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[[Cat]]s and other felines have often been used as characters in literature and in other forms of media. This is a '''list of fictional cats'''. {{listdev}} |
[[Cat]]s and other felines have often been used as characters in literature and in other forms of media. This is a '''list of fictional cats'''. {{listdev}} |
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==Legendary, mythological and fairytale cats== |
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* [[Bast (goddess)|Bast]] (or Bastet), [[Ancient Egypt|Egyptian]] [[goddess]] with the head of a cat; see also [[Sekhmet]], Bast's guise as the goddess of [[lion]]s |
* [[Bast (goddess)|Bast]] (or Bastet), [[Ancient Egypt|Egyptian]] [[goddess]] with the head of a cat; see also [[Sekhmet]], Bast's guise as the goddess of [[lion]]s |
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* "Chessie" of the [[Chesapeake and Ohio Railway]] (later [[Chessie System Railroad]]) ''Sleep like a kitten and arrive fresh as a daisy on the C&O'' |
* "Chessie" of the [[Chesapeake and Ohio Railway]] (later [[Chessie System Railroad]]) ''Sleep like a kitten and arrive fresh as a daisy on the C&O'' |
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* [[Dick Whittington]]'s Cat |
* [[Dick Whittington]]'s Cat |
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==Cats and felines in literature== |
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* Aineko, a talking robot cat in the "[[Accelerando (fiction)|Accelerando]]" series of science-fiction short stories (and novel) by [[Charles Stross]] |
* Aineko, a talking robot cat in the "[[Accelerando (fiction)|Accelerando]]" series of science-fiction short stories (and novel) by [[Charles Stross]] |
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* [[Aslan]] the lion in ''[[The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe]]'' and other [[The Chronicles of Narnia|Narnia]] stories by [[C. S. Lewis]] |
* [[Aslan]] the lion in ''[[The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe]]'' and other [[The Chronicles of Narnia|Narnia]] stories by [[C. S. Lewis]] |
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* [[Bagheera]] the panther in [[Rudyard Kipling]]'s ''[[The Jungle Book]]'' and ''[[The Second Jungle Book]]'' |
* [[Bagheera]] the panther in [[Rudyard Kipling]]'s ''[[The Jungle Book]]'' and ''[[The Second Jungle Book]]'' |
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* Behemoth(Begemot, [[Russian_Language|Russian]]: |
* Behemoth(Begemot, [[Russian_Language|Russian]]: ???????), the huge, trolley-riding, Satanic black cat in [[Mikhail Bulgakov]]'s ''[[The Master and Margarita]]'' |
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* Belle Aude, La |
* Belle Aude, La Berg?re, Chatte Grise, Domino, Fanfare, Fossette, Jeune Bleue, Moune, Musette, La Noire, Poucette, La Toutouque, etc.?to mention just a few of [[Colette]]?s felines |
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* Birdie, cat of forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan in [[Kathy Reichs]]' novels |
* Birdie, cat of forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan in [[Kathy Reichs]]' novels |
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* "[[The Black Cat (short story)|The Black Cat]]" in [[Edgar Allan Poe]]'s short story, a study of the psychology of guilt |
* "[[The Black Cat (short story)|The Black Cat]]" in [[Edgar Allan Poe]]'s short story, a study of the psychology of guilt |
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* [[Mrs Figg]]'s cats in ''[[Harry Potter]]'' |
* [[Mrs Figg]]'s cats in ''[[Harry Potter]]'' |
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* Fireheart, Graystripe, Tigerclaw, and other feral cats in the Warriors saga by Erin Hunter. |
* Fireheart, Graystripe, Tigerclaw, and other feral cats in the Warriors saga by Erin Hunter. |
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* Francis the feline detective in the novels ''Felidae'' and ''Felidae on the Road'' by [[Akif |
* Francis the feline detective in the novels ''Felidae'' and ''Felidae on the Road'' by [[Akif Pirin?ci]] |
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* Fritti Tailchaser, along with companions Eatbugs and Pouncequick and a host of both supporting feline characters and mythical felines in the [[Tad Williams]] novel, ''[[Tailchaser's Song]]''. |
* Fritti Tailchaser, along with companions Eatbugs and Pouncequick and a host of both supporting feline characters and mythical felines in the [[Tad Williams]] novel, ''[[Tailchaser's Song]]''. |
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* The fiddle-playing cat in the [[nursery rhyme]] where the cow jumped over the moon |
* The fiddle-playing cat in the [[nursery rhyme]] where the cow jumped over the moon |
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* [[Professor McGonagall]] who can shapeshift into a tabby cat in [[Harry Potter]] |
* [[Professor McGonagall]] who can shapeshift into a tabby cat in [[Harry Potter]] |
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* Beth March's kittens in [[Louisa May Alcott]]'s [[Little Women]] |
* Beth March's kittens in [[Louisa May Alcott]]'s [[Little Women]] |
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* Matroskin ([[Russian_Language|Russian]]: |
* Matroskin ([[Russian_Language|Russian]]:?????????), in [[Eduard Uspensky]]'s ''Uncle Fedor, His Dog, and His Cat'' |
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* Maurice, star of ''[[The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents]]'' by [[Terry Pratchett]] |
* Maurice, star of ''[[The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents]]'' by [[Terry Pratchett]] |
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* [[Mehitabel]], from ''[[archy and mehitabel]]'', a dialogue between a melancholy [[cockroach]] and a heedless cat, by [[Don Marquis]] |
* [[Mehitabel]], from ''[[archy and mehitabel]]'', a dialogue between a melancholy [[cockroach]] and a heedless cat, by [[Don Marquis]] |
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* Pixel, the feline companion of P.C. O'Data in the syndicated [[comic strip]] '''PC and Pixel''' by Thach Bui. |
* Pixel, the feline companion of P.C. O'Data in the syndicated [[comic strip]] '''PC and Pixel''' by Thach Bui. |
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* Powder, the albino [[Siamese cat|Siamese]] from uncommon children's series ''[[Powder The Cat]]'' |
* Powder, the albino [[Siamese cat|Siamese]] from uncommon children's series ''[[Powder The Cat]]'' |
