A good gift for a cat mum or a cat dad carries the cat's name, and if you want the cat itself on it, a photo. You need the name and, for the photo pieces, one clear picture of the cat's face. Every idea below is printed to order in the UK, and the whole range is in our Gifts for Cat Lovers collection. We wrote about dog mums first, so this one is for the cat people.
In short:
- For every morning: the Personalised Cat Mum Mug with Name or the Personalised Cat Dad Mug with Name.
- To show the actual cat: the Personalised Cat Photo Mug with Name or the Personalised Cat Photo Christmas Ornament with Name.
- For a new kitten: the Personalised Kitten's First Christmas Ornament with Name.
The name mugs carry one simple cat silhouette, the same on every order, so it is a cat rather than their cat. For the tabby with the white socks, choose a photo piece.
For the cat mum: the name on her morning mug
The Personalised Cat Mum Mug with Name has the words Cat Mum above a simple cat silhouette, with the cat's name beneath in italic, up to 15 characters. An optional extra line of up to 25 characters sits under the name in small capitals, such as the year the cat moved in. It is an 11oz white ceramic mug with the design on both sides, dishwasher and microwave safe.
For the cat dad who says the cat is not his
You may know one: the man who never wanted a cat and now cannot leave the sofa because it is asleep on him. The Personalised Cat Dad Mug with Name has Cat Dad in bold serif above a simple cat silhouette, with the cat's name beneath. The optional extra line, up to 25 characters and printed in small capitals, is where the joke goes: Officially not my cat fits with room to spare. Like the Cat Mum mug, it is 11oz white ceramic, printed on both sides, dishwasher and microwave safe.
For a kitchen with a bit of colour
The Personalised Cat Silhouette Mug with Name, Two-Tone suits a cat mum or a cat dad, because it says neither. A bold cat silhouette in forest green sits above the cat's name in serif, with an optional line of up to 25 characters, such as Head of Household. The white 11oz ceramic mug has a coloured inside and handle in red, black or dark blue and a high-gloss finish, and it is dishwasher and microwave safe. Choose the colour that suits their kitchen, or the one closest to the cat.
To show the actual cat: a photo mug
A photo is how the real cat gets on the mug, markings and all. The Personalised Cat Photo Mug with Name prints your photo in a soft circle with the cat's name beneath, up to 15 characters, and an optional caption of up to 30. The design is printed twice around the 11oz white ceramic mug, so the cat is on view whichever hand they hold it in, and it is dishwasher and microwave safe.
A daylight photo with the cat's face filling the frame works well, and a phone photo by a window is fine. Use the original file, not a copy sent through a messaging app. The product page gives the minimum size and will not accept a smaller file. Our guide on how to choose a photo that prints well covers light, focus and cropping.
For the tree: the cat in a photo ornament
The cat will be in the tree at some point, so it may as well be on it. The Personalised Cat Photo Christmas Ornament with Name puts your photo on a round ceramic ornament 7.5 cm across, inside a thin cream ring, with the cat's name curving along the base and the year just above it if you add one. The same design is printed on both sides, and it comes with a red ribbon for hanging. A square-ish crop with the face in the middle suits the round shape, and its minimum photo size is higher than the mug's. It is a decoration, not a toy.
For a new kitten
A kitten's first Christmas deserves its own ornament, if only because the tree may not survive it. The Personalised Kitten's First Christmas Ornament with Name has Kitten's First Christmas in small capitals across the top, above a terracotta cat silhouette with a sprig of holly. The kitten's name sits beneath in forest green serif, up to 15 characters, with the year below if you add it. It is a round ceramic ornament 7.5 cm across, the same design printed on both sides, with a red ribbon. It needs no photo, which helps, because a kitten rarely sits still for one.
A present from the cat
Cats do not buy presents, so someone has to do it for them. The Personalised Best Human Mug, Love from the Cat has Best Human in our serif above a terracotta cat silhouette. Beneath it, in italic, goes the name the cat knows them by, such as Mum, Dad or a first name, and under that an optional line signed by the cat, in small capitals, such as Love from Luna. It is printed on both sides of an 11oz white ceramic mug, dishwasher and microwave safe. This is the cat dad's joke gift: it is harder to insist the cat is not yours when the cat has signed the mug.
For the food shop
The Personalised Cat Mum Tote Bag with Cat's Name is for errands run on the cat's behalf. A terracotta cat sits at the top, your choice of Cat Mum, Cat Nan or Staff to the Cat is printed large in forest green serif beneath, and the cat's name follows in italic serif. Staff to the Cat suits anyone in the house, the cat dad included. It is a light white 100% cotton tote that folds flat.
Before you order
- Check the spelling of the cat's name. We print your wording as you spell it, some designs set a line in capital letters, and we do not send proofs, so read everything twice before you pay.
- Delivery times and the delivery charge are on our Delivery page, and the last order dates for Christmas are on our Christmas order deadlines page.
- To send it straight to them, enter their address as the delivery address and your own as the billing address. Our FAQs explain how gifts are sent.
The rest of the range for cats and dogs is in For Pet Parents.
Cat mum and cat dad questions
What is a good personalised gift for a cat mum?
A mug with her cat's name on it, such as the Cat Mum mug, which needs nothing but the name. If you can get a clear photo, the cat photo mug or photo ornament shows the cat itself.
Can I choose a silhouette that looks like their cat?
No. The silhouette mugs, the tote and the kitten ornament carry one cat silhouette, the same on every order, so it will not match a particular coat. To show their own cat, choose the photo mug or the photo ornament.
What can I give a cat dad who says the cat is not his?
The Cat Dad mug with an extra line such as Officially not my cat, or the Best Human mug with a line signed by the cat.
Is there a gift for someone with a new kitten?
Yes. The Kitten's First Christmas ornament takes the kitten's name and, if you like, the year, and it needs no photo.
More gift guides
- Secret Santa ideas that need only a first name gives one idea for each kind of colleague or friend.
- When a friend loses a dog or cat, Pet memorial gifts: how to choose something that helps covers what to send, when to send it and what to write.