Is a cat on a zoom call unprofessional?

[Catherine]

In the light of some of the things that have appeared in zoom calls, a cat is pretty mild. People have neglected to check the field behind their cameras. There have been some interesting images and some very inappropriate ones. People found out about a co-worker's affair with another staff because the camera picks up anything in its field.  A client would know that the person is sitting at a desk, properly dressed if she had a cat in her lap.

I have taken zoom meetings sitting in a stairwell and in a bus shelter. A cat in the lap would have been an improvement.