It’s the last Caturday before New Year’s Eve — but it looks like someone has gotten into the champagne a little early. Hope you have a happy new year in 2025!

Après le réveillon, by Isaszas, licensed under CC BY 2.0

‘Twas the Caturday before Christmas, and this cat is ready to claim all the good loot. To everyone in Cutetropolis and the world, happy holidays.

Pat under the tree skirt, by sarahstierch, CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)

Welcome to the Caturday open thread! Since Cutetropolitans are such caring and giving souls, reader Georgiana Y. writes with a heartfelt request on behalf of her dear friends:

Urgent! Volunteers needed for belly rubs. We promise this is not a trap. Signed, Stormy and Skye.

Cold enough for you? Well, it’s cold enough for reader Tracy R. and her cat Hamster:

Here’s Hamster making a point that it’s rather chilly (he’s lying in the spot where the heat comes out of the vent). Just so everyone knows that I’m not torturing the cat by turning down the heat: I hate cold as much as Hamster, and the thermostat is set at eighty degrees. Yes, eighty. And me and Hamster are still a bit chilly!