40 Cat Memes for People Dreading 40 Who Didn't Figure Out the World Yet

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Ayala Sorotsky • Writer and Editor
Mar 5, 2025 12:00 PM EST

It's hard being a hooman being. From a certain age, people expect you to be an adult and know things, and even have a job and work in it. Sometimes they even need you to pay taxes and have responsibilities. Why? Why can't we just… be? Look at cats, for example - cats aren't required to have a profession and work, they don't need to pay taxes, and their only real responsibility is to scratch away their excess nails on a fitting surface from time to time. Why can't we all just be cats? It seems much more fun and desirable than to be an adult hooman.

Until we figure out the black magic that will turn us all into cats, we can at least be comforted by relatable cat memes to distract us from all these people-y and human-y things we've mentioned above. We can at least enjoy the funny cat memes that distract us from the real world for a little while. We have a bunch of funny cat memes right here, for this reason.

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  • 01
    I keep saying "It is what it is" But really....like What is it? Wut in tarnation
    via @only-cat-memes
  • 02
    This is not my cat. I have never met this cat. But I love this cat
    via @only-cat-memes

  • You never need to have previous encounters with a cat to love them. When you simply see a cat you can love them immediately. Otherwise, what's wrong with you? Of course you love the cat you've just met. That's just the natural order of things.

  • 03
    @katatomicart cat ownership in a nutshell Kat Docila Awhitmor WEAGLY
    via @katatomicart
  • 04
    me in my natural state
    via @only-cat-memes
  • 05
    PROSE PER FC ROLE PET FC ROSS Me after a long day of nothing ROSE PET & C & N #
    via @only-cat-memes

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  • 06
    This is Dexter. He likes distracting me from doing my work 1
    via @only-cat-memes
  • 07
    Car/cats 19h HELP - My cat ate 1 slice of salami !! SAMSUN Joined
    via @only-cat-memes
  • 08
    Me in animal crossing trying to figure out interior design @AbbyHoward
    via @AbbyHoward
  • 09
    wwww Guys I found heaven
    via @only-cat-memes
  • 10
    DaydreamerDan @Daydreamerdan_ My cat Latte stole a chicken nugget from me on stream and I'm freaking losing my mind at this screenshot
    via @Daydreamerdan_
  • 11
    My heebies are jeebied olan meows
    via olan meows
  • 12
    "My Girlfriend's 85-year-old client asked if he could paint our cat. I think he did a wonderful job!"
    via @only-cat-memes
  • 13
    The mo know ab ME the mor I love my + 10.5K I hope she realizes how important she is to me 74 356
    via @only-cat-memes
  • 14
    So apparently in my absence my husband has hung cat-level wall art. So sophisticated!
    via @only-cat-memes
  • 15
    my boyfriend said "oh my god my cat looks like baby yoda" and I look over and sure enough
    via @only-cat-memes
  • 16
    ModkatⓇ @Modkat Owning a cat is hearing things crash during the night and deciding it's a problem for tomorrow you.
    via @Modkat
  • 17
    SAINTcream @LionOfUldah Follow when i say YIPPIE and WAHOO this is what mean
    via @LionOfUldah
  • 18
    it's his birthday:3 rejectness @rejectness aw the cake on the whiskers
    via @rejectness
  • 19
    > (is behind glass) @youthfvlly GET OUT!!!! SHES STUDYING!!!!!!!!
    via @youthfvlly
  • 20
    * We be cutting onions and this fool thinks he's getting treats. He's in here... See More 1.7K 1K Comments
    via @only-cat-memes
  • 21
    rachel Follow @rachelmillman every day he invents new ways to sit around like an evil gay prince
    via @rachelmillman
  • 22
    WHEN YOU GO OUT DO YOU SAY TO YOUR CAT I WILL BE BACK SOON
    via @only-cat-memes

  • Of course we make sure our cat knows we'll be back soon. If we won't tell him that when we're out of the house, how will they know? Do you want to tell us there are cat pawrents who don't tell their cats they'll be back soon??

  • 23
    Black cats aren't bad luck. That's false information made up by orange cats
    via @only-cat-memes
  • 24
    DON'T FEED ME. I WILL NEVER LEAVE. I HAVE A HOME, BU I'M A FREELOADING HOLE. Text Message Today 10:51 PM Hey we have your cat.. collars hilarious Ya.... He's fixed too but he still thinks he has game and wonders the streets, periodically. I can come get the a ole. Where is he?
    via @only-cat-memes
  • 25
    btw id share my fries wu
    via @only-cat-memes
  • 26
    kslogan.43 + "she's just a cat" First off, that's my babygirl.
    via @kslogan
  • 27
    summer @angelbearlover saw this last night and thought maybe life is worth living. if a cat can lay perfectly and rectangularly in a spot where a window-made rainbow falls, just like nyan cat, then the slim chance something great can happen is still a chance.
    via @angelbearlover
  • 28
    SetSailFor I got a kitten today! His name is McChicken because I originally left the house for McDonalds, and then came home with a kitten. oops.
    via u/_SetSailFo****
  • 29
    they/themily @e_davishale cat ownership is hearing a single soft *clink* from across the house and yelling GET AWAY FROM THE BUTTER
    via @e_davishale
  • 30
    Dad: *doesn't want a cat* Family: *Gets a cat anyway* Dad and Cat:
    via @only-cat-memes
  • 31
    kitties sleeping on their tiny ikea beds
    via @only-cat-memes
  • 32
    Look at her in her jumper
    via @only-cat-memes
  • 33
    5 minutes after i replace my cats water
    via @only-cat-memes
  • 34
    Jordan @littlemiss_WDE Biggest scam ever: apartments charging pet fees but not children fees. My cat literally lays on a blanket all day while I can literally hear children beating on the walls.
    via @littlemiss_WDE
  • 35
    Lavender Constellation Store @lavendercostore I got this squish a couple months ago because it looks exactly like Faris. I've been trying to get a picture of them together. I was finally able to tonight and I'm dying. e ၁
    via @lavendercostore
  • 36
    DO YOU FEED THIS CAT? ...Or is he stealing food from you? Could you stop feeding him please? We thank you for your generosity, but unfortunately he's getting a bit fat and being sick more often. He's very good at acting deprived and malnourished, but I can assure you he's getting 3 square meals a day at home, more than the recommended daily allowance of treats, and on top of that he keeps the neighborhood rodent population down. He's got a very sensitive stomach and is being sick a lot. We would
    via @only-cat-memes
  • 37
    erin @erinmhk Getting a cat: My depression Crime rate in my house ~~~
    via @erinmhk
  • 38
    I am either yapping or napping
    via @only-cat-memes
  • 39
    follow ig @pestosalad for serotonin @igpestosalad i don't think i've ever seen such a perfect loafing form until now
    via @igpestosalad
  • 40
    It took 2 people to restrain kitty
    via @only-cat-memes

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