap Kibble is the entry point, but the multipliers scale steeply as you move up. Some high-end foods cost Paw Pennies rather than coins, which is a separate currency. Duration matters too — longer-lasting food means fewer trips back to the shop.
- Cheap Kibble lasts 2 hours and costs $120, giving 1.00x money and 1.15x rarity.
- Sardines Can lasts 5 hours and costs $55k, pushing you to 1.85x money and 1.65x rarity.
- Sashimi Plate lasts 8 hours for $85k and hits 2.1x money and 1.85x rarity.
- Steamed Milk gives 2.95x money and 3.00x rarity but only lasts 1 hour and costs $1M.
- Bento and Farm Breakfast cost Paw Pennies instead of coins.
Making a cat permanent and collecting memoirs
StepWhen you permanently add a cat to your base it hands you a memoir — a keepsake that boosts your cash multiplier and raises the odds of rarer cats appearing. These bonuses stay active even after you remove the cat from your base. Memoir strength scales with the cat's rarity.
- Collect the memoir it is added to your Memoir Book automatically and its bonuses activate immediately.
- Common memoirs add 1.05x rarity and 1.1x money.
- Rare memoirs step up to 1.15x rarity and 1.2x money; Epic ones reach 1.3x on both.
- Mythic memoirs such as Detective Kibble's Briefcase or Moo's Bottle of Milk give 1.85x rarity and 1.75x money.
- To remove a permanent cat, tap it and go to Details the memoir bonuses stay even after removal.
Cat rarities and what to expect
Summary
The spawn chances below reflect base rates before any food or memoir multipliers. Event cats only appear during their limited-time event.
- Common (75% base chance) 23 cats, earn around $1.67 per 6 seconds each
- Rare (19% base chance) 12 cats, earn around $3.00 per 5 seconds each
- Epic (5% base chance) 8 cats, earn around $5.75 per 4 seconds each
- Legendary (0.8% base chance) 15 cats, earn up to $10.25 per 4–5 seconds each
- Mythic (0.2% base chance) 4 cats (Detective Kibble, Moo, Doodle, Soda), earn $16.00 per 5 seconds each
- Event 13 cats tied to limited-time events, each with its own memoir bonus
Toys and the Paint Station
TipsToys sit on your base and each one holds a set number of cats at once. A toy's cash multiplier increases at level 2 and level 3. The Paint Station is the only Tier 3 upgrade in the game and takes 12 hours to build, but once done it lets you change your wall color for passive bonuses that apply across your whole base.
- Each toy has a place limit.
- A Bouncy Ball starts at 1.625x cash for one cat slot and reaches 2.625x at level 3, costing $100 to buy.
- A Cat Bed costs $250 and scales from 1.8125x to 3.1875x cash at level 3.
- The Scratch Post tops out at 3.5625x cash at level 3.
- After building the Paint Station, Butter paint is unlocked free and gives 1.2x cash and 1.4x active cash; Sakura ($150k) adds 1.35x cash, 1.35x rarity chance, 1.2x stay time, and 1.7x Fancy cash.
- Cat TV costs 25 Paw Pennies and gives 2 cat capacity with 2.35x cash at level 1, climbing to 3 capacity and 4.4x cash at level 3.
Coin milestones and long-term goals
CheckSeveral badges track how many coins you hold at a single moment — not your total earned over time.
- Hold 1,000,000 coins at once to hit the first milestone badge.
- Hold 50,000,000 coins at once for the next step up.
- Hold 100,000,000 coins at once to reach the third milestone.
- Hold 1,000,000,000 coins at once for the top coin badge.
- Claim your first Legendary cat as a permanent to earn its badge.
- Claim your first Mythic cat as a permanent for its badge Detective Kibble, Moo, Doodle, and Soda each also have their own individual badge.
Events
TipsWhen an event is running, a dedicated shop appears on the map selling exclusive toys, food, treats, and cats in exchange for the event's special currency. Events are limited-time, so the cats and items from them cannot be obtained after they end.
- The Firefly Festival was added on July 1, 2026 and introduced cats Kevin and Glowy along with a new shop in the middle of the map.
- Leaf Fest was added on August 30, 2026 and introduced Leafee, Maple, Evergreen, Sunleafy, Prismy, and Chip.
- Event cats have their own memoir bonuses — Kevin's memoir gives 2x rarity and 1.85x money; Chip's Acorn Cap gives 1.9x rarity and 1.85x money.
Glossary
Glossary- Food
- An item placed in your base's food bowls that causes cats to spawn; without it, no cats will appear.
- Happiness meter
- A per-cat gauge that multiplies earnings by 1.5x when full and drops them to 0.7x when low.
- Permanent
- A setting that locks a cat to your base so it never leaves on its own and immediately grants you its memoir.
- Memoir
- A passive bonus item given when you make a cat permanent; it boosts your cash multiplier and rare cat spawn rate and stays active even if you later remove the cat.
- Treats
- Items fed to cats to raise their bond, with a limit of three uses per cat before they stop responding.
- Paw Pennies
- A secondary currency used to buy certain high-tier food and toys that cannot be purchased with regular coins.
- Paint Station
- A Tier 3 base upgrade that takes 12 hours to build and unlocks wall colors, each providing different base-wide bonuses.
- Event currency
- A temporary special currency added during events, used exclusively at the event shop to buy limited cats and items.
Common questions
FAQWhy are no cats showing up at my base?
Cats only spawn when food is in the food bowls. Open the shop at the computer near your base entrance, buy food, and place it using the Food button at the bottom of the screen. Once food is present, cats will start appearing on their own.
How do I remove a permanent cat?
Tap the cat on your base and select Details, then choose to remove it. The memoir it gave you stays in your Memoir Book and keeps its bonuses even after the cat is gone.
What do the coin milestones require?
Each milestone — 1M, 50M, 100M, and 1B — requires you to have that amount of coins at once, not in total over time.
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