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* Pussy-Cat, the Owl's |
* Pussy-Cat, the Owl's fianc?e in [[Edward Lear]]'s ''The Owl and the Pussy-Cat'' |
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* The pussycat who went to London to see the queen, in the [[nursery rhyme]]. |
* The pussycat who went to London to see the queen, in the [[nursery rhyme]]. |
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* Rhiow, Saash, and Urruah, and other feline characters of ''[[The Book of Night with Moon]]'' by [[Diane Duane]] |
* Rhiow, Saash, and Urruah, and other feline characters of ''[[The Book of Night with Moon]]'' by [[Diane Duane]] |
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* In reference to [[Schrodinger's Cat]]: |
* In reference to [[Schrodinger's Cat]]: |
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** ''Schrodinger's Cat'' is a science fiction story by [[Ursula K. Le Guin]] in 1974. |
** ''Schrodinger's Cat'' is a science fiction story by [[Ursula K. Le Guin]] in 1974. |
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** The '' |
** The ''Schr?dinger's Cat trilogy'' is the name commonly given to a trilogy of [[science fiction]]/[[conspiracy theory]] novels written by [[Robert Anton Wilson]] |
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* Shere Khan the tiger in [[Rudyard Kipling]]'s ''[[The Jungle Book]]'' and ''[[The Second Jungle Book]]'' |
* Shere Khan the tiger in [[Rudyard Kipling]]'s ''[[The Jungle Book]]'' and ''[[The Second Jungle Book]]'' |
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* ''[[The Shy Little Kitten]]'' of the children's book written by [[Cathleen Schurr]] and illustrated by [[Gustaf Tenggren]] |
* ''[[The Shy Little Kitten]]'' of the children's book written by [[Cathleen Schurr]] and illustrated by [[Gustaf Tenggren]] |
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***''Three-Inch Trouble'' - A CONSTELLATION OF CATS |
***''Three-Inch Trouble'' - A CONSTELLATION OF CATS |
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==Cats and felines in plays== |
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* The [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]] [[Musical theater|musical]] ''[[Cats (musical)|Cats]]'' which is based on the above [[poetry]] collection: ''[[Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats]]'' by [[T. S. Eliot]], but introduces several additional characters, such as: |
* The [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]] [[Musical theater|musical]] ''[[Cats (musical)|Cats]]'' which is based on the above [[poetry]] collection: ''[[Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats]]'' by [[T. S. Eliot]], but introduces several additional characters, such as: |
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** Asparagus (a.k.a. The Other Cat. Not the same as Gus: The Theatre Cat) |
** Asparagus (a.k.a. The Other Cat. Not the same as Gus: The Theatre Cat) |
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** Victoria |
** Victoria |
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==Cats and felines in film== |
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* Alex the Lion, in ''[[Madagascar]]'' animated movie (2005) |
* Alex the Lion, in ''[[Madagascar]]'' animated movie (2005) |
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* ''[[The Aristocats]]'' - much of the cast of the [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] animated film |
* ''[[The Aristocats]]'' - much of the cast of the [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] animated film |
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* [[Puss-in-Boots]], a cat with the voice of [[Antonio Banderas]] in [[Shrek 2]]. |
* [[Puss-in-Boots]], a cat with the voice of [[Antonio Banderas]] in [[Shrek 2]]. |
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* Pyewacket, the [[Siamese cat]] and witch's familiar in the romantic-comedy play and film ''[[Bell, Book and Candle]]'' |
* Pyewacket, the [[Siamese cat]] and witch's familiar in the romantic-comedy play and film ''[[Bell, Book and Candle]]'' |
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* [[Rademenes]],the cat from [[Poland|Polish]] TV serial from 80’s „''Siedem |
* [[Rademenes]],the cat from [[Poland|Polish]] TV serial from 80’s „''Siedem Zyczen''” ''(Seven Wishes)'' |
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* Rhubarb, a cat that inherits a professional baseball team from its owner, in the 1951 film ''[[Rhubarb]]'', based on the novel by satirist and parodist, [[H. Allen Smith]] |
* Rhubarb, a cat that inherits a professional baseball team from its owner, in the 1951 film ''[[Rhubarb]]'', based on the novel by satirist and parodist, [[H. Allen Smith]] |
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* Si and Am, the two [[Siamese cat|Siamese cats]] from [[Lady and the Tramp]] |
* Si and Am, the two [[Siamese cat|Siamese cats]] from [[Lady and the Tramp]] |
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*The Ghost and the Darkness, two historical man-eating lions from the 1996 film of the same name. |
*The Ghost and the Darkness, two historical man-eating lions from the 1996 film of the same name. |
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==Cats and felines in television== |
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* Annabelle and Eek from ''[[Eek!stravaganza]]'' |
* Annabelle and Eek from ''[[Eek!stravaganza]]'' |
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* [[Cat (Red Dwarf)|The Cat]], character descended from cats played by [[Danny John-Jules]] in BBC TV [[sci-fi]] [[Situation comedy|sitcom]] ''[[Red Dwarf]]'' (see Frankenstein, below) |
* [[Cat (Red Dwarf)|The Cat]], character descended from cats played by [[Danny John-Jules]] in BBC TV [[sci-fi]] [[Situation comedy|sitcom]] ''[[Red Dwarf]]'' (see Frankenstein, below) |
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* [[Tony the Tiger]], commercial spokestiger for the [[breakfast cereals]] [[Frosted Flakes]] and [[Frosties]] |
* [[Tony the Tiger]], commercial spokestiger for the [[breakfast cereals]] [[Frosted Flakes]] and [[Frosties]] |
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==Cats and felines in animation, comics and puppetry== |
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* Alice, also known as Admiral from the TV anime [[Stratos 4]] |
* Alice, also known as Admiral from the TV anime [[Stratos 4]] |
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* [[Apathy Kat]] |
* [[Apathy Kat]] |
