If you're at that point in life where you're calm on the outside and screaming on the inside, then consider this your official feline support group. Sit back, relax, scroll through, and let the cats do the yelling for you. You can rest assured that somewhere out there, a tiny dramatic feline is expressing exactly what you feel but can't say out loud. Sometimes life calls for dramatic screaming cat memes to cope.

Sometimes we need to let out a little AAAAAAAAA and move on with our lives. Try not to do that in public. You'll scare the people out. But I believe we all scream internally at some moments in life. 

That's why these screaming cats are so relatable. They basically get us. A tiny problem can feel huge and make us feel like drowning in a glass of water. I can't blame you. Sometimes, a minor inconvenience takes the last bit of patience you had left. We've all been through a dramatic main character moment. No matter if we are students, overthinkers, tired workers, all of them at the same time, or anyone who pretends to be fine but is practically overwhelmed by what life is throwing at them. 

But hey, don't worry. Just yell it out as these cats do. You don't always need a mature response. And you'll instantly feel better. That's the beauty of a screaming cat meme. They can do the yelling for you, and it doesn't need context to be relatable. Whatever the reason for the yelling, we understand, and we relate. Maybe the cat is angry, or maybe he's excited, or maybe he just walked into a room and felt like the vibes required some volume. The thing is, cats are not ashamed of yelling. They do what they've got to do, and they walk away. It's simple. Relieving. Cathartic. 

Cats bring so much confidence to the function. They face life with no fear and no regrets at all. Sometimes, we feel like confident cats. But sometimes we don't, and we just sit awkwardly in silence, replaying an embarrassing situation over and over, regretting every insignificant choice we made throughout the day.  

Be like these cats. Embrace awkwardness. Let it be. You don't have to be in control of every situation all the time. It's alright to not always know how to handle things. It's okay to have embarrassing moments. We all have them. Maybe you waved back at someone who wasn't waving at you. Maybe you walked into the wrong room, and everyone was staring at you. Maybe you didn't hear the joke, everyone's laughing, and you have to ask what the joke is. It happens. But the key to surviving the awkwardness is confidence. With a confident attitude, you can get away with any silly mistake. 

Trust me. Be like these cats. They don't feel ashamed. They live life without worrying about making mistakes or looking ridiculous. In fact, you could catch them doing the weirdest things; they could be stuck in a box, or hanging from your curtains, looking like they really need help, but they'd still look like nothing happened. Yeah, I meant to do this. This is actually how curtains are supposed to be used. Didn't you know, hooman?

So if you're going to be awkward, commit to it, just like these cats do. No one recovers their dignity half as fast as they do, and they are proud of their talent. They might have forgotten how to cat, but they've definitely stayed confident and determined. 

Gather round, cat lovers, because we've got a doozie for you.

Some days, we miss our cat a little extra. It's not that we don't miss her every day (of course we do, that's the nature of being a cat pawrent), but on some days the longing to get back home and see our dcat is even greater than usual. It's like an unseen force tells us "go see your cat now!", despite it being the middle of the day, and we're at work, and we can't. And this day is one of these days, which makes writing these very lines difficult, because all we think about is our cat. We think about how cute our cat is, how hilarious she is, and how we love it when she comes to ask for pets.

If you're a cat pawrent in the same situation, we feel for you. But don't worry, we didn't come all this way just so we can be miserable together while missing our cats. Oh no, we come here with way more than that. So while we all mope about because we're here and our cats are at home, we might as well look at all the cute cat content that's online. Now, we know that there are a billion ways to consume these cute and pixelated cats, but you don't have to go through all the trouble of finding the right fit for you. We've gathered these feline funnies for this reason.

So, stop moping around. We promise we'll stop it as well. This day will have an end, and we will all go back home to pet our cats, to give them a treat, and see them being just as happy as we will be to greet them again. But until then, we can fill the feline-shaped hole in our hearts with the funniest cat memes and the most pawdorable cats possible. It's not bringing your cat with you to work, but it's at least something, until you're back home hugging your own cat.

When a door closes, a window opens… sometimes, quite literally.

Imagine you're moving in with your partner - exciting news, isn't it? Definitely. But let's say you didn't have the means to get an apartment with a magnificent view - no impressive skyline, no beach sunsets, no lush forest. Only a back alley parking, the building next door, and probably some dumpsters. Yeah, we'd also be disappointed. This is why we feel for this couple who shared their story - because this is exactly how it starts. But as we've said, when the door of the lease closes, the cat window opens. Apparently.

