24 Heartwarming Cat Memes for a Simple Monday Perk Me Up

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Briana Viser • Writer and Editor
Sep 14, 2026 5:30 PM EDT

Dopamine hits come in all different forms, so let this one be from meowlarious cats. 

Cat memes are great because they're so simple, yet hilarious. We don't expect them to get us out of a funk, but they manage it anyway. There's something so purrfect about the combination of cats and dopamine. On the surface, it seems like they wouldn't be related, but they are. These small bursts of joy give us more than a dopamine hit, it gives us a reason to love. We love our cats like we love a partner, a friend, or even ourselves. Never underestimate the adoration, devotion, love, and connection you can have with your cat, and don't let anyone tell you it's silly. It's a deeply emotional experience that should be respected and cherished. And even if it doesn't seem related, flag football is also one of those things that boosts our dopamine receptors, and feels akin to the affect of cats. 

Dopamine is the brain saying, "that felt good, let's do it again!" It's released when you accomplish something, experience pleasure, or even anticipate a reward (which is why it's attached to motivation as well). In flag football and cats, they both show us the light, thrilling enjoyment of something. Cats operate on their own mysterious flow. They're surprisingly good at delivering the same little dopamine boosts that we get in flag football. They both carry a certain athleticism too. Cats love to run, jump, play, and pounce around as if they were playing flag football. So enjoy anything that gives you that dopamine rush, especially cast. 

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    Pop off

    it's dangerous to go alone, take this
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    They always are

    he complains.. he stretches.. he's the whole package
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    Evil rain

    I want to go out, but the rain is against me
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    Lol

    Please don't let cat escape. She looks like this
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    Hottie

    My cat has been lookmaxxing lately
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  • 06

    Stop

    When your human gives you your 43rd nickname
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    Too real

    You are in the middle of conversation but your social battery's running out
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    Yes kitty

    I get a lot more street cred since I stole the dog's collar
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    Cute

    My dog regularly uses my cat as a pillow
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  • Flag football is at its heart a playful version of competition. Bereft of the heavy contact of traditional football, it's lighter, faster, and more about agility and quick thinking than athleticism. There's something about its energizing running around a field, grabbing flags, and laughing together with teammates that makes it feel something like scrolling cat memes. The dopamine bursts, the feeling of being apart of something, feeling understood. It all goes hand in hand. There's both a high energy and a calmness to flag football and cats. Could you imagine a cat playing flag football? It would be hilarious to see their little paws grabbing things. 

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    Haha

    The electrician they sent is wearing waist-high pants
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    That's all the feelings

    AAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAA When your therapist tells you to write down your feelings 2 7-0
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    Hungry

    Butters bought me a chicken wing from outside. It's still warm. WHERE DID YOU GET THIS
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  • 13

    Hiss!

    Me when someone recognises me in public :
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    Don't talk to me

    Me when someone is too chatty in the morning
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  • 15

    Shh

    He doesn't want a treat, he says I can have two
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  • 16

    Cheater

    Cat: Am I not pretty enough for you Margaret? Why are you looking at other cats on the internet? 11
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    They're just babies

    i work, so my cat can sleep all day
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  • 18

    Twins

    The new cat taught the old cat to eat like this...
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  • 19

    Fight!

    yeah, great place to be fighting guys, real smart, this can only end well PASAREIS
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  • 20

    Smell

    My cat demands to smell everything I eat. Not to eat it. Just to smell it, make a disgusted face, and walk away. Every single meal.
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  • 21

    Aww

    www air mattress... She made herself a little ATENEX POS ENEMY JUMA POCITES CE BACHET DOLLARR C STAND ALERT
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    That's adorable

    My roommate's younger brother made a friendship bracelet for my cat FD
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    Cold outside

    me running 2 weeks of errands before the weather comes in THE NORTH FACE
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