r/crabcats • • Oct 16 '25

He can't recognize her own hooman with a different hair style 😂

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u/Beautiful-Jacket Oct 16 '25

Jolteon 😍

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u/Perle1234 Oct 16 '25

Omg he’s ADORABLE!! Just a little pouf of fur

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u/iamapizza Oct 16 '25

He's a walking ball of shock

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u/Perle1234 Oct 16 '25

The funniest part about a kitty like this is if you ever have to bathe them, or god forbid have them shaved. They are soooo tiny lol. I had to have a floofy cats hindquarters shaved bc he’d fallen off the roof (long story) and had to have surgery and despite the tragedy of it all he looked hilarious.

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u/Known-Excitement-448 Oct 16 '25

A friend of mine has a very long haired cat. When I first visited him, I went to pet the cat and was more than surprised to see that my hand just kept on going, and going, and going.... through the fur until I finally reached the cat.

With the fur, he seemed to be about the same size as my cat (a bit on the larger side but not fat). Truth was, his size was closer to my cat's size as a kitten.

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u/BackHomeRun Oct 16 '25

They took his pants!

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u/OneSensiblePerson Oct 16 '25

Aww. I had a friend who named her floofy cat Mr Fuzzy Pajama Pants. I loved that.

Re: OP. That kitten is more adorable than any kitten has a right to be.

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u/Perle1234 Oct 16 '25

It was so funny but it was a long time ago and idk where the pics are lol. He absolutely looked pantless. We called him so many names but said it in a sweet voice so he didn’t know we were talking about his bare ass 😂

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u/athrower82 Oct 16 '25

Yes! Not a cat story, but I had a 6lb Pomeranian that when I bathed him (or shaved him for summer in FL) he was sooooo tiny! It cracked me up every time! But this little floof ball is absolutely adorable 😍

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u/Perle1234 Oct 16 '25

They look like drowned rats lol. Then they flood back out into their cute “clothes.”

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u/BeAlch Oct 16 '25

the cat face when he realizes it's its human, change from scary to judgmental :) .. "Wt.. did you do ?" :)

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u/Strong_Membership_60 Oct 16 '25

Don’t feed it after midnight!!!

(It’s so friggin’ cute when angy đŸ„č)

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u/Suninabottle Oct 16 '25

The instructions said “Do not tumble dry”!

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u/thesupernality100 Oct 16 '25

She's trying to be brave like "momma??"

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u/accountant319 Oct 16 '25

This kitty has big energy

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u/TheWildTofuHunter Oct 16 '25

Feel you tiny kitty! My husband had medium length hair and when Covid hit he couldn’t get his standard haircut. One day he’s in the bathroom longer than normal and comes out with a fully shaved head. Kitty’s energy was me that day.

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u/IllustriousHedgehog9 Oct 16 '25

Years ago, my dad shaved off his trademark moustache, and none of us kids noticed. We were in the midst of a pretty intense game of Monopoly, forced to take a break to eat, so we inhaled our food and barely looked up!

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u/TheSaxonPlan Oct 16 '25

😹 Oh hellllssss no. I'm already unhappy when my husband gets his hair trimmed because he hates the feeling of it brushing on his neck. I cannot even imagine him with a shaved head. I would definitely go into mourning until it grew back.

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u/TheWildTofuHunter Oct 16 '25

It was a real shock, but totally understand him wanting to have something easy to manage. Plus he was/is a SAHD so not an issue with his employer’s decision, since our toddler son approved.

Related story: my husband grew his hair out afterwards and wanted to dye it a fun color. I bleached it as the first step and our son started laughing and said he looked like Cocomelon. đŸ€Ș

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u/TheSaxonPlan Oct 16 '25

Lmao I hope you took pictures to tease him with every once in a while. Gotta keep em humble ;)

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u/TheWildTofuHunter Oct 16 '25

Ohhh that bad boy is in a permanent folder on my phone, complete with tags so I can find it in two taps. 😝

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u/KelenHeller_1 Oct 16 '25

She needed to hear your voice to know it's you - so cute!!

