23 Soft and Serene Cat Memes to Melt Away the Stress of Your Week

The week is approaching its middle, and we're here to avoid the midweek slump with the special kind of zen only cats can bring.

It's easy to feel relaxed when a cat is around. Sure, cats might have their unexplained midnight zoomies, their random screams at blank walls, or their chase of imaginary prey. But all that pales in comparison next to the absolute zen state cats can get humans into. All cat pawrents have experienced more than once the weighted blanket situation - when the cat decides you're their bed, and there's nothing you can do about it. Just… embrace the current situation and relax into it. The purrs help, fur sure.

And this relaxation might even come just by being next to cats, in their vicinity. A cat who sleeps in the corner, who slowly blinks at you, telling you how they trust you with a mere look. So if you don't have a cat to be next to - try cat memes instead. Being next to cats in the digital realm, for coziness and relaxation.

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We know that cats are unique and beautiful, but sometimes it's hard to remember just how much special they can look. Cats fur genetics are complex and interesting, and they contain the code to such marvelous combinations of colors and patterns on a cat's coat. And this little “two-faced” fella is no different in his different fur color. But he looks so special thanks to it.
This one cat looks like it got perfectly sliced down the middle by the universe’s paintbrush. This effect can happen when a cat is a genetic mosaic or chimera, meaning its body developed from two slightly different cell lines early in the embryonic stage. As the kitten grows, those cell groups spread across the body like territories on a map, including the face. Because fur color comes from pigment genes in those cells, each side can grow a different shade. The result is a cat that looks like it ran through the character creator and accidentally left the symmetry slider at zero.
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That's not just a meme - cats really are serotonin machines. Studies do show that cats can boost people's serotonin levels by just being their fabulous and meowjestic selves. Petting our legs with a headbutt, pressing themselves on our chest while purring like a miniature tractor, showing us love by slow blinking and just being present with us (quietly) in the same space - all are proven to lower stress and just generally make us happy. Seriously, people who have never had a cat in their lives don't know the joy they bring into our lives. Literally. Scientifically proven.
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