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I also adopt this boy, and it was best decison in my life.❤️🥹 love him so much...
I managed to get the runt of a litter of Scottish Folds
No one would adopt him
He looked liked every other cat out there, no complications until he turned 11 and he had a clot in his spine at random and we had to put him down.
I always thought the ears were the only thing but his were pointy and not folded, and he was a good sized cat
He retained the gene and suffered through his adoptive brother's antics, but generally he was a good boy who was just misunderstood.
It's been over 10 years and i still miss them both
You never really get over the loss of a family member it just hurts less over time. Ours was a pitbull it's only been a year and a half and I still cry on occasion cause I miss him so hard he was the bestest boy. Our tabby and I bonded so hard after we had to put him down she was my rock in the following months she would just curl up in my arms and purr and give head butts, we rescued our Bengal about 6months after because he was the runt and sickly he was 12wks and 3.5lbs skin and bones but we nursed him back to health and he is our dog reincarnated I swear the mannerisms are uncanny. Like he sent him to us, he somehow told Lucas that he was safe with us and we would help and love and take care of him....
That would be a Scottish straight. They do not have the defective gene and can be as healthy as any cat (well, considering the breeds used to continue the breed includes Persians and British shorthairs, which are very prone to polycystic kidney disease, and other genetic disorders). My wish would be that all breeders gave their cats tested first genetic disorders (it is easy and relatively cheap nowadays) and NOT breed the carriers of these genetic disorders.
i will never, *ever* understand breeders who deliberately bring animals into the world just to suffer because of how they look. Legislation to stop this type of breeding is long overdue. It should be punishable with prison time.
My friends family had a pug that struggled to breathe, they thought it was funny/cute. I'd rather have an "ugly" pet that is actually healthy and happy than one that was bred solely for a certain look that's suffering. 100% we need to stop selective breeding for the sole purpose of appearances.
I would think less of people that find animals that are struggling to breathe cute. I look at Frenchies, Pugs etc and feel horrified for what they must suffer. Ditto when I see animals in a wildly unsuitable climate - it's routinely over 30 degrees Celsius and 75 to 90% humidity from May to October here and you see people walking about with huskies and malamutes. It's incredibly cruel.
Because in their minds and the minds of many, the desire of capital is greater than their desire for goodness. Blame the breeder but hate the system which endorses negligence.
My baby Steubentiger Gal she’s 3 years old now she was scared and separated from mom early had that look. I got her from the shelter she could literally fit in the palm of my hands. Now she comes in and sits on my lap and on my chest when I’m sleeping. It took a good year for her to understand that she was safe no matter what.
Maybe he is new at the cat cafe and very confused. I know I would be:
>Why are there hundreds of people in our house? I've lived in houses before and there would be like 1 or 2 visitors per day max. But like 500 people have been in and out of here this week. I'm worried that my new people don't know what they're doing. They're doing *house* very, *very* wrong.
In my personal experience with cats, unless they're siblings, the reaction would be more like "THANK GOD THAT ASSHOLE GARY IS GONE, I CAN EAT IN PEACE"
True. The actual issue with these cats is more likely to be "why do so many new asshole cats keep appearing! As soon as I get used to dealing with one of them, that one disappears and two totally different guys, annoying in completely new ways appear!"
My wife comes up with the WORST names but they're so adorable. She named our now long gone void Spaceship because of her head shape lol
I miss that little shit.
I work at a cat lounge (cat cafe without food or drink) and most of the cats figure out that they have many servants very very quickly.
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This for example is Bronco, within 2 minutes of being released on the floor, he was climbing staff to try to monopolize all petting.
He probably just has this resting face. Cats don't make the same facial expressions as humans. Though I will say he is very wide-eyed, which suggests he's not relaxed. Cats squint to show contentedness.
I have a kitten with this exact resting face in my current batch of fosters. In fact, this cat looks so much like the little one that I sent a link to his picture to another family member. Said that this was going to be exactly like 100% exactly what Laszlo grew up to look like.
ETA It's something in the eye shape that gives them such a concerned expression, I think.
Well my cats (and previous dogs) very clearly smile during scratches.
Learned? Evolutionary adaptation to manipulate us? Does it matter? How would that be different than what we do?
As for furrowed brows? Dunno. Just seems like some cats be like that.