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* Yuki, Yoko's cat in ''[[Beyond (The Animatrix) |Beyond]]'', a sequence in ''[[The Animatrix]]'' |
* Yuki, Yoko's cat in ''[[Beyond (The Animatrix) |Beyond]]'', a sequence in ''[[The Animatrix]]'' |
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==Cats in electronic/video games== |
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* [[Alley Cat]] |
* [[Alley Cat]] |
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* [[Big the Cat]], from [[Sonic Adventure]]. |
* [[Big the Cat]], from [[Sonic Adventure]]. |
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* Myau, the Musk Cat and Party Member of [[Phantasy Star]]. |
* Myau, the Musk Cat and Party Member of [[Phantasy Star]]. |
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* Tango, in the [[Game Boy]] game ''[[Mega Man|Mega Man V]]''/Rockman World 5 |
* Tango, in the [[Game Boy]] game ''[[Mega Man|Mega Man V]]''/Rockman World 5 |
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* [[Meowth]], from [[ |
* [[Meowth]], from [[Pokémon]] |
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* [[Persian (Pokémon)|Persian]], Meowth's evolved form from [[ |
* [[Persian (Pokémon)|Persian]], Meowth's evolved form from [[Pokémon]] |
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* [[Skitty]], from [[ |
* [[Skitty]], from [[Pokémon]] |
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* Spitz, from [[Wario Ware]] |
* Spitz, from [[Wario Ware]] |
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* [[Delcatty]], Skitty's evolved form from [[ |
* [[Delcatty]], Skitty's evolved form from [[Pokémon]] |
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* Schroedinger, a black cat that takes an interest in the Embryon tribe in [[Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga]] 1 & 2 |
* Schroedinger, a black cat that takes an interest in the Embryon tribe in [[Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga]] 1 & 2 |
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* Nifta, from [[Wizball]] |
* Nifta, from [[Wizball]] |
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==Cats in song== |
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* "[[The Cat Came Back]]" (1893) by Harry S. Miller, tells of futile attempts to get rid of a big yellow cat: |
* "[[The Cat Came Back]]" (1893) by Harry S. Miller, tells of futile attempts to get rid of a big yellow cat: |
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::But the cat came back the very next day. |
::But the cat came back the very next day. |
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* "Kittty" by [[The Presidents of the United States of America (band)]] |
* "Kittty" by [[The Presidents of the United States of America (band)]] |
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==Cats in science== |
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* [[Schrödinger's cat]], hapless victim and lucky survivor of a thought experiment by [[Erwin Schrödinger]] illustrating the incompleteness of the theory of [[quantum mechanics]] (although Schrödinger himself is historical, the cat is the protagonist in a thought experiment and thus fictional). Surrounding this thought experiment, [[John Gribbin]] authored two books, ''[[In Search of Schrödinger's Cat]]'' and ''[[Schrödinger's Kittens]]''. |
* [[Schrödinger's cat]], hapless victim and lucky survivor of a thought experiment by [[Erwin Schrödinger]] illustrating the incompleteness of the theory of [[quantum mechanics]] (although Schrödinger himself is historical, the cat is the protagonist in a thought experiment and thus fictional). Surrounding this thought experiment, [[John Gribbin]] authored two books, ''[[In Search of Schrödinger's Cat]]'' and ''[[Schrödinger's Kittens]]''. |
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* Mittens and Snowdrop, animated cats which star in a series of humorous animations at matazone.co.uk |
* Mittens and Snowdrop, animated cats which star in a series of humorous animations at matazone.co.uk |
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* Neko, one of the first animated "screen toys," which "slept" on the screen and woke up when one moved the mouse, chasing the mouse cursor. |
* Neko, one of the first animated "screen toys," which "slept" on the screen and woke up when one moved the mouse, chasing the mouse cursor. |
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Cats and other felines have often been used as characters in literature and in other forms of media. This is a list of fictional cats.
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Legendary, mythological and fairytale cats
- Bast (or Bastet), Egyptian goddess with the head of a cat; see also Sekhmet, Bast's guise as the goddess of lions
- "Chessie" of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (later Chessie System Railroad) Sleep like a kitten and arrive fresh as a daisy on the C&O
- The cat was the animal of Libera, the Roman mythological personification of Liberty, because it hates to be constrained
- Freya's horse-sized winged cats, who draw the Norse goddess's chariot
- Maneki Neko, the lucky beckoning cat of Japan
- Patripatan, the cat that climbed into the sky to give a good word for his human to the gods in South-East Asian Indian mythology
- Puss in Boots
- Dick Whittington's Cat
Cats and felines in literature
- Aineko, a talking robot cat in the "Accelerando" series of science-fiction short stories (and novel) by Charles Stross
- Aslan the lion in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and other Narnia stories by C. S. Lewis
- Bagheera the panther in Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book
- Behemoth(Begemot, Russian: ???????), the huge, trolley-riding, Satanic black cat in Mikhail Bulgakov's The Master and Margarita
- Belle Aude, La Berg?re, Chatte Grise, Domino, Fanfare, Fossette, Jeune Bleue, Moune, Musette, La Noire, Poucette, La Toutouque, etc.?to mention just a few of Colette?s felines
- Birdie, cat of forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan in Kathy Reichs' novels
- "The Black Cat" in Edgar Allan Poe's short story, a study of the psychology of guilt
- Blackmalkin, Greymalkin, and Nibbins, witches' cats in The Midnight Folk by John Masefield
- The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss
- The Cat with the fiddle who played hey-diddle-diddle in Tolkien's The Man in the Moon Stayed Up Too Late
- Tolkien's poem named "Cat" usually known by its first verse: The fat cat on the mat
- The Cat That Walked by Himself in Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories.
