How did we never think to engage in this art form?!

Anyone who has ever owned a cat and bought it an elaborate toy has been in this situation.

What are the odds that cat ever uses the actual toy?

“He loves getting raked by the back scratcher. He is my zen garden.”

So peaceful!

This is technically caused by a congenital physical anomaly called polydactyly, but that doesn’t make it sound nearly as cute as it looks.

Somehow he manages to look both very comfortable and quite serious at the same time.

Of course, the furry friend has to bring them one by one since they’re so big.

These cats think there’s strength in numbers when it comes to dealing with going to the vet, but sadly we don’t think that’s going to work out for them.

We’re not sure if the caption reflects what’s really going on, but we couldn’t help but laugh at that expression in the 3rd photo.

This cat got a little too curious and came out with a very sticky veil.

And we bet the spiders aren’t too pleased either!

The lack of tourists in Paris right now is no doubt putting a spring in the steps of many Parisians.

And we’re really loving the teamwork here – one cat gets a free show while the other gets the pleasure of climbing the curtain.

That pooch is totally getting ratted out. And it looks like mom or dad is going to have to work to smooth things over if there’s going to be peace in the house any time soon.

Either way, the final moment of bliss is totally worth it.

It’s a very steampunk-meets-horror look.

They can be really smart sometimes, but let’s face it, they have their less-than-brilliant moments too.

We wonder how long it’ll be before these cats realize there’s no payoff here.

We’re not sure if this cat is just trying to be clever and have the prey come to him or if he’s just being a cat and finding the weirdest place to sit.

But if you’re really lazy and want the bird to come to you, we suppose this is a good start.

All of the meditation in the world wouldn’t get you into the zone it’s in and all it had to do was close its eyes!

Just kidding – we know no cat is an angel.

Still, we’re pretty impressed by the butt beam this one has going.

The ABV is a little low and you’re likely to get cat hair in your mouth, but that’s what happens when you don’t explicitly invite your kitten to wine night.

You should know better by now!

It’s almost like this cat can read but really it just wants its butt on a cake and will do anything to make it happen.

We wonder how the person reacted to this scene while they took this photo.

Most cats love boxes but you’re not supposed to SEAL them!

Don’t make them get out the hard way or there will be hell to pay!

You just don’t want to ask where either came from.

That or they’re just surprised they actually got caught. In that case, we’d expect them to go back to not caring within the minute.

Now the question is did it walk around that way after the TV was turned off?

We hope Gizmo never had to learn the hard way why that’s a bad idea.

Maybe he’s practicing to pluck a bird straight out of the sky.

No doubt they worked very hard all day and are enjoying the reward they so richly deserve.

It’s photos like this that remind us they’re, first and foremost, amazing predators.

But we’d also find a little room to be annoyed to see him all over his “Lost” signs.

What a jerk.

They’re going to win this battle anyway. You might as well avoid whatever they’re planning to do to you.

And if anyone ever gave us a haircut like that, we’d expect LOTS of extra snacks.

But that’s a really bad place to stick your hand – even if we understand that it always feels like dinnertime.

We just can’t get over the look on his face.

You really do need to keep it down in your neighborhood – you’re disturbing the kitties!

It looks like this cat knows how to pamper itself and isn’t going to let some plastic doll have all the good stuff.

And it’s a good thing because you really can’t take a baby back after having it for 3 weeks.

We’re loving this pair though – and they clearly feel the same way about each other.

That’s a pretty patient lizard!

And it’s clear who’s in charge this this pack of pussycats. We wouldn’t mess with him or any of his friends.

But you have to admit that there was hilariously little payoff for all that buildup. Little dude didn’t even almost make it.

We all do. It’s just a time-honored tradition one partakes in after they find their friend-soulmate.

We’ll admit we were worried about the cat’s safety at first, but we feel like with the friendship these two have there’s no way his best human would let any harm come to him.

Somthing tells us customer service is not one of this cat’s skill sets anyway.

And there’s probably no stopping her.

It’s likely ok, unless she insists on playing with the radio.

This is clearly one warm and cozy kitty.

And upside-down set of air punches usually does the trick.

And the dog looks like it doesn’t mind being given bath. That’s probably a first!

Then again, no cat would care what you wrote on the box.

This one sure doesn’t!

But this little yogi cat had some other ideas.

On the bright side, it’s easy to fold away if need be.

But it’s sure committed to pretending it was innocent!

Too funny.