Well,my cats are spoilt too.I work with them a lot.Cats are smart.If I tell mine to stay,or no,they know what it means.They mind me,just like our dog does.So,I don't think their drugged,or stuffed,or photo shopped.I even had a horse once that was very well trained.I just spend a lot of time with them.I trained them early on when they were just babies.All I got to do is say "BUG" and they come running.I hate spiders,and bugs,esp. big ones.