The other side of this would be a pretty good Chief O’Brian at Work comic.

“Oh g’morning kitty, one to beam down?”

beams kitty, smiles

comm beep

Meow meow meow

“Oh uh, yes sir, didn’t realize you outrank me, no sir. Yes sir, one to beam up”

beams kitty up

kitty stares at Chief

Meow.

“Ah, yessir, one to beam down.”

comm beeps, Chief frowns

“Okay, Spot #47, back into the buffer you go.”

I wonder what a Caitian on the Enterprise would think about Data having Spot as a pet?

Would they feel like we do now about people who keep apes or monkeys as pets?

Natural choice for the red shirt too since he’s got 8 lives more than most.