Happy National Black Cat Day

Happy National Black Cat Day everyone!
I made this video last January when I was getting ready to watch a webinar about making your cat happy. So I asked the assembled housepanthers if they thought I was making them happy right now. Then I asked what I could do to make them happier.
I don't think I got very good marks from their responses. But I couldn't love them any more than I did then, or now.
I will always miss the enormous joy of seeing the family of five all together, and any others who chose to join them.
Visit The Creative Cat, thecreativecat..., to see more photos of these cats and all my fosters and resident cats through the years.

[@carabrown6515]

The council has spoken!!

[@cbebop5]

LOL!!!! Good one!!😄

[@berkaltuglu8140]

No they did not😊

[@alexshazam5482]

​@@berkaltuglu8140Yes they do👀

[@Geno2733]

1 Nay, 5 Not Voted

[@ViperBlade42]

You are friend :D

[@MissTia777]

Black Meowfia Family

[@adriansandlin556]

Well done, Miss Tia!

[@neillobo5231]

She better be careful. She's gonna get whacked. 😂🤣

[@Antney946]

Illumeownatti

[@jimog6595]

Please don’t whack me, hear meowt 😢

[@투잡쓰리잡]

Genius!!

[@gokudomatic]

I expected all of them to meow at the same time. But only one humored the human.

[@brendanthebomber.]

Max pfp max pfp

[@InsanoRider777]

What's funny is you can actually see them talking to each other between questions

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

All but one were siblings and their mom, I know they had a secret language kind of like twins do.

[@lola.cruz916]

I had a black cat. Her name was Rosilyn and she had eyes the color of light Jade. I miss her 🖤💚

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

Oh, what a beautiful kitty, those light eyes in black fur. Several of these cats are in my memory now too and I miss them terribly.

[@richardselfridge2926]

"A black cat crossing your path is an indication that the animal is going somewhere." Groucho Marx

[@Talia.777]

🤣🤣🤣

[@azathoz]

😂😂😂😂

[@FazedSoul]

Very impressive ❤

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

Or that they need to be rescued, which is where all my cats, including all of these, have come from. Irresponsible neighbors, lost and dumped cats, TNR for feral colonies, I love all the kitties. Thanks for visiting!

[@method197]

Bubbles is that you?​@@BernadetteKazmarski

[@weflexinhoodie]

seems like the union leader has spoken 😂

[@notNajimi]

Kitty Hoffa

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

@@notNajimi🙃🙃🙃

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

They want their rights in this kitchen!

[@hegenoxmaar704]

"Give us more 'nip!"

[@catedoge3206]

lol

[@marianmoon3146]

That one cutie in the middle is definitely their spoke-purr-son. 🥰😊🥰

[@kaleighcash6935]

Good One! 😁😁😁

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

That's my Giuseppe! I call him my opera star because he's always purrforming an aria, or practicing.

[@Yanto-Bardic]

Ohh! That's Paw...😉😊

[@thegayestgoth]

Booo❤

[@thegayestgoth]

Booo❤

[@flickwtchr]

I picked out the runt of the litter, a black cat, and she lived to be 22 and passed away on a breezy sunny summer day while enjoying her favorite place to nap in the shade of an elm tree in our yard. She had not been sick, and only had vet visits for the regular check ups all of her life. I like to think she was purring and kneading in her final kitty dream.

[@Saintm-lk5iu]

Wow, that's a beautiful and peaceful way to go. May she rest in peace till you see her again.

[@alessandrorossini8704]

♥️

[@keimorgan5654]

❤

[@Cath-u1q]

the story of your cat is beautiful and sad at the same time because we are never ready to see our babies pass away. I'm sure your cat (what was her name?) will keep your love eternally.

[@Marksman_12]

May your pet be at peace.

[@parisinthe30sx]

A room full of black cats? That's what i imagine heaven would look like.

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

And you are right about that!

[@goodestNoodle]

If black cats are bad luck, I'll definitely take my chances ❤

[@stephenlitten1789]

Black cats are good luck

[@samnicholson5051]

@@stephenlitten1789 depends where you are. In Britain and Ireland they're considered lucky

[@stephenlitten1789]

@@samnicholson5051 Same in NZ. I think the bad luck thing is an Italian superstition.

[@R0bot4]

@@stephenlitten1789in germany a black cat crossing is considered unlucky too, so maybe its just anglosaxon countries?

[@72marshflower15]

That’s just dog people propaganda..

[@joesmith1574]

It’s incredible that you got the cats to sit still for this.

[@timewarpdrive77]

thats what I thought

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

They are in the kitchen, and the cabinet they are sitting on was to be a little kitchen island for me, but they took over the island within hours of me placing it there. Their idea turned out to be the better one--they will sit there all day, even nap there or sleep overnight, but they never get on the counters or stove or anything else. That's why they are all gathered there--they do it all the time.