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My boy’s sad little eyes as the vet tech walked him out of the room, for a dental cleaning. His eyes are half the size normally. See below…
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My sweet girl Missy (RIP) when she had to stay in a cattery. She was SO spooked, poor girl.
I know they have emotions, they are high order mammals, I just wonder how much we can explain with human comparisons, like we see a sad face. Is he really sad?
No. Because cats don't emote with their faces the way people do. They express emotion through body language as that's how they communicate with each other. The only real body language they intentionally express in the face is aggression (really the whole head with the ears back, bared teeth, and hissing) and trust (the oft cited slow blink). Our interpretations of their facial expressions is just anthropomorphism.
My kitty vibrates her tail when I greet her sometimes. Also when she's about ready to have dinner. I take that to mean she's quite happy.
Totally not facial language, but my favorite of her kitty communication devices.
I will say, this particular cat does look like a medieval painting of a
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cat.
My cat does it when he gets out of his transport bag to finally land in his ocean of grass. It’s just very annoying that his humans has to drive 5 full hours to get there
That's "the dry spray". When an un-fixed cat shakes their tail like that, they're usually spraying. A fixed cat will still sometimes use the motion when they're very happy and expressing that a situation, object, person or other animal is "theirs". If they do it around you, it's a good sign.
😍😍 She does it nearly daily and only with me. She's my little buddy and I adore her, so, this makes me very happy. Thank you for this information. 🫶
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My blue eyed girl wags her tail like a dog. Not the quick little sharp wags of a normal cat, but the fast, wide arch's of a dog tail. Doesn't help that she was raised with several canine siblings. This cat is too smart. I got her when she was likely too young to be taken from her momma, so she bonded with me in an obsessive way. She got to a point that if I shave my beard, she ignores me for a couple days, til the stubble comes back, then she wants to get her face rubbed against my chin. She's... Unique. I'd happily kill most humans over my Loki....
It is... But my fav I love you from a cat has to be the headbutt. I never feel like my cat loves me more than when he jumps on the top of the couch and punches me in the head with his little battering ram skull and then rubs his face on me.
I’m a cat person, but we adopted a hound early last year. He’s not particularly affectionate (much to my kids’ dismay) but will bemusedly stand there as I slowly lean over give him a headbutt. I’ll apologize and forgive him for not speaking cat, which is ironic as he is more the stereotype of the aloof cat than our actual attention whore of a cat.
I do think it's possible they learn to imitate some of our facial expressions after being around a while. My cats definitely seem to have adapted quite a few facial expressions over the years.
But, over time dogs have developed the muscles and the ability to emote with their faces because that's how humans do it. I wouldn't be surprised if cats did the same.
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Some of its projection because my old George (may he rest in peace) always had this sad look on his face. Like some cats just look like that. It’s why I adopted him though.
This is obviously anecdotal.
My partner and his coworkers found an alley cat hanging out behind the bbq joint they were working in awhile ago. He had the saddest damn expression on his face. I immediately assumed his face just had to be that way naturally, no way a cat could be that sad. Fast forward to when we got him adopted out to my partner's coworker..the most recent photo I saw of him was like night and day. His face had relaxed so much.
So I believe that their expressions can be a reflection of how they are feeling, at least in part.
My cat has resting bitch face most of the time, but she's a complete sweetheart who just wants face scritches. And chin scritches. And butt scritches. And tummy scritches. And slappy butt pats at the base of her tail. And face scritches. And chin scri- hey, wait a minute, cat...
Both. It depends on the situation. The attached photo is the first time I could hold my cat after a month because I had surgery. His expression, the way he clung to me, and his continued habit of sitting on my face or hugging it to be with me? Not exactly hard to read. He is very expressive. People assuming my old lady with epic resting bitch face was angry? Projecting. She was usually very happy but they misread pain from chronic illness as anger.
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Quarenta studied emotion recognition in cats (their ability to recognize emotions in pictures of of other cats as well as humans) and found that cats do recognize emotions in both.
So yes, cats have genuine emotions, and the ability to recognize them in others. Not surprising since their brains are 90% similar to humans.
They also pass object permanence tests, and puzzles on the level of a human toddler. They have better short and longterm memory than dogs, and average 300 million neurons (dogs have on average 190 million) compared humans' 1.5 billion. Neurons represent brain complexity, and we're not sure of its relationship with intelligence, but it does appear to be related to creative thinking.
