100+ Cat Puns: Purr-larious, Hiss-terical and Claw-ver Cat Jokes

If you came here looking for bad cat puns then that’s un-fur-tunate, because, we have a feline that our cat jokes are the best – and we’re not kitten you.

We felt particularly claw-ver and came up with this list of the funniest cat puns, memes and jokes that you could ever wish for.

What is the internet for if it isn’t looking at cat memes?!

Whether these puns are side-splitting or groan-worthy, we hope that you can paws for a second and read these hiss-terical jokes, and hopefully you won’t think they’re cat-astrophic! Clearly, we’ve started already…

Cat Puns

Our Top 20 Cat Puns List

What do you call a large pile of cats? A meowntain!

What are the cat police called? The claw Enforcement

What does a cat eat for breakfast? Mice Krispies

What is a cat’s favorite piece of artwork? The paw-trait of Meowna Lisa

What’s the difference between a cat and a comma? One has claws at the end of its paws and the other has a pause at the end of a clause.

What is a cat’s favorite vegetable? As-purr-agus

What is a cat’s favorite state of America? Connecti-cat

What is a cat’s favorite class at school? Hiss-tory!

Where does a cat keep its coins? In its purr-se

Why did the cat keep meow-ing? It didn’t want to be fur-gotten

What is a cat’s favorite Tom Hanks character? Furrest Gump

Why couldn’t the cat read a book? He was il-litter-ate!
Why couldn’t the cat read a book? He was il-litter-ate!

What do cats build to prepare for war? Cat-apults

What is a cat’s favorite horror movie? The Purrrge!

What do you call a cat that gets what they want? Purr-suasive

Where did the kittens go on a school field trip? To the mewseum

What sport does a cat play? Hairball!

Why did the cat run away from the tree? Because of its bark!

What type of cats usually purr the best? Purr-sians!

What is a cat’s favorite TV show? The evening mews

Why do cats not laugh at jokes? They take things too litter-ally

Clever Cat Puns

What did the kitten say after a disaster? That was cat-astrophic
What did the kitten say after a disaster? That was cat-astrophic

What do you call a cat that is scared of small spaces? Clawstrophobic!

What type of cat will keep your garden looking nice and tidy? A lawn meower

What do cats do after watching a play? Give a round of a-paws

What do you call a cat that was caught by the police? The purr-petrator

What is a cat’s favorite magazine? Good Mousekeeping

What did the confused cat say? I’m purr-plexed!

Some More Funny Cat Puns!

Why did the cat get fined? He was caught littering
Why did the cat get fined? He was caught littering

What did the cat say when it saw something scary? That freaks meowt!

What did the kitten do when she wanted to order something? She looked in the cat-alog!

What did Spock say to his cat? Live long and paw-sper

There is a rule that cats can shed hair on anything in the house… It is called fur-niture for a reason!

Why was the cat kicked out of the game? They thought she was a cheetah

What do you call a cat that has a hundred legs? A cat-erpillar

What did the cat do to someone she had wronged? She a-paw-logized

What is a cat’s favorite dessert? Chocolate mouse!

What do you use to brush a dead cat? A catacomb!

What do cats read in the morning? The mewspaper!

What do cats do after a fight? They hiss and make up
What do cats do after a fight? They hiss and make up

What did the cat say when he ate the clownfish? This tastes a little funny!

Where did the independent cat decide to live? In Catalonia!

What is a cat’s favorite game to play with a mouse? Catch!

Where do cats go when they lose their tail? A re-tail store!

Why couldn’t the cat finish watching her movie? Because she had it on paws!

Where do cats go when they die? Purr-gatory

What is smarter than a talking cat? A spelling bee

What is a cat’s favorite song? Three blind mice!

What happened when the kitten turned one? She had a birthday paw-ty

What do kittens wear? Dia-purrs!

What is a cat’s favorite deal? Buy one, get one furry

What did the cat say when something bad happened? That’s un-fur-tunate!

Have you ever seen a catfish? No, how did he hold the rod and reel?

What kind of cat works for the Red Cross? A first-aid kit!

Best Cat Pun Jokes

What do cats wear to bed? Paw-jamas
What do cats wear to bed? Paw-jamas

Why was the cat not allowed on the computer? Because she tried to catch the mouse!

Why was the doctor’s favorite patient a cat? Because she has nine lives!

What did the scientist’s cat say? I think I’ve lost an electron, I’m pawsitive!

What kind of cats love to go bowling? Alley cats!

Did you hear about the cat that ate a ball of yarn? She had a litter of mittens

What does a cat eat on a hot day? Mice Cream!

My husband was allergic to my cat so I knew I had to get rid of him… so I’m looking to rehome Gerry, he’s thirty-five and works in accounting!

What do you get if you cross a tiger with a kangaroo? A stripy jumper!

What happened to the cat that went to the flea circus? She stole the whole show

What type of cat lives under the sea? A purr-maid
What type of cat lives under the sea? A purr-maid

What is a cat’s favorite book? The Princess and the Paw-per

What is a cat’s favorite type of water? Purr-ified!

Why did the cat decide to sleep under the car? Because she wanted to wake up oily!