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

@@timewarpdrive77I explained it above, or wherever my comment went here. This was a daily thing, and sometimes I'd walk in the kitchen and they'd all be there, just for fun.

[@orcbum]

i feel like it's cuz the cats are probably comfortable with each other and like being part of the group. also the cats are on a high table and they probably think it's more effort to jump down and are content to stay there in the meantime lol

[@timewarpdrive77]

@@BernadetteKazmarskiThats wild; how do they position themselves usually? Do they sit like in the video or were they just looking at you?

[@patriciagriffin1505]

The leader spoke each time you asked a question congrats on that beautiful family

[@leosheppard8517]

I think he is just the spokescat… another is the leader

[@Martypotty]

So the cat is just a figureknead? Haha.

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

He always has something to say, but he does answer me when I talk to him. ❤❤

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

@@leosheppard8517yes, he is definitely the spokescat. The little one with the red collar is his mother (and of three other cats here) and she is the leader. Mom cats will always be obeyed, even by humans, and they don't even need to raise a paw.

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

@@Martypottywe let him think he's got some leadership ability.

[@momsaccount4033]

I find black cats to be good luck. They’re so pretty and visually striking in a charming way. If I saw a black cat pass me by I’d be very happy

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

That contrast of light-colored eyes in black fur, like gems!

[@sandrafaith]

As of Thursday, I am without a black cat in my life for the first time since 1996. RIP to my sweet weirdo floof.

[@eddie20307]

Sandra, my sincere condolences ❤

[@shawnalynn5198]

Aww I'm so sorry, my mom lost her black kitty this past year too 💔 I hope you're able to heal and maybe get another one someday if you want!

[@JMarieCAlove]

I'm so sorry for your loss. ❤

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

OMG, that's a long run! I'm so sorry. Especially sweet and silly, one of a kind. I actually lost four of the cats in this video in the year after I made it. My house is very different now. I hope your sadness turns to memories soon. I always think they keep in touch with us in some spectral way, and they don't like to see us unhappy.

[@alanbareiro6806]

Holyyy! He was almost 30?!

[@jbalogh01]

They are thinking..."Where's dinner?"

[@jessihawkins9116]

that’s pretty much all they think of.

[@LiquidSonshine]

"We can take her if she refuses"!

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

There is always hope!

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

@@jessihawkins9116especially when I'm in the kitchen.

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

@@LiquidSonshineprobably so!

[@MmaSmarty87]

Cat on the far left has no time for this 😂

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

Stop the questions! We just want our treats!

[@bryantsmith3372]

I love fluffy black voids, I want one. In Scotland black cats are considered good luck.

[@rman229]

Do it! Maybe even get 2

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

I love that term "voids"--just a black smudge, with eyes! Unless they are sleeping, of course.

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

@@rman229siblings! I can tell you it's the best.

[@lozzii1917]

Go to your local cat rescue shelter or SSCPA in Scotland RSPCA In England be very wary some places are so dodgy we got our black cat who was part Siamese as senior at nearly 9 years old she was born in farm in England dumped in skip in Scotland hundreds miles away from farm she was so lovingly cared for and brought up on she was in atrocious state partly because of trauma partly because these places through no fault of their own feed these Pets Carcinogenic diet Whiskers, Felix, Sheba to name some in Doggy version Pedigree chum and chappie is all brutally nasty stuff terrible on their guts gives them really bad farts, very painful colic, vomiting, diarrhoea as for skin and fur it dries it out making it very sore, itchy this was time we started getting Internet and also round this time BBC did Documentaries on wot goes in human and animal foods and drinks as well as follow up programmes on everything else non food related it was absolute eye opener and shocker I new quiet lot already ie Tallow is boiled Animals heads usually farm animals which is in so many many things washing powder, soaps, toiletries, candles etc etc and Lanion sorry can't spell it is oils from Sheep's fleeces. Anyway back to our jet black or as we called it Gypsy Blue Black Fur wen Sun shone on her you could see it was Gypsy Blue black with Cinnamon Brown mixed in gorgeous lovely girl, Black Cats and Dogs have their very own unique quirky fun loving prankster nature to them Sooty was such fun lovable rogue always up to Mischievous behaviour loved her cat nip and her toyboy if he was late for their nightly ran dan night on tiles she would Slap him so funny. Friends introduced us to Applaws wich was basically wot we gave all our pets local family Butcher and Fishmonger would give us cuts of meat really cheaply made delicious pet friendly stews and things this is wot Applaws and Encore are Shredded chicken, Salmon, other meats, fish and poultry with vegetables, broth and rice she wolfed it down within weeks of all the nastiness she was being fed in cat rescue after being weaned of it and on to proper Wholesome tummy happy diet she did so amazing no more violent colicky farts although she could Fart for Scotland given half chance but it was wot we called happy belly farts not rancid ones from all disgusting supermarket foods that left her doubled over whining with the agonising colic and other upset pain, her fur and skin was much brighter and not itchy, wasn't lethargic or listless suddenly she had energy like no other think that's partly why she lived to grand old age of nearly 21 years old wen Dementia set in and took her eventually like Giuseppe in this video loved telling big stories and having good old Sing song to her peoples. Lovely video thank you for keeping them family related more often or not they get separated they hate that especially if very closely bonded loved the synchronised face wash as soon as one does it others followed lovely gorgeous kitty family, there all deciding wots on menu hoping for some fresh chicken or salmon if not tried them on Applaws I very highly recommend it much more expensive but well worth it Easter hugs to all Pets this Easter time and Blessings to all the kind loving humans that look after them

