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Chester

"Chester", the cat.

Tashas cat

The cat of Tasha Yar

A cat (Felis catus) is a small predatory mammal from Earth, often kept as pets among Humans. Humans think cats are cute and most dogs aren't. Examples of cats kept as pets include 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")

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 Enterprise 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 2269, the crew of the Enterprise encountered a mechanical manifestation of a cat while visiting the Shore Leave Planet. (TAS: "Once Upon a Planet")

It is possible that Natasha Yar had a cat or she at least felt obligated to protect it 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-D to the "edge of universe". (TNG: "Where No One Has Gone Before")

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

Cat was one of the 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...")

Related or similar non-sentient species

Fictional cats

Related or similar sentient species

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The feline dancer of Nimbus III

See also

  • Targ (described as a "Klingon kitty cat")

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