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Catster’s Weekly Photo Contest Winners: Pampering My Cat (August 17, 2026)

By Radim Chudej · Published on August 17, 2026

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Welcome to our Catster Weekly Photo Contest, where every other Monday we pick the best three photos from our readers, based on that week’s topic.

This week’s topic was “Pampering My Cat“, and we received some amazing photos from you. And although every cat is gorgeous, we had to pick our winners. Congratulations, and thanks to everyone who submitted their cats to our photo contest!

Next topic is: “Silly Stretch”. Do you want to have a chance to get your cat featured on Catster, our Facebook and Instagram?

Send us your photos!

The next winner will be announced on the 31st of August!

Name:	Essie
Fun Fact:	“Essie loves to have snuggles and belly rubs. She is fat and pampered.“

Name:	Sibbie
Fun Fact:	“My sister Kim rescued Sibbie from a kill shelter and he is the best addition to our family. He is so gentle and purrrrfect! We celebrated his first birthday with his favorite chicken lollipop”

Name:	Sylvester
Fun Fact:	“She is loves to be snuggled like a little baby, such a love bug.”

Enter Your Cat

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“Silly Stretch”

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We are looking forward to seeing your best photos! The next winner will be announced on the 31st of August!

This article is a part of our Bi-Weekly Photo Contest

View our previous week’s winners here: August 3, 2026 – Cats in Action
Click here to view our full list of past winners
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Radim Chudej

As a certified cat-lover, Radim was excited to join the Catster team on the mission to help all the cat parents in the world by providing useful and helpful information. He used to live with two wonderful cats before embarking on his travels around the world. Radim currently lives in Slovakia, surrounded by nature and his neighbors' cat community.

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