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Multiple realities
(covers information from several alternate timelines)

Sylvia as black cat — "Sylvia" in the form of a black cat

"What the hell is this?! What's that noise it's making?"
"It's a cat."

– Ryn and Keyla Detmer, with a meowing Grudge in Ryn's arms, 3189 ("The Sanctuary")

A cat (Felis catus) was a small predatory mammal from Earth, that were noted to purr when happy or content. A young cat was called a kitten.

Some animal training manuals claimed that cats, by nature, could not be trained. (TNG: "Force of Nature") Unlike canines, they did not respond to verbal commands. (TNG: "Force of Nature", "Phantasms")

Individuals of this type were often kept as pets among Humans. Examples of cats kept as pets included Spot, owned by Data, (TNG: "Data's Day", "In Theory", "Schisms") Neelix, owned by Reginald Barclay, (VOY: "Pathfinder") and Chester, owned by Liam Bilby and, later, Miles O'Brien. (DS9: "Honor Among Thieves", "Time's Orphan") William T. Riker and LaForge had bad experiences with cats, but Beverly Crusher and Deanna Troi loved them. (TNG: "Force of Nature", "Timescape", "Phantasms")

In the 2020s Adam Soong was contacted by rich heiresses who wanted to clone their cats. (PIC: "Fly Me to the Moon")

The Human fourth grade student Gaby drew a cat in an environmental suit on her drawing "Vulcan" which was sent to Enterprise NX-01 in 2151. (ENT: "Breaking the Ice")

In 2152, Lieutenant Malcolm Reed played for Commander Charles Tucker III two potential klaxons for his new tactical alert procedure, asking which he preferred. Tucker responded that they both sounded like "a bag full of cats" and neither was ultimately retained for future uses of the procedure. (ENT: "Singularity")

In 2257, after surviving falling debris aboard the USS Discovery, Jett Reno compared herself to a cat having nine lives, with "five more lives, at least." (DIS: "Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 2")

In 2267, the alien Sylvia demonstrated the power to assume the form of a cat. She accomplished this feat with the aid of a device called the transmuter, which was the one element of her wardrobe that did not change shape. (TOS: "Catspaw")

In 2268, the USS Enterprise, on a mission in the 20th century, encountered Gary Seven, an agent of a benevolent alien power that interfered to prevent civilizations from destroying themselves. He was accompanied by a cat named Isis, who was more than she initially appeared to be. Exactly what she was remained a mystery. She was evidently capable of understanding Gary Seven, and of communicating with him in at least a rudimentary fashion. She accompanied him wherever he went. (TOS: "Assignment: Earth")

In 2269, a landing party from the Enterprise encountered a mechanical manifestation of an abnormally massive cat while visiting the Shore Leave Planet. (TAS: "Once Upon a Planet")

The novelization of "Once Upon a Planet" (as published in Star Trek Log 3) describes the cat in that story as "only slightly smaller than an elephant."

Later that year, after the Enterprise experienced an impulse wave from the Cepheus system, Captain James T. Kirk asked Chief Engineer Montgomery Scott about the performance of the engines. "Purring like happy kittens, Captain" was Scott's response. (TAS: "The Terratin Incident")

When she lived on the failed colony Turkana IV, Natasha Yar felt obligated to protect a cat while being chased by a rape gang. The cat appeared in illusory form when the Traveler inadvertently sent the USS Enterprise-D to the "edge of the universe." (TNG: "Where No One Has Gone Before")

The novel Survivors by Jean Lorrah includes a brief portrayal of Tasha's childhood, including her cat.

In 2366, Jeremy Aster used to play "Captain Patches" with his pet cat, pretending Patches was a captain flying through space. (TNG: "The Bonding")

In 2370, Geordi La Forge borrowed Data's cat Spot in order to experience feline behavior before possibly getting his own cat. After the unruly feline broke a vase, a teapot, used a chair as a scratching post, and coughed up hairballs on La Forge's carpet, the engineer happily returned Spot to her owner. (TNG: "Force of Nature")

As of that year, there were 12 male felines aboard Enterprise-D. (TNG: "Genesis")

"Cat" was one of numerous words Miles O'Brien used due to his infection of the aphasia virus. (DS9: "Babel")

In the anti-time future seen by Jean-Luc Picard, Data had amassed a diverse collection of cats while a professor at Cambridge University. (TNG: "All Good Things...")

