diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/basic/pets/cat/cat.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/basic/pets/cat/cat.dm
index 154032bbd47..9743c9edbaa 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/basic/pets/cat/cat.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/basic/pets/cat/cat.dm
@@ -52,7 +52,11 @@
 	///icon state of our cult icon
 	var/cult_icon_state = "cat_cult"
 
-/datum/emote/living/basic/pet/cat/meow
+/datum/emote/cat
+	mob_type_allowed_typecache = /mob/living/basic/pet/cat
+	mob_type_blacklist_typecache = list()
+
+/datum/emote/cat/meow
 	key = "petmeow" // BUBBER EDIT CHANGE - 'meow' used by /datum/emote/living/meow
 	key_third_person = null // BUBBER EDIT CHANGE - 'purr' used by /datum/emote/living/purr
 	message = "meows!"
@@ -60,7 +64,7 @@
 	vary = TRUE
 	sound = SFX_CAT_MEOW
 
-/datum/emote/living/basic/pet/cat/purr
+/datum/emote/cat/purr
 	key = "petpurr" // BUBBER EDIT CHANGE - 'purr' used by /datum/emote/living/purr
 	key_third_person = null // BUBBER EDIT CHANGE - 'purr' used by /datum/emote/living/purr
 	message = "purrs."
@@ -68,7 +72,6 @@
 	vary = TRUE
 	sound = SFX_CAT_PURR
 
-
 /mob/living/basic/pet/cat/Initialize(mapload)
 	. = ..()
 	AddElement(/datum/element/cultist_pet, pet_cult_icon_state = cult_icon_state)