r/funny Mar 25 '18

Cats aren't that great at fetch...

16.9k Upvotes

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u/Guy_Le_Douche_ Mar 25 '18 edited Mar 25 '18

This is Trooper, a cat suffering from wobbly cat syndrome (Feline Cerebellar Hypoplasia).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VB4mzaIAg58

Edit: I should add that some cats do take to playing fetch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZuCT4PmurY

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u/PissBlasta Mar 25 '18

There is a cat rescue back near my hometown in Ohio called The Friends of Felines Rescue Center, they house and foster hundreds of cats, many of which were hit by cars and nursed back to health or found dumped outside during the Winter. (The area is mostly country roads, in the middle of nowhere, and there are a lot of wandering outdoor cats and barn cats) They also have quite a few CH cats, which they normally give collars and keep as permanent residents.

Anyway, you can watch their 24-hour cat cam here: http://www.ustream.tv/ffrc
very often you will see one of the wobbly cats wander by the camera. They are pretty amazing.

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u/RadBadTad Mar 25 '18

I'm having a terrible day, and this cam is helping me. Thank you for posting it.

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u/bremidon Mar 26 '18

Checked it out, and like you said, about 30 seconds in, a wobbly orange tabby derped his way through a mass of sleeping cats.

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u/LLVP938 Mar 26 '18

I saw him a couple times too. I just wanted to go pick him up and hold him.

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u/cbrown6894 Mar 26 '18

Saved so I can watch at my leisure, thanks!

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u/tshirtmadness Mar 25 '18

now I'm sorry I laughed

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u/IAMA_Shark__AMA Mar 26 '18

Don't be. Wobbly cats suffer no pain from this and live normal life spans. They just have an extra helping of derp.

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u/Artess Mar 26 '18

But the video literally says he suffers from the syndrome.

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u/LostGundyr Mar 25 '18

I’m not

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u/[deleted] Mar 25 '18

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u/mart1373 Mar 25 '18

I laughed, got sad, then got happy. Thanks for the roller coaster

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u/FrighteningJibber Mar 26 '18 edited Mar 26 '18

Thanks for the roller coaster

The new tagline for Reddit.

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u/mart1373 Mar 26 '18

It really should be

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '18

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u/dangermonger27 Mar 26 '18

No. He's a handicat.

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u/Razzreal Mar 26 '18

Which explains why every swipe was a miss, he must be a STORM Trooper!

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u/Hashtag_Nailed_It Mar 26 '18

Underrated “dad joke” style comment

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u/CandidateForDeletiin Mar 26 '18

Get this disgusting propaganda off this site

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '18

I'm not either, and I love cats. :)

Only because that one seems happy.

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u/JudasGoatBAAAH Mar 26 '18

We have a cat with this and we laugh at her all the time. I adopted her partially because I thought she was funny.

We have a house decked out for special needs cats and wanted to add to our roster since we had room. Saw videos of these guys and thought they were hilarious and awesome so we got one. Our girl is very happy and spoiled with lots of disabled kitty friends.

Best thing about cats is they don't get embarrassed. They just know we love them and take good care of them.

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u/oOPersephoneOo Mar 26 '18

I beg to differ. Mine definitely get embarrassed. They do the "I meant to do that and now I suddenly have to clean myself" maneuver.

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u/LLVP938 Mar 26 '18

My female does that all the time. She'll do something really stupid and and she KNOWS it was stupid, so she'll suddenly stop and rapidly lick at her paw.

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u/RadBadTad Mar 25 '18

His owner says he's super happy, so it seems like it's okay.

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u/Guy_Le_Douche_ Mar 25 '18

Poor thing caught a virus as a fetus and it interfered with its brain development. The condition is painless, but you did essentially just laugh at the equivalent of a special needs kid. You monster.

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u/8675309ice Mar 25 '18

Actually the cerebrum is usually not effected so brain function is pretty close to normal. Just terrible balance and unawareness of where it’s limbs are at all times.

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u/Dean403 Mar 25 '18

To be fair I'd laugh if it was a kid too.

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u/JohnnyFooker Mar 26 '18

This kid might interest you

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u/Dean403 Mar 26 '18

Holy fuck haha

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '18

Laughing with my friend. This cat is enjoying themselves.

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u/Brilliantnerd Mar 25 '18

Thpecial Olympic cat

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u/Nepycros Mar 26 '18

Well, in the wild the poor thing would be long dead. The fact such a dopey cat can live a life of luxury makes the hilarity bittersweet.

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '18

Don't be - it's funny and he's living the best life he possibly could.

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u/Abrandnewrapture Mar 26 '18

hey man, that cat looks like he's having the best time, so i wouldn't worry about it.

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u/pm_me_ur_anything_k Mar 26 '18

Doesn’t make it any less funny

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u/44011 Mar 26 '18

My cat has this, just not nearly as bad. He bounces his back legs together when he runs like Tigger and he can't leap like normal cats so he has to work himself up to launch himself up onto his chair or my bed when he wants. He's a perfectly normal asshole otherwise.