We can't really tell if they were cat people before, but that full feline surprise outside their window sure did turn them into cat people by the time they shared this ameowzing tale with the internet. You see, it's not every day that a cat shows up on your windowsill. And then another. And another. And yet another… until you have a full cat colony coming over for noms and pets. It's like the Cat Distribution System treats this couple in their new place as a designated stray shelter. And they accept it with love.

But this is the meowgic of the Cat Distribution System - it knows exactly who to send where, matching the perfect humans for the situation at hand. And here, as it seems, they matched the back alley strays with the best caring couple they could think of. They understood the assignment immediately, and the bond between these people and these cats seems to be unbreakable.

Neighborhood cats are pawsome. But what if something happens to them? Who do they turn to for help?

Neighborhood cats. Really, it's enough to say just that for cat people like us to know exactly what we are talking about. These cats are so precious to us. They live their best lives outside but make friends with people in the neighborhood. These cats get spoiled by all the neighbors - with pets and with food. They get the best of both worlds - being a spoiled kitty loved by humans and an independent catto who still watches over their territory every single day. We love our neighborhood cats. But one thought - one concern - always crosses our minds. What if something happens to them? Who is there to help?

The answer is us - the neighbors. If a stray cat is injured, it is our job to help the cat. And if it's the neighborhood cat, a stray cat that you have bonded with, who has bonded with you, who knows you, then it is even more your duty to help them. Some neighbors would look away, but that can't be everyone. Someone has to step up. And shourapyro69 on r/cats did. 

As cute and relatively spoiled as neighborhood cats are, their lives are, in fact, more difficult than those of a house cat. And if they get injured, they will not be able to face the harsh conditions of the outside world. Not forever. Maybe this kitty would have survived some time without help, but it wouldn't have been forever. This person saved her life. And the kitty rewarded them by… well, just by deciding to stay. She is no longer the "neighborhood cat". She is no longer a stray. Now, she is a properly loved and spoiled housecat. 

We've been asking for more cat-centered mainstream content, and here it is. 

For as long as we've lived, we have been asking for more cat content from Hollywood. Because there's so much potential. We write about cats every day, and we know, for a fact, that there is so much you can do with cats in media. There are countless movies about dogs and other animals, but for some reason, cats have not gotten the spotlight they deserve in mainstream media. 

People try, they always do. They know that there is a whole cat community to capitalize on online. And we know that too. For this reason, we are suspicious of every cat-related project that comes out. We don't want to support it just because it's about cats. That's why the musical Cats, which came out all the way back in 2019, flopped so hard. And the game Little Kitty, Big City didn't blow up. And why other cat projects haven't really taken off. 

There's a new one that came out just this week, CatchCat, which is like Pokémon Go but for cats. We're hoping it will take off, because it looks cute, but it's up to the cat community to decide if it's up to our standard. The last cat-centered project that really did amazing with the general public was the video game, Stray. It was amazing. But that came out all the way back in 2022. It's time for something new in this genre, and Ricky Gervais might be onto something. 

Ricky Gervais is a man who people either love or hate, we know this, but one thing that cannot be disputed about him is that he does incredible work for animals. He's an advocate, he works with charities, and he has his own cat - Pickle - who stars on his Twitter page all the time. He's a legit cat person. And that gives us hope. His new show, 'Alley Cats', is going to hit Netflix on August 7th, and we don't know about you guys, but we're seated. 

The workday is over, you're too sleepy to be productive, and the only thing on your mind… soft cat memes. 

At least, this is how we are throughout the day. We may do this for a living - putting together listicles and listicles of silly and wholesome cat memes, but that doesn't mean that we are sick of them after work. Back when we started working here, we were worried about that. Cat memes have always been our comfort, our way of disconnecting from the world and smiling at something completely pure. We worried that would change, but it didn't. If anything, now, we only love cats and cat memes more, because we know how much love and effort go into them. 

And these soft cat memes are still our comfort. The same way that we know that they are for you as well. On a sleepy afternoon, after a long and tiring workday, the best way to chill out and let go of the stress of the day is to lie back with your cat and scroll through some cat silliness. 

