I am neither pagan nor have I ever owned a cat and I simply LOVE this deck. I spent the last three days trimming the deck and writing down impressions and interpretations of each card and I am bowled over at what a warm, playful, insightful deck this is. I, too, appreciate the art depicting cats being cats.
The minors are chock full of symbolism and meaning and I love the repeated presence of certain cats (The Fool, The Hanged Man, and The World, for example), the unity of certain elements (the stone thrones/enlarged suite symbols for the kings and the baby animals/colored pillows/flowers for the queens), and the pairing of certain cards. Certain cats have collars and the collars have meaning, certain cats wield (or don't wield) magic wands and some carry longer martial wands; pentacles can be coins or they can be globes. There's lots and lots of color and flower symbolism to sift through, such as why the night sky for certain cards are black and some are blue and some are a mixture of the two. Linking the Four and Ten of Swords was brilliant, imo, and a great way to "soften" the Ten without stripping any of its meaning, making this deck very appropriate for younger readers and querents. I would love to use this deck to teach tarot to someone.
I agree with the cardstock being a little shiny and slippery. I was worried about it feeling flimsy out of the box, but it's really satisfying to shuffle and trimming it has really pushed the deck to everyday reading status for me. The art is truly beautiful and I've come to greatly appreciate the sheer thought and detail put into every card.
I am really surprised by how much I adore this deck. I think the next time I have a pet, I'll adopt a cat!