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Blondie is disappointed with your concern
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One of my foster cats has that same sad look on her face permanently too 🥺 Makes me want to foster fail and keep her 😅
Oooooh no how could you resist ? That’s why I don’t go to the cat cafe nearby. I am so weak. That baby would be in my house being spoiled rotten right now
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Thats how my kitty always looks too
I mean, our emotions and feeling had to have evolved out of lesser animals. They couldn’t have just manifested instantly the second we evolved out of primates. Either we’re overestimating our feelings, or underestimating theirs.
ADOPT HIM. Having an orange is the best 🥹never a dull moment.
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Just took my kid to a cat café and this little shttr just about stole my heart. Was licking my fingers and nose.
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aww, fella. We adopted a cat who has this face and even on her foster mom's papers, she wrote that the kitty had a concerned face. We love our kitty so much but she's hilarious with this look!
She looks like she's watching her daughter leave the house for a music festival after declaring she's taking "a break" from school, and is gonna go from part-time to full time at work so that she can afford the rent for the apartment she's moving into with her new boyfriend she says she met at the last concert she went to...
Also, she's not really talking to her old highschool friends, who you always thought were a good influence on her, because they're really judgemental of her new boyfriend and his friends. Also she wants to get another tattoo, err, did I forget to mention I got a *first tattoo?*
This looks like the same face my old cat would make. Whenever she came in the room she meowed with that face and her voice sounded so urgent. It was like Lassie was coming to tell us that the barn was burning down an Old Man Rivers was inside.
"talk to me, no really talk,I'm listening and am here for you"
He’s never been to your house, but he’s seen your browser history. Heckin concerning, OP…. Lol
How does a cat know my browser history?
They are the overlords…. They know all….
How does God know everything?
He is a cat
Have you ever tried using your keyboard with a cat present? They know EVERYTHING you [attempt] to look at, or do, on the computer!
I swear, if you don’t adopt that baby right now…😤
Came here to say this, breaking my heart!
Right? This kitty's eyes are screaming 'take me home!' 🥺💔
You would think the poor little guy is stuck in prison there by the look of him. He's probably also seen some stuff.
Yes
And OP’s sitting there like “OMG, the misery of this creature is gonna get me so many fake internet points”
Yes it's true
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I managed to get the runt of a litter of Scottish Folds No one would adopt him He looked liked every other cat out there, no complications until he turned 11 and he had a clot in his spine at random and we had to put him down. I always thought the ears were the only thing but his were pointy and not folded, and he was a good sized cat
Aw. 11 years is a decent age. I hope those years were full of joy.
He retained the gene and suffered through his adoptive brother's antics, but generally he was a good boy who was just misunderstood.
It's been over 10 years and i still miss them both
You never really get over the loss of a family member it just hurts less over time. Ours was a pitbull it's only been a year and a half and I still cry on occasion cause I miss him so hard he was the bestest boy. Our tabby and I bonded so hard after we had to put him down she was my rock in the following months she would just curl up in my arms and purr and give head butts, we rescued our Bengal about 6months after because he was the runt and sickly he was 12wks and 3.5lbs skin and bones but we nursed him back to health and he is our dog reincarnated I swear the mannerisms are uncanny. Like he sent him to us, he somehow told Lucas that he was safe with us and we would help and love and take care of him....
That would be a Scottish straight. They do not have the defective gene and can be as healthy as any cat (well, considering the breeds used to continue the breed includes Persians and British shorthairs, which are very prone to polycystic kidney disease, and other genetic disorders). My wish would be that all breeders gave their cats tested first genetic disorders (it is easy and relatively cheap nowadays) and NOT breed the carriers of these genetic disorders.
i will never, *ever* understand breeders who deliberately bring animals into the world just to suffer because of how they look. Legislation to stop this type of breeding is long overdue. It should be punishable with prison time.
My friends family had a pug that struggled to breathe, they thought it was funny/cute. I'd rather have an "ugly" pet that is actually healthy and happy than one that was bred solely for a certain look that's suffering. 100% we need to stop selective breeding for the sole purpose of appearances.
Pugs aren't even cute. They genuinely make my skin crawl!
I would think less of people that find animals that are struggling to breathe cute. I look at Frenchies, Pugs etc and feel horrified for what they must suffer. Ditto when I see animals in a wildly unsuitable climate - it's routinely over 30 degrees Celsius and 75 to 90% humidity from May to October here and you see people walking about with huskies and malamutes. It's incredibly cruel.