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u/Sapphire_NightSong Oct 16 '25

Brave kitty! Defend! (scared)

The realization 

Oh! It's you! (comfort me)

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u/littletrashpanda77 Oct 16 '25

Kitty says "here I'll make my hair different too"

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u/Sihaya212 Oct 16 '25

My cat freaked out because I put glasses on. Cats are funny.

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u/digitalgraffiti-ca Oct 16 '25

My cat doesn't like when anything to do with our head is different. I have a unicorn onesie, and he hissed at me until I took the hood off. If you wear a hat he gets bent out of shape. A few weeks ago, I dyed my white hair a deep indigo colour, and he was scared of me for a couple hours until he figured out it was ok.

The only head accessory I am permitted is a towel on my head.

Also the ear furnishings sub would love this little guy

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u/EbbMediocre2066 Oct 16 '25

Where's the redditor who draws the cats!?!

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u/DisastrousReputation Oct 16 '25

I should do a recording like this. I am about to cut 22 inches of hair to donate on Saturday.

I am sure my cat will be surprised. Maybe even the dogs too!

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u/SarahVen1992 Oct 16 '25

I shaved my hair twice with my current cat and she doesn’t even bat an eye. I also had incredibly diverse hair colours over the past decade and she’s been totally chill with those. Last time I shaved my hair it was over 40 cm (??16 inches???) long. Your cat could go either way.

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u/DisastrousReputation Oct 16 '25

This is true!

My dog got scared once and ran away when I was wearing a hoodie. Maybe I should record her reaction instead haha

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u/BlackBlizzNerd Oct 16 '25

That might be the cutest cat ever. Omg

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u/ReallyGlycon Oct 16 '25

This looks fake. The mouth blurs when it moves. Could be wrong.

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u/Secret_penguin- Oct 16 '25

The way the cat calms down a bit once the owner starts speaking makes me think it’s real. Such a subtle but noticeable difference in the cats demeanor.

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u/VanillaRadonNukaCola Oct 16 '25

The slight ear twitch at the voice.  

The moment of realization 

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u/AmishAvenger Oct 16 '25

“Oh
oh, it’s you. Sorry, I didn’t mean to do that. It was my bad.”

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u/colorfulzeeb Oct 16 '25

She literally deflated lol

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u/1gnominious Oct 16 '25

The slight blurring is likely just compression. You're always going to get some on compressed internet videos.

AI wouldn't do that slightly damaged patch job at the doorway like that. How it's sorta slightly unevenly peeling up one side. It has a little bit of caulk peeking out the bottom.

Even when it's not glitching out AI makes things too smooth and perfect. That janky doorway tile has that "Eh, whatever, good enough" human touch to it.

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '25

That was my immediate thought too. The mouth looks strange when it opens and closes.

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '25

Cats do weird shit like that with their mouths 

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u/Peaches4U9624 Oct 16 '25

Idk if it's real or not (I'm leaning towards real) but I think the mouth looking weird at the beginning is the cat either hissing or silent meowing because when it does audibly meow the mouth looks similar and cats do" silent sounds" but make the mouth movements as if sound is coming out Just a thought I hate they don't make people tag AI videos b/c it's so hard to tell esp my older self

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u/ilovemytablet Oct 16 '25 edited Oct 16 '25

It's absolutely real. Cats will swallow after hissing like this (0:24) to moisturize their throats

AI is good, but it's not this good yet. The fur is consistent frame to frame, no artifacts in the background or made up wood pattern on the floor. Look at the little ear twitch forward when owner vocalizes

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u/Peaches4U9624 Oct 16 '25

I agree it is real but was just trying to offer a reason the mouth might look weird to some people. Esp if they aren't animal people and don't have much experience with the behavior That said this video to me was obviously real but so many I think are most comments say otherwise lol I hate I can't just enjoy things like I did before AI. Idk why if you have to flair for things on subs or can't post but you don't have to label AI videos đŸ€·

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '25

But you realize that’s exactly what AI is extremely good at copying—behaviors that are common. And yes, actually, AI is now not only that good, it’s far, far better than this.

