It's tiny kitten time, and we don't care who knows it! If you or anybody you know has a cat that can fit in the palm of my hand or in the crux of my arm, we are going to need picture proof stat. Actually, it's the FBI requiring it (Fur Babies Initiative). So send them to us ASAP. 

Seriously though, we love itty bitty cutie pie little creatures like a tiny cat. Feeling down and heavy? Look at how small these cats can be! However, beware, because they might be smol, but they are mighty. They will meow like a lion (or at least they think they sound like an adult lion), they will scratch like Freddy Krueger (that's 100% true), and they will chomp like the shark in Jaws (they can't take off your leg, but that won't stop them from trying).

With all their violent tendencies aside, they are so cute. And once you gain their trust, they will be the most adorable thing to ever have graced your existence. Just look at the little feline friends below!

Rainy weather is basically a cat's ideal setup. 

April showers hit and cats settle in without much thought. Rain on the windows, darker light, everything a little quieter. They'll sit by the window for a bit, watch the drops fall, then turn away like that's all they needed. No interest in going out, no second look. Inside is better.

They pick a spot early and stick with it. Blanket, couch corner, bed, whatever feels soft and warm. Once they're down, they don't really move much. Maybe a stretch, maybe a small shift, then right back to the same place. If there's a better spot, they'll find it, circle once or twice, then settle again.

Rainy days slow everything down. Longer naps and less reason to get up. They'll walk a few steps, pause, then sit again like that was enough effort. A quick glance at the window just to check. Still raining. That's all the update they need.

It's an easy kind of day. No noise, no rush, just staying inside and keeping things quiet. April showers don't interrupt anything. They just make it easier to stay in one place and do less, which works perfectly.

Dinner plans were canceled the second a tiny cry turned into a full-blown rescue mission. 

This one felt straight out of the Cat Distribution System playbook, just with a little extra suspense. One normal Brooklyn night, takeout in hand and Mario Party on deck, suddenly turned into a full rescue mission when a tiny kitten started crying somewhere nearby. After some quick detective work, they traced the sound to a parked car, shined a light through the wheel, and there she was, a teeny stowaway tucked deep in the wheel well like she had booked the worst possible ride share.

Out came the emergency bait, aka a can of cat food, and with some careful teamwork (plus a clutch neighbor assist), they managed to guide her out and into safety. Within hours, she upgraded from being trapped under a Honda to queen of a cozy studio room, complete with snacks, a bed, and humans already obsessed with her.

And the best part? She wasted zero time settling in. She purred, chatted, and flopped over for belly rubs like she had lived there her whole life. Classic CDS behavior. She was slowly introduced to her new feline roommates and started living her best life as Claudette, a former wheel-well hitchhiker turned full-time cuddle bug.

It's a good thing she was found in time – a pregnant cat deserves to have her litter somewhere safe and warm. 

She needs advice on what to do. Walking out of a hotel after dinner with a friend who's visiting her for a few days and she sees none other than a super sweet, but super pregnant cat in the parking lot! She immediately ran to her car and got out 5oz of wet food to feed the little stray. She was still there, the woman fed her, and then she realized how pregnant the cat was. She snatched her right up and the cat didn't even budge. She came home and checked her out, and noticed hot full her belly is. She must assume the cat is due soon! She was a great sport in the car and purred all the way home on her dashboard, then she set her up nice and cozy in her room. The next morning she called the vet to see if they would take her in for a wellness checkup. Beyond that, she's at a loss on what to do. She contacted her local shelter that she volunteers at and fostered for, she's willing to make a donation if they took her in. But beyond that she doesn't know what her other options are. She can't keep her because she already has 5 cats and 2 dogs (a really full house!). Luckily, her post hit big, and many commenters are willing to help out. Read the full story below to see if she gets a furrever home, and if she has her kittens. 

If the cat child revolution was not enough for you, then we are pleased to introduce to you the cats coming to take over the fashion industry with this collection of fashion forward felines.

People keep saying that it is only a matter of time until artificial intelligence comes along and steals all of our jobs. But what those people fail to see is that cats are already stealing our jobs. Whether it be in the fields of emotional welfare and now fashion, cats are making a calculated career takeover and we hoomans are falling behind rapidly.

