Cats have firm opinions about headwear and most of those opinions are negative. The advantage of one small hat over a full costume is that it comes off in a single motion, so the whole business can be finished in the time it takes to get two photographs. This one is a carved pumpkin with a grinning face, cut for cats and kittens rather than scaled down from a dog pattern that would swamp them.

Two shapes are offered. The pumpkin hat sits domed over the crown and reads clearly in a photograph; the corner cap is flatter and smaller, which is the sensible pick for a cat who will not accept anything standing up above the ears. Both come in one size. With soft fabric hats it is the fastening under the chin that decides whether the hat is tolerable, so check it sits loosely enough to slip a finger beneath.

• Carved pumpkin design with a smiling face
• Choice of domed pumpkin hat or flatter corner cap
• One size, cut for cats and kittens
• Soft fabric with an under-chin fastening
• Lifts off in one movement

Please read this before ordering. A hat is a costume, and costumes are for short supervised periods only. Take it off the moment your cat freezes, flattens their ears or starts reversing out of it, and never leave one on an unattended animal. A good many cats will simply refuse to wear anything on their head, and that is a fair answer.

Who it's for: Cat owners who want one seasonal photograph and are willing to stop the moment the cat says no.