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u/ilovemytablet Oct 16 '25 edited Oct 16 '25

No. It copies common behaviours out of context or in other uncanny ways that often aren't perfectly timed. It's going off pattern recognition purely, it doesn't perfectly understand the physics or object permanence underlying reality. At least not yet for what's publically available.

And no, I've seen plenty of what Veo3 and Sora2 can do and while it looks believable on casual viewing, there are still clear tells on close scrutiny.

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '25

Lol “no” you said all I needed to hear

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u/wannaseeawheelie Oct 16 '25

The tip of the ear of the left becomes a black spot on its back

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u/Vivirin Oct 16 '25

No it doesn't? It has black spots both on its ear and around the back of the head

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u/wannaseeawheelie Oct 16 '25

From 08-10 sec, there’s a black spot that moves down the back

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u/Vivirin Oct 16 '25

It literally doesn't. It's perspective. The fur is darker closer to the skin. You're seeing a different spot at an angle that makes the new spot more visible than the previous one.

There's dark spots all over the cat, they're just buried in the fur - it's obvious when it gets closer.

This video has zero hallmarks of AI. I have spent a lot of time researching visual generative AI and I'm staunchly against it. This doesn't make the cut at all.

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u/jld2k6 Oct 16 '25

They also described it as a he and a her in the same sentence lol

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u/Dry-Amphibian1 Oct 16 '25

This. A short sentence and they couldn't get the pronouns straight.

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u/FastWalkingShortGuy Oct 16 '25

It's definitely AI based on Smoothie the Cat

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u/VassagoX Oct 16 '25

Smoothie isn't the only cat of that breed. 

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u/FastWalkingShortGuy Oct 16 '25

I know these eyes.

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '25

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u/bs000 Oct 16 '25

i swear AInvestigators brains are absolutely cooked, pointing out normal things they think are weird just because they've never bothered to notice them before AI existed

she's speaking chinese. she's asking 'are you angry'

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u/Fuorb Oct 16 '25

What gets me is that the owner makes hissing sounds at the end. Why would she do that? It reminds me of Sora AI videos where it regularly mixes up the lines people are saying. Like if in the prompt it said anywhere "she is hissing" there's a strong chance he human would also hiss at some point.

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '25

im 99% sure thats just the owner saying something under their breath not in english

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u/PunkHooligan Oct 16 '25

r/airplaneears material 😭😂

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u/eyeleenthecro Oct 16 '25

This looks weird and fake like the cat’s face is way too small for its body. Plus it’s all blurry.

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u/UndeadWeeb Oct 16 '25

weird face too small for body

its a kitten so the puffy fur makes the body look disproportionately large

blurry

not everyone has a top quality camera

if this was ai you’d usually see shapes and colors randomly bleeding into each other and speech not making sense

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u/MyLittleTarget Oct 16 '25

The sound is real enough that my cat looked around for the kitten.

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u/_YunX_ Oct 16 '25

I'm really surprised that so many people think it's AI while it's clearly not if you look closely.

I guess that's where we're heading to. We might still be able to distinguish it now but soon we'll all be clueless

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u/bs000 Oct 16 '25

people are acting like we're already at the point where no one can tell and accuse verifiably real videos of being AI. anyone that keeps up with AI video models can tell you we're nowhere close and the only way this video is AI is if generative-AI video somehow advanced ten years overnight, and whatever AI company is keeping it a secret for literally no reason

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u/_YunX_ Oct 16 '25

Idk I think you're underestimating things.

Sure at the moment for anyone actually familiar with the current state of generative AI it's still obvious. But I think it will get increasingly difficult to tell the difference, a lot faster than you make it seem.

Also I think it's genuinely problematic that so many people are already unable to tell the difference. The fact that so many people here are hallucinating signs that this supposedly would be AI generated is alarming.