So we made this list of fashion forward felines to not only entertain and tickle your funny bones. But also to show you how far these felines have come and how purrfect they are as the new wave of super models. That way, you will be all calm and collected when you see them turning up at the next major fashion week event and you can say to the gormless, mouth gaping goobers around you that you knew this was coming and have known for a while now. 
 

If you thought getting an escaped indoor cat to come home would be as easy as offering up a few treats then we are sorry to say that this story tells a different tale.

As you might be aware thanks to the movie The Secret Lives of Pets, indoor cattos dream of little more than the freedom of the outdoor world. They imagine themselves spending their days chasing after birds, climbing trees, sleeping upon sunbaked rooftops and generally living a life of luxury and fun.

What they do not realize is that the outdoor world is a tough one that does not care for them. The birds are really tough to catch, the trees are super tough to get down from and the roofs often have nesting birds who will not let you rest peacefully upon them. And that is the world that this story's house cat was confronted with. But its pride meant that it took it a week to come to its senses and come home to where it was always supposed to be. 
 

Usually, when we say that our cats save our lives, we mean that metaphorically. But to this woman, it happened very literally. 

We tell people that our cats save our lives all the time, and we mean it. Our cats save our mental health, and those two things are basically the same. We would not maintain our sanity for long if we did not come back home to our cats running toward us, with their itty bitty paws itter-pattering across our floor, to greet us. Seeing our cats curled up in blankets around the house makes us smile all the time. Having our cats cause little shenanigans in our homes keeps us smiling, no matter what is going on around us. 

Our cats have never saved our lives literally, but we have heard of that happening. Cats feel it when something is wrong with us. They hear it, smell it, sense it. And normally, they act on it. We just need to listen, and it might save our lives for real. 

If a cat you adopted is not being affectionate with you, the first place that you should look at is the mirror, not the contact number for the shelter. 

When cats bond with their humans, they bond incredibly hard. We say that all the time, and we stand by that. Oftentimes, when a cat is not outwardly showing you affection, it is up to you to get them to open up. You need to give them time, you need to give them space, you need to show them that you are a safe space rather than someone pressuring them to do something that they don't want to do. Your cat will cuddle with you in their time, not yours. 

People who return their cats to shelters for being "unaffectionate" are people who, personally, we think should not adopt cats in the first place. It shows that they do not understand cats. It's much easier for a cat to bond with someone who actually tries rather than giving up on them. 

Cats don't have money, but they control yours. 

Cats don't have jobs, but they somehow have a full spending plan. You go out for one thing and come back with a bag of toys, treats, and something labeled "premium" because it sounded important. It's not even a question. If it's for the cat, it's getting bought. Your wallet doesn't stand a chance.

They also have very strong purrchasing opinions. You'll splurge on the nicest toy, only for it to get ignored immediately. Meanwhile, a crumpled receipt becomes the highlight of their day. Same with food. One week it's their favorite, the next week they won't even look at it. No explanation, just a quiet refusal. It's all part of their purrsonal taste.

Then there's the ongoing costs. Scratching posts, beds, replacements for things they've destroyed, and an endless supply of treats. You upgrade once, then again, then suddenly you're deep in it. They're living their best life while you're mentally adding up receipts. It's less budgeting, more catculated spending.

And still, you keep going. You see something and immediately think, they'd like this. Another toy, another treat, another "just in case" purrchase. They don't ask, they don't need to. The spending just happens. At this point, it's not your money, it's a fully funded feline lifestyle.

It's always heartwarming to learn of street cats who discover the joys of being a house cat, the entire home's king or queen, surveying their domestic kingdoms from their comfy thrones. So when we see a fluffy feline who is fed up with the streets and practically adopts himself into a loving home, we feel an urgent need to share.

Every cat person loves hearing about cats who have it well, even if it's not a cat that they're providing for. It's a simple truth of being a part of the global cat community - we're all happy for each other when we know someone gets to experience the joy of providing for a cat. It's not for nothing we call ourselves the humble servants of our feline overlords - we're proud of it. And every cat elevated to their natural position of a household's ruler, is another thing the world done right.

And since this one woman shared her experience tapping into that happy genre of cat adoptions, we feel the feline-lover need to fangirl over it with someone. And that someone is you. We know you're as much of a feline fan as us, since you're already here, so we can safely assume you love a happy ending adoption story just as much as we do. We know people love happy endings in general, but when it's about cat adoption, it makes us think there's a cat-shaped hole in every cat person's heart, ready to host only the happiest of cat adoption stories.

