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Catster Photo Contest: Cats of the Week Winners (July 3, 2025)

This Week’s Winner

Name: Yoshino
Breed: Domestic Short Hair
Fun Fact: “Yoshino is a wild card with heterochromia. He may look dignified and mild mannered, but zooms throughout the house and loves climbing curtains and attacking feet from underneath the sheets.”

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Silliest

Name: Roxy
Breed: Nebelung
Fun Fact: “Roxy was dumped at a shelter duct taped inside a diaper box. After six months, she slowly came out of her shell. She is extremely sweet and loves to be with her humans. She now lives the life of luxury. She’s also very protective of her home, frequently growling at delivery trucks when they pull up to the house 😅😅😅”

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Most Dignified

Name: Kingston
Breed: Tuxedo
Fun Fact: “In the evening, he goes from one person to the next to cuddle!”

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Most Expressive

Name: Bobby
Breed: Scottish Fold
Fun Fact: “Bobby (named after the Scottish poet Robert Robbie Burns (named for the Scottish poet), is ever the gentleman with paws crossed & striking a pose. All this goes away at approximately 9pm every night when he demands his tuna bisque by crashing through the house howling.”

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Best Action Shot

Name: Ben Ben
Breed: Domestic Short Hair
Fun Fact: “He loves his feather toy and growls while he has it in his mouth. You need the jaws of life to get it away from him. :)”

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Sleepiest

Name: Pepper
Breed: Maine Coon Mix
Fun Fact: “Pepper doesn’t like when I work or take my purse because he know that means I am leaving the house so he decided sleeping on my desk with my purse wrapped around his arm was the greatest idea!”

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Cutest

Name: Nala Dean
Breed: Tabby
Fun Facts: “The photo of Nala is from Thanksgiving 2024. I’m grateful 🥹 for her everyday. She is a true support animal 🐱 without the official title. Nala 🐱 makes my days better and we are forever ♾ besties. She’s 8 years old and has been with me through Active Duty and as an Army Veteran. We’ve both have beautiful 😻 green eyes.”

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2 Responses

  1. What can I say about these winners? I love them all, especially their stories.
    What fun it must be to have these cats and their fabulous personalities.
    I wish I could hug all of them and give them a treat or two.
    Thanks to all the winners🐈💕

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