This is the saddest face on a cat that I have ever seen and I have seen many thousands of cats. That is not to say that tabby cat Luhu is actually sad! It is all an illusion. Humans are good at that. Some people have faces that look sad and when they are persistently asked, “why are you so sad?” or “cheer up” they get a bit miffed (peeved) because they aren’t sad. It is all about anatomy and it so happens that Lulu’s family (Barher and Bardie) all look slightly sad or very sad! She may be an American Shorthair but we are not told that.
The photos are from Instagram. Luhu does not look like a purebred cat to me but the coat is silver tabby and you don’t see that on random bred cats. So Luhu may be a American Shorthair as she has some characteristics of that breed – see a classic American Shorthair in America at a cat show below:
The title was not my choice. It is all about SEO. The title should be “The Saddest Looking Cat I Have Seen”.
Yeh….neat description but the coat which is silver tabby is the classic and favorite American SH coat. I can’t find info about her breed if she is purebred.
Hi Ruth. Nice to hear from you. I’ll check out The Bear. It does not surprise me one bit that Monty misses you. You love him a lot and that has an impact on the relationship. When a cat is loved he misses us badly when we are away.
Wow. Have you learnt on other sites that she might be ill or are you relying on knowledge about cats with this sort of face possibly having genetic illnesses.
More about Luhu.The worst case scenario is that >
She could have a vision problem and her eyes are runny which might mean blocked tear ducts and this is indicative of the term retinopathy. Kittens born of a diabetic mother exhibit these symptoms along with their prematurity and have respiratory ailments at birth and heart defects ; such as a hole in the heart.Of course this may not relate to Luhu at all.
Eva____
Monty is the saddest cat in the world right now. We’ve been gone for three days delivering fireworks to small towns up north as part of our summer job for a fireworks display company. My sister is looking after him. She said he misses us. We will be home to him soon. Elisa said I should film his reaction when we get home.
I think Tom Cox’s cat The Bear, of My Sad Cat fame, looks sadder than the cats pictured above. There is something in The Bear’s eyes that makes you think he really is quite sad, as if he is really asking, “Can you tell me why I am a cat please?”
Monty will be asking, “Can you tell me why you abandoned me, please?”
Luhu looks like a scottish fold/tabby mix minus the cute ear flaps.
I hope she is spoiled rotten *Eva