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Cats have it all figured out: when you want something, scream until someone listens. When you don't want something, scream until they stop doing it. So, if you want this Meownday to be over faster, do as the cats do: scream.

We saw that we are our cats' owners, but we all know that they own us. Did we train them to get off the counter, or did they train us to give them a treat every time they get off? Did we "figure out" how to get them to drink more water, or did they train us to leave glasses of water out for them to drink from? Our cats can be relentless when it comes to dinnertime as well. They will sing us the song of their people for about 30 minutes before to remind us that in 30 minutes, we have to give them dinner, and the volume of their song gets louder the closer we get to mealtime. We haven't furgotten to feed them once in the entire 12 years we've had them, but is that because of their screaming, or is it because we're good pawrents? The world will never know.

Cats love to boss us around with their screams. They don't like you sitting in their spot: scream until you get up. They are tired and want you to come to bed with them: scream until you get off the couch and get ready for bed. It must be purrfectly cathartic (and effective) to scream so much, which is why we're adopting their meowthed of solving problems: we're going to scream whenever we need something done today.

Meowndays are the hardest day of the week, and thus, they deserve a scream (or 50). We advise you to try it as well, and see if it helped you get through the first day of the week with more ease. To inspire you, scroll down and enjoy these feisty feline funnies that will help you find your inner cattitude and your screaming voice. May the odds be ever in your favor.

Caffeine is the only thing standing between consciousness and chaos.

It's Monday, which means functioning requires caffeine and a small amount of emotional support. These cats look like they're running on the same fragile system as the rest of us. Eyes half open, faces blank, hovering near mugs like they're waiting for permission to wake up. The day started too early and everyone knows it.

Some of them sit beside coffee cups with the intensity of creatures who understand the stakes. A paw rests near the mug like it's guarding the last source of hope. Others stare straight ahead with the distant expression of someone waiting for their brain to reconnect. They aren't drinking the coffee, but spiritually they're depending on it.

The mood is universal. Monday doesn't begin until the caffeine hits, and these cats look personally invested in that process. They carry the exact energy of a human standing in the kitchen, holding a cup with both hands, waiting to become a person again. Every whisker says patience is running thin.

Eventually the room settles into that quiet moment where the first sip does its work. The cat loafs beside the mug like a tiny coworker who survived the morning shift. Nobody's cheerful yet, but the lights are back on. It's enough to get through the day.

Another weekend is about to end with a dose of Twitter purrfection. 

Listen, there is not much that we ask for on a Sunday morning. We don't ask for anything grandiose. All we want is to start the morning on the right paw, with a smile, a laugh, a little calmness. The workweek is intense. Every day, something different happens to stress us out. Sunday is for chilling. Sunday is for catching up on all the good vibes that we need to get through the new week as sane as we can. Sunday is also known as Funday. And on Funday, we need some purrfect cat memes. 

No place doesn't hilarious cat memes quite as pawfectly as Twitter does. That is what we have learned over out time making this segment. Every single week, we look for all the viral cat tweets that we can, searching through every corner of X in search of these little gems that people can't stop sharing. And then, we put them all right here for you. Because surrounding these gems, there is drama, there is insanity, there are a whole lot of things that we don't want to see first thing on Sunday morning. But this - these gems are what we are here for, and they are about to make you smile. 

He showed up starving and joined the household crew.

George showed up starving and terrified back in September. He clearly hadn't had an easy stretch and was hanging around the house. He was trapped in November, neutered, and released, and for a while he kept his distance. Then something flipped. A few weeks later he started headbutting hands and asking for pets, which felt like a door opening. By Christmas he was inside. A recent vet visit revealed he's FIV positive and needs dental work, but after a lot of research and long conversations, the decision was simple. He's staying.

