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It's one of our dreams to have a big cat as a pet. No, we're not talking about a floofy Norwegian forest cat or a meowjestic maine coon. We're talking about a really big cat, like lions, and tigers, and pumas, oh my! Can you imagine waking up with a sleepy cheetah in your bed, or giving head scratches to a lioness? We can, and it sounds like heaven. Unfortunately, this is not advised so this idea will have to stay in our dreams, but for one couple, it became a reality.

Meet Messi, the rescue puma with a form of dwarfism that was born in a zoo. Unfortunately, due to his health issues, the zoo deemed him unfit to live in the zoo or in the wild, so he was about to meet a terrible fate. That is, until one couple saved him, and taught him how to be the purrfect pet. He knows around 10 commands and lives peacefully with his family. Scroll down to learn more!

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Adopting a kitten for the first time is a real paws-and-claws adventure! This new pawrent hoped for a calm, older cat but instead got a bundle of fur and zoomies who seems to have a soft spot for the roommate, leaving them feeling a bit hissterical and guilty. Those nighttime zoomies have turned bedtime into a catastrophe, with both humans running on empty despite all the playtime to wear out their little furball. It's a classic kitten vs. exhausted hooman showdown! With the roommate moving out soon, there's some feline worry about the little fluff being left in the lurch.

Here's the catch: adopting is a journey full of purrs and hiccups. Kittens especially need time, patience, and plenty of toy-chasing to settle their paws at home. It's totally normal for them to bond differently with their hoomans at first. This pawrent's heart is in the right place, and that's what really matters! With some extra play and patience, peace will purrsist, and those zoomies will eventually turn into peaceful naps instead!

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The cat walk, if you will…

Let's be honest: cats are fluffy goblins in disguise. One moment they're curled up like a cinnamon roll on your lap, purring like a tiny angel. The next moment, they're knocking a glass off the table while staring you straight in the eye. That's just who they are - tiny chaos gremlins wrapped in soft, adorable fur.

They sprint across the hallway at 3 AM for reasons. They scream at closed doors and then ignore you once opened. They demand food even when their bowl is already full. These are not bugs in the system. This is the entire cat system. And yet, we love them endlessly. Maybe even more because of the chaos. They keep us humble. They keep us entertained. They keep us guessing whether we're hoomans… or just live-in cat servants.

So if you're owned by a feline overlord (or two, or five), these gloriously unhinged cat memes will hit close to home. Let's celebrate the fluffy goblins who have completely taken over our hearts, and probably our countertops. Long may they zoom. Long may they meow. Long may they rule.

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Gooood meorwning, cat people! And it is a good morning. The sun is shining, we don't have to go to work, and things just… seem brighter somehow. And we want to make the best out of this feeling. We want to make it last - as long as pawssible. We want our whole week full of this much pawsitivity. So, we are making it our mission to fill this day with as many good vibes as possible, so that they spill over into the week. And the first step in that process is, of course, starting the morning with a whole bunch of silly cat memes.

Now, these are not just any funny cat memes, friends. Like we do every single week, today, we bring you the best of the best of cat twitter, because one thing about that platform that is not going to change it how iconic cat twitter is, and our job is to save you the time and bring you only the best right here. 

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When the weekend rolls around, cats flip their internal "Do Not Disturb" switch like pros and we're all just a little bit jealous. These furry masters of chill go full-on DND mode, meaning "Definitely Not Doing anything except napping." They snooze with the kind of dedication that would put even the best weekend binge-watchers to shame.

Try to get their attention, and you'll get the classic slow blink or the tail flick. Basically, the feline way of saying, "Back off, hooman. This is my weekend nap marathon." They're not interested in playtime, zoomies, or being your personal therapist. Nope, they just want uninterrupted snooze sessions, the kind of deep, cozy sleep that recharges their nine lives for the week ahead.

Honestly, isn't that how we all want to spend our weekends? No calls, no meetings, just pure, blissful rest. So when your cat goes into weekend DND mode, take a hint: it's time to paws, relax, and embrace your inner cat nap champion. Because sometimes, the best weekend plan is no plan at all. Just lots of sleep and zero disturbances.

