21 Black Cat Problems All Black Cat Owners Can Relate To

By  Travis Greenwood Updated

Okay, real talk, it's probably more like one problem expressed across 21 different examples BUT the black cat photo struggle, as they say, is very much real.

And it's not that black cats aren't photogenic, it's just they just give cameras the fits with their pro-level ninja shadow camouflage.

1. "Been looking for this fool for 45 mins now"

black cats blends into television screen canberracatvet via Instagram

1. "Been looking for this fool for 45 mins now"

2. "I thought the chair was broken"

black cat blends into chair with slats u/thegoatiedoodie via Reddit

2. "I thought the chair was broken"

3. "This character has not been unlocked yet"

black cat looks like unlocked character in video game u/Nope2511 vis Reddit

3. "This character has not been unlocked yet"

4. PSA: "don't get a black rug if you have a black cat."

black cat sleeping on black rug @MapsCats via Twitter

4. PSA: "don't get a black rug if you have a black cat."

5. "Or the tumble dryer..."

black cat hides in dryer @TrevorSpillane via Twitter

5. "Or the tumble dryer..."

6. "Bookcases are also a hazard. :)"

black cat hides in shadow of bookcase @TonstantWeader via Twitter

6. "Bookcases are also a hazard. :)"

7. "Also don't get a big black bag 💁🏻‍♀️"

black cat melts into black bean bag @widfurg via Twitter

7. "Also don't get a big black bag 💁🏻‍♀️"

8. "I learned the same lesson after walking into the bathroom at 2 am and getting swat at."

woman trips over black cat sleeping on black rug mat@moriahrows via Twitter

9. "Challenge: Find Bear"

black cat sleeps on black bag on black table bear_and_ollie via Instagram

9. "Challenge: Find Bear"

10. "This was meant to be a nice shot of Charlie & Prince ... lol 😄"

photographing black cats against black backdrop is hard Jen Cartwright via Facebook

10. "This was meant to be a nice shot of Charlie & Prince ... lol 😄"

11. "Trying to take a photo of your black cat is always a losing battle."

selfie with black cat foiled by black couch mattemond via Instagram

11. "Trying to take a photo of your black cat is always a losing battle."

12. "Minka seems to be channeling her inner poltergeist these days."

black cat sitting in open window impossible to see saidminka via Instagram

12. "Minka seems to be channeling her inner poltergeist these days."

13. "When the sun comes out & it's ur one chance to photograph your black cat 😂"

sunlight prompts woman to get camera to photograph elusive black cat Becky Falat via Facebook

13. "When the sun comes out & it's ur one chance to photograph your black cat 😂"

14. "Downside to black bed sheets - I genuinely have no idea where Salem is"

black cat sleeps on black sheets @JackieSmith114 via Twitter

14. "Downside to black bed sheets – I genuinely have no idea where Salem is"

15. "You know you got problems when 1 of your cats is sometimes invisible."

black cat blends into shadow in open window meow_purr_roar via Instagram

15. "You know you got problems when 1 of your cats is sometimes invisible."

16. "I just snort laughed when I read this. 😂"

Tweet that says Rachel Hawkins/Erin Sterling via Twitter

16. "I just snort laughed when I read this. 😂"

17. "My mum has fashioned the cat with a new house made from a leftover flower box. His eyes are now our only hope of seeing him."

only eyes of black cat sitting in box visible @esillustration via Twitter

17. "My mum has fashioned the cat with a new house made from a leftover flower box. His eyes are now our only hope of seeing him."

18."I had no clue he was laying there. I thought he was the blanket."

black cat blends into black blanket @nidroj_ydrah via Twitter

18."I had no clue he was laying there. I thought he was the blanket."

19. "When you always have to lighten the photo just to be able to see my face"

photo has to be adjusted for face of cat to be visible @MiloandMolly1 via Twitter

19. "When you always have to lighten the photo just to be able to see my face"

20. "Very important black cat life hack!"

woman adds filter to black cats face so it's visible in picture pepper_remix_kevitz via Instagram

20. "Very important black cat life hack!"

21. "UPDATE: It's day 7 and hubby still has not noticed we have two black cats. He has held new kitty, petted new kitty, watched new kitty run across the room but not figured out yet that it is a new kitty. OMG!!! LOL!!!!"

husband doesn't realize family has two black cats Misha Dean via Facebook

21. "UPDATE: It's day 7 and hubby still has not noticed we have two black cats. He has held new kitty, petted new kitty, watched new kitty run across the room but not figured out yet that it is a new kitty. OMG!!! LOL!!!!"

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