Cats are so adorable that we sometimes get lulled into a false sense of security and forget that they’re descendants of big cats like lions and panthers. Well, there’s a subreddit called ‘Murder Mittens’ where people post photos of their felines about to ‘kill’ them (with cuteness… maybe).
From smol cattos showing off their surprisingly big scratchies to well-groomed floofs spreading their panther-like claws (or even reaching for that knife in your kitchen), get ready for some shockingly adorable snaps that you could just die for.
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So scroll down, upvote your fave pics, and post photos of your own cats’ ‘murder mittens’ in the comment section. (Just be careful to look through this list when your cat isn’t around—you wouldn’t want to give it any ideas!) And be sure to visit r/murdermittens, too. They’ve already got 140k members but we’re sure that they’d love some cat-loving Pandas for company!
#1 Lil’ Murderer
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#2 Black Panther Sequel
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#3 When The Murder Mittens Aren’t Enough
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The ‘Murder Mittens’ community has a few very simple rules. First and foremost, your cat’s claws must be showing in the photo (which sounds pretty much obvious). There also can’t be any cat harassment in the subreddit. Oh, and in case some redditors forgot that they live in the civilized world, there can’t be any actual ‘murder’ pics despite the name of the subreddit. Finally, the group’s members have to remember to be nice to other humans, too.
Keeping your cat’s paws and claws clean means that they can live a healthy life full of acrobatic jumps and somersaults. Fetch by WebMD suggests that you gently wipe your cat’s paws with a damp cloth once a day and check in between your pet’s toes and around the pads for any icky substances or ouchy wounds.
#4 Ah Yes. The Deadly Grip Of The Void Itself
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#5 Illegally Tiny And Adorable Murder Mittens
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#6 Murderwebs
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Cats need to scratch so that they can reveal the sharp claws (hidden, lying in wait, silently stalking their prey) underneath their outer nail sheaths.
So if you see your cat scratching the ever-living heck out of your couch, you should: a) understand that it’s completely natural; b) refrain from thinking about declawing your cat; and c) get your catto a few different types of scratching posts to keep its attention away from your IKEA furniture. (You could even ‘cheat’ by scenting the posts with some catnip to diplomeowtically convince your cat to make the right choice.)
#7 Like A Godly Hand
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#8 My Favourite Baby Photo Of Him
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#9 Fear Me Hoomans
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Meanwhile, when you’re about to trim your cat’s nails, you ought to massage its paws so that it gets used to having them touched. If your cat is feeling antsy, you can cut your cat’s nails one or two at a time. Remember to use high-quality scissors and to cut off the white tip of each nail, just before the place where it begins to curve (don’t cut the pink part!). There we go—now they’re perfect for their photo op for ‘Murder Mittens.’
#10 Wolverine
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#11 Also Very Smol
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#12 Very Unique
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#13 Murder Mitten And A Tooth For Good Measure.
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#14 Stretching The Mittens
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#15 Gus Just Moved In, He’s Making Sure We Know He’s The Boss Now.
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#16 Press On The Beans And You Get The Means…
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#17 Baby Bella’s Lunch Time. One Month Old And Rescued From The Trash. Direct Descendent Of Toothless
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#18 She Looked Familiar…
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#19 Someone’s Ready For Dinner
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#20 He Attac
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#21 My Cat Had Kittens. Here Are All 3 Of Them!
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#22 Soon
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#23 Bebe Precioso!!!!!
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#24 Murder Mittens Used To Beg For His Wet Food. He Wants Us To Know He Could Rip Us Apart If We Neglect To Feed Him. Murder Mittens.
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#25 Teeniest Murder Mittens
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#26 Mama Lynx With 7 Cubs. Hmm… 8×4=32 Murder Mittens!
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#27 Smol Floofy Murder Mitts
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#28 When He Wants Attention He Unleashes The Claws
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#29 Yoshi, The Panther
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#30 Action Mm’s
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#31 Just When I Thought It Was Safe To Go To The Bathroom! (Bandit Strikes Again!)
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#32 How I Am Greeted When I Get Home Every Day
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#33 Showing Off The Weaponry
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#34 I Can’t Ever Go To The Bathroom In Peace.
