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Feeling stressed, overwhelmed, or in need of some emotional support? Forget booking an appointment, your resident feline is already on the job. Cats make the purrfect therapists, offering their services in exchange for snacks, head scritches, and the occasional sunbeam. Their specialties include silent judgment, intense side-eye, and curling up on your chest right when you were about to move.

Need to cry? They'll blink at you slowly from across the room and maybe flick a tail in acknowledgment. Feeling lonely? They'll plop directly on your laptop, forcing you to pause and soak in some much-needed purrs. They don't interrupt, they don't charge by the hour, and best of all, they don't tell your secrets. Unless it's to the other cats.

Their methods may be unorthodox (like knocking a glass off the table mid-session), but their intentions are pure. With each paw tap, gentle purr, and biscuit-making moment, your stress starts to melt away.

So next time life feels like too much, don't reach for your phone. Summon your in-house furapist. They may not have a degree, but they've mastered the art of emotional support, one slow blink at a time.

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Adoption is tricky business, you can never quite tell what is going to happen. For some it is the surprise that the animal their intended to adopt is not the one who spoke to their soul in the end. For others, it is the too late realization that they have unwittingly brought home an agent of chaos who will massively depreciate their house's value.

And for some, like the lady in this story, it is the purely painful missed opportunity to bring home what she oh so rightful calls her soul cat. While this is not to say that their life would have been purrfect, the cat could have turned out to be super clawminal and used emotional manipulation to coerce and unwitting hooman into bringing them home. But the circumstances of this story truly highlight the harrowing experience of a person who found a soul connection in a cat.  

Black cats get a lot of unfair slander, and honestly, we think it's time to retire those tired old superstitions. Any true feline fanatic fan will tell you that black cats are some of the sweetest, silliest, most lovable little fluffy black clouds of fur you'll ever meet. Bad luck? Nah. More like sneaky good luck that accidentally trips you because they're camouflaged perfectly into the darkness. That's just a bonus level of meowgical mischief.

If anything, it's orange cats who are the certified chaos gremlins (and we adore them for it). Black cats are spooky-cute, elegant, and always look like they're on the brink of casting a spell, or demanding snacks. And have you seen Flow (2024), that animated masterpiece starring a black cat on an emotional adventure? If that didn't convince people to adopt a black cat, we don't know what will.

So whether you're owned by a black cat or simply aspire to be, join us in celebrating these dark-furred darlings. They're mysterious, majestic, meme-worthy little misfits. Familiars? Maybe. Besties? Absolutely.

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As we go through the week, feline fam, attention span decreases. Maybe it's the lack of sleep building up, or our willingness to work getting lower as we get closer to the weekend, but already from Tuesday, we're feeling the need to take a small giggle break to get through the day. Some weeks, we can make it until Wednesday, but usually we're already searching for some funny feline memes to fix up our mewds and help us stay pawsitive. We imagine it will continue this way until our office gives us the napping room we've been asking for.

Since our request to have a tiny sleep during the day has been continuously denied, we're going to fall back on our trusty cat memes to fill our days with fun and giggles. Today we're taking you through a feline festival of memes (no tickets required) so you can actually enjoy your Tuesday - what a concept! So get your scrolling fingers warmed up because these memes are silly and scrumptious. Enjoy!

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We did not realize that this was still something that needed to be said but: declawing cats is bad. It's cruel and awful and will have negative effects on the cat's life until the end of its life. And anyone who wants to declaw a cat… should first be sat down and have it explained to them properly. Once they understand what declawing actually means, if they still want to do it to their cat, then they do not deserve to have a cat. 

And whoever had this beautiful 10-year-old cat beforehand certainly did not deserve her. The poor cat was declawed in all four paws and now has a myriad of health issues, at least some of which are probably related to the declawing. The sweet kitty was found wandering in a middle school, sick, abandoned, in pain. And maybe it's sad that she was all alone in that middle school for god knows how long, but at least the family who has her now is one that actually deserves her. 

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One of our mottos here at ICHC is: adopt, don't shop. Because we truly believe that adopting a cat from a shelter is a pure experience that you simply do not quite get when you buy an expensive cat. Sure, the expensive cat might have an interesting fur pattern or some other trait, but at the end of the day, all cats are equal in the love that they are capable of giving you, whether they cost you $1000 or… one dollar and twenty-five cents. 

$1.25 - that is how much this kitty cost this person. Technically, they bought this cat, but we think that this time, the feeling they have is going to be exactly the one that we are talking about, especially now that we know that this senior kitty was abandoned by its old owners. The cat deserved a second chance at life, and we know it is going to get the best retirement years in its new home. 

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Some neighbors borrow sugar, others borrow your sanity. This one decided her afternoon plans included forcibly petting someone else's cat.

And apparently, no locked screen door or basic concept of private property was going to get in her way. 

When the Cat Council convenes, you know something impawtant is about to go down. These whiskered delegates gather on the highest bookshelf, the comfiest couch corner, or the forbidden kitchen counter to discuss the pressing matters of the day with plenty of dramatic meows and head twitches for emphasis.

Their agenda? The unacceptable delay of breakfast, the audacity of closed doors, and, of course, whether the red dot should officially be banned as cruel and unusual torment. The Council Chaircat glares with regal dignity, while the Secretary of Snacks takes detailed notes… mostly about treats and snack-time protocols.

Council members include the Elder of Endless Naps, the Representative of Sudden Zoomies, and the Ambassador of Unprovoked Chaos. Debates are fierce but fair up until someone bats another's tail, and then it's all paws on deck, claws at the ready.

Their laws are simple but sacred: all laps are communal property, every cardboard box is a throne, and knocking things off tables isn't just a right. It's a solemn duty. When the Cat Council meets, you best listen… or risk becoming the next target of feline justice!

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