--- --- # Everlasting Cat Will Never Be Forgotten Thanks to All of the Marks It Left On A Wall by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Nov 19, 2019 3:27 PM UTC by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Nov 19, 2019 3:27 PM UTC They say [cats](https://time.com/4714823/cats-very-social-study/) have nine lives, but journalist Kate Gray, who tweets as @hownottodraw, recently shared a photo of one cat’s bid for immortality. Gray shared a photo of a tiny little detail she noticed on her apartment building—a tiny [little cat](https://time.com/5706974/cat-sneaks-into-luggage/) paw print baked into the brick used to construct her home. “\[P\]ermanent small bean vibes in this house,” Gray tweeted, seemingly viewing the presence of the prints as a good omen (which clearly they are). > [](https://twitter.com/hownottodraw/status/1196506610727866371) > [](https://twitter.com/hownottodraw/status/1196507947486130176) The paw print is reminiscent of those keepsake hand print art projects that many kindergartners bring home from school as a present for their parents. This most likely impromptu version serves as a permanent reminder that at least one life that this [cat has lived](https://time.com/5525138/fluffy-the-frozen-cat/) will never, ever forgotten and it didn’t even need to star in [the musical _Cats_ to achieve that notoriety.](https://time.com/5628824/cats-movie-musical-explained/) After the photo was shared on Twitter, other users shared their own thoughts on the cat’s blessing upon the house and sharing their own [cats’ bids](https://time.com/4866576/international-world-cat-day-2017/) for eternal recognition: > [](https://twitter.com/LucieViatge/status/1196509831806570496) > [](https://twitter.com/tom%5Fhunt/status/1196507760113774592) > [](https://twitter.com/Lemondaurora/status/1196513529286672384) > [](https://twitter.com/AlennMakes/status/1196565855313678337) > [](https://twitter.com/cwizthebuilder/status/1196762661817585664) > [](https://twitter.com/lynseyDawn28/status/1196775013468299264) > [](https://twitter.com/Actually49/status/1196519958957703169) > [](https://twitter.com/allisontreloar/status/1196754026706157569) > [](https://twitter.com/CupOfTegan/status/1196775681969053697) Cat Will Never Be Forgotten Thanks To A Permanent Wall Mark ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5732466/cat-paw-prints/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5732466/cat-paw-prints/"},"headline":"Everlasting Cat Will Never Be Forgotten Thanks to All of the Marks It Left On A Wall","datePublished":"2019-11-19T15:27:41.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:01:03.754Z","description":"A cat’s bid for immortality earns adoration on Twitter.","url":"https://time.com/5732466/cat-paw-prints/","keywords":["Newsfeed","animals","viral","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Locker","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5732466/cat-paw-prints/","name":"Everlasting Cat Will Never Be Forgotten Thanks to All of the Marks It Left On A Wall"}}]}] ```