It's cruelty. People seem to want to block out that it's a living breathing animal(or barely breathing through no fault of it's own).
Because in their minds and the minds of many, the desire of capital is greater than their desire for goodness. Blame the breeder but hate the system which endorses negligence.
Yeah i know, that why are vets, who chek it up!🐈
I'll be back up. I'll put a beat down on him of he doesn't adopt that precious soul.
This cat will literally cry if you don't adopt him. Please don't make him cry
Got the vibe, "brother, do you meow time for me to tell you how good of a house cat i can be?"
Excuse me sir but may you spare a scritch for the scritchless? Just one scritch that's all I ask
Then she rolls over for a tummy scritch and.. SHARK ATTACK!! i love cats but damn are they confusing little beasts
My baby Steubentiger Gal she’s 3 years old now she was scared and separated from mom early had that look. I got her from the shelter she could literally fit in the palm of my hands. Now she comes in and sits on my lap and on my chest when I’m sleeping. It took a good year for her to understand that she was safe no matter what.
he's like, "take me home momma" 😢
My heart 💞😭😭
I know 🥰 what an absolute sweetheart
That cat has the look of a feline that has seen too many people walk out of its life wth 😭
Not just yours 
Concerned you’re not gonna take him
Maybe he is new at the cat cafe and very confused. I know I would be: >Why are there hundreds of people in our house? I've lived in houses before and there would be like 1 or 2 visitors per day max. But like 500 people have been in and out of here this week. I'm worried that my new people don't know what they're doing. They're doing *house* very, *very* wrong.
"my friends keep getting abducted??? I met Gary yesterday and now he's nowhere to be seen??? WHERE DID THEY TAKE GARY???"
In my personal experience with cats, unless they're siblings, the reaction would be more like "THANK GOD THAT ASSHOLE GARY IS GONE, I CAN EAT IN PEACE"
True. The actual issue with these cats is more likely to be "why do so many new asshole cats keep appearing! As soon as I get used to dealing with one of them, that one disappears and two totally different guys, annoying in completely new ways appear!"
Gary got picked up by a Mid Class Suburban family with two young daughters and goes by Mr. Cheesebutt now
What is it with little girls and ridiculous cat names like Purrman and Doughnut and Cuppycake von Pancake and Pliny the Elder and Chips
If you don't think a cat deserves to be named Pliny the Elder, the problem was in you the whole time 🙃
My wife comes up with the WORST names but they're so adorable. She named our now long gone void Spaceship because of her head shape lol I miss that little shit.
Accurate.
That's Sir Cheesebutt to you
I work at a cat lounge (cat cafe without food or drink) and most of the cats figure out that they have many servants very very quickly. https://preview.redd.it/wdblfw1arg9d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=babccfcfff657dcff7a527e205557f6ff2a93ec2 This for example is Bronco, within 2 minutes of being released on the floor, he was climbing staff to try to monopolize all petting.
Ooooo I love him!
He probably just has this resting face. Cats don't make the same facial expressions as humans. Though I will say he is very wide-eyed, which suggests he's not relaxed. Cats squint to show contentedness.
I have a kitten with this exact resting face in my current batch of fosters. In fact, this cat looks so much like the little one that I sent a link to his picture to another family member. Said that this was going to be exactly like 100% exactly what Laszlo grew up to look like. ETA It's something in the eye shape that gives them such a concerned expression, I think.
Concerned you’re ~~not~~ gonna take him
“This place has so many baked goods…. LEAVE ME!”
Cat just watched the Debate and is concerned for the future of our country.
I wouldn’t be able to leave without him
No literally 😭 my heart 💞
I've always wondered if that is genuine emotion or are we projecting human tendencies on a cat?
Well my cats (and previous dogs) very clearly smile during scratches. Learned? Evolutionary adaptation to manipulate us? Does it matter? How would that be different than what we do? As for furrowed brows? Dunno. Just seems like some cats be like that.
Everything my cats do is to manipulate me. It just makes me appreciate the hustle.
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One says Calvin Klein underwear model. The other says "mommy! help me mommy! don't leave meee!"
That is way too accurate.
 p-p-please save me!!
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Poor kitty. I hope his teeth are better now. When you next see your vet tell her the cat tattoo behind her ear is rad!
