Carry Cats!
by Azi_
With Carry Cats!, players can pick up a tamed cat or kitten and carry it on their shoulder while they explore.
What it does
Carry Cats! lets a player lift a tamed cat or kitten onto the shoulder and keep it there while walking, riding or working in the world. The mod is built around that one action, and the cat stays with its owner as the player moves. Fabric API is required on every loader the mod supports, so it must sit alongside Carry Cats! in the mods folder.
The feature is designed for survival worlds, creative builds and multiplayer servers where cats are already part of the setup. Carry Cats! works with cat variants from other mods, so players who run compatible variant packs can carry those cats as well. Only tamed cats and kittens can be picked up, which keeps the feature tied to companions the player already owns.
The mod is published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 30 release versions, 1.18.2 – 26.3, and the latest file for each loader targets 26.3. The server and every player need the mod installed. The code is not open source, and the mod is released under All rights reserved.
Key features
Shoulder carrying
A tamed cat or kitten can be placed on the player's shoulder and carried while moving through the world.
Variant compatibility
Cats from compatible variant mods can be carried, so the feature extends to modded cat types.
Companions stay with the owner
The carried cat remains tied to its owner, so it does not wander off during the trip.
Tamed cats and kittens only
Only cats the player has tamed, along with kittens, can be picked up, which limits the action to owned pets.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.18.x1 of 1 version with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Traveling with a pet
A player carries a companion cat across a long journey without it running ahead or lagging behind.
Multiplayer servers
Server owners who run compatible variant mods can let players carry those cats as well.
Who it’s for: Players who keep tamed cats and want them close during travel, building or exploring, and server owners who run compatible variant packs alongside it.
How it compares
Cute Cats is a Fabric, Forge and NeoForge mod for 1.20.1 – 26.3 that is also client and server and not open source. Enhanced Cats adds Quilt to that set of loaders, for the same 1.20.1 – 26.3 range, and is likewise client and server and not open source. Carry Cats! covers 1.18.2 – 26.3 and focuses on carrying tamed cats on the shoulder rather than adding new cat content.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carry Cats! | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.18.2 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-10-15 |
| Cute Cats | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-28 |
| Enhanced Cats | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20.1 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-28 |
Questions
Does Carry Cats! need Fabric API?
Does the server need Carry Cats!?
Can cats from other mods be carried?
In the catalog
Carry Cats! is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,189 Mobs mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
Ever wanted to bring your cat around on an adventure but dont want to risk it getting hurt? Well now you can! with this cute mod you will be able to carry your cat around on your shoulder!
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/carry-cats
- Owner
- Azi_
- Published
- 2026-04-01
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-15
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15