Rule of Cuteness #20 Show your paw pads!

by Meg on April 6, 2006

…Especially if they’re clean….

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Steve H. sent in Mika and and Charlie…

{ 68 comments }

1 J 04.06.06 at 1:09 am

awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

(not really a necessary comment — but I was first!)

2 Christina 04.06.06 at 1:10 am

Awwwwwwwwwww… cute little pawsies!!!

3 twentythreecakes 04.06.06 at 1:14 am

I bet those are the sweetest smelling feetsies in the world! Definitely worth snorgling!

4 E. Collison 04.06.06 at 1:14 am

Ah, bliss – this is *finally* an official rule!

5 Darcy 04.06.06 at 1:24 am

SNORG SNORGLE PROSH KITZ!!!11!!!!111!!one!!!111!!1!!!11!!!1!!eleven!

6 Wisefool 04.06.06 at 1:27 am

This makes me want to curl up in a pile with those I love. Why don’t people sleep like this?

7 Aubrey 04.06.06 at 1:36 am

I’ll have to come clean: my initial exclamation upon seeing cute kits isn’t “aw”. It’s: “FACE!!!FACE!!!BOO BOO KITTY!!!”

They don’t ssem to mind. People within hearing distance are quite another matter…

8 Darcy 04.06.06 at 1:38 am

That last comment was…

9 Darcy 04.06.06 at 1:38 am

stupid. (MY comment)

10 Darcy 04.06.06 at 1:39 am

It’s VERY very VERY cute. I lurve it.

11 Carlisa 04.06.06 at 1:45 am

I want to tickle that paw but it might wake them up…. Oh, what the heck! *tickle!* :o ) (feels better now)

12 ami 04.06.06 at 1:47 am

whata cute snufflism.they look so comfy.

13 Kathairne 04.06.06 at 1:49 am

Snuggly-buggly furry little kitties with soft pink toesies! Toesies *must* be touched, yes they must!

14 Katharine 04.06.06 at 1:52 am

Damn! This site’s so-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o cute that I keep misspelling my own name when I post here! I am *not* “Kathairne.” I’m *Katharine.*

Still want to touch kitty toesies!

15 Aubrey 04.06.06 at 1:53 am

Sorry to offend, Darcy. Didn’t mean to set off CO’s stupid meter.

16 JessJess 04.06.06 at 1:53 am

They must be clean, that way you can nibble on them!

17 theidlereceptionist 04.06.06 at 1:54 am

Ohhhhh…..man. This may or may not be my favorite rule.

18 Theo 04.06.06 at 2:01 am

urk… i may or may not still be breathing

19 Adrienne 04.06.06 at 2:01 am

kitty hugs!!!!

20 chet's momma 04.06.06 at 2:03 am

pawpads are the best! i want to tickle them until kitty spreads her toesies, and then laugh!

21 StormCat 04.06.06 at 2:08 am

*yawns*
Seeing these little cuties snuggling up together makes me very sleepy…and warm…and comfy… I just wish I were as cute as these two…

And those little pads are to die for!!!! *sigh*

22 Tilli 04.06.06 at 2:08 am

Beans! Pink beans!!!!!

23 Space Pastry 04.06.06 at 2:09 am

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

24 Hammy 04.06.06 at 2:14 am

Awwwwww!!!!!! Cute snuggly wuggly lil’ kittens!!!!!!!

Now, loudly, everybody:
Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!

25 Linda 04.06.06 at 2:18 am

awwwwwwwwww I love jelly bean toes!

26 Rafael 04.06.06 at 2:19 am

Pinky toes, pinly toes!!!

Very cute!

27 constintina 04.06.06 at 3:02 am

Oh man, 29 comments before me and no one has expressed a preference for or defense of cute dirty paw pads?

Not that I have a thing for dirty cat feet, I just assumed someone would. And would maybe be offended.

