[thih9]

> But please do not share your enthusiasm for the cat that looks like Garfield with everyone on the call.

This heavily depends on the company culture, tone of the meeting, participants, etc.

Basic savoir vivre still applies, interrupting someone to loudly admire a pet (or whatever) would simply be rude.

But if the discussion stalls and if it’s not a meeting about personnel reduction, I see no harm in saying that Mr Fluffy Paws looks especially nice today.