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”.
Last night Monty slept on our bed all night– on top of the bed instead of under it. He has never spent the whole night on top of our bed before. He chose to sleep right in the middle of my side of the bed so that I had to contort my body around him to accommodate him. Of course this made me even more stiff and sore today. We had come back late from loading fireworks equipment trucks at the bunker in preparation for upcoming shows. I told Jeff that having to sleep around Monty didn’t help my stiff hips and low back and Jeff said, “You didn’t have to try to sleep around him. You could have moved him.” It never occurred to me to move Monty.
Thanks for reminding me of the book review. I remember now. Monty is a very well balanced cat. He has an excellent character. He manages his emotions well 😉 . I know he missed you badly.
Monty was quite nonchalant when we returned home, acting as if he didn’t miss us at all. But last night he kept coming up on our bed looking for snuggles. We both would wake up and pet him for awhile, so our sleep was badly interrupted.
The Bear has a Facebook page. Each post is “My cat is sad because…” with some silly nonsense that seems to fit the picture. I did a book review on a book about The Bear (and other cats) called “The Good, The Bad and The Furry” for PoC late in 2013, I believe. The Bear’s picture is on the cover.
Would having such a cat have an effect on you? I mean looking at that face all the time wouldn’t it “bring you down”? Even though you know the cat is not really sad.
Aww, Luhu! That second photo reminds me of the way my boy Bandit would look when he’d con my mother or my brother into feeding him again in the morning after I left for work: “That woman didn’t give me enough to eat. Please, I’m starving!” That usually worked.
And this: Ringo Starr told an American reporter in the 60’s who asked him why he always looked so sad: “It’s just me face.”
The shape of the eyes is how we’re detecting sadness. My ex husband has eyelids that kind of droop on the outer edges, so he looks sad. Also the heavy lids create a sad look. Some research into sad human faces may provide some clues.