Getting your first kitten is a pretty big deal! One day, you're picking out cute little toys and imagining all the cuddles you'll share. The next, you're wondering why your new furry roommate is sprinting across your face at four in the morning. Welcome to cat pawrenthood, where every day brings another adorable surprise and approximately a million questions.

This four-month-old tortoiseshell kitten is giving us a purrfect example of what life with a new feline friend can look like. She's been with her family for just over a month, and her human is already completely smitten. After losing a beloved dog last year, they're especially determined to make sure their new little companion has everything she needs.

Naturally, that comes with a few worries. Is she growing properly? Eating enough? Behaving like a typical kitten? At around 15 to 17 weeks old, this little tortie weighs 2.1 kilograms and recently experienced a growth spurt. Thankfully, her vet says she's doing great.

For anyone welcoming their first kitten, keeping up with veterinary appointments is a great place to start. Your vet can help you understand your kitten's growth, nutritional needs, vaccinations, and other important milestones. There's no need to become an overnight expert on everything feline!

Getting familiar with your kitty's personality is another big part of the adventure. This tortie loves slow blinks, nose bumps, and licking her human's hands. She also enjoys sleeping belly-up beside her favorite person, although she occasionally prefers stealing the gaming chair.

Then there are the zoomies. Oh, the zoomies! This little lady apparently believes 4 a.m. is an excellent time to race around the house, investigate everyone's faces, and attempt to lick the PS5 controller. First-time pawrents might be surprised by just how much energy fits inside such a tiny fluffball.

Interactive play sessions, scratching posts, and plenty of appropriate toys can help keep curious kittens entertained. It's also worth kitten-proofing your home, because those little paws have a talent for finding things they shouldn't.

Most importantly, remember that every cat has their own quirks. Learning what your kitten enjoys, recognizing their routines, and asking your veterinarian questions when something seems off are all part of becoming a confident cat pawrent.

You don't need to have everything figured out immediately. Just enjoy getting to know your new furry bestie, one nose boop and midnight zoomie at a time!

Sweater weather is officially here, and some very fashionable felines are taking their fall wardrobes seriously! Tiny knitted sweaters, cozy cardigans, and little scarves are making an appearance, and we're completely obsessed. Who knew a cat wearing a turtleneck could look more put together than we do on most days?

Getting dressed for fall is already half the fun of the season. We love pulling out our favorite sweaters, wearing fuzzy socks, and finding any excuse to get cozy. But seeing a kitty dressed in a miniature version of something we'd actually wear? That's a whole new level of adorable.

Just imagine opening your closet and finding your cat has better knitwear than you. They've got a lovely little cable-knit sweater, perhaps a matching scarf, and absolutely nowhere important to be. Their biggest plans for the afternoon involve napping on the couch and watching birds through the window. Yet somehow, they're dressed like they're heading to a fancy autumn brunch.

Of course, anyone who's tried dressing up a cat knows that not every feline is interested in becoming a fashion icon. You can spend ages picking out the cutest outfit, only to discover that your kitty would rather wrestle with the sweater than wear it. The look of betrayal alone could make you reconsider your entire career as a feline stylist.

For the cats who genuinely enjoy getting dressed up, though, the results are ridiculously cute. A tiny sweater makes an already fluffy kitty look even more huggable, especially when they're curled up on a blanket with their little paws tucked underneath them. Add a pumpkin in the background, and you've got the purrfect fall photoshoot.

We also love how much personality comes through in these outfits. A cat wearing a bow tie looks like he's about to give an important presentation. Put that same kitty in a chunky cardigan, and he's suddenly a retired purrfessor enjoying a quiet weekend in the countryside. One wardrobe change, two completely different careers!

Naturally, plenty of cats prefer sticking with the fur coats they were born with, and that's perfectly fine. Dressing up should be comfortable and enjoyable for the kitty, too.

Until then, we'll be admiring these stylish little fluffballs and wondering where we can find sweaters half as cute as theirs. Move over, human fashionistas. The catwalk belongs to the cats this fall!

Cats feel just as strongly as we do, especially when faced with major life-altering events.

I don't know this cat or the family who adopted her, but when I saw this story, I felt it deep within my core. I've been a mother for a little over a year now. Since the moment she was born, my daughter has been my entire world. My life was full and colorful before she came along, but oh boy has it become so much more vast and saturated since she's here. I can't describe becoming a parent in words; it's an indescribable experience for someone who hasn't experienced it yet. But the thing is that, together with all of these amazing new feelings, another thing entered my life the literal second I saw my daughter's tiny face for the first time in the delivery room - a fear that something will happen to her.

This fear is also indescribable. I can't fathom, I can't even begin to imagine a scenario in which something bad happens to my daughter. It's something I guess I will eternally fear until the end of life. I don't care about my fear of bugs anymore - the fear of losing my daughter makes my stomach turn. And this is why I felt so strongly when I learned about Callie the cat - this fear became a reality for her. She was a mama cat, but she lost her kittens. I can't even begin to imagine what she was going through. It's too awful to think about.

