Complete Warriors Guide

Kittypet

A kittypet is the Clan cats' word for domestic cats that live with Twolegs, who keep and care for them.

Description

Kittypets are looked after and pampered by Twolegs. They are plump, sometimes fat, and well-fed because Twolegs feed them several times daily with dry, tasteless pellets that look like rabbit droppings and soft slop, according to Clan cats. They are soft-muscled and know very little about the arts of fighting and hunting (with notable exceptions). At a certain age, they are taken to be neutered or spayed by the veterinarian, who is otherwise known to the Clan cats as the Cutter. After this visit, they usually become lazy and have no desire to do much.

The life of a kittypet is scorned by Clan cats, and it is against the Warrior Code for a warrior to become a kittypet, as the code says to reject the soft life of one.

Relation to Clan Cats

Clan cats consider kittypets to be living in disgrace, taking food from Twolegs and living in a false comfort beyond the reach of StarClan. Kittypets are commonly considered "soft" and the term "kittypet" can be used as an insult such as, "You hunt like a kittypet," or "You fight like a kittypet," meaning that they cannot hunt or fight very well. Some forest cats believe that not only are kittypets inferior, they are treacherous and untrustworthy as well. One example of this is Longtail's quote which was said in Forest of Secrets when he heard that Fireheart and Graystripe were bringing food to RiverClan: "Traitors! Just what I would expect from a kittypet?" Most Clan cats use the familiar saying, "Once a kittypet, always a kittypet!"

Many Clan-born cats do not trust cats of kittypet blood, such as Cloudtail, Firestar, Millie, Daisy, Berrynose, etc.

SPOILER ALERT

Canon Kittypets

In the Super Edition Arc

Algernon and Bess: Part of a group of rogues that join WindClan every greenleaf. Are former kittypets.

Hal: A dark brown tabby tom who lived in Twolegplace. Seen only in Yellowfang's Secret.

Pixie: A fluffy white she-cat. She later becomes a loner in the time between her last appearance in Yellowfang's Secret and her first appearance in Tallstar's Revenge.

Red: A dark ginger tabby she-cat who lived in Twolegplace, but later joined ShadowClan as Russetfur.

Marmalade: A large ginger tom. He later becomes a loner in the time between his last appearance in Yellowfang's Secret and his first appearance in Tallstar's Revenge.

Jay: A very old black and white she-cat. She later becomes a loner in the time between her last appearance in Yellowfang's Secret and her first appearance in Tallstar's Revenge.

Jake: A ginger tom who lived near ThunderClan's old border. He's seen in Bluestar's Prophecy, first talking to Bluepaw, then Pinestar. He is Firestar, Princess, Scourge, Ruby, and Socks' father. He is also seen in Tallstar's Revenge.

Pinestar: A former ThunderClan leader. He left to become a kittypet while on his last life.

Cherry and Boris: Unknowing descendants of SkyClan, joined the new SkyClan, later becoming Cherrytail and Sparrowpelt.

Echo: A kittypet who had dreams about SkyClan's ancestors but did not yet know about the Clan. Becomes SkyClan's medicine cat with the new name Echosong.

Hutch: An unknowing descendant of SkyClan, who joined SkyClan but later went back to the kittypet life. He was known as Shortwhisker while in SkyClan.