@tym There is a paper: On the rheology of cats https://www.academia.edu/39630137/On_the_rheology_of_cats Cats do not need to melt, they already are (kind of) liquid.
On the rheology of cats

In this letter I highlight some of the recent developments around the rheology of Felis catus, with potential applications for other species of the felidae family. In the linear rheology regime many factors can enter the determination of the