But because this life-changing event is so awful for cats just as much as it's awful for humans, I'd expect the shelter workers who cared for her to give her all the support she needed in such a hard time. But she became aggressive… so they put her on the euthanasia list. I'm honestly dumbfounded to learn that. It makes me want to go feral as well. If I were in this cat's paws I would absolutely go ballistic if something happened to my daughter. How could they not see it? How could her grief not have been met with compassion?

These are questions we might never get answers to… But she's no longer there, because she met a happier ending.

Every cat lover's soul is full of cats.

I feel as if the moment I became a cat person, a cat colony started to nest in my soul. I guess a person who was born a cat person - one of those kids who always grew up with cats and literally had no choice but to become the strongest of cat lovers - will not understand. Not because they don't have these soul-nesting cats within them - they have them just the same. They just don't know otherwise. I wasn't always a cat person, but in my mid-twenties, adopting a cat changed everything. And since then, I haven't just added an adorable cat into my life - I feel as if I added a bunch of cats into my soul, controlling everything that I do and think.

Cat people who were born into cat-loving just don't know the sharp difference that turning into a cat person makes in your life. So I came to the only logical conclusion to explain this phenomenon: cat people are controlled by soul cats that live inside them. Yeah, I don't see how anything else could make sense. Since becoming a cat person I constantly think about cats, about how I want to love them, pet them, and give them yummy treats. I also became much more cat-like, having random nighttime zoomies and craving other people's chicken. I don't really know how it makes sense - but with a cat in your soul that controls you, it does… doesn't it?

If you're like me, a late-bloomer cat lover, try to think of your life before and after you became one, and I'm sure you'll realize I'm right. Also, think about all the cat content you've been consuming since becoming a cat person, and compare it to the amount before. Sure, cat content is all over the internet, and you can't really avoid the meows and purrs of the online sphere - but at least for me, it's true that I crave the cat memes much more than when I used to call myself a dog person. And this is why I want more and more of them - and because I'm sure you do too, I have a bunch right here.

The Cat Distribution System works in meowsterious ways, and for one traveler, all it took was a smoke break at Chicago's O'Hare Airport and a missed connecting flight to turn his unexpected delay into an even more unexpected adoption.

Depending on where you're going to (or where you're coming from), traveling with pets can be an enormous hassle. You need an airline-approved pet carrier, usually some sort of documentation and medical history for the animal, and a lot of patience. If the animal is small enough to come with you in the cabin, that's the best option, but if not, they have to fly underneath the plane in the cargo section, which comes with its own potential problems. This process can take anywhere from weeks to months. Now, imagine having to do it all in a few hours before your flight!

After missing his connecting flight at Chicago's O'Hare airport, Virgil Wiebe went outside for a smoke break. He found a small garden and started contemplating what to do with his remaining time before his next flight, when all of a sudden, he heard some tiny, distressed meows coming from somewhere around him. Then, out popped a tiny, 3-week-old orange kitten, all alone. Virgil searched for a mama cat, but alas, the poor kitty was flying solo (pun intended).

Well, what would any rational purrson do when finding an abandoned kitten with only a few hours until their next flight? Obviously, he couldn't just leave the kitten there, so he Door Dashed an airline pet carrier and kitten formula, got everything settled with United Airlines and booked one more ticket for his tiny, fluffy passenger, who he named Macanudo O'Hare, or Harry, for short. His layover/kitten rescue mission was now complete.

Travelers, if you thought that the Cat Distribution System couldn't reach you at the airport, think again! The CDS is all-knowing, all-powerful, and even if you're about to board your plane, you might just be expected to take a seriously smol (and seriously cute) rescue cat with you.

When a black cat approaches you on Halloween, you must graciously accept. 

Halloween has come and gone, but it's remains and legacies are still coming out of the woodwork. Take this story for instance. The story of a black cat making his grand debut on Halloween night to a family who didn't see it coming. A woman comes home from work to her pumpkin covered porch and sees a cat looking at her, bewitching her, and realizes it's not her cat. The cat was calm and simply waited to be let inside, and if that's not a Halloween miracle then we don't know what is. Halloween is a holiday full of eerie, spooky, and strange things that might crawl in the night, or scare you in a moment. But for the family that took this black cat in on a dime, they saw him as a gift, not a burden. It's important to remember that past all the ghost stories and superstitions, cats are cats, and they have feelings too. 

If you have a Halloween story worth sharing, then drop a comment below, or get in touch with us to share your story. Cats and spooky season go hand in hand, and I Can Has Cheezburger love both. So next time you see a black cat, you can give it a pet instead of a shocked countenance. 