We actually love doing this for a living, because not only do we get to look at tiny, cute and silly cats all day long, we also get to share them with you guys. We get to share the love, the wholesomeness, the silliness and the smiles. It's why we love ICHC. No matter what is going on in the world or on the internet, there is always one place to come back to where things are all cats and nothing but cats. And nowadays, with the chaos that is happening online every two seconds, we think that having a safe space to come back to when things are hectic and insane is invaluable. And we're happy to be part of that. 

Did you know cats are literally unable to taste sweets? Their taste buds cannot process sugar the way ours do, which is why they are not supposed to be so into sweet treats. But these cats? They seem determined to prove it wrong. They've clearly grown an imaginary sweet tooth. Just look at them, they passionately enjoy ice cream, donuts, and cake better than anyone else. And by anyone else, I mean their pawrents. They stare at sweet treats with the kind of passion most of us have for our favorite comfort foods. And by most of us, I mean me.

Unlike many people (again, me), these cats clearly believe dessert should be shared. The moment their pawrents bring out a cake or unwrap something sweet, they are throwing their paws at it. You couldn't imagine they actually can't taste the sweetness, because they lick the frosting with such dedication that it seems it's the best sweet treat they've ever tasted. 

Maybe it's not the sugar that catches their attention. Maybe it's simply that they want what you are having. Maybe they suffer a kind of feline FOMO. If my hooman is eating, then I must be eating it too. After all, if it's good for you, it's probably worth investigating. And if you don't share? They will stare at it and meow about it until they get what they want.  

That's a very cat thing to do. Cats are curious. If they can't have it, they immediately seem intrigued to investigate it. They don't want to miss out on anything, so the more you try to keep it away from them, the more they will try to inspect it. So your dessert isn't yours anymore. The moment they see it, they decide they should be participating too. And even if their sweet tooth is imaginary, their determination isn't.  

She saved a cat from the desert, and for that she deserves a story. 

From Reddit's r/CatDistributionSystem, a woman is working at the Sandstorm Festival. She finds a tiny cat under a cabin in the desert, and the two bond. Before she knows it, she has to go back home to London, but doesn't want to leave the cat behind. She decides to buy her a ticket to London and the two form a great life together. The cat is named Hissy, and she was a bit skittish and difficult to deal with initially. After some time together and trust building, Hissy became the cuddliest cat. 

Take a meowment to give to yourself by scrolling these cat memes. 

Everyone has something that gives them a sense of peace and tranquility. It can't be chaos, errands, work, commuting, or business all the time. We need times where everything stops and we can just take a breath of air. Sometimes it feels like the weight of the world is on top of us and it's times like those that we need extra tender love and care. Some people give themselves peace by taking a long and warm bath, immersed in water, comforted by the feeling of a hug. Some people will sit in a beautiful field in nature and just bring a book, reveling in the simplicity of how calming that find of pleasure is, when the silence of nature emboldens you. Some people do it by having a candlelit dinner in a quaint restaurant with your special person, just staring into each other's eyes and being waited on by servers, eating great food. And some people do it by scrolling wholesome cat memes to calm their nerves. They ground themselves with images of adorable and wholesome furballs. 

No matter how you calm yourself down for a sense of peace, you know you always have us at I Can Has Cheezburger to show you the most up to date wholesome cats around. So instead of waiting for the universe to give you a sign, you can know that cat memes are waiting just for you. 

Do you play feather with your cat? 

Call it what you will, the "wand toy" or an "interactive cat teaser," ultimately, this is a playful cat game that all cat lovers enjoy: the feather. It may be a simple string/feather/stick mechanism, but the goal is quite simple. Stay away from the feline, and you win! However, this isn't a game for the faint of heart, because even if you're clever and well-versed in the guile and nimbleness of feline-hood, there's a chance you (THE HUMAN) might lose this game. 

Cats are natural predators, capable of catching birds out of the air and bringing lizard carcasses to your front doorstep. Before you accept these gifts and totems, remember this: a cat is more acrobatic than you think. Those mean-beans are sharper than you think. That cat is faster than you think. And they are absolutely going to catch that feather on a string before you can fling it to Timbuktu. 