- The Cat Who... mystery novels written by Lillian Jackson Braun and featuring the detective James Qwilleran and his two Siamese cats Koko and Yum-yum
- The cat who ran away with the pudding string in the nursery rhyme
- Carbonel, King of the Cats, in Barbara Sleigh's Carbonel trilogy
- The Cheshire Cat in Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, based on the folk saying, "grinning like a Cheshire cat"
- Chester, the cat in Bunnicula and sequels by James Howe
- Church, the cat who comes back to life in Stephen King's Pet Sematary
- Clarence, a pacifist library-dwelling cat who sleeps on the photocopier in Clarence the Copy Cat by Patricia Lakin
- C'Mell, a humanoid cat, one of the animal-derived 'underpeople' in stories by Cordwainer Smith
- The Cowardly Lion, from the Wizard of Oz series
- Crookshanks, Hermione Granger's cat in the Harry Potter novels
- Damn Cat, hero of the Gordons' Undercover Cat, who returns from a nightly prowl with a kidnapped woman's bracelet around his neck...But where has he been? Later adapted as the Disney film That Darn Cat
- Dinah, Alice's pet cat, featured in Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland and his Through the Looking-Glass
- Dragon, the farmer's cat in Robert C. O'Brien's Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
- Eureka, Dorothy's cat in Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, also known as the Pink Kitten
- Mrs Figg's cats in Harry Potter
- Fireheart, Graystripe, Tigerclaw, and other feral cats in the Warriors saga by Erin Hunter.
- Francis the feline detective in the novels Felidae and Felidae on the Road by Akif Pirin?ci
- Fritti Tailchaser, along with companions Eatbugs and Pouncequick and a host of both supporting feline characters and mythical felines in the Tad Williams novel, Tailchaser's Song.
- The fiddle-playing cat in the nursery rhyme where the cow jumped over the moon
- The cat and her kittens in the traditional song "Froggy would a-wooing go"
- Galia Tyranth in The Kingdoms and the Elves books by Robert Stanek rides a giant cat called a king cat. She is one of many Cat Patrollers.
- Ginger, the yellow tomcat who kept shop with Pickles the dog in Beatrix Potter's Ginger and Pickles
- Gingivere, Tsarmina's brother in the Redwall book Mossflower who helped the woodlanders free Mossflower from Tsarmina.
- The Glass Cat, a cat made of glass in The Patchwork Girl of Oz
- Gobbolino in Gobbolino, the Witch's Cat by Ursula Moray Williams. Her other books with eponymous feline protagonists include:
- Good Fortune, the cat who goes to heaven in the award-winning story by Elizabeth Coatsworth
- * Graybar, the black, mouse-hating stray cat in the book "Ragweed" by Avi and Brian Floca, part of the Poppy Books series.
- Graymalk, Jill the Witch's familiar and accomplice of Snuff, from the novel A Night in the Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny. This is a variation on Grimalkin, the name of the witch's cat in MacBeth by Shakespeare (a graymalkin or grimalkin is an old or evil-looking she-cat)
- Greebo, a witch's cat (in Terry Pratchett novels: see Discworld characters)
- Gummitch the superkitten, in Fritz Leiber's Space-time For Springers
- The Hungry Tiger, the Cowardly Lion's closest friend, introduced in Ozma of Oz
- I Am a Cat by Natsume Soseki, a cat describing his owner in Japan
- Itty in Hugh Lofting's Dr Dolittle's Return
- Jennie, of the Paul Gallico children's book Jennie, released in the U.S. as The Abandoned
- Jenny Linsky, a small black cat and her brothers, Checkers and Edward along with her cat friends Pickles, Florio and Macaroni from Esther Averill's children's books.
- Kater Murr (Tomcat Murr), in E.T.A. Hoffmann's "The Life and Opinions of Kater Murr" (1819-1921)
- Kitty, the Ingalls family mouser in Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House books
- Little Cats A through Z, from Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat Comes Back
- Professor McGonagall who can shapeshift into a tabby cat in Harry Potter
- Beth March's kittens in Louisa May Alcott's Little Women
- Matroskin (Russian:?????????), in Eduard Uspensky's Uncle Fedor, His Dog, and His Cat
- Maurice, star of The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchett
- Mehitabel, from archy and mehitabel, a dialogue between a melancholy cockroach and a heedless cat, by Don Marquis
- Midnight Louie, 20 pound (9 kg) tomcat companion to (and fellow investigator with) amateur sleuth, Temple Barr, featured in a series of romantic mystery novels by Carole Nelson Douglas; occasionally assisted by his sire 3 O'Clock Louie, his Ma Barker ("my bite's worse than any dog's") and her 24th Street gang, his kit Midnight Louise, his goad Karma and his eyes and ears, on the street Sassafrass and over the street Ingram; introduce yourself with The Las Vegas Quartet, followed by Catnap, thenPussyfoot, then voyage from "Be" ta "Zed" ("A"? - don't ask - and beware the lethal Hyacinth).
- Minnaloushe, from William Butler Yeats' poem The Cat and the Moon.
- Mogget, a magical entity in the form of a cat, in the fantasy novels Sabriel, Lirael and Abhorsen by Garth Nix
- Mottyl, the cat in Not Wanted on the Voyage by Timothy Findlay
- Mrs Norris in Harry Potter
- Mrs. Murphy, a cat who helps her human, Mary Minor 'Harry' Haristeen, solve mysteries, in a series of novels by Rita Mae Brown. Her cat, Sneaky Pie Brown, is credited as co-author.
- O'lal, monitor of Earth in Alan Dean Fosters Cat-A-Lyst
- Petronius Arbiter, Pete in Robert A. Heinlein's The Door Into Summer.
- Pixel in Robert A. Heinlein's novel To Sail Beyond the Sunset, and appearing briefly in other Heinlein stories. Despite the name of the book and Pixel's unique ability to cause an interdimensional cat-door to appear in any surface, the novel The Cat Who Walks Through Walls is not about Pixel.
- Pixel, the feline companion of P.C. O'Data in the syndicated comic strip PC and Pixel by Thach Bui.
- Powder, the albino Siamese from uncommon children's series Powder The Cat
- Pussy-Cat, the Owl's fianc?e in Edward Lear's The Owl and the Pussy-Cat
- The pussycat who went to London to see the queen, in the nursery rhyme.
