In the eyes of history, the internet is just in its infancy. But cats are furrever.

I've always been an internet dweller. Maybe not from its public inception (I'm not that old), but since I could get my hands on a computer - I've been logged in. And since I've clicked on that Explorer desktop icon (you know, before other browsers were an actual option), I've been exposed to the most common thing online… cat content, of course. What were you expecting there, huh? But the thing is, cats weren't popularized because of the internet. Sure, we at I Can Has Cheezburger owe our success to online cat connoisseurs - but that's all a spec of dust on the timeline of history. Humanity was always obsessed with cats.

The internet is merely another platform to worship cats, and a newer one. People have always adored their fluffy feline friends, and it shows. How does it show? Depends on the era. Cats were literally worshiped in ancient Egypt, and there are countless archaeological digs that find cat remains buried with their people. In later times, when lords and nobles had their portrait taken, some chose to commemorate their beloved cats in the frame - so we have much cat pawrenting evidence in museums around the world. And a little later? Well, we've had the camera.

Humanity now is not so different. My phone's gallery is filled to the brim with pictures of my cat, but even before this technology existed - people were documenting their cats on camera of the vintage kind. And these are exactly the pictures I want to show you here. Today, I want to take you on a journey to the past - a past filled with black and while pictures of cats doing their cat thing, even before your parents were born. Because that's just how timeless cats are.

Cats are furrever.

Over-non-reacting

Since when has shutting down and going quiet been considered overreacting? Of course, it can be used to make someone else furious, but I don't think this is the case. Sometimes, when you receive a complaint in the form of aggression, the best you can do is stay silent and wait a while until, eventually, you are able to talk about it with the other person in a more mature manner. Insecurities are tough to handle, and when you are young and inexperienced, you tend to express them in a not very constructive way. Sometimes we do that even if we're not young; we're human, but let's see whether the boyfriend handled the situation empathetically and elegantly or if he should've done something different.

Where did memes start?

That is the wrong question to ask. You should be asking yourself, why? Why were memes invented? Were they born or invented? They blossomed on the internet due to a necessity for laughter and joy. The internet can be a dark place, but because of memes, we are safe. And when is the best time to scroll through memes? I mean, whenever your heart desires! But I like to recommend scrolling on the company's dime. I'm a lucky gal and get paid to meme, so I'm already at work scrolling all day. But not everyone is that lucky! 

So many of us have had to sit through meetings that could've been an email. Or have days where we don't have anything to do but don't want to ask for more stuff to do, so we just scroll on our laptops. Scroll through what? Well, the boss thinks you're scrolling through emails and spreadsheets or whatever, but we all know the truth. You're scrolling through memes. As you should! 

Stop letting those emails find you and start letting the memes flow. Send them to your work bestie, your mom, heck, even your therapist! It's a meme world, baby. We just live in it. 

Have you ever felt ripped off after getting something you wanted? Yeah, we've all been there once or twice.

The problem with romanticizing anything is that you get easily disappointed. Granted, you must have some kind of optimism in your life, otherwise, everything looks worse than it is. But you also need to be realistic: not everything is as good as it looks. It's a balancing act. Apply it to people, objects, experiences, jobs, or whatever you want.  

The problem most of us have is managing expectations. If we don't like the situations we're in at the moment, we believe anything else will be better. However, the grass is not always greener on the other side. There are ups and downs for everything we do. 

In the workplace, it's easy to think quitting and taking any other job is better. We hate our jobs so we want to quit and do anything else. But that "anything else" can be worse than what we originally had. That's exactly what happened to Redditor u/K0ff33H03, who got an office job and was, initially, thrilled. That was until she found herself overworked and underpaid, taking care of someone else's chores and having little time to do anything else. It got so bad that she started thinking it might be a good idea to go back to work in the fast food industry. 

