It was love at first sight, even if one party only has one eye.

When we first laid eyes on our beloved cat, back when she was still a stray with no home or family, we didn't really know what to expect. We remember thinking she was a beautiful kitten, and admiring her from a distance, but we didn't want to scare her or make her run from us, so we were very cautious about our next steps.

The first step was to pspsps, which surprisingly worked wonderfully. As soon as we pspspsed, she immediately ran our way and started talking to us, and we were over the moon. Before we knew it, she was climbing all over us, demanding pets and head scratches, and basically telling us how long she had been waiting for someone to show her some love. 

It took us less than three hours to decide that we are in love with their furry feline and that we must bring her home. It truly was love at first sight… or maybe at first pspsps for her.

When the awwdorable hooman in the story below first saw their soon-to-be furrever cat, they also didn't know what was in store for them…

If you thought it would take more effort to find loving homes for nine kittens than it would to dump them, then this story will show you just how quick;y people pounce at the opportunity to adopt kittens.

As suggested, this story starts with the dumping of nine kittens plus their mother in a box. A terrible way to start life for the tiny kittens and an incredibly tough set of circumstances for this mamma cat who had a larger than average littler to feed and take care of while not having even remotely decent conditions to do so.

One can only imagine how tough it is to find a decent meal while nursing nine little ones, let alone having to find that meal in a dumpster full of construction debris. But luckily this feline family was saved by a cat lover who knew just what to do for them and how to help ease the load on mamma. Giving us cat lovers a happy ending and quite likely also quite the hankering for some kittens of our own…
 

There's nothing more wholesome than seeing the love of your life, your significant other, showing the same level of affection for your other love of your life - your cat. And that's even better if your cat falls in love with your significant other just as much as you did. And honestly? It's even more heart-melting when you take everything with humor, just like this one woman did.

We're constantly grateful that we have found our significant other, the person we chose to spend the rest of our lives with, to love and to be loved. We're grateful for a lot of things about them, but we're most thankful for our cat - who chose them just as much as we did. When a cat chooses you, it's a big deal. But when a cat is able to choose the love of your life, after you choose them, it's a bigger deal than most cat deals (and cats have a lot to deal with already… we're looking at you, midnight zoomies).

This wife has it easy, and that's wholesome - her husband is in love with their cat, who's in love with him. That's just pure clawmedy. But this woman probably doesn't know how easy she has it - some women are jealous of the cat who loves their partner. That's an awful situation to be in - because a bond with a cat is something truly special. And if your partner is jealous of that connection, are they really capable of having a jealousy-free relationship at all? It raises a lot of tough questions.

This woman who shared this love triangle, though, doesn't have to deal with the tough questions of relationships. Because it seems that both she and her husband know that a love triangle with a cat is nothing to worry about. It's just the most wholesome situation to be in - one that's full of love, affection, and cats. Because cats make everything better - even human relationships.

Only people who have raised a cat at some point in their life know that some things are just Very Cat™. It's both things your cat is doing, that you had no idea were possible, and also just regular mundane things that you realize are cat in nature. And knowing through the plethora of cat memes that the online feline family leaves us around the interwebs, we know we're not alone in this.

So what's Very Cat about what cats are doing? Cats do a lot of things that are especially cat - the random hour zoomies that ensue for no reason at all, the yelling at a blank wall in odd hours of the night, the climbing on curtains as if they're their sworn enemies - all are very cat things that happen only if you have a feline friend at home. It's like the weirdest things you can discover are pawssible only after the adoption is complete. The cat is comfortable, you are comfortable, and only then does the true cat character shine through.

Other things you might have been doing regularly just become colored in cat colors once you realize that, "hey, that's what my cat is doing". An uncontrollable urge to nap in the middle of the day? That's a cat thing. That intrusive thought that you must have a yummy snack right now? Absolutely cat behavior. And you might pet your cat, but your cat pets you too and you enjoy it. That's the cattest.

So what is it about cat memes that makes us feel less alone? It's not that we're struggling with having a cat (or seven) in our house - we enjoy every second of it. But knowing that all cat pawrents share the cat weirdness has some comforting effect. Especially because we all laugh it off through memes online. And dealing with anything with comedy is already better.

Abandoned stray cats are different from other strays. They don't get along quite as well with them. And this sweet cat… all he wanted was to make a friend. 