28 E. Collison 04.06.06 at 3:08 am

Y’know, Meg – Rule #18 was actually the one about having dainty paws. This is Rule # 19!

29 Kym 04.06.06 at 3:14 am

OMG

kittyblog’d

30 s 04.06.06 at 3:14 am

theo, your poster is yay

31 Snim 04.06.06 at 3:38 am

That is pawesome.

32 Mel 04.06.06 at 3:41 am

Snorga-lishus!

33 fawn lust 04.06.06 at 3:43 am

i love cat feet!

34 AuntieMame 04.06.06 at 3:46 am

I can’t speak for anyone else, Wisefool, but the reason I don’t sleep like that is because you’d need a crowbar the next morning to pry my spine straight again. :-)

35 Space Pastry 04.06.06 at 4:03 am

Hee! I can’t get enough of this picture! I just want to rub my nose on the wittle toes and play with the wittle pawsies! :o )

36 cutefan 04.06.06 at 4:25 am

Aw, mom, do I *really* need another bath?!? Look at how spotless my feet are!

37 Subhangi 04.06.06 at 6:07 am

Kitty Kuddle.

*squeeeee*

38 aussie 04.06.06 at 7:33 am

I wish I were a kitty!!

39 Svenster 04.06.06 at 10:23 am

Mmmmmmmmmm, lovely cats.
When my cat sleeps like that I can never stop myself from kissing and tickling his paws.
I have learned the hard way that fluffy paws have hidden razors, but there is no way I can stop it!
(I recall a crying kid yelling to her mom: Mommy, the kitten has needles in its mittens!)

40 Jan Spencer 04.06.06 at 10:39 am

Too darn adorable! I wuv wittle kiddies! See, they make me do baby talk, or in this case, baby text!

41 Torie 04.06.06 at 12:30 pm

*Sneeze*

How cute…I just can’t help but rub the kitty paw against my cheek..

*AAACHO!*

To bad that I am allergict to them…

42 Hammy 04.06.06 at 1:18 am

Now every body… Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!! That is such a cute couple of kittens!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

43 ariel 04.06.06 at 1:20 pm

looks like me & jack k. in the marning. when he’s feeling amicable. smuushable, that is.

44 Theo 04.06.06 at 1:46 am

YAY!
YAY!!
YAY!!!

45 denise t. 04.06.06 at 1:52 pm

i was just doing this this morning with my lil 5 yr old son in bed…so i KNOW cats feel the luuuuuuuv!

46 Kris, in New England 04.06.06 at 2:05 pm

Pet feet – the BEST!

47 Tiffany 04.06.06 at 2:08 pm

Only two cats could sleep like that…looks like it should be sort of painful.

48 Michele 04.06.06 at 3:36 pm

hehe baby kitty all twisted like a pretzel

49 Jude 04.06.06 at 3:39 pm

Aww! Beautiful!

50 juggle geese 04.06.06 at 3:47 pm

I propose a new rule: If the entire picture is filled with cat, it is cute!

51 M- 04.06.06 at 3:56 pm

“the kitten has needles in its mittens”

Actually I found a very effective and humane way to deal with this (don’t believe in declawing)… I found a wonderful product that caps my cats claws called Soft Claws. You just clip the tips and glue them on go, they even come in colors (very prosh). Neither one of my girls mind or seem to notice them and my furniture, clothes and skin are much happier for it (both girls are serious kneeders). The only thing you have to watch for is when they shed from wear. Overall my husband and I LOVE them and they are a humane way for us (cats, furniture & humans) to live happily together. My husband giggles and calls them kitty press ons…

52 Zelda 04.06.06 at 5:18 pm

Paddy paws! Pink ones, too! I can’t stand it, they’re so cute.

53 faye 04.06.06 at 5:37 pm

He’s eating him!!! noooo!!!

