20 Throwback Cat Memes Every Feline Fanatic Could Relate To

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Mariel Ruvinsky • Writer and Editor
May 28, 2025 9:00 AM EDT

Oh, cat memes. One of the best things on the internet. Funny cat memes are one of the things that keeps us going - day in and day out. We start as many of our mornings as we can by laughing at silly cat memes. Because it's good for us. Because it's good for our souls. And because it fills us with this warm, soft, comfortable feeling of nostalgia, reminding us of the time that we were younger, of the time some of these memes first popped up. It reminds us that, even with things seem crazy, there is still good in the world. 

And there are still cats. And there is still access - because that's how the internet is set up - to all of the most nostalgic cat memes that we love. So, here are a few of them. We have put together a few of those memes that really… gave us that feeling this past week. And we hope they fill you with that same feeling too.  

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  • 01
    My cat was wondering how my gf got in a tiny box above us in the air ell LTE 6:44 PM
    via @WholesomeMeme
  • 02
    CHETANA The cashier who wants Me who's been feeling to start a small talk lonely lately with me
    via @WholesomeMeme
  • 03
    Text Message Today 9:22 AM Hi, this is DoorDash connecting you to your Dasher for updates about your order. i've acquired your food and i'll be there as quickly as possible Hahaha, that's a first. Thank you! Just trying to brighten someone's day!
    via @WholesomeMeme

  • Okay, this is wholesome as heck. And it worked. Our day was made better knowing that this happened, and our day would have been made much better had this actually happened to us. More cat memes from food carriers. We support this. 

  • 04
    Dad: *doesn't want a cat* Family: *buys cat anyways* Dad and the cat:
    via @WholesomeMeme
  • 05
    awwww-cute: My cat looks like toothless the dragon
    via awwww-cute
  • 06
    Me having a long day My gf giving me a kiss
    via @WholesomeMeme
  • 07
    When you're both different but still care a lot about each other
    via @WholesomeMeme
  • 08
    srafandseedpods: OH MY GOD one of our tigers did this (and it isn't stuck on his head; one of the keepers went in to see if he needed help and he undid this and redid it on his own a few times) but oh my god hE'S PRETENDING TO BE A LION
    via srafandseedpods
  • 09
    Me when I see my grandma Me listening to her stories
    via @WholesomeMeme
  • 10
    do not fret about thine ears, my feline allocate compatriot, I will space
    via @WholesomeMeme
  • 11
    How big the feet of a lynx is
    via @WholesomeMeme

  • And this is why we keep saying that one day, we will end up on the news for petting something that we shouldn't. Because it's true. Because look at this thing. Look at its paws. How could we not try to pet him? Impawssible.

  • 12
    Memo: Tomorrow, we're taking employee photos for the company website. Please dress accordingly. Me: HATE @StupidResumes
    via @WholesomeMeme
  • 13
    I'm catman.
    via @WholesomeMeme
  • 14
    Asked my girlfriend to come out tonight, she said she could go, but she had to bring a cat along. ROC
    via @WholesomeMeme
  • 15
    Honest citizen evicted from his home by an organized criminal group
    via @WholesomeMeme
  • 16
    u/iwant2believe _ • 4y. My grandparents had a cat that would climb on the roof, get stuck, and meow at the back door until my grandma would come out with a laundry basket to rescue him.
    via u/iwant2believe_
  • 17
    Me already angry A doorknob grabbing my clothes
    via @WholesomeMeme
  • 18
    earnestwoman i love when i see my door open a crack and then a second later i see my cat's beautiful little face wretchedcrone i love when my door is busted open so forcefully that it bounces off the doorframe and my cat barrels onto my bed screaming
    via earnestwoman
  • 19
    Family: look who's up early Me pulling an alnighter:
    via @WholesomeMeme
  • 20
    I don't mean to brag, but I have a pure bread cat
    via @WholesomeMeme

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