despondant meets dependant

In the office again, time is barely moving, and all we are doing is thinking about coming home to our cats. That's how it is at the end of the week (and sometimes in the beginning too, if we are honest). But we have to be here, we have to push through and provide for ourselves, and more impurrtantly, our cats. And in the office, only one thing gives us comfort, only one thing makes us feel a little of that cat warmth that we have at home. That one thing, you know it, is hilarious cat memes. 

When we scroll through memes like these - wholesome cat memes that are also a little bit chaotic, we truly do feel like we're at home. Because that's how cats are too - cozy, soft, loving, and every once in a while, full of the unexplainable desire to bite your ankles. So, really, when we put together these listicles of silly cat memes, we do it for our own well-being. You guys enjoying them too is just the cherry on top.

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The 9-5 grind can really take it out of you; it sometimes feels like a never-ending cycle of commuting, working, and sleep. By the time you reach the middle of the week, it's easy to feel drained, frazzled, and maybe even a little cat-atonic from the stress. Your coworker may try to talk to you at the printer, but all you hear is the distant mumbling of your stomach waiting for lunch. That's where a healthy dose of cat memes comes in.

Cats have an uncanny ability to capture the human condition in the most ridiculous ways. whether it's their empathetic eyes when they hear a strange noise, their cries for affection when you come home from work, or their anger at not getting wet food for dinner. Scrolling through a mouthful of meowing memes isn't just meretricious mindlessness, it's actually more therapeutic than your therapist. 

So if you're feeling the weight of the world on your shoulders and like the world is just a second away from something catastrophic, ease into these hilarious cat memes to make everything feel better. 

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People abandon their cats, can you believe that? Did you know that? We know, factually, that this happens, and yet, we cannot believe it. Look at your cat for a moment - your spoiled loved cat who, over the years, has lost the ability and desire to even chase flies around the house, and imagine it trying to survive on its own for more than a few days outside. Impossible, right? If, for whatever reason, you had to let the cat go, you would find it a new loving home, right? We know that we would. But apparently, that is not true for everyone.

Now, we know that we don't hear about the other stories… the ones that end less well, but it's important to us to showcase the ones who do have a happy ending. Stories where cats who got abandoned get adopted all over again - by better people this time, people who, just like us, would never abandon their cats. We share these stories in the hopes of inspiring more people to do the same - to give these abandoned older cats a second chance. 

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Cleo the cat has managed to land herself in the middle of a full-blown pawlitical dispute. For four years, this independent little lioness has enjoyed her outdoor kingdom: porch sunbathing, car-top catnaps, and the occasional soul-piercing midnight stare. To her pawrent, it's classic cat behavior. To the downstairs neighbor? It's straight-up paranormal activity. They insist Cleo's nocturnal window-lurking feels like she's hexing them with "bad energy." Three polite (and increasingly spooked) requests later, the neighbor is convinced they're being haunted by a whiskered specter.

While most would call it classic feline nonsense (cats love a warm windowsill and an unsolicited audience) this has sparked a whisker-thin standoff. The owner doesn't want to ignite a furocious neighbor feud, but also knows that telling a cat where not to sit is about as effective as telling water not to be wet.

The verdict? Nobody's the villain here, but the real solution is compromise. Enter: the catio. Cleo keeps her outdoor sunbeam privileges, the neighbor gets their "ghost" exorcised, and peace reigns once more. Talk about a purrfectly diplomatic ending.

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Woot woot, it is Caturday once again, the weekly day where feline king get to celebrate their catty awesomeness in a celebration full of zoomies, torn furniture and treats (lots and lots of 'em). But what is a festive day such as today without a festive outfit to go with it. You wouldn't celebrate Christmas without an ugly jumper now would you?

So we set about searching the internet for some of the best dressed cat children on Caturday to share with you some of the delightful ways that feline fur babies and their pawrents are celebrating the cattiest day of the week. So grab your cat child and get to scrolling so that by next week the two of you will have decided on an outfit and will have it clean, pressed and ready for next week's Caturday celebrations. And if you feel that a nice hat would complete your chosen outfit, you can check out this collection of cute cats in hats to pick out a piece of headgear.
 

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We adore the people who adopt stray cats and give them a loving home, turning them into domestic kings and queens. Kudos for doing such a great deed and saving a cat from the streets. And we also adore the cat shelters, which give these strays a chance to heal and recover, before they find their furever home, however long it takes. The play such a vital role in saving cats' lives, and as diehard cat lovers, we cannot thank them enough.

But there are times when a shelter needs to be called out. Yes, they do the work of angels, but cat shelters cannot expect to hold the stick in both ends: claiming to heal and nurture strays so they may be adopted, and expect a potential adopter to carry medical responsibility for their mistakes. You cannot do both - especially if you're a committed shelter, which wants to keep a good reputation to have more people adopt the floofy friends you care for. People need to adopt more cats, but it's reasonable to ask shelters to help people adopt healthy cats into their homes.

This exact situation happened to one cat mom. She did the right thing, she adopted a cute cat from a shelter, but as soon as the shelter realized this kitty wasn't treated correctly - they threw all the responsibility on the new cat mom, leaving her to deal with cat health and bills. This is not the way a cat shelter should act.

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Some cats have completely different purrsonalities when other hoomans are around. A lot of cats are nervous around hoomans and people invading their space (we say "their space" because they are the kings and queens of their houses, obviously). So when non-cat people come over to your house, they often see a cold, indifferent cat that is more shy and scared than the one you know at home. But we know how they really are. When it's just you and them, how snuggly they can be, and best of all, how pawsitively quirky they really are.

Maybe your cat sneaks into the fridge to eat the butter straight from the stick, or you find your fluffy feline sleeping in your sink (somehow purrfectly comfy), or you know your cat's exact spot to make them go bananas and meow like crazy. Honestly, we wouldn't believe you if you said your cat wasn't quirky because we believe that all cats are actually adorable little weirdos at heart. 

But then, we want you to ask the same of yourself - why do you love when your cat is authentically themselves, but you hide the quirky parts of your purrsonality because you're afraid of what others might think? If you think your awwdorable cat who must smell every spoon you take out is cute, why can't you accept that your quirks will be cute to someone else as well? Maybe not everyone will like them, but you don't get everyone to like you anyway. Take a picture from your cat's playbook and just be purrfectly you. Your cat (and your soul) will thank you later.

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Is it just us or do you guys also think that cats act differently when we are not looking? We swear, there have been so many times when we caught our cats in the act. We just don't know what "the act" is, because every time we catch them, they go back to their normal chill selves. Sure, sometimes we catch our cats trying to steal food off our plates, but honestly, we don't think they're trying to hide that from us. And sometimes, we catch our cats sleeping in funny position, but they're not hiding that from us either.

But we know. We know in our guts that our cats are living another life behind our backs. And today, we have been proven right. Sort of. The cat in this video is definitely living a life behind its parent's backs, a life that involves cuddling the dog. The cat must think that its desire to calm the dog when it is anxious is something to be ashamed of, he's hiding it that much. But it is not. It is actually adorable. And we are so glad that the cameras in the house caught it. 

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