In the alternate reality, nearly a year after stardate 2259.55, after the USS Enterprise was rechristened, Captain James T. Kirk asked Chief Engineer Montgomery Scott about the performance of the new warp core. "Purrin' like a kitten, captain" was Scott's response. (Star Trek Into Darkness)

Sylvia Tilly did not consider herself a "cat person" and in 3189 was troubled when the cat Grudge briefly took up residence in her quarters. (DIS: "Scavengers")

Related or similar species

A "Gorokian feline" was referred to in the first draft script of VOY: "Death Wish". However, this creature was renamed a Gorokian midwife toad by the time the episode was shot.

Individual cats

Dinah (fictional)
Chester
Grudge
Neelix
Patches
Spot
Spot II (artificial)
Spot 73 (artificial lifeform displayed as a cartoon cat)
Unnamed felines

Fictional cats

Related or similar intelligent species

Cat Dancer — The feline dancer on Nimbus III

Appendices

Background information

There have been multiple behind-the-scenes references likening Vulcans to cats. An early description of the character Spock (from Star Trek is..., reprinted in The Making of Star Trek, p. 30, and NBC's early-1966 publicity booklet, reprinted in Inside Star Trek: The Real Story) described him as having a cat-like curiosity about everything of alien origin, even to his detriment. The final draft script of TOS: "Dagger of the Mind" referred to him launching himself at Simon Van Gelder, upon subduing him, with "a cat-like leap" (though in the final version of the episode, Spock runs to Van Gelder's position, instead of leaping). Also, the final draft script of TOS: "The Galileo Seven" described Spock as "slipping with catlike agility through and among the rocks" on Taurus II, during a search for Lieutenant Gaetano. Similarly, during a press conference to announce the start of Star Trek: Enterprise, T'Pol actress Jolene Blalock expressed that T'Pol was "feline in her movements." (Star Trek Monthly issue 84, p. 23) The character was described as landing "cat-like" on a landing platform in the final draft script of "The Seventh".

Upon describing how Jahn was to steal a bunch of communicators, the final draft script of TOS: "Miri" likewise repeatedly likened him to a cat; the script's stage directions stated that he "slips catlike" into a room where those devices were being kept, and had "a cat-eating-the-canary look on his face" as he made his getaway.

Lenore Karidian was similarly likened to a cat in the final revised draft script of TOS: "The Conscience of the King". When describing how she was to quickly prepare herself for breaking free from a pair of security guards at the end of the episode, the teleplay commented, "At their touch Lenore gathers like a cat."

Referring to the fact his initial impressions of Star Trek were formed by watching TOS, Archer actor Scott Bakula noted, "I'm an old cat." (Star Trek Monthly issue 84, p. 23)

Jenny Parks depicted characters from both TOS and TNG as cats in Star Trek Cats and Star Trek: The Next Generation Cats.