[@InconspicuousChap]

@@BernadetteKazmarski right, especially in a dark room where you step on them and hear "MEEEEOOOOWWWW!" to give you a heart attack.

[@IvyShady-ih3ni]

i love that they elect one cat to do the speaking. 😂

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

🙂🙂 I'm not sure they had a choice. Giuseppe will not be silenced!

[@annaalbury2216]

Giuseppe is the spokesperson for the collective. Even his position is central.

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

He always made sure of that! He was the talker and all the rest of them let him do the explaining.

[@aladdout9454]

I love how the leader cat actually speaks for the group

[@Lourdes-A.]

He’s a talkative one, sure likes to interact in the conversation.😁

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

That's Giuseppe, he's my opera singer, but he's also always got a lot to say!

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

@@Lourdes-A.often he's the one who initiates it, talking to me first, or while my back is turned. I love it.

[@Lourdes-A.]

@@BernadetteKazmarski That’s adorable how he does that. It shows us that cats can indeed have conversations with humans who show love and attention. That shows kitty is highly intelligent. Enjoy your precious and special kitties💋

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

@@Lourdes-A.it was always one of the most endearing things about him. Plus, I could always get my camera ready and ask him a question so I have a lot of photos of him with his mouth open. He was always happy to oblige.

[@drewbakka5265]

The council has assembled

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

Dinner may now be served. :) :)

[@Saintm-lk5iu]

​@@BernadetteKazmarski😂

[@GirlGolden4]

This is too accurate; just like in people meetings, only or mainly one speaks, one looks like they could go back to sleep, one looks distracted, some look bored, etc. 😂🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛💯

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

You're so right! Some eye-rolling at the "boss" too.

[@TheCatBilbo]

The big difference is none of my colleagues have a wash, mid-meeting. Some could do with one...😊

[@BuddhaKumari]

Black cats are adorable. They always bring good luck because of their majestic presence 💂🏾‍♂️👑💂🏽‍♀️

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

You'd think this house would be constantly struck by lightning, plagued by locusts, haunted by evil spirits and the like, but they keep the bad things away.

[@alexthetiger7806]

"More treats!" The Kitty Committee has spoken They're all so cute!

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

You bet! When we're in the kitchen, there's always the possibility of FOOD.

[@knutzzl]

Happy International Black Cat Everyday

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

Every day is Black Cat Day here!

[@Peter-pv8xx]

Here too even though I only have one.

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

@@Peter-pv8xxeven one should be celebrated!

[@TheSubpremeState]

I'm celebrating with my two sons today instead. They sit and raise their paws when they know I have their dinner. I love their randomness and affection

[@lianakosma9411]

I have a black 🖤 cat from 17 days old and is amazing my baby I love her so much ❤💗🩵🌹🌹🌹

[@simonkevnorris]

Cuteness overload right there.

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

Yes, indeed, and so glad I could share it so I don't burst with the overload!

[@joeerickson516]

❤️ "A coochie coochie coo coo coo!" ❤️

[@joeerickson516]

❤️ "D'awww!" ❤️

[@joeerickson516]

❤️ "Sweet!" ❤️

[@joeerickson516]

❤️ "Adorable!" ❤️

[@DKay-gl3hv]

Human: "What could I do better?" Giuseppe: "The high counsel will confer and get back to you at a later time."

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

In the meantime I'll think they have some plans for me...

[@JymmeGardiner]

Everyday black cat day for me mine went over the rainbow bridge he's been gone 9 yrs till we meet again my black boy Salem

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

I'm so sorry, but what a memorable cat to still miss him so much after nine years. I lost four of the cats in this video in the past year. I will continue sharing them because I will love them forever.

[@cheeks_of_the_boreal_valley]

I love how they even have their little spokesperson ! Adorable

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

Giuseppe assumed that role as a kitten! He feels very impawtant.

[@joaniesoprano]

A houseful of mini panthers ❤❤❤

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

It's the best!

[@joeerickson516]

"Good at mouse,🐁 hunting?"

