A Sunny Selection of Silly Cats Purrfect For the Dreary Days of Winter

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Blake Seidel • Managing Editor & Brand Manager
Jan 18, 2026 11:00 AM EST

When the days are cloudy and gray, you can always turn to cats to fill every meowment with sunshine and pawsitivity.

It's a known fact that people tend to be a little more down in wintertime. The shorter days, the gloomy weather, the freezing temperatures, and the fact that we haven't seen the sun for a number of days just makes everything feel dreary. It's an unfurtunate consequence of daylight savings and living in a location with an actual winter, but there are quite a few tips and tricks we have to stay pawsitive and make the SADs less sad.

Some people buy special "sun lamps" that trick your brain into feeling like it's experiencing sunshine without there actually being any sun in sight. These lamps reduce excess melatonin, help your body understand that it is, in fact, daytime outside, and can help with irritability, low mood, and brain fog. However, they work best with everyday usage and will not magically cure your grumpiness.

Our preferred method is much simpler (and fuzzier). We work with a purrscription for cats, kitty cuddles, and silly cats on the internet. This combination of things always makes us feel better because (excuse us while we get a little technical here) we get: oxytocin (your body's love hormone) from petting our cats and cuddling with them, and serotonin (your happy hormone!) from scrolling through silly cats. With these three things combined, it's purractically like chasing the clouds away and feeling the sunshine on your face. Now that's what we call meowgic.

The days may be gloomy and sad, but the cat corner of the internet remains purrfectly pawsitive. Gather around, because we've got a sunny selection of silly cats for you that are sure to shoo away those gloomy, grumpy vibes, and get you feeling purrfectly optimistic in no time!

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    Brennon Hook @brencasts.bsky.soc... 8h just scrolled through my phone to find the train ticket and showed the man this image instead with full confidence that THIS was my train ticket. 小红书号:410035756
    via @brencasts.bsky.social
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    Cheezburger Image 10597039360
    via RaytheForgetful
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    Coffee beans @the_pizzacat
    via @the_pizzacat
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    meg BETTYDR4PER-1d heathcliff it's me I'm cathy I've come home I'm so cold let me in your window kat+ albertcamslut-1d This picture is making me so emotional
    via BETTYDR4PER

  • Whether this cat is a stray or an indoor cat that got out, for the love of Ceiling Cat, let them in! Snow and freezing temperatures are no place for a cat to be. They need to be inside, hogging your entire heater and/or fireplace (who has a fireplace anymore?), and then promptly taking up your whole bed. There are no exceptions.

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    Rachel Sussman @RachelxSussman "I was playing birdsongs to help him relax." -My kid, perhaps not understanding how cat brains process birdsong
    via @RachelxSussman
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    rate doobert's loaf (ignore scoobert) 2,625 comments Mars confused which loaf I'm rating 7h Reply that one 16m Reply 3 80 Q Х 8
    via Mars
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    chilling and vibin todayy :))
    via RaytheForgetful
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    Look at my cat's whiskers
    via RaytheForgetful
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    Cheezburger Image 10597046272
    via RaytheForgetful
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    she hates orange cause one day an orange car cheated on her
    via RaytheForgetful
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    Fancy Feast he has a purchase
    via RaytheForgetful
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    SAMSUNG born to dilly dally forced to lock in
    via RaytheForgetful
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    Workin hard on my puter
    via RaytheForgetful
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    Cheezburger Image 10597039872
    via RaytheForgetful
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    r/cats u/iloveyeezus32.4h is there a way to boost my cats intelligence? i wanna know because my cat is actually a different level of stupid Advice this is the cat in question. his name is nuclear bomb 359 47 Share
    via u/iloveyeezus32

  • Despite popular belief, you can actually work to increase your cat's problem-solving skills, memory, and adaptability by having them play with puzzles and foraging toys. Cats are also trainable, but it just requires a lot more work than training a dog. It helps a lot if you have a food-motivated cat.

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    Matt @ItsBlarg Follow Sorry Doug, didn't realize my flash was on 2:21 02 Oct 24 1.3M Views .
    via @ItsBlarg
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    Quarter Pounder with Cheese
    via RaytheForgetful
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    i donbt know enmpty anythimg.
    via RaytheForgetful
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    my need for attention my need to not be perceived I have a very strange relationship with the fact that I exist @brutalrecovery
    via @brutalrecovery
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    Wish i could say "??????" in real life, it would be very useful
    via RaytheForgetful
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    Cheezburger Image 10597042432
    via glen.meows
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    going into a spiral anyone want anything?
    via RaytheForgetful
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    Me: I need to stop being lonely and talk to people Someone: Hey Me: RECK
    via RaytheForgetful
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    A photo taken seconds before disaster
    via RaytheForgetful
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    13irdl3rain Follow She always looks like she just got done with an hour long crying session
    via 13irdl3rain
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    ADOPT ME!!!!
    via RaytheForgetful
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    The fastest living thing on earth
    via RaytheForgetful
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    Cheezburger Image 10597046784
    via RaytheForgetful
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    me my emotional support impossible fantasy
    via RaytheForgetful
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    Cheezburger Image 10597048320
    via RaytheForgetful
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    thebestoftumbling: "I've made a huge mistake."
    via thebestoftumbling
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    i'm okay i'll try again tomorrow
    via RaytheForgetful

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