- Rhiow, Saash, and Urruah, and other feline characters of The Book of Night with Moon by Diane Duane
- Ribby, the cat who serves Duchess the dog a traumatizing pie in Beatrix Potter's The Pie and the Patty Pan
- Rotten Ralph, the very bad cat in Jack Gutos's book
- Sam The Cat Detective, main character of the Sam The Cat Mysteries.
- Sampson in the Church Mice series by Graham Oakley
- In reference to Schrodinger's Cat:
- Schrodinger's Cat is a science fiction story by Ursula K. Le Guin in 1974.
- The Schr?dinger's Cat trilogy is the name commonly given to a trilogy of science fiction/conspiracy theory novels written by Robert Anton Wilson
- Shere Khan the tiger in Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book
- The Shy Little Kitten of the children's book written by Cathleen Schurr and illustrated by Gustaf Tenggren
- Silversides, the white, mouse-hating cat in the book "Ragweed" by Avi and Brian Floca, part of the Poppy Books series.
- Simpkin in Beatrix Potter's The Tailor of Gloucester
- Spiegel, from Spiegel the Cat by Gottfried Keller
- Squire Julian Gingivere, barn cat who Matthias me on his quest to find the legendary sword of Martin the Warrior in the novel Redwall.
- The three little kittens who lost their mittens in the nursery rhyme
- Tao, the Siamese cat from Sheila Burnford's novel The Incredible Journey.
- Tiger the vegetarian cat and others in the movie An American Tail
- Tigger in Winnie the Pooh
- Tobermory the talking cat, protagonist of a short story by the satirist Saki (Hector Hugh Munro)
- Tobias, a tall black talking cat with significant magical powers in the Tim and the Hidden People series by Sheila McCullough. Father of Sebastian, who is affectionate towards his "owner" Tim who saved him from drowning. Sebastian is a Strange One (neither part of the Hidden People nor a normal cat).
- Tom Kitten, a curious but disobedient young cat in the children's stories "The Tale of Tom Kitten" and "The Roly Poly Pudding" by Beatrix Potter; also Tom's mother, Mrs. Tabitha Twitchit, and his siblings Moppet and Mittens.
- Tug, the cat given by Ged to Alder to protect him from nightmares, in The Other Wind by Ursula Le Guin
- "The Cats of Ulthar", who take revenge upon the murder of a kitten in H. P. Lovecraft's story of that name: from that day, it was forbidden to harm a cat in that city.
- "The Unadulterated Cat" by Terry Pratchett and Joliffe Gray
- Mr. Underfoot in Robert A. Heinlein's Friday
- Upgraded cats in Reginald Bretnor's "Genius of the Species" take over the Soviet Union
- The main and supporting characters in the book series "Warriors" are all cats.
- Wolsey -- a {tabby} cat which travelled in Dr.Who's TARDIS during the Virgin Books Adventures
- The yellow tom on the ship "Pound of Candles," who helped Little Pig Robinson escape being dinner, and who was engaged to a "snowy owl of Lapland," in Beatrix Potter's The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
- Zoom, in Tim Wynne-Jones' series of children's books, e.g. Zoom at Sea (ISBN 0-88899-021-9)
T. S. Eliot Cats
- Cats from Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot, in alphabetical order:
- Admetus
- Alonzo
- Augustus
- Bill Bailey
- Bombalurina
- Bustopher Jones
- Cat Morgan
- Coricopat
- Demeter
- Electra
- George
- Gilbert
- Great Rumpus Cat, The
- Griddlebone
- Growltiger
- Grumbuskin
- Gus (a.k.a. Asparagus)
- James
- Jellylorum
- Jennyanydots
- Jonathan
- Macavity
- Mr. Mistoffelees
- Mungojerrie
- Munkustrap
- Old Deuteronomy
- Oopsa Cat (aka James Buz-James)
- Peter
- Plato
- Quaxo
- Rum Tum Tugger, The
- Rumpelteazer (Note: spelled "Rumpleteazer" in the musical)
- Skimbleshanks
- Tumblebrutus
- Victor
Cats in books by Andre Norton
- Cats and felines abound in books by Andre Norton
- The Beast Master
- Lord of Thunder
- Beast Master's Ark
- Beast Master's Circus
- Catseye
- Gate of the Cat
- The Mark of the Cat
- Fur Magic
- Octagon Magic with Sabrina, the black cat
- Star Ka'at
- Star Ka'at World
- Star Ka'at and the Plant People
- Star Ka'at and the Winged Warriors
- Lura the cat in Daybreak:2250 A.D. (aka Star Man's Son)
- Also, in Sci-Fi anthologies compiled by Andre Norton
- Noble Warrior - CATFANTASTIC
- Hob's Pot - CATFANTASTIC II
- Noble Warrior Meets With a Ghost - CATFANTASTIC III
- Noble Warrior, Teller of Fortunes - CATFANTASTIC IV
- Noble Warrior and the Gentleman - CATFANTASTIC V
- Three-Inch Trouble - A CONSTELLATION OF CATS
Cats and felines in plays
- The Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Cats which is based on the above poetry collection: Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot, but introduces several additional characters, such as:
- Asparagus (a.k.a. The Other Cat. Not the same as Gus: The Theatre Cat)
- Carbucketty (Previously in London and Broadway productions. No longer there.)
- Cassandra
- Etcetera
- Genghis (also spelled "Dschingis")
- Grizabella
- Jemima (a.k.a. Sillabub)
- Pouncival
- Tantomile
- Victoria
Cats and felines in film
- Alex the Lion, in Madagascar animated movie (2005)
- The Aristocats - much of the cast of the Disney animated film
- Baby, the leopard in the Bringing Up Baby
- Mr. Bigglesworth, Dr. Evil's cat from the Austin Powers films, in homage to the unnamed cat of Bond's Blofeld
- Blofeld's unnamed cat from the James Bond movies, which has inspired a number of imitations and spoofs (see Mr Bigglesworth, Madcat, and Nero)
- The film Cats & Dogs postulates an ongoing war dating back to ancient times between cats and dogs. The most notable cat is a spoilt Persian called Mr. Tinkles who is also an evil genius.