Who else is in desperate need of meowtivation to get through this new week? I sure am, and those feline funnies to put me in a good mood are not going to show up by themselves. 

The week is barely starting, and I don't know about you, but I already miss the weekend. My bed and warm blanket are sitting there alone, calling fo me to come back and sleep all day and do absolutely nothing. 

If anybody had told us that being adults was this tiring, we would have all escaped to Neverland with Peter Pan and The Lost Boys to make sure we never had the need to know what taxes were. We don't want to go to work; we don't want to do the laundry; we don't want to know how much we're paying for rent, and we wish we could ignore our bills because money grows on trees. Funny story: when my brother was a kid, he wanted to plant a money tree. He also wanted to plant a tree that grew bread, because he saw the sesame seeds that are sometimes put on top of bagels and he thought that that's where bread came from. He apparently had issues with trees back then, but he got over it, thankfully. We still make fun of him for that, so at least we're left with a good source of entertainment. 

Anyway, back to adulthood. Our weeks are long, and we need a way to let everything go so we can keep being the adults that we are. So, here I bring you a bunch of memes for your cathartic session of the day! And what's even better is that they're all cat memes! Who better than our furry friends to help make us feel better? 

Who needs a babysitter when your baby has a furry best friend watching over them?

I never imagined how soft and gentle cats can be around babies. It's like they know tiny humans need more care and compassion, so they give it. And for babies, cats look like little, soft creatures, and it's awesome to watch their connection grow and how much they learn to coexist and behave. Honestly, having the chance to see a baby and an animal together is wonderful. Felines tend to be more independent and don't really care what's going on inside the home… but as soon as a baby enters the house, they drop their attitude and become their full-time babysitter. 

Now they follow the parents from room to room to make sure the baby is cared for properly and to protect them if something goes wrong. Cats suddenly decide to snuggle in cribs and let that baby touch and squeeze them, and they don't really mind… The friendship between a cat and a baby is one of the most wholesome ones, and worth appreciating. 

Black cats are sometimes seen as bad luck, a bad omen or reason to be afraid. But at the end of the day we all make our own luck, and this woman certainly made hers. 

History tells us many things. Superstitions are always based off of something tangible, like black cats for instance. Just because of their voidness, or their ability to blend in with shadows doesn't mean they're harmful. In fact, black cats are some of the most adored! In this story, a woman finds a black cat during Halloween time, and she just happens to love Halloween. She has a senior dog at home, and although he's her soul dog, she also worries for him and when he'll cross the rainbow bridge. Not willing to bear the grief of coming home to an empty house at some point, she makes the decision to bring the cat home with her, and what happens next is something she'll always be grateful for. 

Halloween isn't just a holiday for kids to trick or treat and dress up, it's something special and deserves the attention for being mysterious, for being unusual, and for being a time of transition. Enjoy this post-Halloween month of November with a Halloween based story about a macabre loving woman finding a mysterious black cat on such a special holiday. Enjoy! 

Cat memes can come sweeping in out of nowhere. 

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. 

Misty mornings calm us the same way cats do. Despite the hectic weather or gusty winds, there's something about a grey sky in November that's comforting and elusive. It makes us feel like we're kids again, like there's warmth inside of us. So enjoy these cat memes. 

Imagine living in a house where you never have to pay rent, buy groceries, clean up after yourself, or work a single day in your life. Sounds pretty amazing, right? Well, congratulations, you've just described the average house cat. These furry little freeloaders have somehow convinced us to fund their entire lifestyle while they spend their days napping and judging our every move.

Being a cat must be the sweetest gig in the world. You get free housing, unlimited access to comfortable furniture, meals delivered directly to your bowl, and a personal assistant who scoops your litterbox. Meanwhile, your human is working all day just to afford the fancy wet food you've suddenly decided you don't like anymore.

The audacity of these little furballs is impressive. They'll watch you drag yourself home after a long day at work, demand dinner immediately, and then turn their noses up at whatever you've served. Excuse us, Your Meowjesty, would you prefer something from the chef's special menu?

Nothing in the house truly belongs to you once a cat moves in. You might have spent months saving up for a beautiful new couch, but your kitty sees an excellent opportunity to sharpen their claws. Fresh laundry becomes a luxurious sleeping spot, and your laptop is suddenly unavailable because a furry little loaf has settled across the keyboard. Good luck explaining to your boss that your cat has decided you're done working for the day.

Speaking of work, cats are absolutely terrible coworkers. They walk across keyboards, interrupt video calls, and demand attention whenever you're trying to meet a deadline. At least most coworkers don't knock your coffee off the desk while maintaining direct eye contact.

We'd love to see a cat survive one day with actual responsibilities. Imagine telling your kitty that rent is due on the first of the month. They'd probably blink slowly, knock the bill onto the floor, and go back to sleep. Financial responsibility? Never heard of her.