Such are cat lovers - happy for cats just as much as they're happy for a close relative, or a best friend. We're sure there's some deep psychological explanation for it all, but we're not experts on that. What we do know, is that we're extremely happy to know another cat has found his forever home. Every cat deserves that. They deserve a full food bowl, a human who loves them, and four walls to call home.

A situation no cat sitter ever wants to face is one where they're forced to make a decision about the cat's health while the owner is away. Especially not if they're going to be treated like they did the wrong thing.

Everybody thinks being a cat sitter is an easy job, but that is far from the truth. You are charged with taking care of someone's most precious family member, with no way of communicating with them directly (unless some of you out there speak cat, and in which case, teach us your ways). Is it a lot of physical labor? No, but the job itself holds a lot of responsibility. And if you are faced with the purrfectly difficult decision of making a medical choice while the owner is away, the responsibility of your actions will weigh on you heavily.

While cat sitting for a friend, the cat sitter noticed that the kitty wouldn't stop scratching their ears. After contacting the owner, who wrote it off, the cat sitter decided to take matters into her own hands and bring the cat to the vet. She paid the $190 bill for the exam and medicine, and learned that there might have been purrmanent damage if she hadn't gotten help when she did. Happy with her report, what she didn't expect was the cold shoulder from the friend and pawrent upon her return.

As we reach the middle of the week, our brains are running on autopilot, emails keep piling up, and deadlines start feeling tighter. THANK GOD cat memes are here to help us laugh our way to Friday!

Midweek is like the awkward middle child of the week; not the exciting firstborn, not the fun baby of the family, just stuck in the middle trying to get noticed. It's not quite the fresh start of Monday, but it's not close enough to the weekend yet. So, at this point, we definitely deserve a pause. And is there any better way to do that than with a collection of purrfectly silly cat memes?

Ready for a midweek paw-se? Stress ends here; it's time to LOL.

The sploot happens with zero warning. 

Cats sploot like they just gave up mid-movement. One second they're walking around, next second they're flat on the floor with their back legs kicked straight out. No lead-up, no hesitation, just straight into it. They hit a limit and decided that was enough for now.

They always manage to do it right where you need to be. Middle of the room, doorway, anywhere that makes it slightly inconvenient. Fully stretched across your path with zero awareness. You're the one stepping around them while they stay exactly where they are.

The legs are what make it. Straight out behind them like they forgot they're attached. The front half looks completely normal, the back half looks like it stopped working. It doesn't really make sense, but it works for them. It also makes them look smaller and a little softer without doing anything else.

After a while, it just becomes part of the day. You walk in and there's a cat fully splooted, right where you need to be, like it was always meant to happen there. No effort to move, no sign they're going anywhere. You adjust, step around, and keep going. They stay exactly as they are. It stops feeling weird and just starts to feel normal.

A whiskered wonderland awaits you below!

Wednesdays: smack dab in the middle of the week. You don't whether to be absolutely exhausted, or celebrate the fact that the week is half over. But here at I Can Has Cheezburger, we have some good news for you. You can celebrate, in kitty cat style. Cats are the best way to celebrate mid week misery. Cats are whimsical, whiskered, and wonderful. They're the purrfect escape from the grind of the work week. We get so caught up in our busy day to day lives. Work, commuting, errands, cleaning, laundry, groceries, cooking, and tending to your pets. But cats are so whimsical that they just take us right out of that state of mind and into luminous states. Letting cat memes cheer you up is being amenable to life's wonders. So let these wonderful, whimsical, whiskered cat memes comfort you on a Wednesday! 

The adult world can be quite the handful, and when you are burnt out from the mounting responsibilities on your back the only thing you want to do is curl up and hide from them. So we figured we would join you in your metaphorical pillow fort of procrastination with a collection of cute cat memes.

It is a terrible symptom of the hooman condition, responsibility. No matter where you go, no matter how hard you run it will always be there ready and waiting to catch up to you and remind you of all that you have left to do. Thankfully, though, you do not always have to face up to it. In fact if you are smart about it you can keep it at bay for quite a while and one of the best ways to do that is to clear your mind off it with a collection of cute cat memes such as the one we have put together for you today.