Don't be fooled, fellow cat lovers, when it comes to cat play and playful games of cuteness and floof, be prepared to lose once or twice. Because cats may act docile and mellow around their human companions, but that's just so we continue serving them and waiting on them hand and foot. If humans knew that cats were capable of opening the cupboard and pouring their own tin can of kitty gravy on their kibbles, then the cats would lose a faithful servant. It's all a part of the cat's strategy to appear meek and simple-minded, but when the feather comes out, they can't help but reveal their true nature: the beast within. 

They may still relish in the lazy cat moments of napping on the shelves and basking in the sunspot on the kitchen floor, but every cat, even the old fatties and the sleepy eepy babies, love to play a game of feather. Not only does it remind them of their magnificent cat culture and feline history, but it gives them a chance to flex their meowghty muscles and show the humans who the real boss is in the house. Hint: it's not the humans. 

Cats are proud creatures, any cat lover worth their salt can tell you that. But what is not all too well known about them is how much pride they put into their pawsonal possessions, in some cases never letting those possessions leave their side, and today we explore this heartwarming world of feline wonder.

Our cat children all too easily find themselves getting attached to the most random of objects in the most random of ways. Sometimes the relationship is simple and straightforward like a cat child falling in love with a fluffy toy and they carry it with them for comfort and cuddles wherever they go. While in other cases a cat child might become massively attached to something as simple as a rock or even a bottle cap. Now, this relationship is quite a different one from the loving and caring one a cat might have with a soft toy. This kind of relationship could stem from a bitter rivalry that got squashed, a nemesis who the cat suddenly saw eye to eye with or simply a case of your cat being randomly taken with a certain item.

But regardless of how your feline fur baby comes to find and become attached to their pawsonal possessions, once they have, they become inseparable. Creating some of the cutest moments such as your kitty cat climbing into bed with a stuffed unicorn to go to bed, or even your feline fur baby bringing you their prized piece of string to hold and play with while you are feeling sad. So today we celebrate the cute cat children who cannot go anywhere without their inanimate companions and the heartwarming meowments that come with that.

 

More often than we would like it to be so, cats and kittens simply cannot find places in their local shelters and rescues. Even after the hooman who found them went to great lengths to save them in the first place. And this story tells the tale of such a kitten.

Reddit's r/TuxedoCats subreddit is usually a place to glorify and be enamored with the beauty of our tuxedo cat children while also enjoying a few quick quips about their pawsonality and the fact that they are always pawfectly prim and purrfectly dressed to attend all manner of award shows and events.  But this story from the subreddit is quite a departure from that telling the tale of the cat Ditch, who was, well, found in a ditch behind his rescuer's home. It is a rollercoaster of a rescue including tense moments, emotional lows and highs and a challenge which the new cat and his pawrent had to overcome together.

But as heartwarming and wonderful as this story is, it highlights a glaring issue in the shelter and rescue system and even serves as a warning to those considering taking a cat to a shelter once they have been rescued from whatever situation they were in. and that is that in order for a new arrival to have a space, an older resident who has not been adopted will likely lose their life. A kind of math in which the math certainly ain't mathing by our count. Now tis is not the shelter's fault, they are overrun and underfunded. But it is a reminder that if you are able to and if you care enough, the best place for that cat is in your home with you, that is until you can find someone who will love it more than you ever could. Otherwise, you might not like to hear it, but that is now your cat.
 

Nobody has ever heard a cat purring and thought, "I wish that would stop."

Nobody gets tired of hearing a cat purr. In fact, a lot of people seem to actively seek it out.

Cat owners will go out of their way for a good purr. They'll stop mid-scroll to pet a cat a few extra times. They'll delay getting up from the couch. They'll sit in increasingly uncomfortable positions just to keep the purring going. Entire evenings have been spent thinking, "I should get up," followed immediately by, "Well, not while the cat is purring."

A purr also has terrible timing in the best possible way. It shows up right when you're stressed, tired, overwhelmed, or trying to convince yourself to be productive. Then a cat starts rumbling away nearby and suddenly the situation doesn't seem quite so serious anymore.

It's basically emotional support in audio form.

People spend money on white noise machines, meditation apps, calming playlists, and fancy gadgets designed to help them relax. Meanwhile, cats have been walking around with a built-in soothing soundtrack this whole time.

Maybe that's why so many cat owners secretly hope for a purr when they've had a rough day. A cat doesn't offer advice. They don't solve problems. They just sit there making their little motorboat noises and somehow that ends up helping anyway.

