Heartsongs

Cats never waste an oppawtunity to impress us humans, especially when a gold medal at the 2026 Winter Pawlymics is on the line.

Surprising us at every turn, kitties and felines never cease to amaze, and the outdoorsy snowcat in this next video proves just how spectacular cats can be. Oftentimes, when we see the dainty toebeans and the adorable whiskers of a house cat, cat lovers assume that their purrfectly manicured mean mittens will never touch the filth of the outside world. Like indoor royalty, cats relish their ruling in the indoors, enjoying the plush of their ergonomic cat bed and the warmth of the fire in the fireplace. Many cats wouldn't dare set foot outside in the cold. 

But some cats, like Fitz the tuxedo kitty, are built differently. 

Normally, when a cat comes face-to-face with a snowball, they hiss and scratch at the idea, rejecting any inch of discomfort in lieu of their usual warm spot on the windowsill. However, indoor monotony, cans of tuna, and that darned laser pointer they can never seem to catch taunt the indoor cats, and some felines yearn for adventure. In the unusual case of this pawrticular cat, adventure led to athleticism, letting this black and white cat in kitty formalwear flex his prowess to his hoomans. 

Once again, impressing us with a cat's natural beauty and grace, this athlete became the star of the internet, proudly accepting a gold medal (albeit as the only contestant) in the Cat Winter Olympics. Kindly consider this viral video as his submission to the next round of icy snow games, because this cat shows us exactly how powerful, dexterous, and adorable cats can be when we let them outside to play in the snow. Even when they're bundled up in their cat ear muffs, puffer jackets, and snow boots, this cat is far from frozen, and he's heating up the competition. 

Look out, fellow Olympians, there's a new competitor on the ice! He may have four paws and a pesky curled whisker, but this kitty has earned his tuxedo time and time again out there in the snow. Of course, this is probably all to reap the benefits of a warm, cozy bed at the end of the night.

The guest status expired and permanent residence kicked in.

In October, a small cat walked into the house like he already knew the place. He was friendly, confident, and very clear about wanting food. At first it seemed likely he belonged to a neighbor, so he was allowed to visit during the day and sent back out at night. He hated that arrangement and made sure everyone knew it. A vet visit cleared things up. No microchip, not neutered, and no one responded to neighborhood posts asking if he was missing. After that, the decision was simple. Next time he visited, he stayed.

He clearly wasn't new to indoor life. He used the litter tray immediately and meowed for meals like a professional. The vet guessed he was around six months old, still full of kitten energy and curiosity. Since moving in, he's revealed himself to be a lovable idiot with a bottomless stomach. He eats like food might disappear forever and then checks to see if there's more. His curved little ears and the fluffy fur under his feet give him a slightly messy charm that fits him perfectly.

What started as a walk-in visit turned into a permanent home. He picked the door, walked through it, and decided the search was over. Now he lives there full time, loud, hungry, and completely settled.

It might have seemed obvious that cats would be considered solids in the world of matter, but after viewing this collection of cats sitting in and spilling out of small containers, you too shall begin to question whether they are actually liquids.

It is the most basic of physics that we were taught in school, matter takes on three states. Solid, liquid and gas. Now we know that cats are not gas because they can sit on our chests while we sleep and almost choke us out. But what is becoming more and more obvious is that we do not know for certain that cats are solids, and while they might not be pure liquid, there is a strong argument for them being a liquid-solid hybrid.

At least that is the impression that we got while putting together this collection of If I Fits I Sits pics. And it is something that you can see our cute cat companions doing in all sort of situations. Whether it is slipping away from our grasp, squeezing through impossibly small gaps, or as in these photos, sitting in tiny containers. 

If they really cared about the cat, they would put its health and safety before their own needs. Any other response is nothing other than selfish.

If we could, we would adopt all the stray cats in our neighborhood, nay, the world, and bring them into our home so that they would never have to experience hunger or being cold ever again. However, we don't have millions of dollars for unlimited cat litter and food, so we can't. We adopt them when we have the space, try to find homes for them if we can't take them in, feed them, and try to give them as much love as pawssible. This way, they're more likely to adapt easily to an indoor life. We miss them when they get adopted, or run away, but we would never intentionally keep them stray just so we could enjoy their company, which is what these entitled employees want. They had a resident stray cat outside their workplace that some of them adored, but as the temperatures started dropping, one kind coworker decided to take the plunge and make her a purrmanent pet. The response from their coworkers purrfectly dumbfounded us beyond all doubt. All we can say is, they're not true cat people.

