33 Best Gifts for Cat Lovers

This card game is easy to pick up, but you have to play smart to avoid exploding kitten cards. It's fun but also complex enough to suck everyone in. Many of the featured cats are cute; some are not so cute, but they often have special powers that let you gain an edge over your opponents. There are tons of expansions to change things up when it gets too familiar. You can find more ideas, including a couple of other cat-themed options, in our Best Family Board Games guide.

One of the downsides of sharing your home with cats, especially long-haired cats, is that they shed constantly. Our ragdoll leaves long white hairs on everything, so a roller to run over the rugs and couches and pick up the hair is essential. Even some of the best vacuums struggle to lift pet hair, but this simple roller is very effective.

My daughter has enough teddies and plushies to fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool, but “squishy cat” has always been her favorite. This super soft pillow is the most huggable thing ever, even if it has gotten tatty and paint-stained. We have bought a few over the years to give as gifts, and anyone who ever cuddles up with one of these cats falls in love.

Trick out your Crocs with these super cute cat charms. They slot easily into the holes of any pair of Crocs and are made from nontoxic, waterproof PVC material. These cat charms are a great way to transform ugly shoes, and my daughter loves them.

Whether you want to make a chair comfier or provide a sleeping spot for your feline friend, this cat-paw-shaped cushion is perfect. It’s large, it’s soft, it’s everything you want in a cushion. My daughter’s cat, Rocket, sleeps on this at the end of her bed most nights.

Fishing smelly nuggets out of a litter tray with a wee plastic scoop is the worst part of living with cats. If you want to treat the cat lover in your life, removing this awful task is a wonderful gift. As the “Rolls-Royce” of the best automatic litter boxes, the Whisker Litter-Robot 4 safely and efficiently sifts away your cat’s deposits and any lingering smells into an easily disposable bag in a drawer at the bottom. It can also track their toilet trips and weight, and act as an early warning signal for illness.

Kids love stickers. Some adults will love these cat stickers, too. These impossibly cute vinyl cat stickers are perfect for decorating bedrooms, laptops, water bottles, and whatever else needs a touch of cat-shaped cuteness.

This stainless steel water bottle has lasted my daughter for years and has a handy LED temperature display on the lid, though the design is partially worn away now. It is an insulated flask that can keep cold drinks cool for up to 24 hours or keep hot drinks warm for up to six hours. It holds 450 milliliters. Sadly, it only seems to be available in the UK. I can’t find the same model in the US, so I have linked a different Puckator Pusheen insulated bottle, though it lacks the temperature display.

Trying to get these cats to hold a pen is a balance test, but they make incredibly cute desk ornaments. They can hold pens, earbuds, or whatever other small items you can balance on them. But, mostly, they just look fun.

A remote control camera on wheels that you can attach a dangly toy to makes for a lot of feline fun. The Ebo Rola can also play various annoying sounds, or you can talk through it, and it’s a nice way to check in and play with your cats when you are away from home. Sadly, though you can automate some sounds, this model doesn’t patrol or play by itself. But it can automatically record when there’s movement, and ours captured some hilarious videos of our three cats, who were unaware we were watching.

This giant rope basket has a cat’s face, and the ears double as handles. It’s ideal for some extra storage in a kid’s bedroom, whether you want a place for plushies or toys. It could also serve as a laundry hamper for clothes or a basket for clean towels.

Loud meowing, ear nibbling, tearing up the carpet, walking up and down my body, and spilling a glass of water on the bed: These are all ways my delightful cats have woken me to inquire politely if it might be time to break their fast. If you feel like maybe 5 am is a tiny bit early to get up, you might benefit from an automatic feeder that can be scheduled, and the Petlibro Granary Smart Camera Feeder is the best. It even has a camera and two-way audio. If you need a wet food feeder or want more options, check out our Best Automatic Cat Feeders guide.

These beer-can-shaped cat glasses have a fun color cat illustration on the outside depicting a clowder of cats in different shades. Each glass holds 16 ounces and comes in a set of two made in Colorado. Sadly, they are not dishwasher- or microwave-safe, but they are irresistibly cute.

Keep your toes cozy with these cat slippers. They have an open heel, making them easy to slip on, plus a thick sole with a grippy, rubberized underside, and they are plush and warm inside. The cute cat design is the real reason to buy them, but they have lasted reasonably well.

If you don’t want your carpets and furniture scratched to bits, you must provide plenty of scratching posts and pads for your cat’s claws. This comical laptop opens to reveal a video call with loads of cat pals, but there’s also a cardboard scratch pad, a ball tucked into a channel, and a mouse attached with an elastic cord. It’s kinda pricey for what it is, but our cat Luna loves it, and it always gets a laugh from visitors.

You can find many, many cat-themed novelty socks. What makes this pair from Cavertin worth a look is the writing on the soles that says, “I can’t get up right now, the cat is on my lap.” Since this is our daughter’s standard excuse for treating us like servers at a restaurant, we had to snag her a pair. Turns out they are lovely socks.