- Cat, Holly Golightly's cat in Breakfast At Tiffany's
- Coco, the white Persian in Jungle 2 Jungle
- Cosmic Creepers, an ugly, suspicious-looking black cat in the 1971 Disney film Bedknobs and Broomsticks
- The Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz
- That Darn Cat, Disney's adaptation of the book Undercover cat
- Elsa the lioness, raised by Joy Adamson in Born Free
- Figaro, of Disney's Pinocchio.
- Gatto, Mr D and Tweed in Cat City (Macskafogó)
- Jake, The Cat from Outer Space
- Jones, the cat in Alien
- King Leonidas of Naboombu, a lion, the world's greatest soccer player, also in Bedknobs and Broomsticks
- Kovu, Kiara, Zira, Nuka, Vitani and other lions in Disney's The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
- Leo the Lion, mascot of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studio.
- Major, the lion from the movie Napoleon and Samantha (1972)
- Milo in The Adventures of Milo and Otis
- Mr. Tinkles, the main cat villain from Cats and Dogs.
- Orion, from Men in Black
- Pink Panther, movie eponym, cartoon character
- Puss-in-Boots, a cat with the voice of Antonio Banderas in Shrek 2.
- Pyewacket, the Siamese cat and witch's familiar in the romantic-comedy play and film Bell, Book and Candle
- Rademenes,the cat from Polish TV serial from 80’s „Siedem Zyczen” (Seven Wishes)
- Rhubarb, a cat that inherits a professional baseball team from its owner, in the 1951 film Rhubarb, based on the novel by satirist and parodist, H. Allen Smith
- Si and Am, the two Siamese cats from Lady and the Tramp
- Simba, Nala, Mufasa, Scar, Sarabi, Sarafina and other lions in Disney's The Lion King
- Snowbell, the cat in the film version of Stuart Little
- Tao, a Siamese cat in the 1963 film The Incredible Journey, based on the novel of the same title.
- Sassy, a Himalayan cat in the 1993 remake of the 1963 film The Incredible Journey
- Thackery Binx, the boy-turned-black-cat in Hocus Pocus
- The unnamed cat that Don Corleone has in his lap in the first scenes in The Godfather
- The unnamed black cat that Neo sees a deja vu of in The Matrix
- The unnamed lions who eat the Three Stooges in the short subject You Nazty Spy, which ends with a burping lion wearing the Reichsführer's hat
- Zoom, in Tim Wynne-Jones's series of children's books, e.g. Zoom at Sea (ISBN 0-88899-021-9)
- Thomasina, the orange tabby cat who dies and comes back (a couple of times) in "The Three Lives Of Thomasina," a 1964 Disney film.
- The Ghost and the Darkness, two historical man-eating lions from the 1996 film of the same name.
Cats and felines in television
- Annabelle and Eek from Eek!stravaganza
- The Cat, character descended from cats played by Danny John-Jules in BBC TV sci-fi sitcom Red Dwarf (see Frankenstein, below)
- Cagney, Elisa's cat in Disney's Gargoyles
- "Clarence, the cross-eyed Lion" from the TV series Daktari
- Frankenstein, the pregnant cat Lister sneaks onboard the Red Dwarf
- Henrietta cat and Daniel Tiger from Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
- Iris, Catwoman's cat in Batman, the Animated Series
- The killer kitties of The X-Files "Teso dos Bichos" episode
- Kit (later human Katrina), the Halliwell witch-sisters' familiar in Charmed
- Kitty, pet lion from the 1960s TV series The Addams Family
- Lucky, the Tanners' cat in TV series ALF, who weekly escaped being devoured by the wisecracking Alien Life-Form
- MADcat, Doctor Claw's pet cat in the cartoon Inspector Gadget.
- Meow Mix Cat, commercial mascot for Meow Mix cat food.
- Miss Kitty Fantastico, (deceased) pet cat of Willow and Tara in Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- Morris, commercial mascot for 9 Lives Cat Food, voiced by John Irwin
- Mrs. Slocombe's "pussy", an unseen character and the source of many innuendoes in Are You Being Served?
- Neelix, Lieutenant Reginald Barclay's cat, from Star Trek: Voyager
- Spot, pet cat of Data, from Star Trek: The Next Generation
- Prince Myshkin, in the episode, "Stray Cat," from Noir (named after the main character in Dostoevsky's The Idiot).
- Salem, talking black cat from the TV series (and comic book) Sabrina the Teenage Witch
- Sizzle, a pet cat puppet on The Puzzle Place
- Tony the Tiger, commercial spokestiger for the breakfast cereals Frosted Flakes and Frosties
Cats and felines in animation, comics and puppetry
- Alice, also known as Admiral from the TV anime Stratos 4
- Apathy Kat
- Atilla, the cat in the comic strip Mother Goose and Grimm
- Azrael, pet of Gargamel on the TV show The Smurfs
- Bagpuss, British TV cat
- Battlecat (aka Cringer) of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
- Baudelaire in Phantom 2040 (obviously named after the French poet)
- Baron, The Cat Returns (Neko no Ongaeshi) 2002 Japanese animated film directed by Morita Hiroyuki and produced by Studio Ghibli.
- Big Cat, campus cartoon character often sighted in graffiti and newspaper columns
- Bill the Cat, mascot and presidential candidate in Berke Breathed's Bloom County
- Binka and friends.
- Black Pete, Disney cartoon character, originally the nemesis of Mickey Mouse then Goofy
- Buchi, the cat in RahXephon
- Bucky Katt, cartoon cat from Get Fuzzy comic strip
- Buyo, Kagome's family's pet cat in InuYasha
- Captain Amelia, humanoid feline in Disney's Treasure Planet
- Catastrophe, villain in Spy Dogs
- Catbert, the evil human resources director in the Dilbert comic strip
- The Catbus, a living cat with the size, shape, and function of a bus, in the anime My Neighbor Totoro
- CatDog, star of the Nickelodeon TV show of the same name. See also List of fictional dogs
- Cat Jacob, a Swiss cat who provides his readers with a humourous little philosophical "poke" along their way.