External links

Cat at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
Cat at Wikipedia

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-{{at|xx}}
+{{multiple}}
+{{Sidebar species
-[[File:Chester.jpg|thumb|"Chester", the cat.]]
+| name      = Cat
-[[File:Tashas cat.jpg|thumb|The cat of Tasha Yar]]
+| image     = Spot, 2367.jpg
-A '''cat''' (''Felis catus'') is a small predatory [[mammal]] from [[Earth]]. Individuals of this type are often kept as [[pets]] among [[Human]]s. When cats are happy, they purr. Examples of cats kept as pets include [[Spot]], owned by [[Data]], ({{TNG|Data's Day|In Theory|Schisms}}) [[Neelix (cat)|Neelix]], owned by [[Reginald Barclay]], ({{VOY|Pathfinder}}) and [[Chester]], owned by [[Liam Bilby]] and, later, [[Miles O'Brien]]. ({{DS9|Honor Among Thieves|Time's Orphan}})
+| caption  = [[Data]]'s cat, [[Spot]], in [[2367]]
+| type      = [[Feline]]
+| planet    = [[Earth]], [[Sol system]]
+| quadrant  = [[Alpha Quadrant]]
+| image2    = Spot, 2370.jpg
+| caption2 = Spot in [[2370]]
+| image3    = Tashas cat.jpg
+| caption3 = [[Tasha Yar]]'s [[Unnamed pets#Tasha Yar's cat|cat]]
+}}
+[[File:Neelix (cat).jpg|thumb|right|"Neelix" the cat]]
+[[File:Chester.jpg|thumb|right|"Chester" the cat]]
+[[File:Sylvia as black cat.jpg|thumb|right|"Sylvia" in the form of a black cat]]
+[[File:Isis.jpg|thumb|right|Gary Seven's cat "Isis"]]
+[[File:Patches.jpg|thumb|right|Jeremy Aster's cat "Captain Patches"]]
+[[File:Grudge.jpg|thumb|right|Grudge the "Queen" cat]]
+{{Article quote|What the hell is this?! What's that noise it's making?''"<br />"''It's a cat.|[[Ryn]] and [[Keyla Detmer]], with a meowing [[Grudge]] in Ryn's arms|3189|The Sanctuary}}
+A '''cat''' (''Felis catus'') was a small predatory [[mammal]] from [[Earth]], that were noted to [[purr]] when happy or content. A [[child|young]] cat was called a '''kitten'''.
+Some [[animal training manual]]s claimed that cats, by nature, could not be trained. ({{TNG|Force of Nature}}) Unlike [[canine]]s, they did not respond to verbal commands. ({{TNG|Force of Nature|Phantasms}})
-In [[2267]], the [[alien]] [[Sylvia (Pyris VII)|Sylvia]] demonstrated the power to assume the form of a cat. She accomplished this feat with the aid of a device called the [[transmuter]], which was the one element of her wardrobe that did not [[shapeshifter|change shape]]. ({{TOS|Catspaw}})
+Individuals of this type were often kept as [[pet]]s among [[Human]]s. Examples of cats kept as pets included [[Spot]], owned by [[Data]], ({{TNG|Data's Day|In Theory|Schisms}}) {{dis|Neelix|cat}}, owned by [[Reginald Barclay]], ({{VOY|Pathfinder}}) and [[Chester]], owned by [[Liam Bilby]] and, later, [[Miles O'Brien]]. ({{DS9|Honor Among Thieves|Time's Orphan}}) [[William T. Riker]] and LaForge had bad experiences with cats, but [[Beverly Crusher]] and [[Deanna Troi]] loved them. ({{TNG|Force of Nature|Timescape|Phantasms}})
-In [[2268]], the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|''Enterprise'']], on a mission in the [[20th century]], encountered [[Gary Seven]], an agent of a benevolent alien power that interfered to prevent civilizations from destroying themselves. He was accompanied by a cat named [[Isis]], who was more than she initially appeared to be. Exactly what she was remains a mystery. She was evidently capable of understanding Gary Seven, and of communicating with him in at least a rudimentary fashion, and she accompanied him wherever he went. ({{TOS|Assignment: Earth}})
+In the [[2020s]] [[Adam Soong]] was contacted by rich heiresses who wanted to [[clone]] their cats. ({{PIC|Fly Me to the Moon}})
-In [[2269]], a [[landing party]] from the ''Enterprise'', while visiting the [[Shore Leave Planet]], encountered a mechanical manifestation of an abnormally massive cat. ({{TAS|Once Upon a Planet}})
+[[File:Vulcan art.jpg|thumb|left|A drawing including a cat]]
-{{bginfo|The [[novels|novelization]] of "Once Upon a Planet" (as published in ''[[Star Trek Log 3]]'') describes the cat in that story as "only slightly smaller than an elephant."}}
+The Human [[fourth grade]] [[student]] [[Gaby]] drew a cat in an [[environmental suit]] on her [[drawing]] "{{dis|Vulcan|art}}" which was sent to {{EnterpriseNX}} in [[2151]]. ({{ENT|Breaking the Ice}})
+In [[2152]], [[Lieutenant]] [[Malcolm Reed]] played for [[Commander]] [[Charles Tucker III]] two potential [[klaxon]]s for his new [[tactical alert]] procedure, asking which he preferred. Tucker responded that they both sounded like "a bag full of cats" and neither was ultimately retained for future uses of the procedure. ({{ENT|Singularity}})
