A hundred cat designs is enough that "cat shirt" stops being one category and starts being several. Some of these have nothing to do with liking cats generally — they are about a specific joke, a specific art style, or a specific relationship to the cat in question.
The band nobody asked for
There are enough cat-plus-instrument designs here to form an actual lineup: guitar, drums, piano and a cat DJ to open for them. None of these reference each other — they were clearly designed independently — but bought as a set they read as one joke rather than four.
Cat Drummer
Drums, twice over — a straight drummer design and a pun version for whoever wants the joke spelled out.
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Cat on Piano
Keys. Two takes on the same idea: a plain cat-at-the-piano scene and one built around the "mewsician" pun.
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DJ Cat
The opening act, not the closer — a cat behind turntables rather than an instrument.
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Guitar Cat
Lead guitar. The rest of the lineup is percussion and keys, so this is the one melodic instrument in the band.
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Heavy Meowtal
The heavy-metal end of the lineup, for the cat owner who wants attitude over cute.
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Mewsician Funny Cat Piano Player
Keys. Two takes on the same idea: a plain cat-at-the-piano scene and one built around the "mewsician" pun.
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Purrcussionist Cat Drums
Drums, twice over — a straight drummer design and a pun version for whoever wants the joke spelled out.
See detailsJapanese art, not Japanese cartoon
These borrow from ukiyo-e woodblock prints and samurai imagery rather than anime style, which puts them closer to a gallery print than a fandom shirt. Worth knowing before buying for someone who is particular about the difference.
Great Cat Wave Off Kanagawa · Kyoto Gion Pagoda Cats · Ramen Cat · Ramen Cat Phone · Ramen Cat Ukiyo-e · Samurai Cat Koi · Samurai Cat Warrior
Cats that left the atmosphere
A small cluster with no unifying joke beyond "cat, but cosmic" — moon backgrounds, a UFO abduction scene, and two designs that borrow physics vocabulary (string theory, Schrödinger-adjacent EKG lines) for people who think that's funnier than a paw print.
Cat Mu Physics · Cosmic Space Cats · Paws On The Moon · Spooky Space Cats · String Theory Cats · UFO Cat Abduction · Vintage Moon Cat Stars
Cat dad, cat mom
The identity shirts, as distinct from the joke shirts. These say something about the buyer's relationship to a specific cat rather than cats as a topic, which makes them a safer pick for a gift — there is no artwork to get wrong, just the two words.
Best Cat Dad Ever · Best Cat Mom Ever · Cat Dad Club · Cat Mom · Floral Cat Mama Paw Print
Everything else
The rest of the collection: sarcastic one-liners, Halloween and Christmas cats, and designs where the cat is incidental to a wider scene (surfing, hockey, flowers). No pattern beyond "someone thought this was funny," which is true of most cat merchandise.
Angry Cat Says No · Bad Kitty Mugshot · Bad Kitty Mugshot · Be A Purrmaid · Because Cats · Black Cat Mountain Peeker · Black Cat Yellow Eyes · Can Stop Will Stop · Cancel My Plans Cat · Captain Cat Boating · Cat Cat Forest Silhouette · Cat DJ · Cat Heartbeat EKG Line · Cat Recharging Battery · Cat Wrestler Silhouette · Cat and Roses Silhouette · Cathulhu Cat · Cats Coffee Couch Me · Cats Playing Ice Hockey · Cats and Flowers Heart · Ch Ch Ch Meow · Cinco de Meow · Colorful Flower Cat · Curious Box Cat · Feline Postage Stamps · Floral Forest Cat Silhouette · Funny Book Lover Cats Reading Books – Vintage Cat Bookworm Design · Ghost Cats Halloween Funny Cat Lover · Glitch Halo Cat · Glowing Black Cat · Here For The Cats · Hockey Cat · Hockey Kittens · Human Manipulation 101 Cat · I Do What I Want Cat · I Don't Wanna · I Just Work Here · I Was Normal 3 Cats Ago · I'm All Booked · Invincible Cat Robot Vacuum · It Be Like That Sometimes · Just Wanna Have Sun · Kitchen Warrior Cat · Kitten My Lift On · Kittens in Flowers · Kitty Biscuits Bakery · Let's Sail This World Is Too Small · Living My Best Lives · Lurking Jungle Cat · Maybe Tomorrow · Meow Time · Meowdy Cowboy Cat · Meowy Catmas · Mind the Gap · Mischievous Cat Spilled Coffee · Mischievous Peekaboo Cat · My Cat Thinks I'm Cool · Nervous Systems Cat · Noah's Ark All Cats · Overkill Cat Tank · Rainbow Umbrella Cat · Saint Pawtrick · Saint Pawtrick Cat · Skin and Bones Cat · Sorry I'm an Indoor Cat · Spooky Season Halloween Cats · Surfing Cats · Surprised Cats Reading Book Shirt - Funny Bookish Cats Vintage Tee · Tell Your Cat Pspsps · The Hermit Cat Tarot · Think Outside The Box · Universal Cat Distribution System · Warning In Case Of Emotions · You're Not The Boss Of Me
The full range, including sizes and cuts, is in the cat shirts collection.
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Cat Dad Club
Best Cat Dad Ever
Best Cat Mom Ever