Usually we all want to get away from fast food and onto something a little bit more stable. She got it and didn't like it. Office jobs are not for everybody, that's true, and perhaps she will be happier with going back to McDonald's or wherever. Cheers to this girl for finding out her true calling!

I cannot tell you how many times I changed my cat's litter for a million and one different reasons. Mainly because my cat is a little prince who is ultra particular. So I figured I would take the leg work out of this manic search for the purrfect cat littler by making this list of kinds of kitty litter that have been recommended and championed by feline pawrents and their cat kids.

You can imagine that the first place I turned to for this collection was Reddit's r/CatAdvice subreddit, a place where all kinds of cat pawrents congregate to ask and answer the most burning questions of the day. And to my delight I found a whole heap of answers to this age old problem of cat litter. Whether it clumps, whether it makes dust, whether it leaks, whether it becomes unscoopable, or whether your cat child simply hates it, there is always something seemingly amiss with our cat kids' litter. So I hope that with the 18 suggestions that other pawrents have proposed you might find a solution that works for you.

I made sure to include a wide range of options including kinds of litter that clump, kinds that don't, kinds that block odors and of course some natural options too. Now you might be asking yourself why I did not just focus only on the natural options, and I will tell you that I really wanted to. But the hard truth is that we can want natural products as much as we like for our purrincesses, but when they do not work well enough, or our fur babies decide they are not to their liking, we pawrents have to be reasonable and do what we can. So before you buy your 10th kind of kitty litter, take a moment to review the experiences of the feline pawrents who finally figured out their fur baby's litter situation.

 

Cats want kittens too!

Kittens are something no one can resist. In Reddit's r/CatDistributionSystem a lucky fellow is blessed twice by the system. Two years ago a stray wandered into his home when the door was left open. He couldn't find the owner so decided to make the guy his. He's all grown up now and likes to adventure outside during the day. He was playing outside and came back carrying a gift for his owner, a fresh and young kitten! The cat distribution system strikes again, but this time it's his own cat who brings the kitten. He couldn't find an owner or a mother even though he looked and posted. There was a bad storm the night before, so he knew he couldn't just let the kitten back outside. 

After bringing the kitten to the vet, he sees that the kitten is a male around 5 weeks old. The household decides to name him Niko, and he's the newest and best addition to the happy family. Read the story below and comment on how cute it is! 

Summer time is party time, so it's time to get in the pool with a cat. 

It's officially summer. The days are longer, the sun is brighter, the air is hotter, the barbeque parties are going off, and afternoons are spent at the beach watching the waves go in and out. Pool parties are all the rage right now, and it's the perfect thing to stave off from the unbearable heatwave. It's the season of flip-flops, cold drinks in hand, watermelon slices, and indolent weekends that make you feel like you're in a sunny dreamland. While most people may be inside sitting in front of a fan, you can feel free to party cat style with a pool party. Cats love the water (hehe), so that's why they've planned a pool party in the midst of summer. Beach time adventures with your cat are the best kind of adventures. Here at I Can Has Cheezburger we agree with the kitty pool party, it's the best thing you can do for yourself to cool down on a warm summer's day. 

Cats can be a part of every activity you do in the summer. A beach trip, pool party, BBQ, or picnic outside in the shade. Cats are well known for their enjoyment of the outdoors and people. They may not swim, but it's the whole vibe that they love and are drawn to. Cats love to take an afternoon cat nap, the window open with a breeze cooling them down. Birds chirping outside, humming them to sleep. There are adventures in the summer that make cats want to seize the meowment.  

Divorce is not only separating from your spouse, but it's also separating your whole life and responsibilities in half, and not everyone is good at managing that. 

When two people decide to file for divorce, they are often only thinking about separating from each other forever, as if that was what it was entitled to. It isn't. Divorce is not only about the couple itself, but it's also about everything that they had, whether that is a house or even children. When you get married, you're not only deciding to spend your life with someone. You're also agreeing to share everything that you have with someone else. You decide to form a family (even if that is only you two). Marriage is not only a way to celebrate love, but is also an agreement, a contract. And like every contract, you have to do your part. 

