Cat Thinking

Cat Thinking, also known as Pondering Cat, refers to a series ofimage macroandcaptionmemespairing aphotoshoppedside-profile image of acatdoing a pondering gesture with its paw edited, similar to the Philosoraptormeme format. The photo of the cat was first posted online in mid-January 2025 on Tik Tok, with the "Thinking Cat" memes becoming popularized on Tik Tokand Instagram Reels in February 2025, often adding humorous texts as if the pet is having philosophical thoughts about average situations. The meme trended alongside the Thinking Babymeme, which showed a baby pondering in the same position at the same angle.