One of a Cat’s most sacred duties is being radioactive and god-like. Kewpie takes his duties very seriously, so we often find him absorbing radiation, like this:

A peasant recording his presence clearly displeased him.
He also realized that the peasant was about to open a can of meat bits with gravy. The mini Sun God quickly debased himself by turned into a sandpaper-voiced supplicant, urging the peasant to hurry the hell up with dinner.