- The Cattanooga Cats, singing group from Hanna-Barbera animated series
- Cat Town, a web-based 'show' by R. Noyes starring cats from CatPrin, a Japanese tailor for felines.
- Chaos, a Muppet cat on Sesame Park
- Chester, Minnie the Minx's cat in the British Beano comic
- Chococat a Sanrio charecter
- Choo-Choo Bear, the boneless and oozy pet cat of Davan, in the Something Positive comic
- Chubby Huggs, oversized, overaffectionate cartoon cat from Get Fuzzy comic strip
- Clarisse Cat, Flip's girlfriend in some animations by Eric W. Schwartz (Has also had a cameo in Sabrina Online) Very sharp hearing, in "The Dating Game" she can hear Flip nodding on the phone!
- Claude Cat, Looney Tunes character
- Courageous Cat, superhero friend of sidekick Minute Mouse
- Custard, nemesis of Roobarb in the BBC cartoon series
- Cyborg Kuro-chan, a robotic cat who is a spoof on Astro Boy
- Danny, the main character in the movie Cats Don't Dance
- Diego and the other sabertooth cats in Ice Age
- Doraemon, a feline robot from future. From Japanese cartoon and animation series of the same title.
- Evil The Cat (and occasionally a reverse clone, Good The Cat), one of the numerous nemeses of Earthworm Jim
- Fat Cat, chief nemesis of the rodent heroes of Chip and Dale: Rescue Rangers
- Fat Freddie's Cat in the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers by Gilbert Shelton
- Felina Furr/Alley-Kat-Abra, in Captain Carrot and his Amazing Zoo Crew
- Felix the Cat, pioneer cartoon character
- Fritz the Cat, creation of Robert Crumb, changed considerably by Ralph Bakshi in his cartoon, killed later in retaliation by Crumb
- Furrball the Scaredy Cat; Tiny Toon Adventures character
- Gaffer, backstage cat on The Muppet Show
- From the comic strip, Garfield:
- Arlene
- Garfield
- Nermal
- Sam Spayed, the detective played by Garfield
- Cast of animated film Gay Purr-ee
- A Gata e O Gato (the female and the male cat), a couple in the comics by Laerte Coutinho
- Gatomon, from Digimon. Although not technically a cat, she does appears and act like one.
- Heathcliff, comic strip character
- Hello Kitty, popular Japanese character marketed extensively by Sanrio
- Henry's Cat
- Hobbes, Calvin's pet stuffed tiger from the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson
- Horse, the invincible tomcat from the comic strip Footrot Flats, by Murray Ball
- Jasso-kissa
- Jess, the eponymous Postman Pat's black and white cat of the title song in the BBC children's TV series
- Jiji, the black cat in Kiki's Delivery Service
- Mr. Jinks, featured with mice nemeses Pixie and Dixie in Hanna-Barbera's Huckleberry Hound Show
- Kamineko, from Azumanga
- Thomas Kemper, Tycho and Gabe's cat in Penny Arcarde, who has advanced computer skills and might even be an MSCE; he is named after the Thomas Kemper brand of soft drinks.
- Kimba the White Lion
- Kirara in InuYasha
- Klas Katt, the main character in Swedish author Gunnar Lundkvists dark, existentialist comics
- Konyako, a teenaged catgirl in the anime Edens Bowy, she is the niece of Miss Nyako, dictator of Yuneas. Konyako's name is a contraction of "Koneko" (Japanese for "kitten") and "Nya" (Japanese for "meow").
- Kuroneko-sama from the anime Trigun. Roughly translated, the name simply means Lord Black Cat.
- Krazy Kat, surreal cartoon by George Herriman
- Kyou, boy who transforms into a cat in the anime/manga series Fruits Basket
- Lucifer, the cat in Disney's Cinderella.
- Luna, Artemis and Diana in Sailor Moon
- Madcat, Dr. Claw's pet, from cartoon series Inspector Gadget
- Matroskin, from animated film Three from Buttermilk Village and its sequels
- Mayaa, from Azumanga.
- Meowth in Pokémon and its evolved form Persian.
- Miss Nyako, a tuxedo-wearing catgirl who is the dictator of robot town Yuneas in anime Edens Bowy. Her name is a contraction of "Nya" (Japanese for "meow") and "Neko" (Japanese for "cat").
- Meruru, the feline character in Tenkuu no Escaflowne
- Moggy Malone, an apparently "upper-class" cat from Roobarb and Custard Too.
- Nero, a fluffy white caterpillar (but does the role of a cat), pet of the villainous toad Silas Greenback, from the cartoon series Danger Mouse—a spoof of Blofeld's cat (see above)
- Nuku Nuku which is an android created in an effort to safe a dying pet cat
- Nya, Shia´s companion cat from the TV anime Pita-Ten
- Oggy, from Oggy and the Cockroaches
- Omaha the Cat Dancer, erotic "furry" comic book character
- Pasi, B. Virtanen's cat
- Peekaboo from Rose Is Rose
- Percival, the feline part in Sinfest's cat and dog duo
- The Pink Panther, movie eponym, cartoon character
- Plottigat, Disney cartoon character, an evil mad scientist who is an enemy of Mickey Mouse
- Proud Heart Cat, a Care Bear cousin
- Puar, a flying, shapeshifting cat from the Dragon Ball manga and anime
- Pussyfoot, Looney Tunes character
- Ragland T. Tiger, aka Rags, on Crusader Rabbit
- Rajah, the pet tiger of Jasemine in Aladdin
- Rhonda, a tiger in Kevin and Kell
- Rita, part of the cat-dog couple Rita and Runt in Animaniacs
- Rubbish, the star of Rubbish, King of the Jumble.