-It is possible that [[Natasha Yar]] had a cat. She at least felt obligated to protect one while being chased by a [[rape gang]], when she lived on the failed [[colony]] [[Turkana IV]], which appeared in illusionary form when [[the Traveler]] inadvertently sent the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} to the "edge of universe." ({{TNG|Where No One Has Gone Before}})
+In [[2257]], after surviving falling debris aboard the {{USS|Discovery}}, [[Jett Reno]] compared herself to a cat having nine lives, with "''five more lives, at least.''" ({{DIS|Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 2}})
-In [[2366]], Young Jeremy used to play "Captain Patches" with a cat, pretending [[Patches]] was a captain flying through space. ({{TNG|The Bonding}})
+In [[2267]], the [[alien]] {{dis|Sylvia|Pyris VII}} demonstrated the power to assume the form of a cat. She accomplished this feat with the aid of a device called the [[transmuter]], which was the one element of her wardrobe that did not [[shapeshifter|change shape]]. ({{TOS|Catspaw}})
+In [[2268]], the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}}, on a mission in the [[20th century]], encountered [[Gary Seven]], an agent of a benevolent alien power that interfered to prevent civilizations from destroying themselves. He was accompanied by a cat named [[Isis]], who was more than she initially appeared to be. Exactly what she was remained a mystery. She was evidently capable of understanding Gary Seven, and of communicating with him in at least a rudimentary fashion. She accompanied him wherever he went. ({{TOS|Assignment: Earth}})
+In [[2269]], a [[landing party]] from the ''Enterprise'' encountered a mechanical manifestation of an [[Artificial cat 001|abnormally massive cat]] while visiting the [[Shore Leave Planet]]. ({{TAS|Once Upon a Planet}})
+{{bginfo|The [[novels|novelization]] of "Once Upon a Planet" (as published in ''[[Star Trek Log 3]]'') describes the cat in that story as "only slightly smaller than an [[elephant]]."}}
+Later that year, after the ''Enterprise'' experienced an impulse wave from the [[Cepheus]] [[star system|system]], [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk]] asked [[Chief Engineer]] [[Montgomery Scott]] about the performance of the engines. "''Purring like happy kittens, Captain''" was Scott's response. ({{TAS|The Terratin Incident}})
+When she lived on the failed [[colony]] [[Turkana IV]], [[Natasha Yar]] felt obligated to protect a cat while being chased by a [[rape gang]]. The cat appeared in illusory form when [[the Traveler]] inadvertently sent the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} to the "edge of the universe." ({{TNG|Where No One Has Gone Before}})
+{{bginfo|The {{novel}} ''[[Survivors]]'' by [[Jean Lorrah]] includes a brief portrayal of Tasha's childhood, including her cat.}}
+In [[2366]], [[Jeremy Aster]] used to play "Captain Patches" with his [[pet]] cat, pretending [[Patches]] was a captain flying through [[space]]. ({{TNG|The Bonding}})
+In [[2370]], [[Geordi La Forge]] borrowed [[Data]]'s cat Spot in order to experience feline behavior before possibly getting his own cat. After the unruly feline broke a [[vase]], a [[teapot]], used a chair as a [[scratching post]], and [[cough]]ed  up [[hairball]]s on La Forge's [[carpet]], the [[engineer]] happily returned Spot to her owner. ({{TNG|Force of Nature}})
+As of that year, there were 12 male felines aboard ''Enterprise-D''. ({{TNG|Genesis}})
 "Cat" was one of numerous words [[Miles O'Brien]] used due to his infection of the [[aphasia virus]]. ({{DS9|Babel}})
@@ Line 20: / Line 58: @@
 ''In the [[anti-time future]] seen by [[Jean-Luc Picard]], Data had amassed a diverse collection of cats while a [[professor]] at [[Cambridge University]].'' ({{TNG|All Good Things...}})
-''In the [[alternate reality]], nearly a year after [[2259|stardate 2259.55]], after the {{USS|Enterprise|alternate reality}} was rechristened, [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk (alternate reality)|James T. Kirk]] asked [[Chief Engineer]] [[Montgomery Scott (alternate reality)|Montgomery Scott]] about the performance of the new [[warp core]]. ''Purrin' like a kitten, Captain.'' was Scott's response.'' ({{film|12}})
+''In the [[alternate reality]], nearly a year after [[2259|stardate 2259.55]], after the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701 alternate reality}} was rechristened, Captain {{alt|James T. Kirk}} asked Chief Engineer {{alt|Montgomery Scott}} about the performance of the new [[warp core]]. "''Purrin' like a kitten, captain''" was Scott's response.'' ({{film|12}})
