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We're always in need of a pick-me-up and our go-to is animals. 

Animals bring a monumental amount of positivity to our lives, it's simply immeasurable. They provide us with comfort, with laughter, with so much happiness. We try to capture a small portion of that magic and deliver it to you. Sure, it's not the exact same as having animals in your life, but it does a good job of reminding us that there's still positivity in this world.

Possible one of the strangest cat habits - hanging out inside your shoes. It being a lil weird doesn't make it any less cute of course. It just might be one of the cutest things in the world to walk into your home and find your kitten sleeping inside of your shoe. 

It's probably the smell, and yeah, the inside of our shoes will definitely smell gross to us. But to our kittens, your shoes smell like you. They smell... very strongly of you. And if they like you and your smell, your shoes are the best place to get a nice whiff of that. They're basically showing their appreciation for you when they cuddle your shoes instead of you. It makes sense to them, we promise. 

It might also be the case that after you walk outside, your shoes actually lose some of your smell and possibly even smell like other animals, so when your cat rubs up against them, they're spreading their own smell on your shoes. Very possessive. In the cutest way. So, it's all good stuff. Weird, but good. Cats do have a habit of sitting in places they don't belong, but this isn't one of them.

You gotta love the snap. 

The beauty of a cat snap is the caption and image all in one. It's a beautiful find and it's one we much water occasionally, and harvest weekly. It's hard work but someone's got to do it! 

And with Autumn just around the corner, the harvest will be more bountiful than ever! Just you wait and see. Enjoy your fresh weekly snaps!

Be still our hearts! This sweet-faced kitten is so gosh darn adorable, we're melting right where we stand. 

Meet Penelope Fern, a kitten born was a cleft lip who was found outside all alone. She was brought into Meow Village, an all-volunteer feral cat rescue organization located in Aurora, Oregon.

Meow Village told Love Meow, "A TNR (trap-neuter-return) rescuer spotted her while out trapping cats for spay and neuter. It was obvious that the kitten would need extra assessment. A few calls were made and she was in the arms of a Meow Village volunteer within hours."

After a nice, warm bath to get rid of the fleas, the sweet kitten was feeling better and soon dozed off into a peaceful sleep with a belly full of food. 

Selina, a volunteer at Meow Village told Love Meow, "This kitten has a loving sweet spirit. She eats and drinks just great, and it took no time for her to learn the litter box."

Next the kitten was taken to see a specialist about her condition and she was diagnosed with hydrocephalus (water on the brain), blindness, and ataxia (a neurological condition). It is likely more of her symptoms will appear as she ages and she will need special care because of it. However, Penelope is just as happy as any other cat and shows zero signs of suffering. 

Desirae, a staff member at the veterinary hospital, saw Penelope and fell madly in love with her.

Story via Love Meow

Sweet doggy goodness! We often drown ourselves in an endless supply of cat snaps, but every so often, we find a hidden and golden stash of doggo snaps. 

They are rare, they are beautiful, and they are most definitely considered a treasure. Let us rejoice for we have discovered another bountiful bounty of dog snaps! 

Once a week, we will be featuring an extraordinary animal account on Instagram! Their story, the adorable pictures, and pawesome videos! This week's spotlight goes to Princess Aurora!

Introducing the world's most royal cat... Princess Aurora! Chances are you've already heard or have seen Aurora, that's how well-known she is. With an Instagram following of nearly half a million, this princess anything but ordinary. 

She may be called "Princess" Aurora but to us, she's the Queen of Fluff. Seriously, this little beauty so so darn fluffy, you just wanna press your face into that floof all day long. Oh, and she's got beautiful blue eyes that'll have you melt and instantly offer her a Fancy Feast. 

This is Aurora's world, we just live in it. 

Read up on last week's star on Instagram, Dunder Kitten! 

Oh, that Jenny Jinya. She never fails at ripping our hearts out. 

The talented artist who has a gift at tugging on people's heartstrings has returned with another heartbreaking comic. If you aren't familiar with Jinya's work, they all feature neglect to animals. It's sometimes hard to digest but there is a powerful meaning and message behind every story she tells. 

Stories of dogs, cats, birds, elephants, you name it, Jenny Jinya will tell it and leave you punched right in the feels.  This time, it's about a neglected parakeet who couldn't live up to its owners expectations and was a nuisance. Just a friendly heads up, you'll want some tissues in arm's reach. 

Follow Jenny Jinya on Twitter to keep up with the latest comics! 

Why does it still feel like Monday? We need to change that ASAP... with a dose of reality. Just kidding, we want to delight you with more animal goodness so we can forget about the outside world for a moment. 

Also, we can't get enough of fresh animal memes and tweets! 

Get ready for a high-quality dose of some exceptional new animal memes and tweets, all curated right here, just for you. Let's keep it a light and fun today, folks! Just a gathering of delightful images with some funny captions -- the essence of a quality meme. 

We made it, fellow cuteness lovers. This marks the 100th week of 'Dose of Cuteness', a gift to you from yours truly. 

We sincerely hope you've enjoyed all the cuteness up until now and as a reward we will continue to provide you with your weekly dose. 

Every Tuesday, we scour the web for the absolute cutest animal-related pics and vids and congregate them here for your weekly dose of a much-needed pick-up-up and wholesomeness boost. Let's be frank, this year has been a whirlwind of emotions and we need such a boost nearly every day. Yet, once a week we like to amp it up and provide this mega dose that should have you leaving here with a smile. 

We wish all an upcoming week full of happiness! 

This is the cutest version of The Little Mermaid we've ever seen. Or should we say, The Little Purrmaid. 

The talented and creative Kat Swenski is the artist behind KatRaccoon Comics. KatRaccoon Comics is about a new format of comics, a comic/gif hybrid way of telling a story. Have you ever come across a gif and had no idea what was happening? As if you needed some context behind that gif to help the overall story?

Well, there's an entire community on Reddit, r/behindthegifs, filled with artists whose duty is to bring context to those context-less gifs and complete the mystery. 

You can see more artwork on Instagram or on KatRacoon Comics! 

Though fall has just started and many of us are suffering from a serious heat wave, before the cold finally hits, we thought that this is just the time to show appreciation to what nature can provide us with. Cats and flowers. Nature's most beautiful creations, right? So, what's better than combining the two and taking in some incredibly aesthetically pleasing, aww-worthy pictures of our darling princes and princesses wearing flower crowns? 

It's not just cats too. If you're in the mood to celebrate nature's beauty some more and would like a dash of tongue lolling, pawdorable dogs in flower crowns, we've got you covered. 

Week by week, we bring you the best that animal twitter has to offer - the most popular animal tweets. This week's lineup is starring: showering otters, muscular tigers, and bats with pacifiers. We know that the best way to start off any week is to dive into the mindhive of twitter and be truly amazed by the things that twitter users enjoy. Some will have you smiling, others awwing, some will have you snorting, some will remind you that Halloween is nearing, and others will make your hear flutter with gratitude. 

So, enjoy this week's animal tweets, give your pet a treat if you have one and make sure to wish for them to have a good week too. And our wish this week to you is to meet a cute dog this week and have it lick your hand.