- Ruff, of Hanna-Barbera's Ruff and Reddy
- The Samurai Pizza Cats, cartoon characters
- Scrapper, the one-eyed cat of Mrs. Wicket in the 2002 Mr. Bean animated series.
- Scratchy in The Itchy & Scratchy Show, the show-within-a-show on The Simpsons
- Sagwa and friends, Siamese cats
- Shampoo, girl who transforms into a cat in the anime/manga series Ranma ½
- Si and Am, the sinister and mischievous Siamese cats owned by Aunt Sarah in the film Lady and the Tramp
- Snagglepuss, Hanna-Barbera TV cartoon character
- Snowball (white) (deceased) and Snowball II (black), The Simpsons' house cats
- Solange from 9 Chickweed Lane
- Spider Jerusalem's two-headed chain-smoking alley cat, from Transmetropolitan
- Spinner Sun, also known as Spi-chan from the TV anime Cardcaptors
- Stimpy, from the cartoon series Ren and Stimpy
- Streaky the Supercat, from Supergirl comics
- SWAT Kats characters T-Bone, Razor, Calico Briggs, and other residents of MegaCat City
- Sylvester the Cat; Warner Bros. cartoon character
- Sylvester Jr; Sylvester's Son
- Tabbe Le Fauve from the furry comic book, Xanadu
- The Thundercats, cartoon characters who are feline humanoid aliens
- Tom, from the cartoon series Tom and Jerry
- Toonces, the driving cat (from Saturday Night Live)
- Top Cat and his band of alley cats, Hanna-Barbera TV cartoon characters
- Twisp, from Penny Arcade. Not to be confused with Catsby, Twisp's imp counterpart.
- Ura in El-Hazard
- Wannyan (a.k.a. Bow-Meow), the half-dog half-cat alien baby-sitter from the anime UFO Baby (a.k.a. Da! Da! Da!)
- Wildcat, Donald Rooum's anarchist cat, featured in Freedom newspaper
- Winston, the Janitor's cat in the Beano comic strip The Bash Street Kids
- WWII ("World War II"), the infamous "cat next door" that keeps scratching up Snoopy's doghouse in Peanuts
- Yuki, Yoko's cat in Beyond, a sequence in The Animatrix
Cats in electronic/video games
- Alley Cat
- Big the Cat, from Sonic Adventure.
- Red XIII, from Final Fantasy VII
- Cait Sith, from Final Fantasy VII
- Blaze the Cat, from Sonic Rush
- Bubsy Bobcat
- CatBat, the Cat/Bat hybrid enemy from Wario Land 4.
- Catz, in the Petz virtual pets game.
- Evil the Cat, one of many villians from the video game Earthworm Jim.
- Felicia, catgirl character from the Darkstalkers series.
- Gina, the weaponsmith in Revenant from Eidos Interactive and Cinematix Studios
- Katt Monroe from Star Fox 64/Lylat Wars.
- Links, an Office Assistant in Microsoft Office
- Myau, the Musk Cat and Party Member of Phantasy Star.
- Tango, in the Game Boy game Mega Man V/Rockman World 5
- Meowth, from Pokémon
- Persian, Meowth's evolved form from Pokémon
- Skitty, from Pokémon
- Spitz, from Wario Ware
- Delcatty, Skitty's evolved form from Pokémon
- Schroedinger, a black cat that takes an interest in the Embryon tribe in Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga 1 & 2
- Nifta, from Wizball
Cats in song
- "The Cat Came Back" (1893) by Harry S. Miller, tells of futile attempts to get rid of a big yellow cat:
- But the cat came back the very next day.
- The cat came back. They thought it was a goner,
- But the cat came back; it just wouldn't stay away.
- The song also inspired an animated cartoon short.
- "Cat Black, the Wizard's Hat" by T. Rex
- "I Bought Me a Cat" by Aaron Copeland
- "I Am Your " by Gong
- "Tommy the Cat" by Primus
- "Leave My Kitten Alone" by Little Willie John
- "What's New, Pussycat?" by Tom Jones
- "Year of the Cat" by Al Stewart
- the unnamed cat in "Nobody's Moggy Now", by Eric Bogle
- "Stray Cat Strut" by The Stray Cats - link
- Moses, the cat in "Jessie" by Joshua Kadison
- Cats, the musical
- The Cat in the Window, sung by Petula Clark
- "The cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon," in Harry Chapin's song Cat's in the Cradle
- "Black Cat" by Janet Jackson from the 1989 album Rhythm Nation 1814
- "Black Cat" by Gentle Giant from the album "Acquiring the Taste".
- "Brownie the Cat" by The Brilliant Green
- "Monsterpuss" by The Vaselines
- "My Cat's Name is Maceo" by Jane's Addiction
- "Lucifer Sam" by Pink Floyd
- "Smelly Cat", song made for TV Sitcom Friends
- "Bike" by Pink Floyd
- "Phenomenal Cat" by The Kinks
- "Dude The Cat" by The Leaving Trains
- "Delilah" by Queen from the 1991 album Innuendo, the song dedicated to Freddie Mercury's fave cat
- "Cosmic Charlie" by the Grateful Dead
- "Kittty" by The Presidents of the United States of America (band)
Cats in science
- Schrödinger's cat, hapless victim and lucky survivor of a thought experiment by Erwin Schrödinger illustrating the incompleteness of the theory of quantum mechanics (although Schrödinger himself is historical, the cat is the protagonist in a thought experiment and thus fictional). Surrounding this thought experiment, John Gribbin authored two books, In Search of Schrödinger's Cat and Schrödinger's Kittens.
Cats and felines on the Internet and in IT
- Mittens and Snowdrop, animated cats which star in a series of humorous animations at matazone.co.uk
- Neko, one of the first animated "screen toys," which "slept" on the screen and woke up when one moved the mouse, chasing the mouse cursor.
- Several Neopets characters resemble cats.
- The Mona mascots (including Giko Cat), starring in 2channel.
- "Longcat", BIKECAT and other cats that have become famous inside image forums such like 2chan, 4chan and iichan. These cats are considered part of the internet meme culture.