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Move over, upstanding citizens, cats on their hind legs are here to take over.

It seems like sometimes cats forget they are mammals, which mostly walk on four. Sure, you might know more than one insanely weird cat in your life, but for the most part - cats are just chill. Until they are not. And that's where their absolutely unhinged behaviors enter the chat. Cats can get very weird, very fast - and every cat pawrent with at least one cat knows exactly what we're talking about.

Every cat is a strange little creature in their own right, but some of their weird behaviors are shared across the board. Even the calmest of cats will get the 4 AM zoomies, you know? But zoomies are not where the collective cat weirdness ends. A lot of cats, for example, like to be held upside down. Most don't, but the ones who do probably share exactly one brain cell. Other cats, for another example, climb on the most unclimbable furniture. Just ask the nearest cat parent what the highest place they've ever found their cat in is - you'll get "above the curtain", "on top of the bathroom heater", or "literally in the ceiling", most likely.

And some cats just stand there. Not as in "standing doing nothing, staring at a blank wall" (although some cats do tend to do that), but as in "standing on their own two feet", even if they're technically paws. They just… stand there. For various cat reasons, we assume. Check the hilarious evidence for yourself. We think these will be some of the tallest cats you'll see, even if it's just a hind leg illusion.

No new cat will completely fill the hole left in your heart by your cat when it passes, but maybe saving a cat in need will help that hole start mending. 

A lot of cat owners could probably relate, but my worst fear right now, as I'm looking at my precious 11-year-old senior cat napping in the spare desk chair beside me as I'm typing this, is having her cross the rainbow bridge. And I know, logically, that 11 is not that old for a cat, that she might have many, many more happy and healthy years in front of her, but… Anytime would be too soon. Tomorrow will be too soon. Ten years from now would be too soon. She's my soul cat. My family. And I can't imagine anything filling the hole in my heart that she'll leave behind. But stories like today's, and like many others shared on r/CatDistributionSystem, give me a little bit of hope.

I want to continue helping cats forever. And right now, it's easy. Right now, with my soul cat beside me, I have no problem making room in my heart for a foster or a hungry stray cat. But when she'll be gone… how do you do it? I guess like this. I would like to believe that if I found a cat that needs help after she's gone, I'll have the ability to take them in and help them. I hope the desire to help, the happiness of helping a kitty in need, will be greater than the pain of the memory of losing my girl. It's hard to think about now, and I refuse to put cat-related negativity out into the universe, so I'll just say this: thank you to the people who already do what I would like to one day be able to do. Thank you. 

Cats are silly…it's time to embrace your own. 

Some days demand more from us, they're filled from morning till night with responsibilities that we'd rather not be doing. They're just a sequence of images that deplete us with their monotony. Some days might feel like that, which is why it's important to have an easy medicine to combat said days, and that medicine is silly, happy cat memes. The serious conversations, meetings, and productive organized plans can wait for a moment. Today is the day where tomfoolery breaches the threshold of your own silly capacity. Today is for tomfoolery. The kind of pawsitively packed tomfoolery is just the kind of thing cats are capable of. They're silly in ways that other animals can't be, because they take themselves so seriously. This dichotomy adds to the absurdity, which is the purrfect bereavement to boredom. 

They run, jump, hiss, and meow and they don't know we're laughing all the time at them. They think they've gotten us with their midnight zoomies, or their morning shouts for tuna, but we're the ones reaping the benefit of their chaos. Their behavior has us laughing, busting up with mirth, unable to control how much we're reeling in their silly craze. They're not always known to be happy animals, but they are. They're delightfully unpredictable, and their mischief is more like an entertaining art form. 

With summer in full swing it is becoming more and more common to see the kitties of our local community laying out in the sun, soaking up its warming rays. But what you might not have known is that our fluffy felines are doing so in order to bring their heartwarming and healing energy into our lives. So if all you want is a purr machine to sit atop your chest and melt your worries away, we suggest finding yourself a feline who is fully charged.

The theory that cats are solar powered is one that has circulated in the cat community for a while now. Though many pawrents and feline fans a like have taken to considering this charging behavior to mean that a cat is reupping on their clawminal tendencies and that they will strike out against their families with the vengeance of a thousand burning suns. However, we like to think rather differently about this behavior. We believe that this is our cat child's way of bringing us warmth and love, that they use the heat of the sun to comfort us and fill us with pawsitive energy.  

Now yes, this is all theoretical, but if you take a moment to consider that cats are warm blooded and so do not specifically need to sunbathe. And then add to that the fact that cats tend to be rather docile and delightful once they have arisen from their sunbathing nap. And you have a recipe for a cat who will more than happily curl up next to you, still warm from the sun, putting out purrs like a jackhammer, healing your heart one breath at a time. And we hope that this cute collection of lounging cattos will do the same for you. We cannot all be lucky enough to have a sunbathing feline who wants to cuddle and purr, but we can all enjoy these kitties curled up in the sun.
 

This little orange stowaway picked one unforgettable place to ask for help.

Reddit's r/CatDistributionSystem subreddit has seen kittens show up in all kinds of strange places, but under the hood of a car has to be one of the more nerve-racking deliveries. Thankfully, this little orange guy made enough noise to let everyone know exactly where he was before anyone turned the key.

The kitten was discovered perched on top of the transmission after his rescuer heard him meowing beneath the hood. Getting him out took a little patience and a spoonful of wet food, but once he realized help had arrived, he happily traded engine grease for a much cozier place indoors.

After a much-needed bath to wash off all the grime, the orange adventurer settled in almost immediately. He proved to be just as sweet as he was curious, making himself comfortable like he'd been part of the family all along. One of the cutest moments came when he met the family's dog, with the two sharing gentle little nose boops that made it seem like they'd already decided to be best friends.

With three resident cats and a dog already running the household, keeping him wasn't the plan. Instead, the family found a solution that feels just as heartwarming. The little orange guy will be heading to the home of a close friend, where they'll still get to watch him grow up knowing he's safe, loved, and exactly where he belongs.

It's hard to imagine a better ending for a kitten who started his day covered in engine grease. One loud little meow was all it took to turn a dangerous hiding spot into the first chapter of a very happy forever home.