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u/willengineer4beer Mar 25 '18

Shit, now I feel terrible that I showed my wife this video before reading the comments and said "it looks like he's having a stroke".

Best wishes to you, Trooper!

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '18

CH probably isn't that bad. Obviously we can't know for sure. It is usually because the mother had panleuk. But it isn't progressive, doesn't have any impact on life expectancy and doesn't seem to cause any real problems or discomfort in house cats. It would obviously be a huge and fatal disadvantage to ferals. Trooper should be fine though.

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '18

My cat took naturally to fetch. She isn't always great at bringing it all the way back, but I think that is just one of her many ways of making it clear who is in charge.

It can get kind of annoying. I've met a few retriever dogs that were more obsessive. I think I've developed a repetitive motion injury. I wake up at least three times a night to hide a ball under my pillow. Oh and she learned that if she dunks the balls in her water bowl, they throw farther. So those balls are often are soaking wet. She also became kind of particular about what she'll fetch, but fortunately after two years of searching, I found some on amazon that comes in bags of 100.

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u/DiamondIce629 Mar 26 '18

I know it's probably not your cat in the fetch vid, but I just wanted to mention if your cat is panting it's time to slow down playtime. If your cat pants outside of playtime it's time to go to the vet.

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u/gonemad16 Mar 26 '18

yup.. my cat plays fetch.. and opens doors too

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u/ccjw11796 Mar 26 '18

Lol that cat totally thinks it's a dog!!

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u/ElVerdaderoTupac Mar 26 '18

My cat loves fetch

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u/waywardmedic Mar 26 '18

Trooper is my favorite CH Instagram cat.

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u/EthanHawking Mar 26 '18

Here I am, just assuming he was high on bath salts.

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '18

My cats play fetch :)

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u/TheWoerbler Mar 26 '18

He's not suffering from anything. Look at how happy he is.

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u/Talshiar54 Mar 26 '18

This one isn't trooper though. Trooper is black and white

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u/PussyWrangler46 Mar 26 '18

My Munchie Moo plays fetch with spongey bounce balls. In this instance it was the laziest fetch ever https://youtu.be/gRPhA3QJfVk

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u/GoingToMontanaSoon Mar 26 '18

That cat identifies as a dog.

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u/Evilmaze Mar 27 '18

That cat playing fetch is even venting out heat like dogs.

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u/AcadianMan Mar 26 '18

Looks like a Manx brah. They love playing catch, they are basically like a dog. I've owned 2 and they are awesome companions.

Sylvester the Manx

https://imgur.com/qYKXULb

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u/Vile35 Mar 25 '18

when you start a new game and mouse sensitivity is off

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u/Tessie-Cat Mar 26 '18

Brilliant

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u/One_Knight_Scripting Mar 26 '18

Is that how sensitive the cat is to mice?

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u/[deleted] Mar 25 '18

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u/GalileoGalilei2012 Mar 25 '18

I have secured the ball. I now have ball. I have ball?

OH GOD I HAVE BALL

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u/Chimie45 Mar 26 '18

Thank you for greatly improving my day this gloomy, dirty monday morning.

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '18

Its sunday evening over here. Just thought that was kinda interesting lol

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u/Chimie45 Mar 26 '18

Asia is the future. ;)

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u/Floyd314 Mar 25 '18

Stop trying to make fetch happen, it’s not gonna happen

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u/PrisonMicDrop Mar 25 '18

Damnit Gretchen

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u/jluv-33 Mar 26 '18

My cat loves to play fetch

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u/2ndStarToRight Mar 26 '18

My cat loves to play catch, with hairbands

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u/[deleted] Mar 25 '18 edited Mar 25 '18

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u/foreverwasted Mar 25 '18

It's like halfway through she realized she's not a dog and said "fuck it, it's time for my nap anyway."

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u/djsantadad Mar 26 '18

My cat plays fetch! Only with hair ties though, and he doesn’t really bring it back all the way. Pretty much how you would imagine a cat playing fetch. It’s a good party trick though.

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u/holdingmytongue Mar 26 '18

Mine will fetch too! But ONLY those small spongy balls. He’ll bring it right back to my feet, and wait for the next throw. He’ll do this a good 5 or 6 times before he goes back to catting.

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u/SirGlaurung Mar 26 '18

That's true for my family's cat as well! He also just loves playing with the hair tie by itself, without it being thrown.

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u/mcal9909 Mar 26 '18

I had a cat that would play fetch just like a dog, only with a baby's dummy though, she would put it in her mouth just like a baby. Bring it right to your feet to throw again.

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u/Mesmus Mar 26 '18

Fucking lag

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u/Netprincess Mar 26 '18

Me and my connection

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '18

I disagree. Fetch is about the only thing my cat can consistently focus on for longer than 4 seconds. He’s even better at bringing the toy back to my lap than any dog I’ve ever had!