Unlike just being in a relationship without making the big step to marriage, when you are married, you have obligations when married and when divorced. These are things you have to do, and can't renounce. Even when the couple is completely separated, you still have to be obliged to certain things, such as child support, for example. If you had a kid during that marriage, you will have to either be the primary caregiver or provide enough money for the kid to live. This is usually the biggest problem when couples get a divorce. They think that their responsibilities are over. They aren't. You still have to care for your kid, and that is the number one priority. 

This Reddit story got me to think that sometimes things aren't so linear. Even though the main priority is to care for your child, maybe sometimes you could have a valid reason to not do it for a while. And that doesn't mean that the kid stops being the number one priority. It just shows that not everything can be the exact same for everyone. That is why court is always the best option to settle things up in the best and most fair way possible. Prioritizing the child's interests, but at the same time, not putting impossible standards on an unemployed person. 

No cat has ever accepted just one pet.

Cats always seem to know exactly when you're available to hand out scritches. You can be in the middle of working, watching TV, or getting ready to leave the house, and suddenly there's a furry little face nudging your hand like it's time to clock in for your shift. The job description is simple: pet the cat until further notice.

Every feline has their own purrsonal preferences. Some melt for forehead scritches. Others insist the chin is the only acceptable starting point. Then there are the cats who slowly lean harder and harder into your hand until you're practically holding their entire head up. If they could leave a review, it'd probably read, "Great effort, but keep the scritches coming."

Some cats ask nicely. A gentle head bump, a tiny chirp, or weaving between your legs usually does the trick. Others believe subtlety is overrated. They'll plop down on your keyboard, park themselves across your lap, or grab your arm with both paws like they're making sure you don't wander off before the cuddle session is over.

Petting a cat is never as quick as planned. One scratch behind the ears somehow turns into fluffing the cheeks, rubbing the shoulders, smoothing down the back, and telling them they're the cutest kitty to ever exist. By that point, the cat is purring like a tiny engine, making biscuits on the nearest blanket, and looking so pleased with themself that stopping almost feels rude.

Cats also have an impressive ability to keep the pets going. They'll walk away for a minute, then circle right back like they forgot one very important thing. More scritches. The shift clearly isn't over until the cat says it is. Until then, the purrs keep rumbling, the biscuits keep baking, and humans everywhere remain happily employed as full-time feline petting specialists.

Blame the planner, not the wedding

This is one of those stories where I understand where everything is coming from, and then it gets to a point where I say, hey, you could've just gotten a new wedding planner; cancelling the wedding was not necessary. But well, maybe through all those issues they realized a marriage ceremony wasn't as necessary, and they could just enjoy their love as it was and not get caught up in social ways of demonstrating it.

Maybe situations like this teach us that weddings should start to feel more like intimate celebrations with our loved ones and less like TikTok-approved, beautiful reels. To me, the self-proclaimed wedding planner is obviously in the wrong about this situation. It would've been much worse to follow along with the planning and have an insane wedding.

Why do cats always show up exactly when we need them?

I know cats have a reputation for being independent, aloof, and occasionally a little dramatic, but some of the sweetest moments I've ever experienced with animals have come from cats. They have a way of showing affection that feels earned. Maybe that's why it means so much when they decide to curl up next to you, follow you from room to room, or quietly sit nearby when you're having a rough day.

A few years ago, I was going through a particularly stressful period. Nothing catastrophic was happening, but it felt like every day brought a new problem to solve. One evening I came home exhausted, dropped onto the couch, and just sat there staring at the wall. My cat, who normally preferred spending her evenings judging me from the top of a bookshelf, hopped down and climbed into my lap. She stayed there for nearly two hours, purring the entire time. It sounds like a small thing, but I still remember how much better I felt afterward.