Now, the house introductions are underway. George has no problem staying upstairs and is slowly meeting the resident crew. Asa, the elderly chihuahua, treats him like he's always been there. She's partly blind and just happy to smell a familiar scent, and George hisses a little but respects the space she gives him. Sage, the younger cat, adjusted almost instantly. They share space calmly, ignoring each other in the peaceful way animals do when they've agreed on a truce. Jojo and Basil are still in the sniff-through-the-door phase, but George stays submissive and gentle, avoiding conflict and answering hisses with slow blinks.

His only crimes so far are food theft attempts and a dramatic hatred of litter mats. Otherwise he's a toy-chasing, zoomie-powered shadow who follows his humans everywhere. He isn't a full cuddle bug yet, but the trust is growing. For a cat who arrived scared and starving, George has already come a long way, and the house is clearly making room for him.

Here thee, there thee, your royal highness, thoust been blessed with princely cat memes.  

Cats really do give an air of royalty. They sit on their thrones looking down on their kingdom below. They have an air of pretentiousness, pride, and "I'm better than you," cattitude. Princesses and princes have long occupied a main source of folktales through the ages. They wear crowns, live in castles, and sometimes go through a transformation. Across fairytales, folklore, and stories, royalty is a symbol of power, struggle, and identity. Traditionally, princesses were portrayed as gentle, demure, beautiful, and passive. Maybe even portrayed as wistfully gazing out of a high window in a tall tower, awaiting something more. And is your cat not unlike the wistful princess, dotingly wishing they could play outside with the birds and run around green grasses? These roles reflected values of the times, but they don't have to be any more. And a prince was brave, decisive, and heroic, saving a princess who's locked in a tower. Is your cat not unlike a brave prince, saving you everyday from succumbing to life's constant suffering? 

What makes princesses and princes so interesting is their ability to bridge the gap between something ethereal and earthly. They're lavished and rich, but also bereft and forced to go on their own journey. They're endowed with a burden that requires sacrifice, wisdom, and empathy. And just like your cat, they're here to make our lives more interesting, to pass the time from monotonous day to monotonous day. So enjoy these purrfect princes and prinesses in cats. 

We may still have a few days before V-Day, but it's never too early to tell your crush that you love them as much as you love cats (and that's a lot).

We love cats. We love cats more than 99.9% of the things in this world… except you (don't tell our cats we said that). But Valentine's Day is the one day of the year when we get the opportunity to prioritize our hooman loves over our feline ones, so we might as well make the most of it. And in our humble opinion, it's never too early to start saying "I love you, I respect you, and I choose you." 

Everyone appreciates being told that they look beautiful, that you're thinking about them, or that you appreciate them. So, even though we still have a few days until the big V-Day, it's never too early to warm up your crush's (or your purrtner's) heart with a little romance before the day of love arrives. In fact, it might make Valentine's Day even better because you've reminded them how special they are to you. 

We shouldn't need an excuse to make our special someone feel ameowzing, but days like VDay remind us to if we've let that part of our relationship get a little lazy. It's okay if it has, it happens. Life happens. Busy work periods, kids, soccer games, and whatever else that comes up often gets in the way. Valentine's Day reminds us to quiet all that other stuff and put our purrtner first.

Now, what is the ultimate way for a cat lover to tell their purrson that they love them the most they pawssibly can? By telling them that they love them more than cats. They know that we (and you) love cats more than anything in the universe, so if you love them more than cats, there's no going up from there. Seriously, don't tell our cats that we said any of this, they think they are the center of our universe, and if they found out they weren't, they would be devastated. 

And what is our generation's way of communicating? Through memes! So below you'll find some of the most romantic memes to send to your cat-loving crush to warm up their spirit before Valentine's Day. They're purrfectly silly and the ultimate "I love you" from one feline fanatic to another. 

If there is one thing that everyone knows, it is that cats rule the internet.

This is something that has forever been true and will forever continue to be true. We don't think that there is a single person who could argue with that. Since the beginning, cats have had a hold on the users of the internet like nothing else. It does not matter what is going on in the world. Cat memes will always be created and shared and loved. Things around us could literally be on fire, but log onto any social media platform, and among all the craziness, funny cat memes will prevail. 

