Weekend Open Thread

Welcome to the Caturday open thread. Fans of Disney parks love to look for “hidden Mickey” shapes, but reader Tara O. shares one you’ll only find here in our chat room:

Please consider these pics of Butch’s foot pads, where clearly he is hiding Mickey Mouse.

Black and white cat, viewed from overhead, sitting on a bedspread. We can see the underside of cat's foot, with an interesting marking.
What’s the marking on the foot that’s shaped so perfectly?
Close up image of the underside of a cat's foot. The black pattern on the foot vaguely resembles the outline of Mickey Mouse's head
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Maru’s Need to Knead

While Hana and Kitten Miri enjoy the simple pleasures, Maru is driven by the urge to knead his pillow until it’s flat as a dishrag.

Maru the cat kneads a worn-out white pillow.

Via Andrew Y.

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Weekend Open Thread

Welcome to Caturday! Today’s guest, courtesy of reader Susan H., is a big boy taking a whole seat to himself:

We’ve had Julius the orange bobtail for just over a year now, and he’s grown into a big (16 pounds!) loveable goofball. He does occasionally get his turn with the brain cell — he’s very good about coming home when we call him, and he’ll sit on command! Every morning, he tries to keep me from leaving for work by posing like this when I say goodbye to him.

An orange cat lies on its side upon a green cushion.
How can you leave such cuteness?
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Maru Gets Educated

Maru gets a new toy that plays his favorite game: Snack Attack. Meanwhile, Hana almost destroys the toy before she gets the hang of it, and as for Kitten Miri? Perhaps a remedial course is in order.

Maru the cat investigates a blue plastic toy that dispenses snacks.

Enough snacking; now it’s time for the cats to hit the salad bar.

served up fresh by Andrew Y.

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