That's one of the reasons wholesome cat content never gets old. Behind every cute photo or funny picture is a reminder of those quiet little moments that cat lovers know so well. The slow blink from across the room. The tiny head bump asking for attention. The way they somehow know exactly when you're feeling down, even though they spend most of the day pretending not to care.

I also love how different every cat is. Some are fearless adventurers who inspect every corner of the house. Others are professional nappers who consider moving three feet to be a major accomplishment. Yet somehow they all manage to be equally charming. Their personalities are so unique that it often feels less like living with a pet and more like sharing your home with a very opinionated roommate.

So if your day could use a little extra softness, you're in the right place. These wholesome cats are here to provide the same kind of comfort they bring to their humans every day. No complicated life lessons, no stressful headlines, just a collection of furry little reminders that kindness, warmth, and a good purr can still make the internet feel like a pretty nice place. 

Isn't family supposed to support you?

It's always the ones you love the most that take the most out of you. Why? Because it's not just romantic love that blinds us, it's all kinds of love. You blow up at your brother, and it's horrible. But if you look closer, it's beautiful that you are so close with someone that you feel free to be able to allow yourself to voice such anger. You wouldn't yell at anybody else like that! Your mom makes you dinner every night, and then one night she is too tired, and now you don't know what you're going to eat! How annoying, right? Or maybe you should see that you're lucky to never have to worry about dinner; your mother made sure of that. Your feelings are valid; you are allowed to feel frustrated and angry, and the ones you love the most. It's a privilege! But just remember to always be thankful that you have that ability and make sure you know you are never entitled to it just because you love each other. 

Unfortunately, that's easier said than done. When you're in the midst of crashing out because your loved one did something that upset you, it's hard to see past the red and appreciate the big emotions you feel comfortable having with them. In the case of Redditor u/Brilliant-Jacket9000, her family stopped appreciating her efforts during her mom's birthday. She would go all out, cook, decorate, and everything! Nobody would ever help or say thank you, and they just expected it every year. So after 5 years, she called it quits, and the family blew up at her. They were unable to see what a privilege they had. 

Luckily, she stood her ground, and they went out. Her family is still acting entitled, but the rest of the internet has her back!

This orange mama cat was running out of time.

Every mama cat deserves a safe place to bring her babies into the world. Over on Reddit's r/cats subreddit, one orange kitten came heartbreakingly close to missing that chance after she was abandoned on a dirt road in the countryside with nothing but a tub of food. At less then a year old, she was already carrying a litter of kittens and left to face the outdoors on her own.

When this family found her, they noticed her round belly and panting, making them think labor had already begun. Thankfully, she just needed a chance to catch her breath. Once she was inside, the frightened cat settled down quickly. She was given a quiet room of her own while the family prepared for the arrival of her kittens, expecting they still had at least a little more time.

They didn't. Just two days later, Sunny, as she'd been named, went into labor while the house was empty. By the time her rescuers returned home, the orange mama was already welcoming her kittens into the world. They stayed by Sunny's side for the rest of the birth, making sure everything went as smoothly as possible. Despite everything she'd been through, Sunny handled it like a champ, and before long she was curled up with her babies, who quickly began nursing beside her.

For now, Sunny gets to focus on raising her kittens. When they're old enough, they'll head off to their forever homes through a local humane society, and Sunny will be spayed. Just a few days earlier, she was alone on a dirt road with nowhere safe to go. Now she's surrounded by warmth, food, and people who showed up when she needed them most.

Does helping a family member mean giving them unlimited second chances?

An older brother reached out to the community in r/AITH because he needs some help with the tight situation he's having with his younger brother. After the sibling lost his job, the homeowner agreed to have him move in for two months until he got back on his feet. Things didn't go as planned, since he ended up staying for nine months, a period during which he did not help with any chores or pay rent. Eventually, he moved in with a friend. Now, their landlord wants to sell the house, so he asked his older brother to move back in, and he refused.

