Ardath Observes

Ah, Christmas with a cat - the season of being both blessed and betrayed by the same fluffy creature in a matter of minutes. On one paw, we have the nice Christmas cats: the sweet little angels who curl up beside the heater, purr under the soft glow of holiday lights, and look so gentle you'd swear they're auditioning to be Santa's newest reindeer. They give slow blinks, they make biscuits on your festive blanket, and they nap like a tiny furry ornament placed lovingly on the couch. Pure holiday serenity.

And then… there are the naughty Christmas cats.

You know exactly which ones we mean. The ones currently climbing the Christmas tree like they're reenacting that King Kong scene. The ones who somehow got tangled in tinsel despite nobody actually seeing them touch the tinsel in the first place. The ones who power-chew wrapping paper, attempt to claw the stockings, and sprint across the house at 4 AM like they're delivering urgent messages to the North Pole.

Every cat pawrent knows both sides of the holiday cat coin: the adorable gingerbread-scented cuddle bug and the chaotic little gremlin who could single-pawedly end Christmas if given 40 unsupervised seconds. But that's the magic of festive felines - they make the holidays twice as funny, twice as cute, and about twelve times more chaotic.

Naughty or nice, Christmas cats always deliver the holiday spirit… with claws.

One of the best things about memes is how relatable they are. They're so shareable, so purrsonal, and so impeccably accurate. And then, when you add cats with them, it takes them from great to purrfect. On this third Caturday before the end of the year, we wanted to share with you some of our most purrfectly precise cat memes that truly encompass your whiskery winter vibes. It may be cold outside, but the fires of our meme-loving hearts are burning bright with feline flair and whiskery wonder.

Now that it's all gray, cold, and wet outside, we want nothing more than to stay inside all day and truly embrace our "cozy season". You'll find plenty of pawsitively comfy cats below who accurately represent our need to stay cuddly and warm at all times. Another unfurtunate thing that is relatable this time of year is having no money. We spent it all on heating our house and buying our family exactly one Christmas present. We're sorry to everyone else, but you'll be getting love and well-wishes instead of gifts this year. Even though cats may not understand the concept of money, these felines in the form of hooman funnies below do, and it's more than enough to make you laugh.

Let's end this dreary year with a good giggle on this fine and dandy Caturday. Enjoy these memes and stay cozy!

Did you know that senior cats are some of the least adopted cats in shelters? Not surprising, right? Maybe not, but it's quite sad to think about. We understand why so many people love adopting kittens as much as they do, we really do. But senior cats make such amazing pets as well, and we don't think that people understand that, not really. In shelters, any cat above the age of one, is often considered "old" for adopting, and the drop-off in adoption for cats above the age of seven - senior cats - is even worse than that.

Of course, it doesn't matter how many times we tell people that they should adopt senior cats, that senior cats have a different appreciation for the comforts of indoor life, that senior cats often get cuddlier with age… at the end of the day, the thing that people will respond to are not words, it's stories like this one. This person didn't simply adopt a senior cat, they adopted a very, very old cat - a 19-year-old cat. And although they don't know how much time they are going to have with this cutie, they sure are thankful for every second of it. 

The sun rises again, cat enthusiasts and feline parents. But, at what cost? We're lucky to flutter our eyes open to the warm rays of a winter's morning, but knowing we need to get out into the cold and feel it, no matter how many layers we put on, is… difficult to grapple with. A cashmere long sleeve and a scarf knitted by your grandmother can only do so much, but you know what can always remedy the freezies you might be dealing with? A nice, toasty cup of coffee… or tea, or hot cocoa, if that suits your fancy a bit better. Our warmth doesn't only come from what we put on the outside, but also from what we consume and take inside. On top of some coffee, consider consuming some catto content best fit for those achingly chilly mornings where all you want to do is crawl back into your cozy comforter.

It's okay to crawl back into bed when you have nothing on your to-do list, but grabbing a steaming mug full of your favorite winter drink can't hurt, regardless. The best way to kick back and relax on days when the last thing you want to do is bundle up and get going? Couch-rotting with your favorite feline and consuming the most wholesome funnies to warm you right up. Start here.

When you're a cat lover, one thing can lead to another pretty quickly. One moment you're befriending a local stray black cat, admiring her shimmering fur and leaving out a few kibbles every day, and the next thing you realize, you're a kitten midwife. 