54 Diane 04.06.06 at 5:46 pm

The tabby looks like my Lucy, aka Lucy Queen of the Universe, but she wouldn’t be caught dead snorgling. Below her dignity, dontcha know…

55 belle 04.06.06 at 6:04 pm

I get it now — I actually did gasp and feel delightfully lightheaded when I saw this photo!!
The cuteness is INTENSE! I wish I could shrink down to kitten size and join in the fun, so so so prosh!

…and seriously?
I’m not addicted to exclamation points!!

56 Mook 04.06.06 at 6:30 pm

Hey – who tied pink kitten into a knot???

57 Sarah 04.06.06 at 7:36 pm

Oh! That just looks like love incarnate!

58 Jackie 04.06.06 at 10:04 pm

AWWWWWW! That is just so pweshus…*melts*

59 Brak_Silverbone 04.07.06 at 1:15 am

Little pink marshmallow-soft toe pads!! Little pink nose! And a contented little half-smile, too!

60 A thinker 04.06.06 at 1:20 pm

Oi! Kitty love. That is *precious*. . .

And doesn’t that little guy look like our previous big-headed orange kitten sleeping on fleece, growned up a little: http://cuteoverload.com/2006/03/29/head_bigger_tha/

61 an old yorkie's mom 04.07.06 at 3:33 pm

to M-
I know dog nails need to be exposed so they can be ‘filed’ on a daily basis by gravel, concrete etc. Do kitty ‘needles’ not need the filin’? or do they not grow beyond a certain length?

My kitty’s permanently filed so I had never gotten to know…
It is quite sad but she makes up for the lack of needley defenses by 1) stealing the yorkie’s food and becomes Monsta’ size Kitty and 2) acting purtty high and up there as some ole queen so no other kitties would ever dare oppose her.. ;)

to The Critters who wanna Tickle da Kitties -
I thought my ole yorkie would love ticklin’ as much as we do, but whenever I get close to her cute paddy paws she gets upset and snargles at me (ever so gently tho); she prefers the ticklin’ over/under her ears, by her neck… hehe

Anyone heard of the ‘97 ways to make a dog smile’ book?
my fave ;9
even got the calendar to remind us ta begin the day w/ a cute doggie smile…

62 M- 04.07.06 at 3:52 pm

Yorkie’s Mom…

Unlike dogs whose nails will keep growing until they curl into the pad, cats claws reach a maximum (and very sharp length) and then shed naturally. Periodically I find claw slivers around my house, it doesn’t seem to bother the cats, their claws are sort of layered and designed to stop growing at a certain length. I get the feeling the anatomy goes along with the purpose of the claws, they are much finer and more razor-like than the nails of a dog. Personally I use clippers not for length but for damage contol, primarily to me, and then recap them. My mom’s dog however has been clipped by me once and I think I was more traumatized than he was, they are a whole different texture and MUCH more difficult than a cat. Cat’s really have a true claw for hunting and capturing, its their primary wepon/grip. Dogs, not so much, their weapon of choice would be teeth.

63 an old yorkie's mom 04.07.06 at 4:05 pm

M-
aaa I see, Great, Thanks for the info :)
Yes I was equally traumatized when I too first clipped Ms. yorkie’s nails. (Took me a couple of years to get over with it; it was to the groomers every so often since that awful day ;9)

64 Rafael 04.07.06 at 5:40 pm

Claws are important to cats, for one thing its their primary climbing tool and also away to explore their world around them (literally the scratch and sniff everything). Most cats I know rarely use their claws prefering either to avoid people until they are good and ready or simply snorgling and been content.

65 Tony James 04.07.06 at 7:27 pm

Can I be the first person to post a “honk-SHUUUUUUUUUUUUUU” comment here? :)

66 little miao 04.07.06 at 9:42 pm

So warm and snuggly. I wish I could join them for a nap…

67 Cat. 08.22.06 at 1:13 pm

That was the most cute picture.

68 Gaby 09.25.06 at 1:53 am

that black cat holding the little cat is EXACTLY EXACTLY like me cat at home!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! omg like what are the chances of that?!?

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