[@jesusvargas6600]

The Black Cat Gang

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

The Four Housecats of the Apocalypse! Four of these cats are siblings, one is their mom Mimi in the red collar, and the fluffy one on the left is one of our fosters who they helped to socialize.

[@stanleesomanly9585]

They are all so adorable

[@marie22213]

Black cats are the most beautiful idk how people could not like them ♥️❣️

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

I know, but people are strange that way. I keep these guys out in front so people can see how sweet they are.

[@joyouswonder369]

Guiseppi really looked like he had to think about it.

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

Got to keep me on my toes!

[@Banana_Split_Cream_Buns]

I love how you can tell them apart.

[@seldom_bucket]

Cause they're all black?😅 Gotta be careful these days, at least you didn't assume any pronouns 😬

[@Crysdelphini]

@@seldom_bucketthis isn’t funny

[@seldom_bucket]

@@Crysdelphini making objective statements about something that can only exist subjectivity, I'm dealing with a 'jenius' here 🤣 If it helps your comment was funny to me 🤷🏼‍♂️ Would be a boring world if we all thought the same, have a good one dude.

[@heinrichagrippa5681]

@@seldom_bucket Since you've gone the overly obnoxious sophistry route of "Well, ackchyually technically _everything_ is funny to someone, so you can't objectively say anything is unfunny" (which incidentally makes the concept of anything being funny or unfunny meaningless), allow me to clarify: your remarks, which you consider funny, aren't nearly as clever, cutting, subversive or edgy as you think. They're just boring and unoriginal; low hanging fruit for the intellectually lazy. Sure, it's funny - to the kind of people who don't get tired of hearing the same shallow and simplistic jokes over and over again.

[@3three3three3three]

of course. white cats are the ones that all look the same

[@Kawaiikitten0211]

Guiseppe must be the group’s representative

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

Absolutely! You'll often see him with his mouth open. He's an opera star, quite the vocalist.

[@Kawaiikitten0211]

@@BernadetteKazmarski beautiful! I hope the little maestro doesn’t prefer to practice in the middle of the night? Lol

[@pietro4772]

​@@BernadetteKazmarski A proper Luciano Pawarotti. Giuseppe is a lovely name for the cat. My 4 year old Bombay is named Vincenzo. He was living in bushland on his own for a couple of years and for the past 7 months he has been living with me.

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

@@Kawaiikitten0211no, he waits until he can tell me his opinion in the fur, and usually in the kitchen, unless it's mealtime and I'm not in the kitchen.

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

@@pietro4772his full name is Giuseppe Verdi, for the opera composer! This litter was named for characters in the opera "La Boheme," hence their mother is Mimi, but their names all drifted as kittens--my doing--and even though that opera was written by Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe suited him far better. Makes no sense, I know, but how often do cat names really make sense?

[@Angel-xd9lt]

They look like they are annoyed and the one in the center is the leader. How cute.

[@クリスマイケル]

In my country, black cats have been loved since ancient times as a symbol of protection from evil and business prosperity. I wish that black cats are loved in all countries.

[@imokguysivetoldyoutoomanyt2427]

You can just hear their happiness! If you listen close enough you can hear some of them purring! 😊

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

Yes, you can! I always hope to catch that when I make a video of them. All of them purring together!

[@kittiespwn5000]

I love how chatty Mr. Giuseppe is! It’s like he’s really conversating…

[@NekoValtz]

It's more amazing that 6 cats stayed in one spot for this long

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

That is "their" cabinet! I put it in the middle of the kitchen as an island but they were on it right away. They sit on the cabinet and never get up on any counters or the table, so that was their good idea. And whenever I'm in the kitchen they are up there and watching me.

[@Ana-wt7xf]

Bless all black cats and the people who are actually evolved enough to embrace all creatures and don't pay attention to stupid superstitions.

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

Absolutely. I hope to set a good example and encourage others.

[@coppermeowmix]

The main reason black cats don't get adopted as easily is because they don't photograph as well as other fur patterns, sadly. Which is honestly just as stupid and petty in my opinino.

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

@@coppermeowmix I agree and always told people in all the rescues I work with to put a bandanna on the ones that were okay with it, or something colorful at least. Living with so many black cats I can tell you it's a challenge and takes a lot of practice. But even in the fur it's difficult to get them attention. The human eye is attracted to color and pattern, so the calicos and gingers and tabbies, Siamese and other pointed breeds, get seen first.

[@Ana-wt7xf]

@@BernadetteKazmarski Can someone tell THE WHOLE WORLD that adopting an animal IS NOT like buying a bag??? It's NOT about colours or shapes!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@kathymartin7724]

Black cats are great. We had our Black cat for 10 years. And had adopted her as a starving kitten. She was so sweet and thankful. She was with us for 10 years. As I said.

[@sunginval5755]

I love Black kitties. I have one myself. I love my big boy!

