Cat tattoo ideas

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Colour tattoo on a thigh of a sphynx cat wearing gold necklaces, with pink roses, green leaves and the script words Stay Loyal Tell No Lies.
Sphynx cat and roses on a thigh
Two traditional-style thigh tattoos: a purple rose with an animal skull on the left thigh, and a black and grey cat head with a red rose on the right thigh.
Animal skull and cat with roses on thighs
Black and grey tattoo of a tabby cat with a bow inside an ornate oval frame, placed on the thigh.
Tabby cat in an ornate frame on a thigh
Black and grey cat tattoo sitting on a ball of yarn on the thigh, drawn in bold outline with stippled dotwork shading.
Cat on a ball of yarn on a thigh
Black fine line tattoo of a group of cats huddled together with linked paws, placed on the outer thigh.
Huddled cats outline on a thigh
Black linework tattoo of a hairless sphynx cat with a jewelled pendant, framed by scrollwork and beads, with a rose below, on the upper thigh.
Sphynx cat and rose on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a grey kitten with blue eyes inside a pink lace heart with a yellow bow, in a vintage neo-traditional style on the upper thigh.
Grey kitten in a pink lace heart on a thigh
Full colour leg sleeve tattoo of a grinning Cheshire Cat peering from a tree, running down the thigh and calf.
Cheshire Cat leg sleeve
Traditional style tattoo of a grey cat holding a pale fish, with blue tears, on the upper thigh.
Grey cat holding a pale fish on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a white cartoon cat with pink ears and a lilac bow, above the script words Because I'm a lady, on the upper thigh.
Cartoon white cat and bow on thigh
Geometric black linework cat on the thigh, with blue, green, magenta and purple watercolour washes behind the lines.
Geometric cat with watercolour fills on a thigh
A woman holding a tabby kitten shows a traditional-style sleeve of red roses and flowers on her forearm, with a small crescent moon on her hand.
Kitten held by a woman with a floral forearm tattoo
Colour tattoo of the Cheshire Cat's grinning face with teal eyes and splashes of teal watercolour, placed on the outer thigh.
Cheshire Cat grin on a thigh
Black and grey engraved-style tattoo of a cat's head shaped like a balloon, tied by a string to a hand, on the outer thigh.
Cat balloon held by a hand on a thigh
Colour tattoo of two black cat silhouettes filled with pink poppies and sunflowers on the upper thigh, in a neo-traditional style.
Two black cats with sunflowers and poppies on a thigh
Neo-trad style colour tattoo of a tabby cat's head with flowers, leaves and a banner reading BANDIT, on the outer thigh.
Cat portrait with banner on thigh
Colour tattoos of roses, a cat and a butterfly in a traditional style on the thighs and calves of a person wearing denim shorts and layered chains.
Roses, a cat and a butterfly on both legs
Fine line black tattoo of a cat's face above a small flower cluster, on the side of a thigh.
Cat face and flowers on a thigh
Black and grey tattoos of script lettering and a botanical motif on a thigh and calf, with a hairless sphynx cat resting on the leg.
Script and botanical tattoos on legs with a sphynx cat
Colour tattoo of a grey cat in profile above green grass and a purple flower on the thigh, with a dotted yellow sun and geometric lines.
Grey cat in grass on a thigh
Traditional-style tattoos of an eye, a bearded face with a flower and lettering on a thigh, with a white kitten in the foreground.
White kitten in front of traditional tattoos on a thigh
Black and grey tattoo of a Siamese cat's face with pointed ears on the upper thigh, shaded with fine stippling and linework.
Siamese cat face on a thigh
Two matching traditional tattoos of a cat and a bird inside pink scalloped hearts on a person's thighs, with a tortoiseshell cat on grass behind.
Matching cat and bird hearts on thighs
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of two cats nose to nose inside a pearl-edged heart, framed by pink flowers, on the upper thigh.
