We all know that cats are the cutest, most mischievous, and quirky animals ever, but did you know that in ancient Egypt, they were associated with the goddesses Isis and Ba’at, often depicted in various drawings and even mummified? Or that later, in the Middle Ages, cats were killed en masse since people associated them with witchcraft? Luckily, the feline genocide ended with a medieval king of Wales, Hyvel Dda, who made killing or harming cats illegal.
With this much of our and cats’ history overlapping, it is only natural that our feline companions have gathered many symbolic meanings to them. While a black cat might be seen as an omen of bad luck, cats, in general, are seen as symbols of independence, rebellion, and intelligence. If you choose a new body art design, a cat tattoo might seem like a great idea, as it embodies many desirable qualities.
Below, we have compiled various tattoo ideas regarding our beloved pets – from subtle small tattoos and simple cat tattoos to realistic drawing ideas; we’ve tried to include as many as we could find for every cat person out there. (H/T)
01. Minimalistic Cat Tattoo
02. Forever A Cat Lady
03. Sleeping Kitty Tattoo
04. Ying And Yang Cat Tattoo
05. Minimalistic Cat Tattoo
06. Cat Tattoo
07. Cat Tattoo
08. New Tattoo, Or Should I Say Cattoo?
09. My Cattoo Is Also A Semicolon
10. Cat Tattoo
11. Minimalistic Cat Tattoo
12. Cat Tattoo
13. Geometric Cat Tattoo
14. One Of My First Cat Tattoos
15. Simon’s Cat Tattoo
16. Sleeping Kitty Tattoo
17. Cat Tattoo
18. Cat Tattoo
19. Different Kind Of Pet Portraits
20. High Five Cats Tattoo
21. Cat Tattoo
22. Cat Tattoo
23. Cat Tattoo
24. Stretching Cat Tattoo
25. Ying And Yang Cat Tattoos
26. Cat Tattoos
27. My Cat And Tattoo 
28. My Tattoo In Memory Of My Cat Snoopy
29. ‘Watercolor Cat’ 
30. Cat Tattoo
31. Tattoo To Honor The Cats I Have Lost
32. Kitten ^.^
33. Is This A Good Idea?
34. Kitty Tattoo
35. Meeeow
36. Cat Tattoo
37. G-at!!
38. Black Cat Tattoo
39. I Got Mine Last Week
40. Cat Tattoo
41. Cat Tattoo
42. In Loving Memory Of My Cat Dexter
43. My Girlfriends Simple Cat Tattoo And Her Cat
44. Catella
45. Tattoo For My Lost Cat
46. Cat Lover Tat
47. Cat Tattoo
48. My Aristo Cats
49. Here’s Mine, Freshly Finished. My Husband Drew It For Me
50. My Lovely Yellow Boy
51. My Minimalist Cat Tattoo
52. A Minimalist Cat
53. My Two Kitties, Alvin And Alice
54. Cat Paws Tattoo
55. Cat Tattoo
56. My Cat Tattoo
57. Simple Cat
58. My Babies
59. In Honor Of My Kitten Who Died
60. Simple Cat Tattoo
61. Cat Tattoo
62. My Bff And I Got Matching Cat Tattoos
63. Kara Kedi
64. My Cat “Porota” ^-^
65. Cattoo On Ribs
66. Well, I Got My First Tattoo Today
67. My Cat Tattoo
68. Some More Simon’s Cat Tattoos
69. Cat Tattoo From 1997!
70. Thomas O’Malley The Ally Cat
71. My Latest One Right After It Was Finished
72. My Friend Ivan Got This Beautiful Tattoo 3 Years Ago
73. Water Color Cattoo
74. Musick Cat
75. Happy Kitty
76. Cat Tattoo
77. Not That Minimalistic, But Still, A Cat Lover Tattoo! (By Taniacatclaw)
78. The Tattoo Of My Baby Mowgli Who Was Put To Sleep And His Best Friend Maggy Missing Him
79. Cat Tattoo
80. My Favorite Tattoo
81. Last Tattoo… Of My 40’s? Last Tattoo… Ever.
82. Self-drawn Ankle Cat Tattoo =^..^=
83. My First And Only Tattoo ^..^
84. Mmmmmmmmmiao!!!!!
85. Sisters Cattoos
86. Playing Cats Tattoo
87. My Cattoo
88. My Cat
89. My Love
90. Sleeping Cat
91. My First (And Only) Tattoo ^_^
92. Simple Cat
93. Sleepy Heart Kitties – Cat Tattoos
94. Black Cat Tattoo
95. My Baby Cat Tattoos
96. Kitty Palm
97. Love My Cat “Adrianuzca´s”
98. My First Cat Tattoo (Third In Total)
99. Kitty
100. Picasso Cat
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