What is a cat’s favorite kitchen tool? The whisk-er

What do you call a cat that lives in an igloo? An eskimew!

What does a cat wear to stop smelling? Antipurrspirant!

Who wears red and brings catnip to sleeping kittens? Santa Claws!

What is a cat’s favorite movie? The Sound of Mew-sic

What do you get if you cross a cat with a parrot? A carrot!

Why couldn’t the old cat see? He suffered from car-aracts

What did the happy kitten say? I’m feline good!
What did the happy kitten say? I’m feline good!

What is a cat’s favorite color? Purr-ple

Why can a leopard never hide for long? It’s always spotted

Which state of America has lots of cats and dogs? Petsylvania

If there were ten cats in a boat and one jumped out, how many would be left? None, because they were all copycats!

What do you get when you cross a tiger and a snowman? Frost-bite!

What happens to great actors? They get nominated for an a-cat-emy award!

Why did the cat invest in the stock market? He thought is was a good op-paw-tunity

What does a cat say when it gets injured? MeOWWW!
What does a cat say when it gets injured? MeOWWW!

Cat Food Puns

How is cat food sold? Usually, purr can!

What type of cat belongs to the baker? One that’s pure-bread

Why do cats have minty breath? Because they use mousewash

What do you call a cat teacher? A purr-fessor
What do you call a cat teacher? A purr-fessor

Cheesy Cat Puns

How do lions greet people? Pleased to eat you!

What do you get if you cross a cat with a dark horse? Kitty Perry

What steps do you take when you see a tiger running towards you? Big ones!

What is a cat’s favorite type of bird? An e-mew!

Why didn’t the boy believe the tiger? Because he thought it was a lion!

10 Good Cat Puns

What did the happy cat say? Stay paw-sitive!
What did the happy cat say? Stay paw-sitive!

Why are cats such great singers? Because they’re very mewsical

How did the kittens express their love for each other? In Holy Catrimony

Did you hear about the cat who drank ten bowls of water? It set a new lap record

What happened to the vet that was accused of negligence? They were sued for meow-practice

Where do kittens learn to move around? On the catwalk

What did the mom say to her kitten when she caught him slouching? Paw attention to your paw-sture!

Dogs can’t operate an MRI machine… but catscan

What animal has more lives than a cat? A frog … because he croaks every night!

Why are cats bad at telling stories? Because they only have one tail!

What did the lion say to his cubs when he was first teaching them how to hunt? Don’t cross the road until you see the zebra crossing!

Funny Cat Memes Which Will Make You Laugh!




Groan-Worthy and Bad Cat Puns

What type of car does a cat drive? A furrari

What did Shakespeare say to his cat? Tabby or not tabby, that is the question

What do you call a frightened kitten? A scaredy-cat!

What are cats called when they get older? Grand-paw!

What did the cat say when he lost all his money? I’m paw

What do you call a cat tantrum? A hiss-y fit!

When will the cat return home? Any minute meow

Why was the cat so small? Because it only drank condensed milk

What do you call a cat that has given up? A quitty

What did the cat need to go on vacation? A puss-paw-t

What do you call a cat wearing shoes? Puss-in-boots

Why was the cat so agitated? Because he was in a bad mewd

What is a cat’s favorite landmark? The purr-amids of Giza

When is it bad luck to see a black cat? When you’re a mouse!

Schrodinger’s cat recently went on a crime spree… He’s wanted dead and alive

What do you call a cat with eight legs and lives in the sea? An octo-puss

Why did the kitten turn herself into the police? She was tired of playing cat and mouse

Why did the kitten go to jail? It was in paw-ssession of narcatics

What did the mom say to the bossy kitten? You’ve got some cattitude!

Why did the cat eat a lemon? Because he was a sour-puss
Why did the cat eat a lemon? Because he was a sour-puss

What is a cat’s favorite game? Mouse Trap!

How do you make a cat happy? Send it to the Canary Islands

What do you call a cat’s house? A scratch pad!

What do you call a lazy cat? A pro-cat-stinator

Why did the cat wear a dress? Because she was feline fine!

Why did no-one take the cat seriously? Because he was always kitten

What is a kitten’s favorite day of the week? Cat-urday

What happened to the cat who wasn’t feeling well? She called a purr-amedic

How do cats sing scales? Do-re-mew!

Summary

We hope that you loved these cat puns – we found them purr-larious!

Maybe you could send these to a friend, a family member, and even a co-worker to make them grin too.

You could even tell them to your own pet kitty and we’re sure you’ll glimpse a smile on their face.

Tell us in the comments which of these jokes you found the most hiss-terical, and any other cat jokes of your own.

Hopefully, the side-stitch from laughing at these puns wasn’t as painful as a cat scratch…

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David is the pet lover behind My Pet's Name. He is a member of the Dog Writers Association of America, holds two degrees and has studied Applied Animal Behavior and Welfare. As well as writing, David has helped over 2 million people choose the best name for their pet.

2 Comments

  1. I loved them all!
    What is a cat’s favorite Broadway musical?
    Bye Bye Birdie
    What do cats sing at the ballpark?
    Take Meowt to the ballgame

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