Gallery: Strictly for cat lovers

Internet celebrity cat Lil Bub known for her unique appearance is held by owner Mike Bridavsky at the inaugural CatConLa event in Los Angeles. Picture: AFP photo/ Mark Ralston
Internet celebrity cat Lil Bub known for her unique appearance is held by owner Mike Bridavsky at the inaugural CatConLa event in Los Angeles. Picture: AFP photo/ Mark Ralston
Internet celebrity cat Lil Bub is held by owner Mike Bridavsky as fans take a photo at the inaugural CatConLa event in Los Angeles. Picture: AFP photo/ Mark Ralston
Robot pets Zoomer Kitties are demonstrated at CatConLA in Los Angeles. Picture: AP Photo/Jae C. Hong
Three women pose for photos at the first-ever CatConLA in Los Angeles. The event brought the cat craze popularized online to life in a big, costumed way. Picture: AP Photo/Jae C. Hong
Bryanna Cleland, centre, of Fairfield, California, wears a cat headpiece while waiting in line to pick up her ticket at the first-ever CatConLA in Los Angeles. Picture: AP Photo/Jae C. Hong
Karen Pennington wears a pair of custom-printed shoes while shopping at the first-ever CatConLA in Los Angeles. Picture: AP Photo/Jae C. Hong
Gilly the 'Crazy Faced Cat' lady poses during the inaugural CatConLa event in Los Angeles. Picture: AFP photo/Mark Ralston
Frugly the puppet cat during the inaugural CatConLa event in Los Angeles. Picture: AFP photo/Mark Ralston
Two women look at a $5500 porcelain urn called the 'Cat Madonna' on sale to hold the ashes of deceased acts at the inaugural CatConLa event in Los Angeles. Picture: AFP photo/Mark Ralston

Published Jun 11, 2015

The inaugural CatConLA event was held in Los Angeles this weekend. Attendees came in droves, ready to talk about cats, act like cats and embrace or buy all things cat.