I think Melissa in a anthro character didn't fit me very well. I make her much cartoony.

And yeah, cartoons takes lots of anatomy knowledges, control of hierarchy and construction for exagerrated the characters, or else it makes shifty and awkward characters poses, (ex: Family Guy and other prime-time animated TV shows) so it's why i think the cartoon art being decadent these days.

And think that Melissa being much female than in the original version that she's a bit male.

Melissa the Cat, Artwork ©  MartinTheFox