Two cats in a pearl heart on a thigh
Fine line tattoo of a woman with an updo and teal and orange earring on a thigh, with a shaded cat's head in an oval frame below her.
Woman portrait and cat on a thigh
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on a thigh showing a cartoon girl in a bunny hood, a striped cat wearing glasses and smiling pink flowers with green leaves.
Cartoon girl, striped cat and pastel flowers on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a grey cat beside a bowl of oranges and leaves on a thigh, in a neo-traditional style.
Grey cat and oranges on a thigh
Grey shaded cat head with teal eyes, surrounded by scrolling swirls and lotus flowers, tattooed on the side of a thigh.
Cat head with teal eyes and lotus flowers on thigh
Collage of four watercolour-style tattoos: a pink and blue cat on the thigh, a rainbow splash with script on the forearm, a black tree with birds on the shoulder blade, and a colourful owl on the
Watercolour cat, tree, owl and splash tattoos
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a seated sphynx cat in front of a crescent moon and clouds, on the outer thigh.
Sphynx cat and moon on a thigh
Two matching cartoon cat tattoos wearing bow ties on the upper legs, one in black outline and one in colour.
Matching cat tattoos with bow ties
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo of a cat holding a geometric star, placed on the outer thigh.
Cat holding a star on a thigh
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on a thigh showing a white cartoon cat with a pink bow inside a gold frame, with pink banners reading ladies don't start fights but they can finish them.
White cartoon cat in gold frame with quote banners
Colourful neo-traditional cat head tattoo with blue crystals and beaded chains on the thigh.
Colourful cat head with crystals on thigh
Neo-traditional tattoo of a sleeping grey and white cat inside a pink heart with a scalloped rainbow outline, on a thigh.
Sleeping cat in a pink heart
Full leg sleeve tattoo in colour styled as film strip frames with cartoon characters, shown from the thigh to the calf in two photographs.
Cartoon film strip leg sleeve
Traditional style tattoo on the upper thigh of a cat wearing a flowered hat and red bow tie, framed in a scalloped oval.
Cat in a hat and bow tie on a thigh
Woman seen from behind holding a cat, showing a large colourful traditional-style back tattoo of flowers and dark swooping shapes, with a tattoo on her thigh.
Colourful back and thigh tattoos with a cat
Colourful thigh tattoo mixing a realistic grey tabby cat with a blue watercolour cat, a green and pink kite, a crescent moon and paint drips.
Two cats, kite and moon on a thigh
Black line tattoo of the Catbus from My Neighbour Totoro with a small Totoro on its head and a soot sprite on a sign, on the outer thigh.
Catbus and Totoro outline on a thigh
Colourful tattoo of a realistic cat face with green eyes, mixed with geometric triangles, a crescent moon and watercolour drips on a thigh.
Cat face and crescent moon on a thigh
Fine line black tattoo of a curled, sleeping tabby cat with its head tucked near its tail, placed on the outer thigh above the knee.
Curled sleeping cat on the thigh
Black and grey tattoo of stacked animal heads, including what appear to be an owl and a deer skull with antlers, on the front of a thigh in a black and white photo.
Stacked animal figures on a thigh
Neo-traditional tattoo of a woman's face framed by feathers and a teal gem headpiece, with a black cat beside her, on the outer thigh.
Woman with feathers and black cat on thigh
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a white cartoon cat with a pink bow inside a gold ornate frame, with script lettering below, on a thigh.
Cartoon cat in ornate frame on thigh
Black and grey photo of tattooed legs showing an elephant design and looping script lettering on the thigh, with a hairless cat resting on the knee.
Elephant and script tattoos on legs with a cat
Colour tattoo of a maneki-neko lucky cat holding a gold oval with Japanese characters, in a Japanese style on the upper leg.
Maneki-neko lucky cat on the thigh
Black and grey tattoo of a seated Egyptian cat wearing an Eye of Horus collar and a winged scarab beetle on the thigh.
Egyptian cat with scarab on a thigh