35 Cat Memes For People Owned By Cats

Katie Rodriguez

5 months ago

Kings Of The Internet: Cat Memes For Loud Little Bosses

Updated on September 24, 2025

I was balancing a mug and a to-do list when the tabby body-checked my keyboard, and the group chat answered with cat memes like a prescription. Two swipes later, I’d accepted that my deadlines now answer to whiskers.

September has strong couch-and-scroll energy—Instagram Reels looping, r/aww overflowing, and The Dodo turning nap time into cinema. It’s peak terrain for funny cat memes, a sprinkling of kitten memes, and a couple of hyper-shareable cat tweets that make the whole apartment applaud.

35 Cat Memes For Instant Laughter

A funny cat meme about a sleepy cat's solemn obligation to watch you in the bathroom at 3 am.
A funny cat meme comparing the handsome winner of a 1958 cat show to a ruggedly handsome modern bodega cat.
A funny cat meme of a tiny kitten with a bow tie sitting on a warehouse shelf, captioned "He is back in stock."
A funny cat meme showing two different cats with two very different sales pitches for their watermelons.
A funny cat meme comparing a cat under a couch cushion to a bug you find when you lift up a rock.
A classic cat meme of a white cat nibbling on salami, with the caption "Cats can have a little slommy."
A funny cat meme of a mother cat looking like she is angrily lecturing two very small, guilty-looking kittens.
A funny cat meme showing a giant cat taking up most of the space in a tiny doll bed.
A funny cat meme of a cat sitting inside a LEGO Colosseum, with a hilarious Latin-inspired caption.
A cat meme showing a black hoodie covered in white cat hair, described as "the cost of love."

Now that you’ve toured the gallery of funny cat memes, you can feel the beats: loaf mode unlocked, zoomies at 3 a.m., and a stare so judgmental it qualifies as performance review. The best cat memes compress a full feline arc—plot, twist, snack—into captions you can read while rescuing a pen from desktop paw patrol.

What lands is contrast. Regal fluff, chaotic choices. Olympic grace followed by a thud you pretend not to hear. Keep a few under midnight zoomies for morale and a few more in litter box diplomacy for when negotiations require treats.

Platforms sharpen the punchline. Carousels hide the kicker on slide two, short clips time the paw-swipe perfectly, and screenshots preserve that deadpan you can’t fake. Sprinkle in kitten memes for pure serotonin spikes and stash those “I typed an email” photos as group chat fuel.

There’s empathy, too. These jokes roast situations, not pets (or people). We’re laughing at the universals: the mysterious Red Dot trial, the cardboard box supremacy clause, the dramatic gasp when the can opener sings. That’s why funny cat memes travel cleanly from Slack to the family thread.

Also: enrichment goes both ways. The cat gets a puzzle feeder; you get a three-panel giggle that resets your brain. Pair a scroll with water, a stretch, and maybe a window seat—you’ll both pretend it’s enrichment time and you’ll both be right.

If your paws are still typing after these cat memes, I queued great companions: after this batch, I hopped into 30 Hilarious Bird Memes You’ll Save Immediately, took a lap through 30 Funny Animal Memes For Pet People, and cooled down with 40 Animal Pics With Perfect Timing to keep the purr going.

Author bio: Katie Rodriguez packs snacks, folds tiny socks, and believes a single whisker can edit any schedule.

Katie Rodriguez is a seasoned writer with eight years dedicated to meme commentary, viral internet events, and digital storytelling. Formerly a senior meme analyst at Bored Panda and an occasional guest contributor at Vice's Motherboard, Kat specializes in meme culture’s intersection with social media phenomena—covering trends like Milk Crate Challenge, Area 51 Raid, and Baby Yoda. She’s known for her witty writing style and deep understanding of why certain memes resonate across generations, making her a valuable voice on Thunder Dungeon.

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