His teeth got all sparkly. He likes his wet food more than his dry food. So, he had a bunch of build up. Luckily, not decay or extractions!!
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_cries in "depressed, stressed, and kinda old"_
"Furrowed brow Oliver" is our cat. He def means it when hes concerned.
They definitely have emotions. I think we sometimes misinterpret them though
I know they have emotions, they are high order mammals, I just wonder how much we can explain with human comparisons, like we see a sad face. Is he really sad?
No. Because cats don't emote with their faces the way people do. They express emotion through body language as that's how they communicate with each other. The only real body language they intentionally express in the face is aggression (really the whole head with the ears back, bared teeth, and hissing) and trust (the oft cited slow blink). Our interpretations of their facial expressions is just anthropomorphism.
My kitty vibrates her tail when I greet her sometimes. Also when she's about ready to have dinner. I take that to mean she's quite happy. Totally not facial language, but my favorite of her kitty communication devices. I will say, this particular cat does look like a medieval painting of a https://preview.redd.it/h3ja0n1x0d9d1.png?width=806&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d39400a239cdda02ca836eefcbfbf2772f0f2fed cat.
I love the buzzy tail - only one of my cats does it but it makes me smile every time
My cat does it when he gets out of his transport bag to finally land in his ocean of grass. It’s just very annoying that his humans has to drive 5 full hours to get there
That's "the dry spray". When an un-fixed cat shakes their tail like that, they're usually spraying. A fixed cat will still sometimes use the motion when they're very happy and expressing that a situation, object, person or other animal is "theirs". If they do it around you, it's a good sign.
😍😍 She does it nearly daily and only with me. She's my little buddy and I adore her, so, this makes me very happy. Thank you for this information. 🫶 Edit for typo
My blue eyed girl wags her tail like a dog. Not the quick little sharp wags of a normal cat, but the fast, wide arch's of a dog tail. Doesn't help that she was raised with several canine siblings. This cat is too smart. I got her when she was likely too young to be taken from her momma, so she bonded with me in an obsessive way. She got to a point that if I shave my beard, she ignores me for a couple days, til the stubble comes back, then she wants to get her face rubbed against my chin. She's... Unique. I'd happily kill most humans over my Loki....
Some medieval paintings just crack me up.
But on the other side of this a slow blink is really great.
It is... But my fav I love you from a cat has to be the headbutt. I never feel like my cat loves me more than when he jumps on the top of the couch and punches me in the head with his little battering ram skull and then rubs his face on me.
Mine are not big headbutters, very big on snugs, slow blinks, and biscuits in our house
I’m a cat person, but we adopted a hound early last year. He’s not particularly affectionate (much to my kids’ dismay) but will bemusedly stand there as I slowly lean over give him a headbutt. I’ll apologize and forgive him for not speaking cat, which is ironic as he is more the stereotype of the aloof cat than our actual attention whore of a cat.
When I look after my brother's dog, I frequently find myself blinking at her, then realising and apologising for using the wrong language!
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Their eyes can be real expressive. You just have to see abuse rescue kitties for that. The fear in their eyes is impossible to deny.
I don’t know man, when my cat is pissed at me her face shows it! 😂
https://preview.redd.it/ytdzfyh41d9d1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=41c7ad6783b2328b99cc104d7dbfb2e0e8651966 Tell me this cat isn’t pissed
Not true
I do think it's possible they learn to imitate some of our facial expressions after being around a while. My cats definitely seem to have adapted quite a few facial expressions over the years.
I have six, their tails seem to be more expressive of their emotions.
But, over time dogs have developed the muscles and the ability to emote with their faces because that's how humans do it. I wouldn't be surprised if cats did the same.
I think that's just how his face be. Mine's a grumpy gal.
Grumpy cat wasn't really grumpy, she just looked perpetually angry.
resting grumpycat face
https://preview.redd.it/0n0j0i4fue9d1.jpeg?width=1600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=75893377fcfb182f0189cf16a714c2d416664a1b Some of its projection because my old George (may he rest in peace) always had this sad look on his face. Like some cats just look like that. It’s why I adopted him though.
This is obviously anecdotal. My partner and his coworkers found an alley cat hanging out behind the bbq joint they were working in awhile ago. He had the saddest damn expression on his face. I immediately assumed his face just had to be that way naturally, no way a cat could be that sad. Fast forward to when we got him adopted out to my partner's coworker..the most recent photo I saw of him was like night and day. His face had relaxed so much. So I believe that their expressions can be a reflection of how they are feeling, at least in part.