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Rescuing a kitten can be somewhat of a double-edged sword. Now before we get into that we want to preface that statement with the fact that all animals deserve to live and be happy and rescued if they need it. But when you rescue a kitten, you without meaning to will go from having a helpless soul who needs to be fed, burped and cleaned constantly, to having a frenetic feline roaming your house, assuming they own every single inch.

And it will happen in the blink of an eye, one morning you will wake up, and your house will be upside down, with a cat looking at you curiously from amongst the mess, as though to say "Wow, how did all this happen? I'm just as shocked as you, I was sleeping over there and then suddenly this". Which is pretty much what happened to the hooman who bravely rescued a kitten from the side of the road.

Being a cat pawrent is one of life's greatest joys, and greatest mysteries. One moment your feline overlord is napping peacefully in a sunbeam, and the next moment they're sprinting across the house at 3 AM like a tiny fluffy tornado chasing invisible ghosts. And we just accept it. We don't question it. We simply say, "Yes, Your Meowjesty," and move on.

Because being a cat pawrent means your furniture is now a scratching post, your keyboard is a bed, and your privacy is gone. If you close the door on a cat, they will act like you've committed high treason. And when they do choose to snuggle you - that's royalty bestowing affection, and you should feel honored.

All this chaos and cattitude is exactly why cats are prime meme material. Every cat is a purring punchline with cutie patootie toe beans. These memes perfectly capture the highs, the lows, the late-night zoomies, and the internal meownologues that make up the glorious experience of being a cat pawrent.

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If you have ever introduced one cat to another, then you know all the worries that come along with doing that. There is no guarantee that your cats will like each other, there's no guarantee that they will bond, certainly not right away. We worry about their mental well-being as well as possible aggression that they might show one another. If you do it right, if you let your cats meet slowly, gradually, with supervision, then chances are that your cats will become friends, even if it will take a minute. 

Sometimes though, you don't need to worry at all. Some cats are meant to be friends. Some cats are just twin lost souls wandering the earth, waiting to meet one another. We call these cats bonded pairs. And once they find each other, whether it's as kittens, or as it was in this case - with one of the cats being a fully-grown adult and the other being an itty bitty kitten, they may never be separated again. 

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Cats are ornery little creatures. 

Seemingly hellbent on creating chaos around them, cats abide only by their own timelines, dashing around the living room in the wee hours of the morning and taking a swipe at every ankle passing the couch is a must in the Kitty Cat Destruction Handbook. Cats truly run our homes and our lives according to their desires, meowing for an extra helping of wet food, while taking big bites out of our favorite monstrera plant. Menace! 

However, as sassy as they may seem, cats are equal parts sugar and spice, balancing their malevolent, chaotic cat spirit with an adorable cuddle machine. Embracing their cuteness inside and out, cats know exactly the effect they have on us humans and they're not afraid to wield every ounce of kitty charm to get what they want. Purrhaps these little felines have it all figured out, right down to the floss-eating, Zoom-meeting-crashing, and biscuit-baking adorableness that defines our dastardly little cats. 

May we love 'em furever and ever. 

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Hello, friends of the feline persuasion. Welcome to your daily dose of digital joy, specially crafted to kickstart your day with pawsitive energy. Life can be chaotic, mornings even more so, and sometimes the only thing that helps shake off the fog is a hearty laugh served with a side of whiskers and toe beans. That is where cat memes come into play.

At ICanHasCheezburger, we believe cat memes are more than just internet distractions. They are tiny gifts of humor that remind us not to take things too seriously. These charming tidbits of kitty chaos bring a smile, a giggle, and sometimes a full belly laugh, right when you need it most. A scrolling session through feline silliness can lift the spirit and brighten the mind, and that is exactly what we aim to provide.

This curated collection of 30 meme morsels is here to bring you warmth, cheer, and just the right amount of absurdity. These cats are not just cute, they are comic geniuses in fur coats. 

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When it comes to relationships, sometimes love is a furmidable force, but in this case, it sounds like there's a major catastrophe brewing. This devoted cat pawrent has had her sweet, cuddly feline companion for nearly four years. Through thick and thin, this whiskered wonder has been a constant source of emotional support and unconditional purrs. But ever since her boyfriend moved in, the harmony has turned to hissteria.

He's not vibing with the cat, complains about the litter, and has now dared to suggest rehoming her. As a compromise. Talk about a meowsive red flag.

