Not only cats but also many other animals around him such as raccoons, sparrows and octopuses were also personified to satirize the world or to depict the everyday life of ordinary people in Edo (Tokyo).
猫に限らず、狸・雀・蛸などの身近な動物を擬人化して世相を風刺したり、動物に託して江戸の庶民の生活を描写した作品も多い。