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#35 Touch Tha Chockamachip Cookee
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#36 Paws
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#37 As I Was Leaving Work My Coworkers Told Me I Had A Cat In My Trucks Engine Bay. Meet Fjord The Mighty Huntress.
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#38 I’m Slightly Terrified
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#39 Not Impressed With Today’s Trip To The Vet.
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#40 Munchkin Was Trying To Sneak Attack Me
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#41 Baby Murder Mittens
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#42 Barely Survived This Viscous Attack!
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#43 When The Cat Sits Above Your Blanket Fort
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#44 Rescue Murder Mittens. We Pick Him Up Saturday!
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#45 Out In Full Force This Morning!
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#46 What Are Thooooose
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#47 Teeny Tiny Vicious Murder Mittens
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#48 Walked Passed This Kitty Outside And She Got Super Excited And Gave Me This Adorable Stretch!
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#49 He Likes To Hold Me With His Murder Mittens While He Sheds My Skin With His Tongue.
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#50 Scalp Massage
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#51 I Had A Close Call This Morning
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#52 “Stop Working And Pet Me Or There Will Be Consequences” Mittens
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#53 Smoll Muder Mittens
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#54 Murder Baby
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#55 My Cat Showing His Murdermittens
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#56 From Kitty_fostering_oz On Ig
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#57 My Foster Cat Mars, Caught Mid-Meow.
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#58 I Don’t Think She Likes My Hat
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#59 Caught This Motion Shot Of A Ferocious Kitten At The Shelter The Other Day.
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#60 Arya Megatron’s Baby Murder Mittens
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#61 *visciously Holds Hand*
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#62 Was Just Tryna Have A Shower
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#63 Stretching Mittens
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#64 My Girlfriend’s Roommate Has Quite A Murderous Little Fellow On Her Hands
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#65 He Didn’t Want Me To Stand Up
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#66 My 26 Pound Maine Coon, Sable
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#67 Peeing Alone Is Not Allowed
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#68 Working From Home During #covid19 Outbreak Has Its Perks.
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#69 Jason Has The Best Xmas Murder Mittens ?
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#70 My 2-Month-Old Boy Draco. I’m Not Sure If He’s Siamese Or Ragdoll, But One Thing’s For Sure – Those Claws Mean Business!
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#71 Winston, Who We Only Got Yesterday Wasted No Time In Showing Off His Murder Mittens To Us!
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#72 This Shot Was Worth The Claw In My Nip
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#73 Various Stages Of Spready Toe Murder Mittens Featuring Bonus Toes
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#74 6hr Old Murder Mittens
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#75 Sharpening For Future Murders
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#76 Baby Tiny-Clawed Stretch
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#77 A Murder Mitten Welcome Home!
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#78 Look Out! He’s Armed!!
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#79 How Dare You Touch The Murder Mittens
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#80 It’s Been 2 Years Since This Tiny Terror Came Into Our Lives. All Hail The Great Googly-Moogly!
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#81 I Miss My Girl, Misfit, And The Way She Used To Casually Remind Me She Could End Me With Her Eyes And Murder Mittens. I Kid, We Were A Bonded Pair.
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#82 I Found His Secret Hiding Spot Under The Couch And He Is Not Happy About It
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#83 7 Month Old Girl Ready To Murder Anyone Who Touches Her New Hoodie.
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#84 Murder In Broad Daylight
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#85 Illegally Small Purrs!
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#86 Flashing The Murder Mittens To Demand Attention
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#87 She’s Angery
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#88 Baby Mittens
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#89 A Risky Picture, Very Close To Her Den…
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#90 I Asked My Friend How Her Newly Adopted Cat Was…
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#91 Angery
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#92 I Can’t Even Go To The Bathroom In Peace. ?
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#93 A Stretching Boy
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#94 Stealthy Murder Mittens
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#95 Will Murder For Food.
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#96 This Is Magnhild Reaper Of Souls Before I Rescued Her. Ready To Straight Murder Me.
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#97 Taco The Kitty Does Not Approve Of The New “No Cats On The Desk” Rule! ??
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#98 Savage Mitts
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#99 Loki Saying Hello After I’be Been At Work All Day
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