+[[Sylvia Tilly]] did not consider herself a "cat person" and in [[3189]] was troubled when the cat [[Grudge]] briefly took up residence in her [[quarters]]. ({{DIS|Scavengers}})
-== Related or similar non-sentient species ==
+== Related or similar species ==
 *[[Berserker cat]]
 *[[Betazoid cat]]
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 **[[Bengal tiger]]
 **[[Mountain lion]]
+**[[Saber-toothed tiger]]
 *[[Grishnar cat]]
 *[[Hara cat]]
 *[[Kryonian tiger]]
+*[[Le-matya]]
+*[[Tiger]]
 *[[Tika cat]]
 *[[Razorcat]]
+{{bginfo|A "Gorokian feline" was referred to in the first draft [[script]] of {{VOY|Death Wish}}. However, this creature was renamed a [[Gorokian midwife toad]] by the time the episode was shot.}}
+==Individual cats==
+* {{dis|Dinah|cat}} (fictional)
+* [[Chester]]
+* [[Grudge]]
+* {{dis|Neelix|cat}}
+* [[Patches]]
+* [[Spot]]
+* [[Spot II]] (artificial)
+* [[Spot 73]] (artificial lifeform displayed as a cartoon cat)
+* [[Unnamed felines 000|Unnamed felines]]
 == Fictional cats ==
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 *[[Krazy Kat]]
-== Related or similar sentient species ==
+== Related or similar intelligent species ==
-[[File:Catwoman.jpg|thumb|The [[Nimbus III inhabitants#Cat Woman|feline dancer]] of [[Nimbus III]]]]
+[[File:Cat Dancer.jpg|thumb|The feline dancer on Nimbus III]]
 * [[Caitian]]s
 * [[Kzinti]]
 * [[Vedala]]
-* [[Nimbus III inhabitants#Cat Woman|Cat woman]] (species unknown)
+* [[Nimbus III feline dancer 001|Feline dancer]] on [[Nimbus III]]
+* [[Alien Rura Penthe felines 001|Feline alien]] prisoner on [[Rura Penthe]]
-* Two [[Starfleet]] officers seen in the Council chamber during {{film|4}} (species unknown)
-* [[Feline Alien]] prisoner in [[Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country]]
+* [[Alien Rura Penthe felines 001|Feline alien]] prisoner on [[Rura Penthe]]
-== See also ==
+== Appendices ==
+=== See also ===
+* [[Felinoid]]
 * [[Targ]] (described as a "Klingon kitty cat")
-== External links ==
+=== Background information ===
+There have been multiple behind-the-scenes references likening Vulcans to cats. An early description of the character [[Spock]] (from ''[[Star Trek is...]]'', reprinted in ''[[The Making of Star Trek]]'', p. 30, and [[NBC]]'s early-{{y|1966}} publicity booklet, reprinted in ''[[Inside Star Trek: The Real Story]]'') described him as having a cat-like curiosity about everything of alien origin, even to his detriment. The final draft script of {{TOS|Dagger of the Mind}} referred to him launching himself at [[Simon Van Gelder]], upon subduing him, with "a cat-like leap" (though in the final version of the episode, Spock runs to Van Gelder's position, instead of leaping). Also, the final draft script of {{TOS|The Galileo Seven}} described Spock as "slipping with catlike agility through and among the rocks" on [[Taurus II]], during a search for Lieutenant [[Gaetano]]. Similarly, during a press conference to announce the start of {{s|ENT}}, [[T'Pol]] actress [[Jolene Blalock]] expressed that T'Pol was "feline in her movements." ({{STM|84|23}}) The character was described as landing "cat-like" on a landing platform in the final draft script of {{e|The Seventh}}.
-* {{NCwiki}}
-* {{wikipedia}}
+Upon describing how [[Jahn]] was to steal a bunch of [[communicator]]s, the final draft script of {{TOS|Miri}} likewise repeatedly likened him to a cat; the script's stage directions stated that he "slips catlike" into a room where those devices were being kept, and had "a cat-eating-the-[[canary]] look on his face" as he made his getaway.
+[[Lenore Karidian]] was similarly likened to a cat in the final revised draft script of {{TOS|The Conscience of the King}}. When describing how she was to quickly prepare herself for breaking free from a pair of security guards at the end of the episode, the teleplay commented, "''At their touch Lenore gathers like a cat.''"
+Referring to the fact his initial impressions of ''Star Trek'' were formed by watching TOS, [[Jonathan Archer|Archer]] actor [[Scott Bakula]] noted, "''I'm an old cat.''" ({{STM|84|23}})
+[[Jenny Parks]] depicted characters from both TOS and TNG as cats in ''[[Star Trek Cats]]'' and ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation Cats]]''.
+=== External links ===
+* {{mbeta}}
+* {{wikipedia}}
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