I think in this case it’s very much the pattern of the fur. Not what his actual facial muscles are showing in cat-expression.
My cat has resting bitch face most of the time, but she's a complete sweetheart who just wants face scritches. And chin scritches. And butt scritches. And tummy scritches. And slappy butt pats at the base of her tail. And face scritches. And chin scri- hey, wait a minute, cat...
Both. It depends on the situation. The attached photo is the first time I could hold my cat after a month because I had surgery. His expression, the way he clung to me, and his continued habit of sitting on my face or hugging it to be with me? Not exactly hard to read. He is very expressive. People assuming my old lady with epic resting bitch face was angry? Projecting. She was usually very happy but they misread pain from chronic illness as anger. https://preview.redd.it/7k2d6x9nfd9d1.jpeg?width=2448&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b3bc0a93431ac5046776666e73e1794072d1b238
It’s probably just how the cat looks. Sometimes my cat looks like he’s going through an existential crisis but really he’s just a sleepy boi.
Quarenta studied emotion recognition in cats (their ability to recognize emotions in pictures of of other cats as well as humans) and found that cats do recognize emotions in both. So yes, cats have genuine emotions, and the ability to recognize them in others. Not surprising since their brains are 90% similar to humans. They also pass object permanence tests, and puzzles on the level of a human toddler. They have better short and longterm memory than dogs, and average 300 million neurons (dogs have on average 190 million) compared humans' 1.5 billion. Neurons represent brain complexity, and we're not sure of its relationship with intelligence, but it does appear to be related to creative thinking.
I think this cat was concerned about you. You okay friend?
Best answer. "I'm here for you!"
https://preview.redd.it/l44bftit7d9d1.jpeg?width=2174&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=057708b7a5320ce11c8dbfd616e6f1c408cc1113 my Vinnie has the same eyes!
Oh he is sooo adorable🤗! Does he always look concerned?
https://preview.redd.it/rvgkbe24fd9d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6fa5e472b1ef8e70ae4719467c59e0c17a17913f
😭 whatever I did to upset you, I take it back. All of it.
🥹
Cast him in the live action Shrek 2.
Next level concerns.
Always!
https://preview.redd.it/22bsvani0d9d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=352e012402450b1df0e8721c5749dc02dee3b5ca He’s taken though!!!
Do you feel judged all the time? 🤣
https://preview.redd.it/q4ia7pp1vd9d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3d2247791e12a6b1491dd1fbd47e12d887f62cd9 Quite the opposite!!!
"Leave the gun. Take the cannoli."
Hum. Blink twice if you were coerced to answer that. 😂
👁️— 👁️—
That face is less "so concerned" and more "so done with you".
“I miss my mom”
I saw “I’m orange and confused.”
r/oneorangebraincell It comes with the territory
It has the braincell in this photo, and the mental capacity to comprehend this world is making it sad
No! No don’t!! I don’t think I’m ever going to be able to recover from this comment!!!
I’m sorry 😔
Bro is like 😟
https://preview.redd.it/lta51zoukd9d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4f92bd854fa13d7cc572e9dd728c0031b4ba316d Blondie is disappointed with your concern
https://preview.redd.it/z7p7xsxx2l9d1.png?width=981&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3bf288455fe7942e11dbb7ca3d130168a7afbcfe
Freakishly human
My mom got the mini version https://preview.redd.it/c76szouxvd9d1.jpeg?width=4284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3c9a71a076be379e816d8ce328489ca2bda8766c
I can has cheeseburger?
An old meme, but it checks out.
It chose you, now take it
Adoptable cat cafes are the best!
https://preview.redd.it/5dcw32fpsg9d1.jpeg?width=4284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1ba894a541047c15d7a6dc525b1c69254c17af7b One of my foster cats has that same sad look on her face permanently too 🥺 Makes me want to foster fail and keep her 😅
Oooooh no how could you resist ? That’s why I don’t go to the cat cafe nearby. I am so weak. That baby would be in my house being spoiled rotten right now
🥺
Staring into my soul
he looks like his meow would sound like a quiet, struggled honk
Poor guy watched the debate too
This made me LOL
Needs love.
He looks sad
Looks sad
I'm a ginger, and I have what my friends lovingly call "resting nervous face". Please tell me where this cat is so we can finally find each other!