We need these silly cat memes. We need them for our souls. We need them the most when these crazy things happen. They are the purrfect distraction. They make us smile every time, without exception, even over the silliest meme. Cats rule the internet, everyone knows it, and really, everyone is thankful for it, whether they say it explicitly like we do or not. Honestly, us making memes like these is our way of saying thank you to cats for ruling the internet and our hearts. It is our way of showing them the appreciation that they deserve as our mighty rulers. 

When we discover more cats to love - we want to pawtect them at all costs.

Especially since this specific cat is very much endangered, but it's not the whole point. We're sure that as fellow feline fans you can understand - the more cats there are, the more joyous the world is. We're not talking about poor strays looking for a home - that is always dealt with, with wisdom and compassion, by the Cat Distribution System and the kind people assigned to the cats in need.

We're talking about more types of cats that Mother Nature is providing us in this world. The feline world is a varied and meowgnificent one. It's not only lions, tigers, and the domestic shorthair (that we love endlessly, of course). When you expand your lens through which you look at wildlife, you discover a whole wide world of nature's beauty. Wild cats are abundant, and as true cat lovers, we should make sure to spread our feline love even to the hidden and mysterious places where cats roam.

And such is the Iriomote cat - they exist only on a single island in Japan, and their population isn't large. But since learning about them, from all the information presented below, they took a big chunk of our hearts, tiny as they are.

A lazy Saturday for a cat is just business as usual.

Caturday exists for one reason, and cats understand it better than anyone. While humans talk about slowing down and recharging, cats actually commit to the lifestyle. A lazy Caturday is not a suggestion to them. It's a full-time philosophy. From the first stretch of the morning to the final dramatic flop onto a soft surface, they approach rest with unmatched professionalism.

The day usually begins with a ceremonial relocation from one sleeping spot to a slightly sunnier sleeping spot. Once positioned, a cat settles in like a tiny monarch overseeing a kingdom of blankets and quiet. The occasional slow blink acknowledges your presence, but make no mistake, this is their day. You're just lucky to witness it.

Hours pass in a rhythm of naps, half-naps, and thoughtful staring into space. Sometimes a paw twitches. Sometimes a tail flick reminds the room that a predator still lives here, even if it hasn't moved in forty minutes. Every stretch looks like a yoga pose perfected over centuries. 

They take this job seriously. There's no half-effort lounging. Every nap is committed. Every stretch is theatrical. They rotate positions like seasoned professionals making sure no side of the body is underappreciated. By the end of the day they've accomplished absolutely nothing, yet somehow look like they worked a full shift. Nobody performs the art of doing nothing quite this well like cats do.

These asymmetrical markings on tortoise cats never looked cuter, despite being snow-covered. 

Finding a cat buried in snow and covered in ice is horrifying. No one wants to stumble upon a trapped cat, meowing and desperate for release. In the story here, a family found this little 4-week-old tortoise cat trapped with her fur stuck to a hun of metal. She was freezing and cold and meowing for a savior. They took her in and immediately gave her a warm home. They took her to the vet and she's actually quite healthy; she slept with their daughter under the covers to stay warm. The story is an update about the cat being stuck, and one that's heart wrenching. 

A tortoise cat, similar to calico, are almost always female. Their markings are asymmetrical, and usually consist of particolored coats with patches of shades, such as orange, red, grey, black, and white. The size varies based on their genetics. Usually they mix two different colors, and resemble a tortoise-like pattern on their fur. Tortoiseshell and calico coats result from an interaction between genetic and developmental factors. They're so interesting and beautiful to look at. Besides their beautiful phenotypic pattern on their fur, they also have unique personalities. Personally known as "tortitude," often denoted as sassy, independent, spirited, and sometimes feisty. They're known to be vocal and intense as well. If you're looking to get a cat, then a tortoise cat should be up your alley. They're also considered lucky charms in many cultures.