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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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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.

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

They aren't actually looking at the corner... They are looking at the thing in the darkness. :P

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

A mouse inside the wall. Well, in my case, it was an industrious chipmunk who came in from the cold.

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

Doesn't help that they usually do this around the 3 AM, the witching hour either. *brrr*

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

I swear my parents room had ghosts, My previous cat stared into the darkness, didn't even move when I waved my hand in front of her face, and only noticed me once I pushed the door shut.

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

Hey, fun fact! Koschka is actually russian word "кошка" written in latin script. And Koschka = cat! So this cat's name is Cat ^^

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

This is so true! My cat used to react to absolute nothing, mewing, jumping and i assumed she is just schizophrenic. :D

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

Oh god, this is so true, mine sometimes would hiss and run and hide, totally leaving me freaked out! Lol

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

a lot of animals see spirits and souls... once my girlfriend's dog was looking in the corner for a while and when he barked towards the corner, the next second a plate falled down in the kitchen, just as if the "spirit" got scared and ran there... you should have seen the dog's face, and ours of course :))

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

If i saw one of my cats did this, I would be scared- This household shouldn't have any paranormal anomalies/entities..

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

Usually, this means a spider or something. At least for me.

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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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switchman82
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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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Dinetk
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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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