The best cat toys are simple and durable, and the Kong Kickeroo is the only toy that our older cat still plays with. I say play with: He clamps it in his front paws and scratches the stuffing out of it with his rear paws. Amazingly, it has survived years of this abuse.

Is that my wine? If you’re fed up with trying to keep track of your glass at parties, these silicone cat markers curl around the stem of a wine glass and come in six colors, so you can easily tell whose is whose. They can also sit on a lip, and we find them handy for the kids' drinks, too, as they refuse to drink from any glass that the other might have used.

A wee dish is handy for keeping your everyday jewelry safe, and this cat dish includes a cat in the middle with a long tail that’s perfect for holding rings. My daughter uses it for scrunchies, hair ties, clips, rings, and necklaces.

Cats may enjoy drinking milk, but whoever cleans their litter tray will not. Seriously, it’s bad for them. What they need, especially if they eat dry food, is a steady supply of fresh water, and a cat fountain with a filter is the perfect way to keep them hydrated. The best cat water fountains remove impurities and warn you when they are running low or the filter needs to be changed. Our top pick, the Petlibro Dockstream Fountain, does all that and more.

Keeping your cat hydrated is important, especially if they eat dry food, so it’s not a bad idea to have more than one water fountain for them to sup from. The beauty of this one, which we placed upstairs in our house, is that it is wireless (there’s a rechargeable battery inside), so you can place it anywhere. It just triggers when your cat comes close, and it’s quiet.

Cats love to make biscuits. If you’re unfamiliar, cats will often push and pull with their two front paws on laps, cushions, or wherever they are about to nap, and it looks like they are kneading dough. This sign jokes about it with a cat baker pictured. Many folks believe this is an instinctual habit from when they were tiny and had to stimulate milk secretion from their mothers, but we don’t really know for sure.

You'll never have been comfier than in one of these oversized hoodies with fleece exteriors and a fleecy sherpa lining inside. There’s also a hood and a giant front pocket, and you can curl up inside your hoodie because there’s plenty of room. Oodies are the perfect winter companion, and my daughter adores the gray cat design on hers. You can get the same design as a robe ($50) if you prefer. Oodie also offers an oversized sleep T-shirt ($45) with a cute black kitty design made from super soft, stretchy bamboo fabric.

For anyone complaining about litter box cleaning or tracking litter, this is an affordable alternative to the automatic litter box above. A deep stainless steel tub makes for easy cleaning and no odor retention. There’s a scoop with a slot for storing, the top portion encloses without covering, and there’s a tiny step with a grille that helps prevent tracking. Combine with a cat litter step ($20) and a mat ($22), and you can just about stop litter from spreading.

When you're cooking or making hot drinks, a dedicated resting spot for your spoons is handy, and this colorful cat dish is perfect for the job. Crafted from earthenware clay and hand-painted in Massachusetts, these dishes make a lovely wee gift. You can go for a black cat, but we prefer the black, white, and brown cat.

The old-tech revival is gathering pace as vinyl, film cameras, and dumbphones make an unlikely comeback. Retrospekt is dedicated to delivering retro tech to the new generation, and that includes refurbished Polaroid cameras. The innards are from the ’80s and ’90s, but the Hello Kitty exterior is newly molded. My daughter loves the design of the camera and the instant nature of Polaroid photos and has been happily snapping our cats.

Stick it on a table or use the rubber strap to attach to a doorknob and tap the button on the side of this toy to trigger 10 minutes of laser dancing fun as your cat chases the red dot on the floor. Some folks have concerns about lasers being too frustrating for cats, as they never catch anything, so use this toy sparingly, and reward your moggy with a treat when playtime is over.

Redesigning the humble bowl is bold, but these thoughtful Cat Corner Bowls are well thought out. Raised so your precious doesn’t have to stoop to eat from the floor, and shallow so her whiskers don’t keep bumping the rim. They are not made of plastic but rather 100 percent compostable bamboo fiber and cornstarch. They come with nonslip mats and can go in the dishwasher. Our cats seem to love them.

This curvy memory foam bed has a fleecy washable cover, and if you press the button on the side, it heats up. Billed as a therapeutic bed for older cats that helps reduce arthritic inflammation, the mix of comfort and heat makes it a popular spot for cats of all ages in our house.

My wife loves these cozy crew socks made from 70 percent organic cotton, 15 percent recycled polyester, 5 percent recycled polyamide, 8 percent polyamide, and 2 percent elastane. They seem durable and wash well. A modest $3 from each box of three pairs goes to cat shelters through the Best Friends Animal Society.

Cats like to scratch things. If you don’t give them something tempting to scratch, your furniture will suffer. We have two of these scratching posts from Pawhut, and they are sturdy with hard-wearing sisal rope that all three of our moggies like to claw. Sadly, this doesn’t seem to be available in the US, but there are plenty of similar options, like this Amazon Basics Cat Scratcher ($37).