Now, we must caveat this statement with the fact this only applies to hooman responsibilities. Any and all responsibilities you owe your cat child must be carried out post haste unless you wish to feel the power of their wrath. Something which we strongly advise against. 
 

It is not often that a rescue pawrent plans for their incoming cat with such dedication and forethought that it makes us wish we were the cat and consider swapping places with said cat. But in this case, we would have paid good money to a witch doctor to turn us into a cat.

In most rescue stories, the rescue itself is the thing that is worth more than anything else. Sure, it is nice to have nice things, but when you are a cat coming from a life lived on the streets and possibly worse. Just having a roof over your head and food in your bowl is more than enough to keep you satisfied with your choice to be rescued by a hooman.

But in this story, the hooman hero who rescues the cat is so darn considerate and cat loving that his approach to readying his home for her arrival was so full of thought and care that we would not have minded taking the cat's place at all. We cannot remember the last time that someone laid out our bedding for us, cleaned the toilet and cooked up some delicious food for us. So the only questions we are left with are how can we turn into cats? And how are we going to find a hooman like this one?
 

When a cat chooses us, it's always a blessing. It's already hard to win the trust of a cat, so if and when you do - it's an easy choice to embrace it with both hands. But we know cats are very opinionated, and this one here? She adopted her humans, for sure, but very much in her own terms.

It's not every Tuesday and Wednesday that a cat comes your way, feels comfortable in your home, and adopts themselves as an integral part of your family. But when it happens, almost like the cat is sent by the Cat Distribution System right to your door, it's a magical situation. Even if the cat has their own opinions on how and when they should be adopted, and with what particular cat-set rules they set - it's always a happy occasion that a cat finds their way into a family. Even if it already has two other cats and four dogs - like this family who shared their experience below.

All of that is especially true if the cat decides to divide their time between families. Some cats are poly… and there's nothing we can do to change them. We all know that cats, as cute as they are, can be one of the most stubborn animals. Their strong will is sometimes heavier than a hippopotamus refusing to go out of the lake - and let's see anyone try to defy them. And this one cat here below? Well, that's just who she is - and her family loves her for exactly who she is. And their neighbor also, probably.

This is just a typical Wednesday for your average orange cat who hungers for mischief and thirsts for chaos.

If you want something outrageously cute, but hissterically unpredictable in your life, get an orange cat. They will never fail you in these regards.

There's a running joke about orange cats that they all share one collective brain cell, and each orange cat who doesn't have the brain cell is just running on instincts and a purrre drive for shenanigans. That being said, they're also some of the most loving cats we've ever met. All you need to take care of an orange cat is some food, a big heart, and a lot of patience.

The food part is crucial, because many of them are food motivated, which is what makes the start of our story below so intriguing. A cat dad started to get worried when his clementine-colored kitty didn't show up for breakfast one meowrning, so he started looking for her. He heard some noises coming from above him, and realized that the shuffling and scratching noises were coming from the attic. He climbed the stairs, poked his head through, and found not only his fluffy feline, but a 5-creature crew of tiny criminals that had taken up residence in his attic. More than that, the fuzzy felons seemed to be treating his cat like their leader.

What did we tell you? Orange cats have a way of making the impawssible possible, and to always expect the unexpected.

It might not be just a coincidence that your cat got clingier recently, they could be telling you something you don't even know yet.

Cats are much more purrceptive than we give them credit for. Dogs usually get all the fame and spotlight when it comes to understanding things about us hoomans, but cats just communicate it in a different way. One of the biggest ways cats communicate with us is through physical actions, and if your cat all of a sudden becomes awwdorably clingy, they might smell some hormonal changes you're not even aware of yet.

They don't understand pregnancy the way we do - if they saw you with a giant, round belly, they would probably just think you're a giant, chonky cat, not a pregnant one. But, cats can smell when your body starts pumping out a whole lot of estrogen in order to move the pregnancy along, meaning that they can actually smell your pregnancy without ever seeing it. You also produce more body heat, and we all know how much cats love warm things. It's not uncommon for cats to start sleeping on your pregnant belly for warmth and comfort.

Don't take every time your cat starts cuddling with you as a sign you might be pregnant, but sometimes, it might not hurt to check. Although it wouldn't be the first time that we found out by surprise! Check out these wholesome stories below of women who went through pregnancies with their cats, and how they adorably responded to the idea of a new hooman sibling.