For a sound that comes out of an animal whose main hobbies include sleeping and causing minor inconveniences, purring does a remarkably good job of improving people's moods.

Not every hero wears a cape. Some are tiny black kittens named Batman.

Batman is a recently rescued black kitten who has already made a huge impact on his new family. A recent vet visit showed that he's doing well, and while he's still underweight and will need another checkup in a few weeks, he's continuing to gain strength and settle into his new surroundings. As many members of Reddit's r/CatDistributionSystem subreddit would say, Batman seems to have landed exactly where he was meant to be.

The family originally worried that Batman might be lonely, but those concerns disappeared pretty quickly. The shy kitten they first brought home has turned into a confident little cat who spends his days playing, exploring, and generally causing chaos.

What nobody expected was how closely he would bond with the family's youngest daughter.

She never really connected with the household dogs, who were a little overwhelming for her, and she has struggled with confidence issues herself. Caring for Batman quickly became part of her daily routine, and before long the two were attached at the hip.

According to the family, Batman has made it very clear who his favorite person is. Whether he's looking for attention, playtime, or a lap to curl up on, he seeks her out.

The family took in a kitten who needed help, but Batman wasn't the only one who benefited. While he gained confidence and a place to call home, their daughter gained a loyal little companion who seems just as happy to have found her.

Do you ever feel like there might be something wrong with your cats? 

We all love our furry babies! We love to spoil them. We buy them toys, treats, and we take them to the vet (against their will, I must add), to make sure they stay happy and healthy. Our phones are filled with photos of them and the second we have the chance, we start telling the tales of all those times they made our lives better.

We let them sleep on top of us, in our beds, sometimes even our pillows, but we always make sure they have their own space. A comfortable bed or pillow of their own. A corner where they can feel safe. And all for what? For them to find themselves in the oddest places and positions! It seems like they don't value their own lives as much as we do sometimes. Just like with toddlers, our main job is to keep them alive, that's all we should be aiming for, really. Most days I just wonder, why do we bother giving them our best when they prefer to get stuck sleeping behind the fridge without any consideration for our mental state? I don't think we'll ever understand how their little brain works, but we'll continue to love them anyway. It's not something we can help, we're already wired to be a little obsessed with their little noses, paws, whiskers (seriously, I could do this all day). And yes, we'll still come to the rescue when they can't come down from the roof they climbed all by themselves. 

So, while we wait for them to keep messing around, here we have a few that are already doing it.

The CDS has some of the strangest ways of finding us, but sometimes, it's simple. Sometimes, it does home deliveries.

We've spoken endlessly about how the CDS can find you anywhere and anytime, whether you want a cat or not, whether you are ready for it or not. Seriously, we have seen some of the most insane stories. We've seen someone be handed a kitten at a drive-through Starbucks window. Yes, just like that. In the apron pocket, the kitten went home with them. We have seen a kitten fly through a window directly into someone's lap. And no, we have no idea how it happened. Neither do they. The only thing we know is that the kitten was adopted by them, and that is the only thing that matters. 

It can happen in the silliest ways, but it can also happen quite… normally. Although, despite the simplicity of the concept of the CDS making home deliveries, we think that the person on r/CatDistributionSystem who shared this story didn't find this normal at all. Maybe if the kitten had simply walked up to their house, it would have been something different. But that's not what happened. It was a person - a random woman came knocking on the door of this couple's house, holding a newborn kitten in her hands. The kitten was so young that it still had the umbilical cord attached to its body. Its tail was broken in two places, and the whole thing was so suspicious… that we would have had to take the kitten too.

We don't know exactly what the situation was in this story. The person who this happened to doesn't know either. But one thing is for sure, and that is that the kitten was not safe in that woman's hands, and she is much, much safer in her new home. 

People think that cats and birds cannot be friends, but we have proof that this is not true. 

In the category of animals that people think cats can't get along with, right after dogs, are probably birds. And honestly, it makes more sense than dogs. Cats and birds are natural predators and prey, so really, there's no reason for them to be friends. Except that it happens anyway. And the explanation is simple. You housecat… look at it. Look at it and tell us - honestly - if you see a hunter. Because when we look at our cats, we really, really don't. All we see is a chonky spoiled kitty who hasn't hunted so much as a fly in the last 8 years of her life. She's too lazy. That's that. And if a bird suddenly flew into our home, our cat is one of those cats who are much more likely to befriend the bird than to try to eat it. And our cat is not the only one. 