This kitty isn't just a pet. She's family, a loyal lap-warmer, and a furry therapist rolled into one. Rehoming her would be like trading in trust and comfort for someone who can't appreciate a good purr when he hears it.

If you ask us, any partner who can't co-exist with your fur baby might not be your furever person. Relationships require compromise, but asking someone to choose between love and litter boxes? That's just clawful.

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Life can be tiresome sometimes, even tough. But it does not come without its pawsitives to make up for the hardships. And one of those positives is most certainly the existence of awwdorable orange cats, and their even cuter counterparts pocket-sized orange kittens. Which is what we have lined up for you today to help you shake off the worries and woes of the work week, we with the help of some humble, wholesome and heroic kittens who have the innate ability to save your soul.

How you ask? Well, between the fibers of fluff that cover their body, these cute kittens have developed a sort of radiation that resonates with the hooman heart. Passing through calming curves of energy that serve to soothe the soul. And when they add their purrs to that energy the sensation is elating and elevating. Pretty much all that we could ever ask for.

During times like this, when the internet is filled with nothing but drama and clickbait, we find ourselves really longing for the internet of the past. For that purity. For that feeling of simple joy. And there are not many places left on the internet where you can find this - this true feeling of nostalgia. But there is one place, and you are in it. Here, at ICanHasCheezbuger, we have preserved that sense of nostalgia by continuing to provide you with the best Lolcat memes every single week. 

And we did not do this on our own. It is our audience that keeps producing these hissterical cat memes, using our very own state-of-the-art full-of-nostalgia cat meme builder, where you can create your own iconic nostalgic cat memes. And here you have it. You came looking, and you found exactly what you needed - the best of this week. A distraction that is pawsitive and purrfect from start to finish.  

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What would you do if you had one million dollars? Well, feline fam, we would do a lot of things. Maybe we would set up our own animal shelter that would TNR stray cats, or purrhaps we would build the world's largest catio to give all the homeless cats a safe place to live. Of course, we would adopt them and feed them the finest tuna the world has to offer (maybe not the finest tuna, you'd be surprised how much premium tuna costs these days).

So, if you happen to come across a winning lottery ticket, send it our way so we can help all the kitties! Until then, we'll just keep giving shout-outs to all the hoomans who went out and changed the lives of cats this week. Each purrson adopted a sweet cat or kitten, and now these cats finally get to enjoy the love of a hooman. Scroll down to read all these wholesome cat adoption stories below!

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There's nothing quite like the gut-wrenching panic that hits when a pet goes missing. One minute they're all curled up on the couch, and then suddenly they've slipped out the door and squeezed through the fence without you noticing. Your heart drops. You start calling their name, searching the neighborhood, hoping they'll come running back. But they don't. You print flyers, hang up signs, post in every local Facebook group, and call every shelter and animal control office you can find. Friends tell you to stay hopeful, but your mind races with worst-case scenarios. What if someone took them? What if they got hit by a car? What if they're out there scared and alone, and you never find them again?

Life goes on, and somehow you keep functioning. But a part of you is always on alert, always scanning, always wondering. Weeks pass. Then months. And eventually, even though you try to stay strong, you start to lose hope.

But you should never give up completely. Because sometimes, against all odds, your furry little wanderer might just stroll back into your life like nothing happened. 

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This hopeful guy went searching for a calm, lazy feline at a shelter to fit his busy lifestyle, but fate had other plans. Instead of the mellow 3-5 year old he intended to adopt, he met a lively year-old firecracker who instantly claimed her throne at home. This little meowtropolis queen is anything but shy. She's zooming, playing hard, and chatting up a storm. Her smarts shine as she effortlessly opens drawers and remembers every toy's secret stash.

But here's the catch: the nonstop energy and vocal demands are overwhelming for her new pawrent, and allergy season isn't making things easier. Despite allergy meds and allergy-friendly shampoo, sinus struggles persist. This new pawrent feels guilty about possibly not meeting her needs and wonders if returning her is the right move. The shelter's open paws policy means a hassle-free return if needed, but the thought of it tugs at his heartstrings.

Sometimes, even with the best intentions, not every cat and hooman match is purrfect. It's a tough call, but prioritizing the cat's happiness and wellbeing is the true sign of a caring pawrent.

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