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I am Vernessa Himmler, an illustrator, and sand-artist based in Hamburg, Germany. Since early 2013 I have worked as a freelance illustrator, and one of my recent illustration projects is a series of funny comics that show people the hilarious and crazy life of being a silly cat owner.

I’ve been drawing since my childhood and received a masters degree in illustration from HAW Hamburg - Design Department. Over the years I have developed my own visual language, which consists of realistic fine drawings and modern coloration. I started drawing my kitty cat comics only two years ago, inspired by my two cute cats Mikosch and Koschka, who I adopted from a local animal shelter a few years back.

I began creating these funny drawings on Instagram to share my life as a crazy cat lady and the awkward moments of my two funny cats, and while many of my comics depict the headaches cats can bring, they are still such wonderful pets. My favorite thing about cats is the moment when they want your attention (for a cuddle or something else), it makes you extremely happy when they chose to come to you on their own!

Scroll down below to see some of my cute drawings from a day in the life of a cat owner and for all the cat parents out remember, you don’t own your cat, your cat owns you!"

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Unlikely
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have one "Hell No" and one "Hell Yeah" cat xD And of course the Hell-No one is the fluffy long hair cat. But thats okay the other one is twice her size :'D So much more cat to pet.

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Janine B.
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5 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Jepp and they follow you everywhere and want your attention all the time. And when you have guests at home they pretend they never get any cuddles at all. And of course no food too. lol

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BusLady
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had a cat that was both. She had a split personality. Lol

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Melissa Powell
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have a cat, gets next to me, flops down on his back waiting for a belly rub. He gets one, and he lets me rub his feet. Have 4 other cats that if I tried this, I would be severely injured.

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Lenka Smetanová
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have a cat, which can switch between theese two... but I never know, when she did that, so somtimes I have a snuggle cat and sometimes I have a bear trap

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Shinomi Chan
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My smaller cat is like the second pic, my bigger cat is kind of 50/50 chance.

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Debra Davitt
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I said cats were hard work! Dogs don't have so many NO'S 😂

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Edwin Quantrall
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"OMFG YES!" a.k.a. the "I LOVE YOU *FOREVER!!!*" spot. (Works on dogs too!)

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Mary Jaye
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

FIRST ONE IS MY LATE CHER. THE SECOND IS MY REILY WHO IS VERY LOVING. I LOVE THEM BOTH.

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Fanwarrior
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have both... plus the third type that only allows you to pet their head.

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Gillian Black
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

ye i have one of those patting away next minute i get bitten patted the wrong spot

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VeryDarkMatter
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have two cats. Siblings we guess (adopted from shelter, we are not 100 % sure..) however, one is the first .. the other the second example.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would really like to meet a type 2 cat.. I think my dog kinda is one tho

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Dorothy Berry-Lound
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

One of the many sounds - the other one is the fridge door where the cream is kept.

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Brandy G
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yep. The other day I just shook the bowl to cover the spot and it was accepted by the queen of the house.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sometimes all three of my cats will all be staring at the same dark corner. It creeps me out.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hey, the picture you got is much more interesting than the one you wanted to get

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Koshka" .. its sounds like "Kočka" in czech language, what's mean Katze / Cat .)

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Taryn Wallace
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I snip off the very tips of my cats claws. We have a scratching post also but she has a tendency to try hitting the dog in the eye and I REALLY don't want a blind puppy. But again I just snip off the super sharp tips of them NEVER like cut them short.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When all I want is to hug the cat: the cat hates me When all I want is to work: the cat can't live without me

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If I lift my youngest, she will look everywhere except where the spider is, eventhough she was meowing while on the ground. Duh

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Or the other person gets all mad because you are comparing an "animal" to a human...well that animal is my child and gets treated as such and honestly I feel like all pet owners should treat their pets as a family member. The o lot exception there is a working animal BUT even those get treated incredibly well.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We get fur round the door of the washing machine from the clothes and have to remove it

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