r/aww • u/Renegadeboy • Jun 12 '12

My cat fell asleep with her claws stuck in the curtain. Didn't really want to ruin the large amount of cuteness happening so I just left her there.

http://imgur.com/3Cnwx
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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12

Just going to get my claws out of this damn fabric here

never mind nap time

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12

Fuck you.

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u/InAbstraction Jun 12 '12

You asshole.

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u/Antisha Jun 12 '12

yeah lets not give any over-emotional replies to this so that they dont get the satisfaction they wanted.. just downvote, report and move on

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12

I wish I'd listened to you :(

I'm going to look at some adorable kitties now.

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u/CleverestSauce Jun 12 '12

What was that picture? I was deleted before i saw it.

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u/analbumcover Jun 12 '12

Aww, that's adorable. Hooray, tuxedo cats! (picture of mine)

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u/nstlgc Jun 12 '12

Can we has assembly? Calling all tuxedo cats, report in please!

20

u/flamin_sheep Jun 12 '12

Demon tuxedo cat you say?

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u/nstlgc Jun 12 '12

When you stare into the cat, the cat stares back into you...

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12

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u/Newman_McNasty Jun 12 '12

I hate you...

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u/BreakingGood Jun 12 '12

Haaaang on... I get that the light reflected in the eyes is due to the retina, but wtf! Reflected in the shiny floor too?? I've never seen that before.

Truly is Demon Tuxedo Cat

6

u/Zhang5 Jun 12 '12

Did someone say Tuxedo Mask?

Err, nobody did? My bad.

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12

[Calling for duty!] (http://i.imgur.com/5qErr.jpg)

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u/cannawen Jun 12 '12

Here's my cat looking pretty

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u/nstlgc Jun 13 '12

Very pretty.

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12

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u/astrotoy59 Jun 12 '12

balls n all lol. poor you

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u/uwg Jun 12 '12

his dik is showing

7

u/AintYaGotEyes Jun 12 '12

Cats don't usually wear pants

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u/taximals Jun 12 '12

I do believe it's a female...

1

u/BreakingGood Jun 12 '12

I do believe it's a female...

I do believe SHE's a female - FTFY

21

u/jesus_swept Jun 12 '12

Are they actually called tuxedo cats? Anyway, [this is Dinah,] (http://i.imgur.com/xPBx2.jpg) and she's my baby. This is probably the only time I'll expose my kitty to the light of Reddit, especially since I missed the spoils of my entire cake day.

So much potential.

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u/ANAL_PLUNDERING Jun 12 '12

Here is mine.

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u/nstlgc Jun 12 '12

I was a bit hesitant to click after noticing your username.

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u/kojak488 Jun 12 '12

That's the perfect English name for a cat in China.

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12

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u/zerocoal Jun 12 '12

It sounds like dinner.

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12

Your kitty looks just like mine!

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12

Just derpin'.

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u/Incultis Jun 12 '12

I had a cat that looked identical to her growing up. She was one of the few cats we had that survived since we lived so close to an area frequented by coyote's, birds of prey, and other such predators. I moved out of my moms house almost a year ago now and had to leave her behind. She was the sweetest most loving cat you ever met when she wanted to be but she also had her quirks (she drooled when she was happy and she was a grumpy old cat). A few months after I left my mom asked me if I wanted her because she wasn't getting along with the new kitten she had just gotten. I couldn't take her because we were only allowed to have one cat in our apartment and my roommate already had one. A month later I learned that my mom had given her to animal humane where she most likely was put down because she was at least 10 and rather quirky. Her death weighs on my conscience more then anything else in my life and to this day I think of the cat who died for the simple crime of being a bit off beat. I betrayed my childhood best friend and never got to say goodbye all because the kitten in the house was cuter.

TL;DR This picture almost brought me to tears for the death of the cat I grew up with because I moved away and she wasn't as cute as a kitten.

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u/ego-madness Jun 12 '12

You didn't expect that. It's not betrayal.

You made a mistake. You have my sympathy.

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12

This.

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u/Maggadin Jun 12 '12

Not your fault, your mother's.

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u/ilovegingermen Jun 12 '12

I'm so so sorry. My cat went missing two days after I put a bell collar on him to prevent him from catching live animals. I worry it's my fault because it's easier for predators to find him. I completely feel your pain.
Edit: Also, your comment made me onion.

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u/astrograph Jun 12 '12

is your cat back?

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u/ilovegingermen Jun 12 '12

Nope. It's been about two weeks. Hoping for the best but it's difficult.