Abandoning a cat is one of the worst things that you can do to it. Put aside the fact that indoor cats don't know how to live life on their own, that they depend on us for food, comfort, shelter and everything else. Even if they did know, their lives would be different than that of stray cats. Because they no longer understand these cats' way of life. They don't fear humans in the same way. They don't know the dynamics that street cats have with one another. These abandoned cats know comfort, and that is what they keep looking for outside - in others, in cats who are generally not willing to give it. 

This abandoned stray cat simply wanted some friends. We don't know exactly when he got abandoned or how long he was outside, but we do know that he wasn't very good at being a stray cat, and the other cats knew it. In his neighborhood, he was bullied by the other cats. The looked at him and saw something soft, an easy target. And the fact that he wanted to make friends so badly, the fact that he kept trying to connect with them, despite them not wanting to connect with him, gave them plenty opportunities to hurt him, emotionally and physically. 

He's lucky that there was a human around who saw him and cared enough to give him a chance. This woman couldn't stand looking at him getting bullied and hurt for one more second. So, she took him in. To the vet, then to her home, where she carefully got him first comfortable with her and then with her other cats. 

The road was a little bumpy, but eventually - because this cat's desire to make friends - never went away, he made a friend. One of this woman's cats. And then another cat friend. And another. Now, this sweet kitty has a home where he is loved, a human who takes care of him, and three whole friends who he can cuddle with as much as he wants. 

These two cat siblings know what it is like to need a home, and now that they have one, they help the kittens that their momma fosters find that same feeling. 

At first, the woman who adopted these two cats was only intending to foster them. It's something that she does a lot, helping cats and then finding them homes. But these two siblings were special. They stole her heart, and she was unable to let them go. And they, in return, felt so much gratitude and love that now, they are helping her share that love with other foster kittens. 

These cats have become the best foster parents. Every kitten that their momma fosters, they take in as if it were their child or sibling. These cats show so much love to these kittens, helping them get used to it - to being loved by other animals and by humans. Which, in turn, makes it even easier to find them a forever home. 

The best browsing break at work is filled with one thing and one thing only - cat memes. 

Here you are, sitting at work, facing another day of meetings, files, and typing, and you find yourself on your break, wondering… what could uplift you right now. We have the answer, and it's quite a simple one. In fact, you're here because you know what the answer is. Because if there is something that can always put a smile on our faces, it's adorable and silly cats. 

We could be having the worst day in the world, but spending five minutes scrolling through funny cat memes will turn our frowns upside down. Because we can't help it. Because cats, in any and all forms, improve our mental health. And in times like these, when it feels like the world is going to blow up, finding the time to take a break and enjoy some funny cats, is the best thing that you can do for yourself. 

In Istanbul, a cat went viral after politely asking a tourist for a taste of his dinner; the cat's gentle gestures and distinguished, tuxedoed appearance made everyone swoon, which, of course, means he got that tasty treat he was looking for. 

It's just about summertime soon, and cat lovers know what that means: European catventures. 

Strays in Europe are a different breed of feline; they're brave, they're chic, and they're quite frankly, everywhere. Basking in the Mediterranean sun and lounging on tourists' mopeds, Euro strays are living the life of luxury on their purrsonal Côte D'Azure and they wouldn't have it any other way. With gingham-clad tourists giving them every treat imaginable, these are the kinds of kitties that are always on vacation, living it up in ways that our lowborn Americana felines only dreamed. 

As the tourism season begins to bloom abroad, so do the audacious tendencies of the local felines. Stray cats can sense when kind cat lovers are near and amp up their natural-born charms, burning hotter than the summertime sun to melt the hearts of everyone around them. 

Istanbul, known for turquoise waters and the remnants of the Ottoman Empire, is also known in the cat community as a haven for outdoor kitty colonies. Cats surge through the streets in droves, running their local bodegas with an iron paw and stampeding into the open luggage of every tourist they find. 

While every street cat acts as if they have it all together, every feline secretly craves the love and affection of their human neighbors, and likewise, this Istanbul cat went viral for his strangely human and oddly polite behavior at an outdoor restaurant. Without hesitation, this cat gently caressed the shoulder of a man about to enjoy his dinner, asking if he could have a meager taste of his yummy-looking entree. And because the cat was so gosh darn adorable and polite about it, how could he deny him? 

Who are we to deny the local street cats a courier of favor? Aren't cat lovers mere mortals with love in their hearts and fish fillet on their plates? Oblige the cat. Give him a taste. He was at least polite enough to ask…

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!

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.

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. 
 

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.

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. 

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.