Cat Talk

Cat jokes and memes are some of the best entertainment we have, don't you think? Cats are so funny already, so it makes perfect sense for their behavior, when explained or even roasted, to be just as entertaining. Whether you like jokes about how cats "own" their humans, how cats are jerks or how they differ from dogs, they are some of the funniest, and often even the cleanest, jokes around.

Some of the best cat jokes I've run across actually come from veterinarian offices! I love this, especially since it often gets cats that are up for adoption some attention. For example, one vet's billboard reads, "If cats could text you back, they wouldn't." My favorite? "If the Earth was flat, cats would push everything off it."

Do you have any great cat jokes? Share them in the chat!

Having had cats for most of my life, it's strange when I think of all of the various breeds I've never adopted. I almost said "owned," but cats pretty much own you! I have one clawing up my office chair as we speak. I tend to gravitate toward tortoiseshells, long-haired cats and especially black cats; I don't think I've ever been without a black cat for long. But I've never had a Russian Blue, and seeing these photos of Russian Blue cats makes me really want one!

Just look at those gorgeous green eyes. My current cats all have variations of yellow/orange eyes so these look especially pretty to me. My husband did have a Russian Blue when he was a teenager but he hasn't had one since adulthood, and I wonder if we should make that our next cat. We get shelter cats, so it's pretty much get what you get, but he's got his heart set on a Maine Coon and a Sphinx someday. We do have a cat that's part Maine Coon right now but he's on the smaller side, and we'd love to have a HUGE cat! All three of my sister's cats are enormous and dwarf my cats.

Do Russian Blues tend to be on the larger side? If you have Russian Blues, tell us about them in the chat!

Have you heard that cloning cats is all the rage right now? Apparently since celebrities are cloning their dead cats, everyone who has $25,000 to blow is doing it, too. And when the cat is "born," it's so much like the original cat that this couple actually named it the same name.

You guys... I can't even. Is this proof that we are indeed a computer simulation? Or simply past the point of no return? Cloning always felt so far away, even though we all know it's been going on for years, but now people can just pay to have it done. What if people are cloning people already? What if there are people we meet that are cloned--or pets we adopt who are clones? This is bonkers. Our planet's in climate crisis that will only be worsened by more people, there are beyond enough cats already born every day that need adoption already, it's a grotesque amount of money that many families don't even make in a year... and people are cloning their cats.

I have to admit that when I thought of how I lost Sky last year, if given this option it would be tempting. But it wouldn't be Sky, and it wouldn't be right--I've since adopted another cat who needed a home. 

What do you think of cloning animals as pets?

Have you ever heard of cremation infused glass? It's when ashes are fused into a memorial ornament for a necklace, holiday decoration or other bauble to help remind you of a lost loved one. At Davenport Memorial Glass, you can get them made for both humans and animal companions. 

There are paw prints, marbles and other knicknacks you can choose from to make the perfect memorial memento. When I lost my 11-year-old Sky last year, it devastated me. She was, aside from my husband and my kiddo, my best friend. It's been a year and I still don't sleep as well as I did with her. But our vet took her paw print and made a memorial of her, which is on my dresser now, and I look at it every day and remember her. I'm sure one of these glass treasures would be a wonderful gift for someone mourning a lost pet.

How have you memorialized your pet? Share your most healing moments and ideas in the chat.