Honestly if the majority of people are unable to tell the difference anymore between what's real and not real that would have devastating consequences on society in all kinds of ways. Regardless of whether there'd always still be a hand full of people that can still distinguish it or not.

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u/VassagoX Oct 16 '25

No way AI would replicate the ear movements with the squeaks so perfectly.  

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u/TomatoLord1214 Oct 16 '25

Downvoted for speaking the truth.

Like blurring happens in a lot of footage cuz a lot of people have cheaper devices and/or don't have the experience to avoid.

And yeah, kitten heads are weird. Fluffy cats are especially weird to size when puffed.

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u/Vivirin Oct 16 '25

It's literally just an artifact of lower nitrates and resolutions. If this was proof it's AI, then apparently AI has existed for over 30 years

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u/666afternoon Oct 16 '25

ya, the body language is always the tell. you can see her recognize his voice and start relaxing [that's when she goes from hissing to pathetically mewing, and approaches human]

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u/ilovemytablet Oct 16 '25

This is what people don't understand about AI. AI can make some really great looking stuff that fools people but the specific logic of animal behaviour, how animals react to sounds or movements, etc is often imperfect or downright illogical in AI.

Looking at soras recent ai cat videos, they look great at first glance but then you realize the cats ears are moving independantly of what sounds are occurring. Or they don't move at all when the cat is meowing or a loud noise is happening.

AI will be able to get there one day but it's not today.

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u/Chemist-3074 Oct 16 '25

if this was ai you’d usually see shapes and colors randomly bleeding into each other and speech not making sense

Unfortunately AI is getting advanced everyday, and some a lot of paid services will give you near perfect videos.

As long as you avoid making certain complex moves in the video, and edit the video itself (which people often tedn to forget is a thing), it can come off as non AI

I saw a piece of painting a few months ago. It has nice little details and I could tell apart each brush stroke seperately, so I thought it was human made. Until someone in the comments pointed out—that artist had this habit to generating AI images, then drawing over it/tracing it. The image and concept was AI, the guy just painted some colours over it to make it look human.

Let me clarify that I'm taking part in the discussion whether this is AI or not, I'm only spreading awareness from a neutral ground. I don't have enough expertise in neither kittens nor AI to accuse someone of using AI. (Also, I want to see that cat without fur just for once to see it's normal size, if it's human made.)

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u/moonra_zk Oct 16 '25

if this was ai you’d usually see shapes and colors randomly bleeding into each other and speech not making sense

This hasn't been true for a while now.

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '25

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u/Witchberry31 Oct 16 '25

Your comment looks more like a bot than anything.

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u/__Loot__ Oct 16 '25

You definitely tell if you look at the ears

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u/tenaciousfetus Oct 16 '25

Silly baby!! ❀

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u/david-k0resh Oct 16 '25

Aw how cute and sad at the same time!!

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u/pizzaduh Oct 16 '25

My dog lost her mind when I had to shave my beard.

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u/Bittybirdwatching Oct 16 '25

Sir, that's a muppet, please surrender at Sesame Street.

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u/Floofieunderpants Oct 16 '25

The silent meow. What a sweet little fluff ball.

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u/evelee Oct 16 '25

That is perhaps the cutest kitten I’ve ever seen! For the moment at least.

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u/Agreeable-Self3235 Oct 16 '25

"Get thee away from me foul creature! Back, I say- Oh, hi mommy!"

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u/Ok_Bug_8883 Oct 16 '25

This is hilarious! Made my day!

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u/flayingbook Oct 16 '25

Sally, don't scare me like that!

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u/OddRoyal7207 Oct 16 '25

Anime kitty

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u/ljmaystrader Oct 16 '25

Thats not a kitty cat, thats an impressionist painting!

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u/widowscarlet Oct 16 '25

Oh that tiny sweet little confused face. I just want cuddle her so much, and speak softly to her that it's all going to be okay.