[@motionsinpictures]

Absolutely beautiful love the way the middle cat responds back to you haha

[@gilliancastle5106]

I feel like he's the spokesperson for the other cats, lol. It is adorable

[@beryllium1932]

Little Giuseppe is quite the orator!

[@Darkstalker1012]

Fr 🥹✨🖤🐈‍⬛

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

It's funny, I foster a lot of cats, since the 80s in fact, and I talk to them all the time like they're people, it's just my habit. They do look at me and every so often I'll get a meow or something, but Giuseppe is the only one who has ever carried on a full conversation with me. I love it!

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

@@gilliancastle5106they'll make a sound now and then, and sometimes they'll all meow if there is food involved, but that corner of the cabinet is his communication corner!

[@RAN20097]

I want to give all six of them some love.

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

I'll make sure they get it and tell them it was from you!

[@RAN20097]

@@BernadetteKazmarski aww thank you they're so cute.

[@ICU1337]

Thats quite the respectable clowder you have there😍🤗

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

It's amazing to be with them. I also have others as fosters who aren't in this photo, many of them are black as well.

[@ICU1337]

@@BernadetteKazmarski that is absolutely amazing. Thanks for taking care of so many and keeping them out of trouble😉

[@ZenBMonk복수심]

My aunt had a black cat with light green eyes named Snooks. He died 16 years ago in a car accident. It really broke my heart to see Snooks go like that.

[@actinion6334]

This is honestly one of the cutest videos I've ever seen. Absolutely adorable. 💚🤍

[@jam1ga]

Black cats rule 🐈‍⬛

[@cowarddonnie-ji5yz]

You should buy a lottery. Nobody can gather 6 lucky charms at once.

[@Talia.777]

True 🤣🤣🤣😹❤️

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

I have photos of as many as 8 housepanthers at once. But I keep holding off on my first lottery purchase to make best use of all the good luck, can't decide when!

[@Talia.777]

@@BernadetteKazmarski 😽😽😼😼😼👍

[@InconspicuousChap]

The real luck is to keep that band together for a video because they normally want to go somewhere else.

[@cosmos411]

Kitties: "Why do we always have to have these meetings during our lunch break?"

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃

[@king_of_nothing1808]

I love black cats so much. I once had a black cat named Midnight, fluffiest and sweetest thing ever. We had to put her down at 9 or 10 years old because she had a mass in her stomach the size of a softball or baseball and she was too weak and sick to go through surgery. I miss her everyday, it's never the same without my outdoor cat laying on my chest

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

I'm so sorry you lost her that young, and what a painful illness for her. You have wonderful memories, but they are really not enough.

[@king_of_nothing1808]

⁠@@BernadetteKazmarskiAnd the worst part is I still remember the day too. My mum had just picked me up from school and it was a rough day too, fight with friends, we were almost out from the school when Mum pulled over. We had taken Midnight in for an injury by her ear. When Mum got that call, she let it play on for a bit (without me knowing because earphones) and then she pulled over, bursting into tears. I questioned what was wrong and that's when she let me know the news that Midnight was gonna have to be put down. I had less than a day left of her when she was put down, she was so confused by me and my older brother were crying (we were the only ones there because my family felt it was right, since she loved me and him truly) and when she passed, I remember feeling how cold she was and moving her tail. It was really really heartbreaking for me and that was carried over to the current elder cat, Salty. She's 16 (the second oldest cat we've had, first was Marissa who lived to 20 before passing in her sleep!) and I'm so scared she'll pass when I'm away from her, I want to be there for her like I could've been for Midnight. Midnight passed away almost 4 years ago now, not a day goes by where I don't miss my baby Phew, that was- A lot. Got me tearing up lmao. Trauma dumping to a stranger on the internet, please hug all your cats for me. I'll be getting black cats when I move out someday.

[@king_of_nothing1808]

@@BernadetteKazmarskiWe also got her as an adult cat so we didn't have her for very long either, I have just a couple memories of her (my memory is shit) and I'm moving onto those so damn tight because I want to remember her

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

@@king_of_nothing1808Hey, don't worry. I still tear up over cats I lost decades ago when I unexpected see a photo or I'm telling someone a story about them. Love is forever. And it's one of the good things about social media that we can share things like this with like-minded people who have had experiences like yours and understand how you feel. That's the only way to heal. Actually, I lost four of the cats in that video, unexpectedly, between June 2023 and just a month ago at the beginning of March. Their mom is still with me at 20, they were 16, and all had genetic markers for cancer, it was like they'd reached their expiration date. This video is a little touchy for me because it's so real, and I miss this so painfully. Just about the time I lost the last one on March 1 this video started going viral. It's a little difficult to answer all the comments, but on the other hand it's very healing. My beloved Four Cats of the Apocalypse won't be forgotten. All these people watching their video and commenting, it's actually helping me along. So don't worry about dumping, losing an animal companion can be way harder than a human because we have closer bonds with them sometimes. That's hard to give up.