Losing your cat is hard. But for a cat to lose its owner could be even harder. 

It doesn't even have to be a rainbow bridge situation. Sometimes, life just happens. For this cat, his loving elderly owner, who loved him with her whole heart, who took care of him, giving him everything he could ever need, simply couldn't take care of him any longer. She didn't abandon her cat. She had to move to an assisted home, and he, sadly, couldn't come with her. She did the best that she could, leaving him to the new residents in her old home, people who had cats, understood cats, who should, by all accounts, have been good to her cat. Except that they weren't. 

These new owners neglected the cat right away. It barely took a few days before they decided that he couldn't be in their - his - home full-time. They left the cat out in freezing temperatures, and he would cry for help, and "nobody cares at all". That's what their neighbor said. Except that wasn't entirely true. Because the neighbor cared. The neighbor, who knew about the situation, and who wanted to do something about it actually went and did it. 

If there is one thing that we need right now, it is a carefully curated, steady supply of cat memes. 

We don't know if you have noticed, but things are pretty crazy out there right meow. Everywhere you look, there is drama, there is confusion, there are just- things that we don't want to see. You log onto any social media platform, and you are bombarded with these things, forced to see them whether you want to or not. It's a real problem. Or so you would think. Because this problem actually has a very simple solution. Don't. Don't log onto these social media platforms when you're not feeling ready. Just turn on a website like ICHC and find all the hilarious cat memes that you are looking for. 

Because really, the one thing that we actually want to find on social media platforms are funny cat memes. It's unfortunate that they are so heavily surrounded by all the other things. But that's true only for us. We have to sift through all the madness to find the purrfect cat memes that we are looking for. You… all that you have to do is come here, and you will find all the uplifting, pawsitive and silly memes that you could ever need, free of everything else. 

A ten-year friendship started with a stray who refused to take no for an answer. 

Almost ten years ago, a tiny stray cat basically adopted her human first. Sabriel started showing up every evening, skinny and impossibly small, the kind of little creature you can't stop worrying about. A few days later her rescuer appeared and asked if anyone wanted to adopt a cat. It turned out to be the same cat who'd been visiting. At that point it felt less like a decision and more like Sabriel had already filed the paperwork herself.

Her rescuer explained that Sabriel and her kittens had come from a bad situation. The kittens had homes, but mama cat was stuck living outside. One rainy afternoon made everything clear. Seeing her curled up in straw, cold and trying to stay dry, was enough to settle it. Sabriel came home and started her next chapter.

Since then she's been there for every version of life that followed. New homes, new jobs, changing routines, and the quiet growing pains that come with time. Through all of it, she stayed steady. The tiny stray who once showed up hungry turned into a constant source of comfort, padding around like she'd always belonged there. Nearly a decade later she's older, healthy, and still going strong, proof that sometimes the best family members are the ones who choose you first.

Cats and robots don't really get along – except when the cat sits on top of it! 

This cat saw a family he wanted, and he went for it. This cat was snooping around the family since before Christmas. They took him in, TNR'd him, and to their surprise he came back. He wandered around looking for their attention, and on Christmas day they finally took him in. Now that he's a steady member of their home, they decided to buy him lots of toys. Seeing him playing around with catnip, stuffed animals, and even robot cleaners. It's heartwarming to see that the cat got his furrever home. 

We waltz into this Valentine's Day with full-on feline cattitude, and we don't care what others think.

It's not that we don't have any special humans to celebrate this Valentine's Day with. It's that we defy this day with the cattitude of an orange cat operating on the force of a single brain cell. We defy the sickeningly sweet smooching couples everywhere we go. We defy the outrageous prices of every product that a design team slapped a heart on and decided it's a "Valentine's Day special". We defy the notion that this is not a regular day, like any other day of the week. And this defiance requires maximum cattitude energy.

If you feel the same, don't worry about today - we got you. We have everything prepurred. And by that, we mean that we have all the cattitude pixelated and ready to be shipped to fellow feline fans worldwide. We have the stuff. We have the feline funnies filled with cattitude, with cat sass, with the LOLs and MEOWs a cat person might need to survive the day - and especially this specific one. So grab your grumpy cat, maybe your Valentine's-defying human partner, and enjoy the clawmedy presented below. No romance required.