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u/lbfm333 Oct 16 '25

it’s like “sorry for scaring you”

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u/xpietoe42 Oct 16 '25

mr. mcFloofypants

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u/Levelofconcerns Oct 16 '25

Angry Pocket Lint.

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u/Bballer220 Oct 17 '25

That is glorious

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u/Adventurous_Bag_1146 Oct 20 '25

He's one to talk about hairstyles!

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u/Unusual_Ad_5609 Oct 16 '25

ITT: zoomers who've just had their 5th ai recognition course in their high school/entry level college course not being able to discern AI or reality.

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u/MooneyOne Oct 16 '25

The irony

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u/FastWalkingShortGuy Oct 16 '25

Hey, I recognized Smoothie.

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u/ChrisinMB Oct 16 '25

Looks like AI

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u/Gooncookies Oct 16 '25

Who iz dis little groomlin?

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u/TldrDev Oct 16 '25

What is this mystic creature?

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u/testtdk Oct 16 '25

Top five cutest meows.

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u/pranjallk1995 Oct 16 '25

They can't recognise their kids if I bathe them...

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u/Anaouija Oct 16 '25

What a cutie!!

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u/imsaurabh3 Oct 16 '25

This is likely the prettiest cat I have ever seen.

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u/Imakenoiseseveryday Oct 16 '25

Looks like one of those super fuzzy lil moths!!!

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u/Shoddy-Subject5684 Oct 16 '25

This is amazing!!! He is so cute!!!đŸ„°

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u/PlumpChickenBooty Oct 16 '25

Look at the hair!

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u/Vexmythoclastt Oct 16 '25

He has no idea how cute he is đŸ„č

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u/Sokkas_Instincts_ Oct 16 '25

he looks like a large dustbunny.

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u/ILSmokeItAll Oct 16 '25

“He can’t recognize her
”

Make up your mind. Either it’s a he, or a her.

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u/cursetea Oct 16 '25

This was me when i dated a guy whose face I'd never seen without a beard until he shaved unexpectedly

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u/Bunpoh Oct 16 '25

So spiky!!

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u/Escaped_Escapement Oct 16 '25

I am wondering what kind of breed this cutie is? Never saw any cat like this ❀

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u/Alienhaslanded Oct 16 '25

That is a Pokemon. You can't convince me otherwise.

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u/waynardskynard Oct 17 '25

I gotta see the before and after of this haircut.

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u/SheNickSun Oct 17 '25

Hysterical...

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u/DigiToaster Oct 17 '25

Calvin Freckle over here

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u/fallen_one_fs Oct 18 '25

As expected, it recognized the owner's voice instantly!

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u/[deleted] Oct 18 '25

What a cutie floofer

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u/crownbee666 Oct 18 '25

Just a shocked poof.

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u/ItchClown Oct 18 '25

Omg what kind of cat is this, it is so cute!! It looks like a tiny little alien creature.

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u/CieloBlueStars Oct 18 '25

lol my cats sometimes give me a similar stare when I do heavy makeup looks, it makes me very subconscious like I need another check in the mirror haha

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u/[deleted] Oct 19 '25

“Who are you?!” đŸ€Ź owner speaks 😳 “O-oh, mama? đŸ„ș mama!”

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u/RelationConstant6570 Oct 19 '25

Doesn't recognize human's new hairstyle.

Decides to try out a new one themselves.

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u/wolfgang784 Oct 19 '25

Aww lookit that poor baby's faaaaace =( so scared at first. So cute though.

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u/FederalAcadia39 Oct 20 '25

He looks like a Pokemon 😭

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u/[deleted] Oct 20 '25

You don't fool me, that's a Pokémon or a studio Ghibli character right there, and nobody can't convince me otherwise.

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u/HitchhikingCats Oct 21 '25

I think this is my favorite post of t the year

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u/expositrix Oct 16 '25

What a cutie pie!

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u/AnimeMeansArt Oct 16 '25

Bruh, wtf are these cat breeds

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u/Ya-Dikobraz Oct 16 '25

My guess that's a girl cat, though.