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

Like an idiot, I put the can down to their level so that they can smell that it's not "food", just people junk.

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

Me too. This is how I learned one of mine will eat canned carrots.

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Gaelle Simon
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5 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Works on my cats too, while they were never fed from a can... I guess this behavior is now coded in their dna :)

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

yep..my cats are tuned in, unless i.m calling to come or not to do something..

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Tove Hansen
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5 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My cat,Turnips , always come running when I'm chopping something, in case I chop raw chicken. So disappointed when it's potatoes, onions or something else boring :)

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Sora Lyra
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5 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My cat will come over me when they hear the sound of plastic or if I say "Hiti! Hiti! Hiti!"(Our native language [Dusun]) which means "Here! Here!Here!" in English. I used this phrase not only when I want to feed them, but also pat them.

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

Are you from Malaysia? I'm just curious because I had a friend that spoke Dusun and I had never heard of it before (to be fair I am one of those ignorant Americans lol)

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

I had a guinea pig years ago and he'd always start squeaking if you rustled a bag! He always thought he was going to get lettuce.

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

I have the same with my dog.. Any kind of cans.. Or any kind of bags.. Anything that makes "sounds like my food" noise.. :D

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

I have to show my cats the can to "prove" that I'm not munching their noms on the sly...

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

I only need to think of tuna and the cat comes! (Proof ot mind reading) 🐈😁

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

Lol that's why you show them what you opened and wait for the face of sheer utter disappointment and disapproval from your pet haha

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

My actually LOVES canned corn, it drives him NUTS. Maybe he's vegan at heart =P

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

Oh the evil looks a person gets for opening a noncstfood can!!!

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

love when I can show them the can is for me not them (evil laugh)

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

I had to tell my cats last week that they don't eat baked beans after I opened a can. They went from hopeful to pissed in less than a second.

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

I peeled the foil off a jar of peanuts and Cid woke up from a dead sleep. He doesn't even EAT canned food...

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

Everytime we open a plastic baggy the cats think it's their candy, they will actually climb up your leg with their nails super lovely in your legs to see what you got xD

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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 cats do this when they hear someone opening a cabinet door.

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Maxwell's Pets
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If i heard a can of canned corn opening, I'd coma a' runnin! althogh I am no cat.

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

cat: 3 meter dash! hooman: False alarm. Cat: Noooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!

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

There was a time I opened a tin of fish with chili sauce (for me, not my cat), ate it in the kitchen, and my cat ignored me for 1.5 days because he thought I ate his stuff.

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

My cat comes running when she hears a can opener despite the fact that her whole life the cat food I bought is pull top.

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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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The Girl on Fire
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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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Night Owl
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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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Ruby Brook
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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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Taryn Wallace
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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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Dorothy Berry-Lound
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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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