A cat-loving couple experienced this zero-to-family moment when the harsh Canadian winter chill started to rise. 

Knowing that the year's end would only become more frigid and unforgiving, they worried about the lady kitty outside, whom they had become accustomed to feeding. Alas, the black cat mama showed up looking a little plumpier than usual, signaling to her favorite humans that she was ready to come inside… And fast! 

As it turns out, she had a litter of kittens on the way and needed the human's help and shelter to save them. Lucky for this black cat, she came to the right place, burrowing deeper into the hearts of a couple of folks who loved her kittens before they were ever even born. 

Fluffy cats feel like they were designed specifically to brighten even the dullest day. There's something magical about seeing a cat so puffed, so cloud-like, that they barely look real. These extra-floofy friends waddle around the house like little animated pillows, tails swishing with enough volume to qualify as weather patterns.

Some fluffy cats look like they're wearing oversized winter coats year-round, turning every nap into a luxury spa moment. Others do that slow, confident strut, fully aware their fur gives them main-character energy. And when they sit down and turn into perfect round loaves? Peak perfection. Even the way they blink feels softer.

Of course, fluff also means lots of grooming, unexpected puff explosions, and a constant layer of softness floating through the air, but it's worth it. There's nothing quite like burying your face in a warm, purring cloud after a long day. Fluffy cats don't just look cute; they radiate comfort. They're walking serotonin boosts, tiny emotional support marshmallows, and proof that the world is better with a little extra fuzz in it.

2025 -- what a year to be alive. What disaster didn't happen this year? But we're not alone in our desperate clinging to stability and lightheartedness. We all need a pip in our step to enter 2026 with the state of things, and that pip can be a wholesome and hissterical cat meme scroll of chaotic kitties simply creating mayhem. When they spill your glass of water for the 2nd time this week, there's no other reaction than to just laugh it off. From midnight zoomies to biting your nose when you pet them, cats give us comedy gold without even trying. As we wrap up our year in whatever rituals and ways we do, it's a purrfect opportunity to recognize our disasters with smiles by scrolling cat memes. 

The best thing about cat memes is that they're not just silly, but they're so absolutely relatable! You can do it anytime, anywhere, and you never have to be afraid about someone looking over your shoulder to see who you're swiping, or what weird things you're googling or talking to ChatGPT about. Cat memes are a ubiquitous pleasure, so end the year with the same chaos we started it with, and don't be afraid to acknowledge the hooligan in all of us.

For all the times that we find cats to be abrasive, arrogant and unkind, they know when it is time to show up and be a bro. Sometimes it is in the form of providing comfort in our deepest and darkest times of need, and other times, like in this story, it is literally saving our lives. It is a part of the extremely polar relationships that cats like to form, where there is little to no middle ground in any part of it.

Making the good sides of caring for a cat incredible and the bad sides insufferable. But because the good is just that important and meaningful, we happily overlook the bad and focus all our attention on the good that may or may not return one day. And when you come across stories like the one we have for you today, you will believe in the incredible good of cats no matter how felines have treated you in the past.

Some people believe in humanity. Some believe in a higher power. But we, at the I Can Has Cheezburger HQ? We wholeheartedly believe in the Cat Distribution System. The meowsterious force behind so many successful cat adoptions, working from behind the scenes of the world to match the cats in need to their hoomans - and the people in need of a cat to their forever felines. It's hard not to appreciate what the CDS does, despite no one actually knowing how it does what it does. Mysterious and adored - just like cats themselves.

In some cases of CDS matchmaking, it's the cat who insists on being adopted. Like in this particular adoption story - the cat was in need and yelled until a kind person took him in. Some people wait for literal years until the CDS sends them a fluffy feline friend. But others? Others just have a wholesome friend who saves a kitten from the woods and asks you to foster them… until you realise this kitten chose you to be their forever hooman, and your home to be their forever home. We love a foster fail, because it means a successful adoption.

But you know what we specifically appreciate about adoption stories like this one? The fact that this cat was all alone. No feline or human family in sight - this smol kitten didn't even know how to fend for himself. But he knew to ask for help from the right person. No cat deserves to be alone, and we're happy to know this kitten will never be alone again.