Meet Ikiru, The King Of Bleps Who Is Taking The Internet By Storm (30 Pics)
Rich and Emma from Yorkshire, England, saw a photo of Ikiru on a cat breeder's website and immediately fell in love with the adorable cat. They were certain he was the kitty for them after the first visit and four weeks later took him home.
Eventually, they created an Instagram account to document Ikiru's daily life and he has become quite Internet famous. No wonder. Ikiru is the absolute king of blep, and some of the faces this fluffy cat makes are so wacky, many people even often ask his owners whether everything's all right with him.
"Ikiru is really healthy and our vet told us he has some of the best teeth she has ever seen," Rich and Emma explained to Bored Panda. "Exotic shorthairs have a slightly pudgy face but he’s very energetic and in great shape. Believe it or not, he doesn’t always have his tongue out, but it seems to be a quirk of his, leading to some amusing facial expressions."
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The cute cat is named after one of his owner's favorite Akira Kurosawa films, and 'ikiru' means 'to live' or 'living' in Japanese. "He's loving, affectionate, and grumpy in the best way. Ikiru is also playful and endlessly amusing. One particular quirk is he loves tunneling and hiding underneath things like blankets or sheets of paper, or staring at you upside down from the corner of a room."
Rich and Emma said that their silly cat constantly makes them laugh with his antics and facial expressions, and they find it wonderful that they're able to share him with the rest of the world via social media. "We get messages from all around the world saying his silly faces, cuteness, and personality brightens their day. He even inspires fan art, people have some fantastic illustrations which really capture his cheeky character."
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No. This is not fucking cute. They actually BOUGHT this cat off a breeder because of his looks. They basically PAID the breeder a lot of money to breed cats with noses so short that they can't comfortably hold in their tongues. Just imagine what breathing must be like for this poor cat.
Too cruel. It's so sad.
and not just breathing, eating, drinking and grooming too
Oh geez, that's terrible.
THANKS. I thought the same. This is just sad.
Agreed. Though I'm not sure about the tongue. It looks unnatural. But the text says it's a quirk of his to put the tongue out. I know some cats who do that. Including one if mine, especially when he's relaxed or got interrupted when grooming by something exciting.
That’s fucking horrible!!! We have a cat, her name is Paws, and her tongue sticks out but I didn’t pay anyone for her, took her to our vets and got a green light for awesome health and she had 5days ago a kitten who is healthy. Shame on these people who breed like this. It’s cute and all but completely not health driven.
Did she come to you pregnant? If not, why didn't you get her fixed first thing?
But otherwise he would have been put down!
Reminds me of Lulu from Kittisaurus on YouTube. He's a rescue kitty who is a British Shorthair x Scottish Fold x Munchkin cross. Although he is absolutely adorable and is a fierce jelly pirate, his "butler" Claire Luvcat is very open and specific about his genetic health conditions, and includes videos of visits to the veterinarian for each of her rescue kitties. Note: I edited this because the merchandise corporation that Claire used just strongarm forced her to give them the Creamheroes YouTube channel and Instagram. They want to copyright her own cats to use as animated characters. DO NOT give views to Cream Heroes - only use the Kittisaurus channel and incrediblelala IG still owned by Claire. Corporations suck.
Well, this is cute. (you cant deny it) but cruel.
I agree and that goes for all designer pets,.. rottweilers with hip problems, stubby legged cats that want to run, jump, but their short legs prevent them, bulldogs that can't hardly breathe, dachshounds with back problems. and on and on...
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I'm sad that Bored Panda decided to show this poorly bred cat that someone probably paid way too much for. That is not cute. That is sad that the poor thing is so deformed that he can't comfortably hold his tongue in his mouth. Do better Bored Panda!
The owners literally said that he doesn't look that way all the time. And that particular cat breed has cheeeecks for days, so it makes for some entertaining expressions. Did you read the article or just look at the cat and decide to be judgemental, off top?
Poor noseless thing.
No. This is not fucking cute. They actually BOUGHT this cat off a breeder because of his looks. They basically PAID the breeder a lot of money to breed cats with noses so short that they can't comfortably hold in their tongues. Just imagine what breathing must be like for this poor cat.
Too cruel. It's so sad.
and not just breathing, eating, drinking and grooming too
Oh geez, that's terrible.
THANKS. I thought the same. This is just sad.
Agreed. Though I'm not sure about the tongue. It looks unnatural. But the text says it's a quirk of his to put the tongue out. I know some cats who do that. Including one if mine, especially when he's relaxed or got interrupted when grooming by something exciting.
That’s fucking horrible!!! We have a cat, her name is Paws, and her tongue sticks out but I didn’t pay anyone for her, took her to our vets and got a green light for awesome health and she had 5days ago a kitten who is healthy. Shame on these people who breed like this. It’s cute and all but completely not health driven.
Did she come to you pregnant? If not, why didn't you get her fixed first thing?
But otherwise he would have been put down!
Reminds me of Lulu from Kittisaurus on YouTube. He's a rescue kitty who is a British Shorthair x Scottish Fold x Munchkin cross. Although he is absolutely adorable and is a fierce jelly pirate, his "butler" Claire Luvcat is very open and specific about his genetic health conditions, and includes videos of visits to the veterinarian for each of her rescue kitties. Note: I edited this because the merchandise corporation that Claire used just strongarm forced her to give them the Creamheroes YouTube channel and Instagram. They want to copyright her own cats to use as animated characters. DO NOT give views to Cream Heroes - only use the Kittisaurus channel and incrediblelala IG still owned by Claire. Corporations suck.
Well, this is cute. (you cant deny it) but cruel.
I agree and that goes for all designer pets,.. rottweilers with hip problems, stubby legged cats that want to run, jump, but their short legs prevent them, bulldogs that can't hardly breathe, dachshounds with back problems. and on and on...
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Stfu
I'm sad that Bored Panda decided to show this poorly bred cat that someone probably paid way too much for. That is not cute. That is sad that the poor thing is so deformed that he can't comfortably hold his tongue in his mouth. Do better Bored Panda!
The owners literally said that he doesn't look that way all the time. And that particular cat breed has cheeeecks for days, so it makes for some entertaining expressions. Did you read the article or just look at the cat and decide to be judgemental, off top?
Poor noseless thing.