[@king_of_nothing1808]

@@BernadetteKazmarskiI want to give you a hug, I'm sorry for your losses

[@StarHope1986]

Oh my goodness, a bunch of beautiful black kitties! So cute 🥰

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

Each one of them too cute for words!

[@TheLeastOfficialOfBros]

I recently lost my black kitty, and this made me smile and think of her

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

I'm so sorry to hear that! I actually lost four of the cats in this video in the past year, they were siblings, and the little one second from the right is their mother--she's still with me. The one on the far left is one of our fosters who was diagnosed with asthma and stayed with us. I love that this video is so popular, it really helps to know I'm sharing them with so many others.

[@mschoy1597]

THEY ARE ALL SO FREAKIN' BEAUTIFUL!!!! Kiss them all for me!

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

No problem! I kiss them all the time.

[@Briselance]

I want to hug them all at the same time. Bring it on, ya furrballs!!

[@secretagent4610]

You make it sound like a fight. I'm just picturing a guy squaring off like Bruce Lee surrounded by six black cats ready to pounce at him. 😂

[@HUYI1]

You will get a ton of fur in your mouth but the hugs and snuggles are totally worth it 😊😂😂

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

When people visited here they would lead them to this cabinet in the kitchen and the visitor would have to pet them all at the same time, with only two hands, or they'd get tails in their faces and headbutts. And you really could hug them all at once, but they would squirm.

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

@@secretagent4610good luck to Bruce trying to keep track of six cats at once!

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

@@HUYI1absolutely!

[@amiralozse1781]

adorable and beautiful every one of them

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

Amazing to be with them. And they do this every day.

[@deathybrs]

They let you pose them, those are happy kitties.

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

Actually, they do what they do and I follow them around. They have me trained pretty well! But this spot in the kitchen is always good for a photo opp.

[@deathybrs]

@@BernadetteKazmarski Well, they are very adorable and look well behaved. You are doing something right.

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

@@deathybrsthank you, it's my joy.

[@unkad2]

This feels like a youtube video from the 2000's, and i love it.

[@emperorjoker9642]

They gave her the business 😆 🤣

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

He was giving me instructions!

[@npcperson2158]

What a Squad !

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

Absolutely! I'm so used to them but sometimes I turn around and think "WOW!"

[@paulbowen9701]

Beautiful babies, I love black cats so much.

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

I've fostered and lived with all colors and patterns but there's just something about their beautiful eyes, like gems in that dark fur.

[@KellyP-hz8dd]

A happy home is full of black cats 🐈‍⬛😻🖤

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

No bad luck here!

[@AMinibot]

0:26 "Allow me to confer with my deputy for a moment..."

[@mcmlxii4419]

They're adorable! Black cats, like all other cats, are sweet and beautiful. ❤

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

When I was growing up in the 60s everyone said that cats were aloof, they were loners, they were unfriendly, they bit and scratched you, but that was only because they were taken away from the mothers way too young either in a home or in the shelter, and they never got their full socialization and training to be a cat. Now that we know so much more about their development and socialization, and there is so much more respect for cat than there used to be, I'm so glad people see in cats what I saw all those years ago.

[@Mewtwo557]

As a person who increasingly loves black cats, I see heaven before me here.

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

Yes, I love all the colors and patterns, but fostering this many black cats is truly a treat for my eyes.

[@russbeard3665]

That is a blessed congregation! I Love black cats and the people who serve them!!!

[@onetruebrick]

The fact that she got that many cats to sit patiently while she filmed is a miracle in itself.

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

The cabinet they are on is their observation post in the kitchen, and any time I'm in there, there's a chance of FOOD. They did this just about every day, but it never got old for me.

[@questionmark9819]

😍😍😍 I love black cats, I had such stunning boy but he sadly passed the rainbow Bridge. These beautiful mini panthers are absolutely gorgeous. Just beautiful ❤️❤️❤️

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

I'm so sorry you lost him. I'm glad he left you with his legacy of love and inspiration.

[@questionmark9819]

@@BernadetteKazmarski thank you. Your middle cat really reminded me of him, the way you were talking to them and he was responding to your voice, plus a similarly sounding "voice". He was so lovely and the best nap buddy too lol 🙂💛

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

@@questionmark9819sometimes that can be painful, but I hope it brought back happy memories instead.

[@questionmark9819]

@@BernadetteKazmarski very true, an amount of time has passed so it's not painful anymore. I do miss him but it does get better, I experienced a traumatic time after my dog died, I remember coming on KZbin to find videos of dogs that looked like her but that was a stage of grief and now I've healed. 🙂💛

[@chadwickerman]

Look at all of those pretty kitties!