This story showcases perfectly what a family conflict really is. Because there's always empathy and love towards your family that makes you want to help them as much as possible. However, if that help is crossing your boundaries, that's when the problem emerges. The older brother is totally entitled to refuse to have his sibling move in with him again, since he already knows how he's going to behave. Here's where the ethics and morals show up to make you feel bad about refusing to help your family.

On the other hand, the family is not trying to fix the situation in any way, shape, or form. On the contrary, they are making the older brother feel selfish and mean for letting the sibling move in with him. But I believe personal boundaries are the best way to keep relationships in check, especially when it comes to family. We're all grown-ups here, and we essentially know how we have to behave when moving in with someone. So, I stand with the OP and with his firm boundaries.

Another week, another cozy Caturday collection of whimsy and wholesomeness! 

Once again, despite not fully believing that we would, we have survived and made it to Caturday. Actually, yes. It happened. It's not just a dream. You can sit back, take a deep breath, and embrace the fact that today, you are allowed to do… absolutely nothing. It's not only allowed. It's actually encouraged. Today, all that you need to do is to take care of your mental health in whatever way works best for you. And if you are anything like us, then the best way for you to do this is to start the morning with a collection of purrfect cat content. This is what the weekly Caturday meowgazine is for. 

Everyone here at ICHC feels this way about Caturday morning. It's crucial to start it on the right paw. With a smile. With a laugh. With the best cat memes of the week, the most wholesome cat stories that have made their way across the web, and with the most viral Tweets that X delivered this week. Can't go wrong by starting your morning by scrolling through a bunch of pawsome cat content, and we all know it. Have an amazing Caturday, y'all! 

A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do

Sometimes an impossible issue just needs a different person looking at it, or someone who has a higher position in the company to take care of it. Sometimes, something we know is solvable just needs enough insisting until somebody pays enough attention. I think today's story teaches us that nothing is impossible, and that we should call every important person at the bank every single time we need something that's apparently off-limits.

The universe has a way of rewarding us for doing kind things. 

Being kind to animals is one of the most selfless acts of kindness, because more often than not, you don't get anything out of it. The same is true in the other direction. Being cruel to animals is one of the worst kinds of cruelty because animals have done nothing to deserve it. And abandoning a cat after a breakup is simple cruelty. Maybe the breakup was justified. The story is told on r/CatDistributionSystem gives us no way of knowing. And it doesn't matter. Either way, abandoning the cat with someone who didn't ask for it cannot be justified. 

It's lucky that this man cared about this cat enough to keep him. That's not a given. It's not something we can take for granted. He didn't care for cats. He didn't want a cat. He just knew that the cat didn't deserve this. To be abandoned, to be tossed around from home to shelter, from stranger to stanger, in the hopes that something will stick. So, he kept the cat, and of course, he ended up falling in love. Only to have his heart broken once again when someone he trusted let the cat escape. 

But the universe has a way of rewarding people for being kind. And just two weeks after Oreo disappeared, this man encountered a kitten in need of help. And because he's kind, he stopped. He helped. And he took the kitten in, planning on finding it a home. A kitten who looks so similar to Oreo. Except that the kitten wouldn't let him go, and although it hurts to keep the new kitten, it's also helping this man heal.

Oreo hasn't come back yet after disappearing, but we still have hope. We've heard of people reuniting with their cats years after they escaped. It's been two weeks. Maybe he's lost hope, but we'll keep holding onto it until Oreo comes back. 

How long should parents tolerate one-sided living arrangements?

A concerned mother reached out to the community in r/family because of the odd situation she's dealing with her daughter-in-law. Apparently, the girl had to leave her home and asked her boyfriend if she could move in with his family to save money. They agreed she'd pay $50 for household expenses, but after two years of living with them, she hasn't contributed to anything, not even paying that money.

We can totally imagine how the mother can feel in this situation. She was kind enough to let the girl move in with them because of the tight financial situation she was in, but at the same time, expected some type of contribution to the expenses. Since she's not having to pay rent, the least she could do is pay those $50 we know she can afford, or help with cooking or cleaning.

