--- title: "Happy Birthday Cat – GIF and Video Maker | birthday.video" description: "Happy birthday cat wishes with the right amount of attitude, then a looping GIF or a video starring your cat, their name and their best photos. Free, private." url: https://birthday.video/happy-birthday-cat --- Free · made on your device # Happy birthday, cat: a GIF starring your cat Dry lines for a cat who is not impressed, their name on an animated card, and every photo of them sitting where they shouldn’t, as a GIF or a short video. Free · no sign-up · no watermark Happy birthday Mochi 5 Ruler of the sofa Your loyal staff ## Ready-made GIFs to send Download one as it is, or press **Add their name** to open it in the editor and make it theirs. * ![Animated birthday GIF, “Have a purr-fect day”: a ginger kitten under a crescent moon on dusky violet, with “purr-fect day” in a playful script.](https://birthday.video/gifs/happy-birthday-cat/kitten-gif.webp) Have a purr-fect day [Download GIF](https://birthday.video/gifs/happy-birthday-cat/kitten-gif.gif) * ![Animated birthday GIF, “Balloons for the cat”: soft peach sky, balloons drifting up and a rounded serif headline with “Kitty” on a pill.](https://birthday.video/gifs/happy-birthday-cat/balloon-sky-gif.webp) Balloons for the cat [Download GIF](https://birthday.video/gifs/happy-birthday-cat/balloon-sky-gif.gif) * ![Animated birthday GIF, “Confetti for the cat”: big black poster type on warm white, a burst of confetti and “Meow” scribbled in red.](https://birthday.video/gifs/happy-birthday-cat/confetti-burst-gif.webp) Confetti for the cat [Download GIF](https://birthday.video/gifs/happy-birthday-cat/confetti-burst-gif.gif) A happy birthday card for a cat should have a little attitude: their name in lights, a photo of them looking unimpressed and one dry line. Pick a wish below, put it on an animated card and send it as a looping **GIF** to the family chat, or make a short video of their year with a Happy Birthday tune. This page opens the pet templates in Square 1:1 with **GIF** chosen. For dogs, see [happy birthday dog](https://birthday.video/happy-birthday-dog); for jokier designs, [funny happy birthday](https://birthday.video/funny-happy-birthday). It is made in your browser, so the photos stay on your phone and the GIF has no watermark. Start from one of these ## Happy birthday wishes for a cat Pop one into **Message**. The cat won’t read it, but the family chat will. * Happy birthday to the real head of the household. * Another year of knocking things off tables. Proud of you. * Happy birthday. We know you won’t watch this. * To the cat who chose us: thank you, and happy birthday. * Nine lives, one birthday. Enjoy it. * Happy birthday to our furry landlord. The rent is paid in treats. * You ignored us beautifully all year. Happy birthday. * Happy purr-thday to the warmest lap-hogger in the house. * Today you may sit on the keyboard without complaint. * Happy birthday to the only one allowed on the kitchen counter. * Five years of 3 a.m. zoomies. We wouldn’t change a thing. * Happy birthday, little tiger. Your box awaits. * Thank you for choosing our sunniest windowsill as your home. * Happy birthday to the cat who taught us patience. ## How to make a birthday GIF for your cat 1. ### Pick a pet design Press **Make a GIF for your cat** and choose a template from **Templates**. 2. ### Their name and age Type their name in **Name**, their age in **Age** and a line from above in **Message**. 3. ### Add their best photo Press **Add photos and clips** and choose the photo that sums them up: in a box, on the laptop, judging you. 4. ### Export and share Press **Export video** and choose **GIF**, then **Share**. For a longer video with sound, choose **Video (MP4)** and **Add music**. ## Photographing a cat who won’t cooperate Cats do not pose on request, so work with them rather than against them: * **Wait for the sunbeam.** A sleepy cat in window light makes the best portrait of the year. * **Use a toy above the lens** to get them looking at the camera for a second. * **Film short clips.** Three seconds of a pounce or a slow blink is enough for a scene. * **Go back through the year.** You almost certainly have forty photos of them in the camera roll already. ### Rescue cats and gotcha days Plenty of cats have no known birthday, so families celebrate the day they came home. Write “Happy gotcha day” in **Message** and use a photo from that first week. ## GIF or video? A square **GIF** is the right thing for the family chat: it plays the moment someone opens it, loops by itself and needs no sound. A video suits a year-in-review of their best moments with a tune underneath; see the [birthday slideshow](https://birthday.video/birthday-slideshow) page for pacing photos to music. ## Cat birthday GIFs: questions ### How do I make a happy birthday GIF of my cat? Choose a pet template, type their name, add a photo and press **Export video**, then choose **GIF**. It loops by itself in any chat. ### Can I use a video clip of my cat? Yes. **Add photos and clips** takes short clips as well as photos. ### What if my cat’s birthday is unknown? Celebrate the day they came home: write “Happy gotcha day” in **Message** instead. ### Can I add music? In a video, yes: choose **Video (MP4)** and **Add music**. GIFs have no sound. ### Is it free? Yes. 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