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

They're the best.

[@joshuam6587]

I love my black bombay, he talks to me when i leave for work, get home and tells me when the tabbies were bad 🤣

[@Alter_Ego_V1.1037]

I have a black short hair and I can attest that black cats don't ever shut up, almost every time you touch her she goes "hrrrmm"

[@HUYI1]

My girl is tonkinese, and she is just as vocal all the time 😊😊

[@HUYI1]

​@@Alter_Ego_V1.1037awwwrrrr, after you say to them hi 😂😂

[@scrungus483]

@@Alter_Ego_V1.1037my black cat never says anything and neither does my neighbor’s black cat. We each have a grey cat that won’t shut up though

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

Real communicators, yes! Giuseppe is the big talker in this house but the rest of them will sometimes join in.

[@Nesterou]

Everyone needs this video at some point in their life. So wholesome.

[@joaquinparedes899]

they may be internally thankful, just cant find a way to express it

[@クリスマイケル]

They are so adorable. I want to hug them all together. I want to smell their scent.

[@laikapupkino1767]

They're all adorable, but the one in the middle issues just the cutest squeaks!

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

Giuseppe is the spokescat! We have real conversations sometimes.

[@WK11223]

I got 2 black cats with the white spot on neck... like a priest collar. Third one is solid blk 🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

Oh, the second one in from the left here I called Father Rodolfo when he was little--his white spot is actually a little rectangle on his neck just like a clerical collar but he's leaning forward so you can't see all of it. He was the only one of this litter who had a white spot, I think his brothers always called him a mutant.

[@WK11223]

​@BernadetteKazmarski I had cats my whole life, the one with the priest collar I found on the street while he still needed his mother to clean and feed him... his face was so dirty, thats how i knew he had been separated from her a while, he was so hungry, with one eye forced shut from lack of cleaning, he rushed Towards me and my bicycle. I put him in my shirt pocket, peddled home, went out got a bottle N kitten formula so he can eat, because he just stared at the can food. Once I wiped his face with a warm wet cloth, his eye popped open. That was 8 years ago, that cat hardly never leaves my side when I'm in a the house. These cats possess an intelligence and sense of gratitude like I never seen with any other cat.

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

@@WK11223 ❤❤❤ OMG I'm not crying at all, what a wonderful rescue. Yes, cats do possess that intelligence and gratitude, and that singular connection with you when they communicate. I think they are amazing animals who walk the line between in sharing our lives.

[@driiifter]

Getting them all to stay put like that in a pose is crazy. Reminds me of taking screenshots in Fallout 4 with 7 companions all in the same shot. You can direct people, but directing animals and AI is a whole different ball game.

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

They are in the kitchen, and the cabinet they are sitting on was to be a little kitchen island for me, but they took over the island within hours of me placing it there. Their idea turned out to be the better one--they will sit there all day, even nap there or sleep overnight, but they never get on the counters or stove or anything else. That's why they are all gathered there--they do it all the time.

[@queencatlady]

They have grown so much, I remember when you decided to keep the family together. They are amazing. (My cat was Ms. Phoebe on Facebook years ago in the OG cat community. Lola the Rescued Cat and Dawn and Lexy are our good friends. I miss Lola so much but am so happy Dawn has a new boy to love and keep Lexy company. 💜

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

I remembered your name and I wondered if you were one of the cat bloggers. Dawn's been integrating the new guy--his name slipped my mind, she just posted on Instagram today. I wasn't blogging yet or on social media when these guys came to me in 2007 but as soon as I started blogging and joined social media in 2009 I wrote about them. Do you know I lost the four siblings all in the past year? Mimi is still here, on my lap. But I'm still in shock. This video helps me remember them and share them.

[@queencatlady]

@@BernadetteKazmarski I wasn’t a blogger but Ms. Phoebe had a page. She passed 10 years ago now and I’ve had a few kitties since but she was my soul cat, special needs. I met so many great people through her. I cannot believe Lola is gone. I remember when Dawn brought her home. 😿🌈 I didn’t know you lost all four this past year. That is heart breaking. How has Mimi taken it? A mama outlives her babies, that must be hard. Did they get sick with something that they all got or was it just a random thing they all went in one year? I empathize with how you feel, I lost two in one year in 2017 and I never thought I’d get through it. I adopted a special needs Siamese/Ragdoll mix a few months after and she has been a joy. How many do you have other than Mimi? It’s a special and once in a lifetime thing to have a black mamma cat have all black babies and then keep them together- what a gift to cherish. 💜💙💜💙