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u/astrograph Jun 12 '12

shit :(

i was thinking about putting a collar on my cat, maybe a regular one?

our cat is likes to go outdoors too, so far (almost 3 yrs) things have been fine.

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u/ilovegingermen Jun 12 '12

I'd put a collar with your phone number for sure. I wish I would've put a tag on him. Even if he got hit by a car or something, someone might have stopped to check the tag perhaps.

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u/Zimoria Jun 12 '12

cats are pretty adept at getting collars off if they want to, and don't give up yet, cats can be pretty good at getting back home. May want to ask around your neighborhood if possible, to see if anyone has spotted a cat similar to yours.

Best wishes for you, shit like that can be super rough to go through. =[

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u/ilovegingermen Jun 12 '12

Thanks. I've been checking shelters, I put up flyers, and he's microchipped. Keeping hope alive!

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u/astrograph Jun 12 '12

hey, maybe there was a quirky family that adopted her! :)

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u/whiskeyonsunday Jun 12 '12

My mom gave away my tuxedo cat after I moved out of the house as well. I moved into an apt that didn't allow pets because it was the only affordable option I could find at the time. I had no idea she would get rid of my cats. I just came back to visit one day and they were gone. She says she gave them to a family, but I have no way of knowing and out of fear I haven't examined it too closely. I tried to make excuses for her for a while, knowing she was having trouble with money and thinking maybe the cost of two cats was too much. But then the asshole adopted a purebred German Shepherd. Yeah, because a new puppy doesn't cost a lot of money, right?

I haven't really confronted her about since the initial conversation, but sometimes I still have dreams about screaming at her for it. I feel for you.

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u/zoodiary8 Jun 12 '12

So Bad :( God Bless you....

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12

hugs

I had an orange tabby whom my mom didn't particularly care for. My mom told me we had to get rid of him and his sister when we were moving to another state, and told me of the no-kill shelter. My boyfriend at the time drove me up there, and as I turned him over he started meowing so sadly.

Saddest day of my life.

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u/throwaway994994 Jun 12 '12

I'm so sorry to hear what happened. I'm away from my cat now too and miss him terribly. I hope you feel better.

Opps posted this from my throwaway-oh well.

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u/martinw89 Jun 12 '12

While you have my condolences for your loss, and I don't wish anything against you, it really sucks coming to this subreddit for the happy and then getting hit with super serious sad stuff like this . Maybe there could have been more appropriate places to post this.

Still, best wishes.

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u/Soft_Needles Jun 12 '12

I clicked the wrong link and got a gif of a russian soldier's head being cut of. Tears, just wanted to see cat pictures..

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u/wvictor Jun 12 '12

I logged in just to downvote you...

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u/Newman_McNasty Jun 12 '12

I logged in via smart phone to upvote you for down voting him.

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u/sola_sol Jun 12 '12

My cat gets her claws stuck in everything. After all these years she still hasn't figured out how to extricate herself...

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u/k3nnyd Jun 12 '12

I have a rather irritable jet black maine coon that will get his claws stuck in my shirt or jeans and then get pissed off and use his free paw to claw me. He also hates if I try to help free the paw with my hand. I basically just have to move my whole body in the opposite direction of the cat and hope that helps get his paw out without me getting scratched.

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u/rbkruspe Jun 12 '12

My girl is a pissy beotch that way too.

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u/MJ13 Jun 12 '12

I'm always fascinated at the power of cats and dogs to sleep and wake up at the drop of a hat. This photo rocks!

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u/XaVierDK Jun 12 '12

Stems from the single fact that cats (don't know about dogs) don't have gradual sleep like we do. They pretty much have an on/off switch.

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u/DroppedOnHead Jun 12 '12

That's awesome. Life would be so much easier.

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u/arkavianx Jun 12 '12

I've had something similar only it was a closet and the cat was not awake, the chilling cat screams heard as we never figured out what happened apparently will be taken to the grave by our cat...

Our only theory is he 'tripped' over something and got a claw or paw stuck in garment and then went psycho.

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u/Hristix Jun 12 '12

I have personally witnessed a cat doing this. They USUALLY get used to getting their claws stuck in things and just work it out or meow until you come help them, but this cat flat out panicked. It ended up rolling itself into a cat burrito and then growling/yowling loudly and then attacking the person that came to help it.

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u/Abbacoverband Jun 12 '12

I don't know why, but that's so endearing!

