I didn't notice Mother until Goodyear leapt up to greet me—and with dirty paws too. Pewter, full of catitude, refused to move aside for Goodyear.
2003, Anne Geggis, "'Picatsso' unveiled", The Daytona Beach News-Journal, 31 May 2003:
A posse of kitties -- with plenty of "catitude" -- will soon be on the loose throughout the county's public spaces, but breathe easy, allergy-sufferers.
2003, "Cats' Drinking: Is It Smarts Or Snobbery?", The Tribune (San Luis Obispo, California), 5 October 2003:
Ally, the alpha cat in my household, has a severe case of catitude. She demands to sit on my lap and leaves as soon as she has altered whatever I was doing.
2004, Cynthia Hilden, "Time for a furpig update", East Oregonian, 27 April 2004:
He is a big, fourteen pound orange cat with yellow eyes and a serious catitude. If he could talk, I know he would say he had not been fed well or at the correct times.
Like "Garfield," "Catwoman" is really a parody of catitude, offering glib mockery of a domestic species notorious for its pride and hauteur.
2006, Mandy Stadtmiller, "One Cat-Tastrophe", New York Post, 22 June 2006:
[…] But what about the alleged catitude?
“I think it’s the pressure of all the other cats,” Doyle says. “Bambi really has a fabulous, delicious personality. She’s sweet and affectionate and kind of funny and really has a sense of humor, you know?” Cat-totally.
And Garfield the cat serves as FFA's Spokescat, revealing his "catitude" about the wonders of agriculture and FFA.
2008, Pam D'addio, "Critter Corner", Sun Sentinel, 3 December 2008:
First, I am a handsome, glossy black youngster, less than a year old and somewhat small. I'm neutered, and I can live happily with other cats. I have none of that "catitude" that many felines demonstrate, either!
Some days the lion who has never lived in the wild is as playful as a kitten. And some days, says Wyche, "Let's just say he exhibits a bit of catitude.' "
Ms Matalon, whom ANSA described as a well-known artist in Milan, said Sky was her inspiration and gave her a renewed zest for life that she described as "catitude" or the feline version of gratitude, Italian news agency ANSA reported.
