'Purrito season has arrived' cat memes for fall lovers under cozy covers

Briana Viser • Writer and Editor

Sep 29, 2026 8:45 AM EDT

Purrito: the scientific word for a cat in a blanket, that which resembles a burrito.

Ahh, sleep. The time away from our grounded, day-to-day realities. The time for our candy-colored clown they call the sandman to tiptoe to our room while we doze in and out of consciousness, vacillating between worlds until we land in our sleeping states for the night. A soporific scroll to lull ourselves before we cozy up into our covers, hiding from the world, opening up to REM sleep to dream a little dream or two. Dreams are fascinating. They really are windows to our thoughts, feelings, desires. Different philosophers and psychologists will have differing opinions on the meaning behind dreams. Freud, for example, believes that every dream is a deep wish. Cats love to be cozy, they love to sleep and snuggle, and that's why they're purrfect for purrito season.

It's already October and spooky season is here. It's spooky season, purrito season, and cozy season. Get ready to listen to the rain fall outside, and the pitter patter on your windows, and the sound of the wind in the air. Get ready for changing colors in the leaves, and to bring out your old Ugg boots, and to put pumpkin spice on everything. We're not the only ones to dream at night. Our pets dream too! Have you ever seen your four-legged sweetie kicking their paws and squinting their eyes while deep in sleep? They're having a dream. I wonder what their subconscious brings to them as they doze away to cat-dreamland.

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Who doesn't love a good nap, a rest, a bit of shut-eye, a well-earned slumber, a doze, snooze, or a repose to the chaotic day-to-day. It makes so much sense that cats would sleep so much because their lives are so hard. Just kidding, obviously.
I wish I was curled up in a purrito blanket right now. It's the coziest feeling in the world, and it feels like you're being hugged. I can also do it with my cat! He loves being put in a purrito form, and then I can finally eat him. Munch on those chicken thighs.
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