This is why we have stories of cats and birds being friends. Because against all odds, it actually happens sometimes. Like the story of the pigeon who befriended a black cat and tried to make a nest for her and her kittens. Or the iconic duo - the 40-year-old cockatoo and 17-year-old cat who have been friends for years and love hanging out together. And today, another unexpected friendship between a bird and two cats joins the list - a New York rescued pigeon and two very fluffy felines. 

The bird is a rescued one. Because of course it is. Because New Yorkers are adorable when it comes to saving animals. It would have been so easy to look away from an injured pigeon, but they didn't. They took the pigeon home, helped her recover, helped her learn how to fly, and attempted to let her go. But she didn't want to leave. She liked these humans, and honestly, she ended up liking their cats even more, following them around and doing absolutely everything with the two felines… who seem to like her just as much as she likes them. 

As if we needed one more reason for our cats to keep us up all night with repetitive noises.

We don't know about you guys, but we're pretty much done with buying our cats toys. Every time we do, no matter how much it is advertised as enjoyable for every cat, no matter how many colors, feathers, or whatever other gadgets and gizmos it has, they get bored with it after a few minutes. In fact, they enjoy the trash they find on the floor purrfectly more than anything we've ever bought them. Our cat has had a crumpled-up ball of aluminum foil that she has played with for literally a whole year. But the automatic play ball that moves on its own and is supposed to activate their hunting instincts? She won't even look at it anymore.

But, that doesn't stop cat pawrents from trying to find the next best thing to keep their kitties engaged, and this time, we've turned to slot machines. Yes, a new toy developed by Circuit Cindy is a treat dispenser in the form of a cutesy pink slot machine. The cat presses the lever, the reels spin, and if the cat gets 3 in a row, a treat falls out the bottom, gum ball machine-style. However, knowing that cats can get bored pretty quickly, the toy comes with a "pity system", allowing the pawrent to set a difficulty level and essentially guaranteeing them a win to stop the cat from getting frustrated.

Now, we're not going to lie - this is adorable. And the thought of turning our sweet, innocent fur babies into gambling maniacs is tempting, but we want to paint you a picture of what we think your life will look like with this toy. Once they figure out that they can get treats from it if they press the lever enough times, you'll never hear the end of it. Hours upon hours of the sound of the lever going up and down, the reels spinning, and frustrated complaints from your cat upon not receiving the treats they deserve. It might be cute for a little bit, but when you've been hearing it since 1 AM and it's currently 4 AM, it won't be so cute anymore.

When you're chosen by a cat, you can try and resist, but you'll soon learn that arguing with a cat only gets you one thing: a very sassy cat and a lost argument.

Cats are the most famous example of self-domestication. They just started hanging around hoomans and, after realizing how cute and fluffy they are, hoomans started to invite them into their homes. Sure, at first it was probably more about pest-prevention, but how many people do you know who adopt cats to keep rats out of their houses nowadays? Not many. So if we're not using them to keep rodents and bugs out of our houses, then why do we keep letting them in? There's only one right answer here: they are incredibly purrsuasive.

Not only are they purrsuasive, but they're also purrsistent. They'll waltz right into your home and act like they've always lived there, charming you the whole time with their cutie-pie chirps and happy meows. So much so that you'll think, "Well, he's already here, what's the harm in him staying?" And just like that, you've adopted a cat, and the cat made you think it was your idea in the first place. 

That's pretty much what happened in our story below from Reddit's r/cats community. On a routine evening stroll, a tiny tuxedo cat surprised a couple and followed them home. He looked in such good condition that they were afraid they were accidentally stealing someone's cat, but after no neighbor claimed their fancy feline friend, they invited him into their house and he made it into his kingdom. 

Cats are one of the only animals that we let push us around like so. Imagine if a bird flew into your house and tried to make a nest there. Would you let it? No! You'd open the windows and try to shoo it out with a broom (gently, we hope). Even dogs don't get such leeway. But, such is the power of cats, and we love to see felines finding new homes. That's one less cat on the street, and another house soon to be full of kitty cat love.