Yet somehow, we're the ones apologizing when we accidentally disturb their fifth nap of the afternoon. We've even started buying them furniture of their own, despite knowing they'll probably prefer the cardboard box it arrived in.

The worst part is that we'd happily keep paying for everything. One tiny head bump, a few enthusiastic purrs, and suddenly we're convinced these unemployed little loafs deserve another expensive treat.

These freeloading felines might contribute absolutely nothing to the household budget, but they've certainly figured out how to live like royalty!

It's one thing to save a stray cat, and it's another thing to help them see the world by going on a great adventure.

Every cat lover loves a good story of a stray cat who wins a place in a home, is officially adopted, and receives the great royal title of a house prince or princess. If you really love cats (and I assume you do - I mean, you're right here, reading these very lines), you know this feeling all too well. That warm and fuzzy feeling that bubbles up inside you and stretches an unconscious smile across your face when you read about a wholesome adoption story.

Now think of this happiness it creates in you, and pile another layer on top of it - the cat isn't "just' adopted, removed from the streets and put inside a warm home… but the cat gets to see the world, go on adventures, and all that while you know he was saved from a harsh winter. That's the story of this one little RV park cat and the woman who saved him. It's not every day that you get to learn about a cat jumping the steps of quality of life so quickly. And that makes me very happy.

Personally, I also just really love adventurous cats. Whether they live the van life or are purrfessional leash-trained cats, it always makes me happy to see a cat who enjoys the great outdoors. Not all cats get to see the world and experience things that are beyond the borders of their home or territory. When a cat gets to do that, my heart makes a joyful little leap, and that's just another reason to love a cat doing the RV lifestyle right.

Every cat foster parent knows the danger of getting a little too attached. You bring home a kitty with the best intentions, promising yourself that you're only providing a temporary place to stay. A few weeks later, they've claimed your bed, stolen your heart, and somehow convinced you that your home would be incomplete without them. Oops!

Foster fails are practically a tradition in the cat-loving community. After all, how are you supposed to say goodbye to a little fluffball who's spent weeks following you around, demanding cuddles, and becoming part of your daily routine? Those tiny paws have a remarkable talent for making themselves right at home.

For one veterinary student, however, adopting a cat was never part of the plan. Their studies, finances, and future career moves made permanent pet ownership seem unrealistic. When a rescued tuxedo cat named Clay entered their life, they intended to help him recover before eventually returning him to the streets.

Clay had already been through an awful ordeal, losing a paw after suffering a severe wound. He needed care and a safe place to recover, and his temporary human was determined to help.

What they hadn't anticipated was how much they'd need him, too.

Three years later, Clay is still by their side, and the two are practically inseparable. He's an affectionate little gentlecat who loves cuddling and insists on staying close to his human throughout the day.

We all know the joy of coming home to a pet who's happy to see us. Even the most exhausting day feels a little easier when there's a furry companion waiting to curl up beside you. Clay's human says they wouldn't even want to come home if he weren't there.

Clay also extends his kindness to the other animals his human helps. He's especially gentle with incoming foster cats, even meowing at nervous newcomers as though he's reassuring them.

Clay has faced more than his fair share of challenges, including a painful dental condition that required extensive treatment. His human was so emotional about leaving him in veterinary care that they called their mom for support.

The student initially worried that a permanent pet would be too much to handle. Instead, Clay became their favorite part of coming home.

He may have lost a paw, but this sweet tuxedo boy has certainly gained a whole lot of love.

We feline fanatics have a unique sense of humor and our funny bone can only be truly tickled through the power of the most hissterical and silly cat memes and tweets on the internet. Lucky for you, that happens to be a purrticular passion of mine.

Quick question for all you readers before we start: did anyone tell your cat about daylight savings time? Because apparently nobody told my cats, based on the amount of screaming that happened at 5:30 AM. Since it worked, I'm sure I can expect this every morning from now on until we change the clocks back.

And it's Monday. Of course, it's Monday.

Now, if you're not a feline fanatic, none of this sounds funny. It sounds surprisingly like a hostage situation. But for us feline fanatics, you're probably laughing a slightly unhinged, exhausted laugh because your cat did the exact same thing to you this meowrning. And if you're anything like me, you gave them an extra scoop of food because you love them.

That's the thing about us cat people. Our sense of humor has been… let's say "shaped" by years of living with tiny, judgmental roommates who knock our stuff off the counter while maintaining direct eye contact. We don't laugh at regular jokes anymore. We laugh at a cat stuck in a tissue box, a cat jumping 6 feet into the air because of a cucumber, or kittens dancing to Michael Jackson.

Without further ado, here I am, providing you with 25 funny cat memes and tweets, hand-picked by a feline fanatic running on a few hours of sleep. To others, it may sound terrible, but to me, I wouldn't change it for the world.