If you have cats, you probably take many pictures to upload to your socials. At the very least, you like to browse socials for pictures of cats. In either case, a great caption makes or breaks the image and can leave a lasting memory for anyone who comes across the snap.
Here are 69 of the best cat pic captions we’ve seen across the platforms. Feel free to apply them to your own images of your cats.
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Cutesy Captions for Kitty Photos
The most popular “style” of cat pic might be “the cutesy” – a pic that captures a cat in an impossibly delightful pose or expression, like rubbing its face on something unusual. What could you say about it?
1. “You had me at meow.”
Now you have to show me the organic catnip.
2. “I’m a smitten kitten”
When a cat shows affection, it is a thing of beauty.
3. “You could say my whole house is a catwalk.”
Cats are models. You know what I mean? And they do their little turns on the catwalk.
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Cutesy Captions for Kitty Photos (cont)
4. “Smile for the camera, kitty!”
It won’t happen, but it’s polite to ask, anyway.
5. “Wait, meow face is not picture-ready”
When a cat is caught off-guard.
6. “It’s the purr-fect time for a nap”
And that time is any time.
7. “Stop leering at me, purr-vert”
Your cat hates being stared at… and its return look often says so.
8. “Do you believe in furry tails”
They’re simply magic.
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Cat Talk
Sometimes, it seems like cats are talking to you. They probably are. But we like to project or imagine our own words for them anyway.
9. “I’m feline sad”
Cat depression is a thing. A good cuddle goes a long way to fixing it.
10. “Sorry hooman, I need to do my business, so please be quiet!”
Usually, a look is enough to convey the message.
11. “Purr-haps we can cuddle later”
It will be worth the wait.
12. “Catapult me into another dimension. One full of catnip”
Hippy cats from the 70s would appreciate this.
13. “We’re moving too fast, we need to put things on paws”
Relationship management 101.
14. “I’m just kitten around”
A get out of trouble card if ever there was one.
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Cat Talk (cont)
15. “My hooman made me take this picture”
Because cats generally hate posing for pictures, right?
16. “Meow you doin’?”
Perfect if your cat is named Joey. Or if you practice weird pickup lines.
17. “I’ve got to have all the naps”
And few things prevent a cat from taking them all.
18. “Wait a meow-ment”
“Nothing happens here without my approval,” they seem to say.
19. “I’ll take my next treat right meow”
All cats know when the essential kitty treat is on its way.
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Cat Talk (cont)
20. “Cats over humans”
This is the battle cry of the Cat Republic.
21. “When I floof, you floof, we floof”
Everybody floof.
22. “You’ve got purr-sonality”
Presumably, you always seem so relaxed and content.
23. “Please fur-give me”
The irresistible force of the big, doleful eyes made famous by Puss in Boots.
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Cat-Related Puns
If you feel like inducing a few groans, don’t worry. Real cat people don’t mind the odd bit of wordplay.
24. “This is a total cat-astrophe”
At least one of these happens in a cat home every day.
25. “Happy Purr-thday!”
Do you celebrate your cat’s birthday? Just curious. But you should.
26. “Better call in claw-enforcement”
Most times claw enforcement arrives unannounced, to be honest.
27. “You are claw-fully cute”
Not to be confused with “You are clawfully insistent”.
28. “I love you, meow and furever”
Double points for the smart one-two punch here.
29. “I’m a cataholic”
Addiction or religion. Cats fit both categories well.
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Cat-Related Puns (cont)
30. “Thanks fur the memories”
Cleaning the hair from our clothes and furniture is especially memorable.
31. “My cat is my best fur-end”
This requires correct pronunciation, so use with caution.
32. “You’ve got to be kitten me”
If you can’t believe or understand what your cat has just done, it’s a normal day.
33. “Remain paws-itive”
Especially when you invest in magic toe beans.
34. “Anything is paws-ible with a cat by your side”
It’s just that you won’t feel like doing them right now.
35. “Impawsibly cute!”
A variation on the previous, with added cute.
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Cat-Related Puns (Cont)
36. “I’m so fur-tunate to have you in my life”
All cat owners will nod in agreement.
37. “I’ve gotta lot of felines for you”
And here are a lot of cats, too.
38. “This is such a meow-gical moment”
If you’ve captured the perfect photo of your cat, go with this one.
39. “Please be paw-lite and use your meow-ners”
Cats might advise you to do as they say, not as they do.
40. “Starting to catch felines”
Felines can overwhelm you.
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Cat-Related Puns (Cont)
41. “You’re a fur-midable opponent”
Ask any dog about cats.
42. “I’m so paw-ssionate about cats!”
That’s why I created The Discerning Cat.
43. “Don’t fur-get to buy more catnip”
Cats are saying this every time you leave the house.
44. “You are the cat’s paw-jamas”
Which, presumably, means you are lovely. “Presumably”, because no one’s ever seen cat’s pajamas.
45. “Ain’t no meowtin high enough to keep me from you”
Cats love classic Meowtown tunes.
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Cat-Related Puns (Cont)
46. “Purring myself up by the floofstraps”
Cats do in fact have ambitions. Just not when you’re watching.
47. “I’m so fur-tunate”
Cat owners consider themselves lucky to share a home with cats.
48. “That’s paw-some”
With cats, it is always indeed.
49. “That was a cat–astrophe”
Disasters can happen. But cats make it better.
50. “All about that pawsitive mental attitude”
The gift of cat confidence is worth pursuing
51. “I cat even right now”
When you need a moment just to help you cope, consult your cat.
52. “Cat me if you can”
I won’t resist. Except when I do.
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Catitude and Cat Truths
The smartest cats all have what we call catitude, or at least an air that suggests superiority in all things. Also, there are certain truths and laws surrounding cats as well as cat statistics that cannot be dismissed. Here are a few examples.
53. “You cannot look at a sleeping cat and feel tense”
It has been proven scientifically impawsible by KIT: The Kittygan Institute of Technology.
54. “As every cat owner knows, nobody owns a cat”It’s an age-old saying, and in the few millennia they’ve been with us, there is no evidence to the contrary.
55.“Visitors must be approved by the cat”
That includes owners, who are just long-stay visitors.
56. “Catstagramming”
What cats do when we take and post pictures of them.
57. “Cash meowside”
Perfect for a pic with attitude, and a reference to an infamous Dr Phil guest.
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Catitude and Cat Truths (Cont)
58. “Cat hair, don’t care”
Free wheelin’ cattitude.
59. “Once upon a time there was a grumpy cat – the end”
Tune in next week for part two – which is largely like part one.
60. “A cat’s life”
Useful for any image of a cat sleeping and relaxing.
61. “The cats are in charge. I just live here”
And they let me know it by their grace.
62. “Wondering who’s in charge? It’s the cat”
As if there was any doubt.
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Catitude and Cat Truths (Cont)
63. “The cat is just doing its job”
Which is to say, sleeping and eating tasty cat food, mostly.
64. “A cat has 32 muscles in each ear, to help them ignore you”
They make it look so easy.
65. “Cats are connoisseurs of comfort”
There are few who know better when it comes to relaxation.
66. “Home is where your cat is”
Your cat’s home, that is.
67. “Catitude is everything”
If it could be bottled, we’d all take it.
68. “A cat can purr its way out of anything”
It is the not-so-secret weapon that has allowed cats to prevail for centuries.
69. “My cat was right about you”
This could mean one of several things, good and bad.
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Amanda created and owns The Discerning Cat. A lifelong cat lover she is the proud parent of two Siberian cats, Alexei and Vladimir. She is passionate about understanding cats and different cat breeds.