Taylor Swift Proves She's Really Good at Cats

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A photo posted by Taylor Swift (@taylorswift) on Dec 12, 2014 at 8:39pm PST

Taylor Swift, universally beloved cat lady, used the holidays as an important teaching moment on the importance of proper pet care. The demonstration, which starred her two cats - Olivia Benson and Meredith Grey - will be of vital importance to celebrities who casually accumulate furry things only to later misplace them. Here, her main points:

1. Siblings

2. Professional credentials (and monogrammed luggage) build a pet's self-esteem

A photo posted by Taylor Swift (@taylorswift) on Dec 12, 2014 at 2:19pm PST

3. BYO embroidered pillows. And always, always be twinning (cat eye, count it.)

A photo posted by Taylor Swift (@taylorswift) on Dec 12, 2014 at 8:39pm PST