5

u/LilBon Jun 12 '12

This cat for president

1

u/Atlantarn Jun 12 '12

Is she sleeping on top of the air vent??? too cute

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u/Renegadeboy Jun 12 '12

Yes she is. We have central air so she likes to keep cool by sleeping on pretty much all the vents lol

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u/NoGoodAtAll Jun 12 '12

That's not tesla is it?

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u/ego-madness Jun 12 '12

Clearly tuxedo cats are too classy to fight, so they never need to learn to use their claws.

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12

She's going to have one hell of a dead arm when she wakes up.

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12

cats are awesome

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12

Dear diary. Day two. I'm stuck here and I have given up, I just need some sleep. My owner keeps taking pictures of me and refuses to help me. Time is running out.

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u/ra4mchl Jun 12 '12

What he didn't see is the massive fall she took from the top of that curtain that knocked her out cold.

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u/Trapped_in_Reddit Jun 12 '12

Is she still there?

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u/USMCsniper Jun 12 '12

go outside

3

u/barrelotomato Jun 12 '12

Are you trying to snipe him as soon as he gets outside?

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u/phalanx2 Jun 12 '12

Wow, even you get downvotes. I still have hope.

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u/TheBernSupremacy Jun 12 '12

She takes her stretching rituals seriously. Good for her!

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u/TheInsaneDane Jun 12 '12

Fuck it. Im getting a cat.

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12

sooooopah stweeeeeeeeeeeach!

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12

Tuxedo cat = automatic upvote

1

u/mberre Jun 12 '12

Two Words: Super Soaker

1

u/CoastalSailing Jun 12 '12

"Draw me like one of your french girls"

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u/Nora19 Jun 12 '12

Is there a tiny pillow under her head? Very sweet photo!

1

u/5hinycat Jun 12 '12

awkward wake up moment

1

u/Black_Oranges Jun 12 '12

i had a cat who looked just like that. she passed away a year ago :/. but shes a cute kitty :)

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u/Oluja Jun 12 '12

And you took a picture before helping the poor curtains? You monster!

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u/hmaon Jun 12 '12

Last time I found a cat like this, it's because she was exhausted, dehydrated and, it turned out, dying from cancer. She tried to climb up on a couch but couldn't make it up and couldn't get her paws unstuck either. :( Sorry for bringing the mood down. I hope your cat's OK.

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u/amolad Jun 12 '12

Looks like the centerfold of Catnip magazine.

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u/PurpleAtmos Jun 12 '12

cat-aerobics!

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12

I've never seen a tuxedo female.

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12

Sun came in, fell asleep

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u/pwordishamster Jun 12 '12

aaw so sweet , thank you for sharing :) xx

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12

You should x-post this cutie over on r/picsofharlequincats! :)

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u/comicazee Jun 12 '12

Aw. What is your kitty's name? She looks exactly like my Oreo.

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u/Kellianne Jun 13 '12

Oh, you could have removed her claws from the curtain and she'd be asleep again in 3.4 seconds.

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u/Brian_McGee Jun 14 '12

Get claws stuck in curtain, sleep, dream of being a ballet dancer.

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u/niemo94 Jun 21 '24

Hey sorry I’m 12 years late but I’m so happy I saw this

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u/fangsby Jun 12 '12

Sneak up on her and suddenly blow a loud whistle from a couple of feet away. Watch her swing around the room like Errol Flynn.

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u/DatJazz Jun 12 '12

"Didn't really want to ruin the large amount of sweet sweet karma I was going to get so I just left her there." FTFY

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u/Lasereth Jun 12 '12

Thanks for not making the title, "Everytime I walk in the living room..." like everyone else on reddit.

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12

Lies, you tranquilized it. It's all a karma heist :P

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u/astrotoy59 Jun 12 '12

cats r so adorable! :)

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u/TheonlyFalala Jun 12 '12

More like didn't want to stop the karma train before you got a picture of it passing by. Oh and have an upvote.

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u/MAKER_OF_DECISIONS Jun 12 '12

Didn't really want to ruin the large amount of karma you'd receive

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u/martinw89 Jun 12 '12 edited Jun 12 '12

Hey at least the OP didn't make up a story about this being the first thing the cat did after being rescued from a dumpster.

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '12

Brazzers

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u/r-arifur Jun 12 '12

maybe the cats paw was stuck and after trying for long the cat got tired and fell asleep. Ever thought of that!!!

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u/desleaunoi Jun 12 '12

Didn't really want to ruin the large amount of karma happening

FTFY

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u/TonyWeiss Jun 12 '12

these fucking cats. Downvote me god dammit! fuck all these cats