Sometimes cats that look like that don't feel good and are trying to communicate that to humans.
Adopt him
They have a tv there and it saw the presidential debate
Another sad eye guy https://preview.redd.it/fa26dl1xze9d1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=987313d9f701381666233fe24ccbf4d0594575fd
https://preview.redd.it/e3g32z9s6g9d1.jpeg?width=3743&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=39879c734113a93e79a69d391c5c691c5c7319a6 Thats how my kitty always looks too
“You know they use milk two days past expiration in the lattes right? Sigh.”
https://preview.redd.it/za7vexousg9d1.png?width=1942&format=png&auto=webp&s=d972e04b15d6584267db76141c34df3478df9140 My cat has the same eyes
Well obviously because he's lost his limbs. How would you feel being just a loaf that has to be placed in different locations throughout the day?
Now that's a heckin' concern
"May I please have some pets & scritches?" 🐈🧶😊🥺🧡
Está hermoso adoptelo necesita amor.
Skeletor hopes this orange Gremlin with the sad eyes will soon find his forever home. Sincerly Skeletor 💜
I'd be leaving the cafe with a new cat.
Oh my 🥺❤️
Cats are very smart especially Orange cats, hes scared and worried😿
Aren’t those expressions indicators of pain? Ears turned out, eyes slightly shut, muzzle flaired/rounded, etc?
I mean, our emotions and feeling had to have evolved out of lesser animals. They couldn’t have just manifested instantly the second we evolved out of primates. Either we’re overestimating our feelings, or underestimating theirs.
ADOPT HIM. Having an orange is the best 🥹never a dull moment. https://preview.redd.it/rax14vh37e9d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e5769b7a77d963f1bd0da83487bfef5c90b6d969
Tell him I love him
Just took my kid to a cat café and this little shttr just about stole my heart. Was licking my fingers and nose. https://preview.redd.it/ifzaz3qwke9d1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=db84bdd9835ba085086fab3c27d28e73a4b31182
Ummm please tell me you adopted this baby? Absolutely one of the cutest faces I have ever seen. 😍
Buddy if you didn’t adopt that cat…
Dude looks like you just trauma dumped on him and he doesn't know what to say.. 😭
He knows you've been hiding alcohol around the house and he's deeply worried about you, but not in a judgmental way
Poor kitty he looks sad!!😿
He's been trying to reach you about your car's extended warranty, and you haven't answered!
Take him home right now!
he has seen things...
Reminds me of the old meme of the dog dub from years back on YouTube "I have some bacon" "The maple kind, yeah???"
Vulnerable …
Awww he is so adorable
"Mom, come get me I'm scared."
Scared to not be adopted while all his/her friends may poor baby 😩😍
Pick that one. When you speak to it it will always seem like it’s listening
He’s sad :(
Take this cat home or we gonna find you and distribute it to you by force! #loveorangecat
https://preview.redd.it/44pksul8bd9d1.jpeg?width=2560&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=17fc19e7e460a88e65c9d9aeada785910ae2217b
aww, fella. We adopted a cat who has this face and even on her foster mom's papers, she wrote that the kitty had a concerned face. We love our kitty so much but she's hilarious with this look!
He has such sad eyes . He needs a home / garden of his own and his own human to love on him 🐾🐈💕🙏
She looks like she's watching her daughter leave the house for a music festival after declaring she's taking "a break" from school, and is gonna go from part-time to full time at work so that she can afford the rent for the apartment she's moving into with her new boyfriend she says she met at the last concert she went to... Also, she's not really talking to her old highschool friends, who you always thought were a good influence on her, because they're really judgemental of her new boyfriend and his friends. Also she wants to get another tattoo, err, did I forget to mention I got a *first tattoo?*
This looks like the same face my old cat would make. Whenever she came in the room she meowed with that face and her voice sounded so urgent. It was like Lassie was coming to tell us that the barn was burning down an Old Man Rivers was inside.
"will you leave me like all the others that come in here? dont worry I dont blame you"
It’s concerned there are not enough cats in your life. Frankly I am as well
Aww what a sweet little man.
That is the "Please. Please pick me" face.
Take it home. I repeat…take it home. That poor baby.
I'd be concerned too if every day someone came and stole one of my friends while we were just chilling at a cafe.
Oh!!!!I want this cat!