Of course, the mother feels a bit out of place if she has to demand the girl to help around, and debates whether talking with her son is going to help with anything at all. It's an awkward conversation to have, since essentially, she's demanding her to behave with manners she had to be taught at home. 

The part that sounds the most complicated to me has to do with the fact that she's not only not contributing at all, but she's also treating the home like it's her own by borrowing things without asking, and not being polite when reminded she needs to pay her part. And also, the worst part of all is that they cannot kick her out! If they agreed to have her move in, then somehow they have to make this work since they will not leave her on the streets!

Hot weather makes everyone a little dramatic. Even cats who love sunbeams feel betrayed by this hot temperature. And we get them. Nobody wants to be productive when the room feels like soup. And suddenly, your cat enters full melt mode until you turn on the air conditioning. They become fluffy puddles on the floor.

Summer chaos can wait, and the zoomies can be postponed. When the weather is this hot, cats deal with it in the best way they know: napping like the true nap champions they are. Today is for lying very still in front of the fan. And cats know that. 

These summer cat memes capture the exact summer mood of being too warm to function. It's time to conserve energy and avoid unnecessary movement. So let's surrender to the heat with style, just like cats do. Your cat is melting on the coolest corner of the house, melting on the floor, hiding in the shade, sitting in front of the AC, and looking personally offended by July. 

Cat owners know their pets can be dramatic in any season, all year long. But when the temperature rises, it's like cats would file a complaint with the sun. Summer is a lot. So grab a cold drink, turn on the AC, find some shade, and take good care of your cat. He may look at you like you are personally responsible for the weather. Theoretically, you are not, but if you don't turn on the fan or the AC, then you are a little responsible for it. And that's when the heatwave meows come. Those heatwave meows aren't normal meows. They are slow, dramatic, and sound slightly offended. 

We should all take notes from cats. Haven't you looked at your cat during a heatwave and thought "same"? When the summer gets too intense, we should commit to the nap, like our cats do. Because sometimes, the only reasonable response to hot weather is to become a puddle, lying on your couch with the AC set on 75°F. 

Have you ever experienced a weird real-life crossover?

You would hardly ever expect to find two people from entirely different circles who know each other. Especially when you personally know both of them and have never introduced them before. Our different social spheres tend to be completely separated: we have co-workers, college friends, childhood friends, family, and more. All of them are neatly organized so they never cross. Mind you, it's not necessarily on purpose; it just happens naturally. And we like it that way; it keeps our thoughts organized. That's why it feels so weird to mix people from different social circles. It's unexpected, and confusing, and we're not sure it's gonna work. 

Reddit user u/Echo-Forge had one of these uncomfortable crossovers. He had been complaining to her girlfriend about his boss for a few months. Not so much, just the normal amount of ranting, and she laughed at the criticism, never mentioning anything else. One day, she posted a video of her new vacuum, and, surprise, the boss commented on it. But that's not the weirdest part. The weirdest part was the boss knowing that it was his employee's house. Talk about an invasion of privacy…

Let's be mature about this. We don't always know EVERYONE our partner knows; that's relatively normal. Especially work people, when we work at different companies. So, it's not impossible that the girlfriend found the boss on Instagram casually (or maybe he found her) and simply started to follow each other without knowing who he was. Maybe they have mutual friends, or live nearby. Who knows? Maybe she didn't know that her boyfriend's boss was the same guy she followed on social media. Maybe he has a really common name, and she didn't put two and two together. Not everything has to be suspicious. 

My biggest question here is: how did the boss know whose house it was? That's suspicious. And that's why I would ask the girlfriend if she knows him in person or knows who he is. Just ask her something, anything, but ask HER.  Let's just start asking our partners about the things that concern us, shall we? I swear, it'll save us a ton of time and lower our stress levels.