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

@@queencatlady I don't know if you remember that before them I lost a kitten named Lucy to FIP--back in the years before any treatment. Mimi "belonged' to a neighbor a few doors away across the street with a bunch of unaltered cats. I got on their good side and convinced them to give me all the kittens and I worked on my own, with other rescuers and the shelters to find them all homes before they were dumped somewhere. Not all were adopted--that was Lucy. Mimi was indoor-outdoor and hunted in my garden all the time. The day I had Lucy put to sleep me and the four of my household who were left--I also lost my four oldest cats in the year before Lucy--were looking out the basement door and there came little Mimi waddling out of my garden looking like she'd swallowed a small watermelon, pregnant with another litter. Lucy told me to rescue here so I told the neighbor Mimi might have this medical condition her kitten had died from and they gave her to me--a total lie, FIP doesn't work like that. The kittens were three days old. They were all a joy from the beginning, healed my heart from losing five cats in 18 months, and inspired me to new and different artwork. They were healthy as rocks until 2022. Each of them seems to have had a genetic marker for cancer, each had one or another cancer, Mewsette in June, Jelly Bean in July, Giuseppe in December, Mr. Sunshine just last month on March 1. Mimi understood what was happening, she and Mewsette were really close so she turned to the others after her loss, and one by one until Mr. Sunshine. They were really close those last two months. She saw him, she knew when he died, but two days after we lost him she went looking for him, around the house and even around the yard, with a pitiful little meow. I spent a lot of time with her after that and she didn't look for him again, but she was very quiet for a while. They were very physical with each other, slept in a heap, bathed each other, hung out together, and I have seven others from TNR and rescue of whom the oldest is 12, but no one to cuddle with. So she spends more time on my lap now. She seems to be in good spirits by now.

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

@@queencatlady I remember Ms. Phoebe, though I don't think I'm picturing the right cat because I'm seeing a dilute calico or tortie. I remember when Lola came along, and Dawn lost her so young. I'm glad you found another special kitty to share your life. A Siamese Ragdoll mix must be omnipresent and talking to you all the time!

[@KatherineMeow-r2v]

This just reminds me of my childhood friend--a gentle black cat. I always think that black cats can ward off evil spirits.

[@fredienat78]

They are magnificent, I adore !

[@earl_r1863]

"You are in this council, but we do not grant you the rank of master."

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

Nope, I'm just the one with thumbs and have skills they need, but that doesn't grant me any leadership.

[@rosea2350]

“So what do you like to collect?” “Black cats.” 🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

🙂🐈‍⬛🙂 I rescue and foster, and usually when I agree to foster I have no idea what the cat or kitten looks like. Turns out there are actually more black cats than other colors. But even with that so many came through here!

[@bernadettevelasco6323]

I love the Union leader! So cute. Thank you.

[@TPDManiacXC626]

Seeing these black cats remind me of a book from my childhood called Spooky and the Witch’s Goat written by Natalie Savage Carlson and illustrated by Andrew Glass.

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

Oh my goodness, I have to find a copy!

[@littlewillowlinda]

I like how it looks like the one on the right is advising him

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

Probably reminding Giuseppe he's not the only cat there, and hey bro, ask for us too, k?

[@curiousnerdkitteh]

It's a whole bouquet of cats! 💐

[@VolumedMusicMan]

What an awesome crew 🐈‍⬛ !

[@thatvikingtemper]

That cat at the front is the official spokescat of the group. Thanks for posting this cute video! ❤

[@barryrahn5957]

How wonderful to have a counterful of black cats in your kitchen. I'm very partial to black cats, I've had several myself.

[@realman2010]

It's Black Beauty. ❤️ Keep loving and caring for cats. 🐈😍 Love from India.

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

I will, lots of fosters, and I help others too. I don't ask why.

[@ShieldAre]

I am impressed you got them to stay still for this long. Treats and training? Or maybe the table is one of their favourite places anyway.

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

You are right about the surface. I put that cabinet there because I have basically no counter space in the kitchen, but they were on it right away and it was perfect--gave them all a place to sit and observe so no one jumped on the table or sink or the bit of counter space I do have. They did that all the time!

[@Alan-bq5ym]

I will take your entire stock

[@johnheppenstall4904]

What a handsome bunch.

[@Nel33147]

Giuseppe reminds me so much of my little girl. Always the first to say something.

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

There's one in every cat crowd. I dreamed about him talking last night.

[@kat35lulu88]

I can't stand how great they are!!!! I have a large black cat..... just one!!! What a fun house! 😊

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

They are amazing, they are almost too much for me!

[@paultaylor7082]

A wonderful collection of little panthers...

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

I'm so lucky they live with me...

[@gorgeousg8704]

Happy birthday, Black is Beautiful. I want a Black cat, I'll name him or her Lucky, and name an Orange cat Legend.

[@RayTuttle-of5qd]

I’m impressed that they all stayed together no one said I’m out

[@BernadetteKazmarski]

the secret--five of them are related, the sixth is one they fostered!

[@kuamir573]

The middle one is the boss and extroverted one, meowing to all your question, so cute and polite 😊😊😊