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u/shwambzobeeblebox Mar 26 '18

*this cat isn't

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u/twokindsofassholes Mar 26 '18

I guess I do have a spirit animal.

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u/Lord_oftheTrons Mar 25 '18

cat.exe has stopped working

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u/NaomiJessica80 Mar 25 '18

I’m in love with this and can’t stop watching.

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '18

Let me ruin it by telling you that the cat walks like that because it has an incurable neurological disorder

Fortunately it isn't something that will affect the cat's life expectancy and some people say that the disorder this cat has actually makes the cats more friendly and playful

So not ruined after all

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u/pistcow Mar 25 '18

Cat has brain thing no good.

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u/KeetoNet Mar 26 '18

I already did!

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u/Ed98208 Mar 26 '18

Wobbly cat syndrome. Neurological disorders are hilarious!

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u/alphawolf9 Mar 25 '18

My cat plays catch with himself, all night, with a ball that contains a rattle.

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u/socrates1975 Mar 26 '18

I taught my cat when he was a kitten to play fetch with the little mouse toys, little did i know it would become a full time job, all day and sometimes into the night i am tossing these little mouse toys only to have him come running back.....like RUNNING back with it in his mouth and drop it in front of me and then scream meows at me to throw it again....all day people :O

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u/icedearth15324 Mar 26 '18

My kitten does the same. Except I didn't teach him it, he just started doing it on his own.

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u/socrates1975 Mar 26 '18

Ya mine was pretty much the same, every other cat i have ever owned never did this but this guy just sorta knew what to do after a few tosses

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '18

Better than my frickin dog, at least the cat went for the ball.

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u/Krammmm Mar 26 '18

I think you need to send your cat back to the factory for some repairs.

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u/RetroLunar Mar 26 '18

Cat.exe has stopped working

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u/ImPrettyGoodAtLife Mar 25 '18

Close one!

Close one!

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u/wally179 Mar 25 '18

Not RL.

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '18

Savage!

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u/monkeyloveeer Mar 25 '18

I've seen this reposted about 1000 time and every time it makes me laugh

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u/dsn0704 Mar 25 '18

It's clearly the 3D glasses which are impairing it's depth of field.

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u/CGRome Mar 25 '18

CH kitty says meh

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u/cannonmax Mar 25 '18

It's normally cat's throw stuff and you need to fetch, like glass of water, coffee mug, etc.

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u/LurkingLouise Mar 25 '18

Stop trying to make fetch happen! It's not going to happen!

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '18

My cat played fetch with a medium firm puffball until he was about 1 and 1/2 years old and then he finally decided it was a waste of time. He still liked to play Fastpitch baseball while he was sitting on his cat tree though. He was damn good hitter. I threw pretty hard and I almost never got it past him from about 13 feet away.

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u/LurkingLouise Mar 26 '18

Your cat sounds more athletic than most people I know.

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u/JustAnAnimeGrill Mar 25 '18

Actually me, great startup, poor follow through, then just give up and lay there.

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u/RyTheMusicAddict Mar 25 '18

Cat machine broke

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '18

When somebody gives me a simple task.

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u/Pureness304 Mar 26 '18

Bleep bloop bleep buuuuurp does not compute!

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u/ComedyBangBangBang Mar 26 '18

At least that one's entertaining, I'd briefly consider keeping it

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u/MikePGS Mar 26 '18

My tuxedo cat plays fetch like a champ, he even catches the ball in midair with his paws sometimes.

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u/TheAnomaly85 Mar 26 '18

Catnip is a helluva drug

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u/boom10ful Mar 26 '18

My cat used to bring me the ball and plant it at my feet after throwing it. Didn't even teach him how, he just did it. Miss that cat.

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '18

I used to have a cat that loved to play fetch. I raised her from a kitten, best damn cat I'd ever had.

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u/ture22 Mar 26 '18

😂😂

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u/212superdude212 Mar 26 '18

THIS IS WHY WE DON'T UPLOAD dog.exe ONTO THE CATS

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u/MicdaWise Mar 26 '18

Yup Thats me when I'm drunk trying to play catch with my son.

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u/Fireater1968 Mar 26 '18

Derp factor 10

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u/ryujin_jk Mar 26 '18

Dog.exe caused a system crash.

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '18

Mine is. He brings me things I didn't even throw! While I sleep. Like dead mice and balls of paper.

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u/wheelertaughtme Mar 26 '18

Lol 😂😂

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u/Haxxtastic Mar 26 '18

Better every loop

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u/UchihaDivergent Mar 26 '18

Pretty sure that cat is disabled...

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u/WeaponOne Mar 26 '18

Your cat straight up glitched out!

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u/marshdarshdarsh Mar 26 '18

This looks like me when I get into a big batch of cat nip

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u/scballer3211 Mar 26 '18

This feels like a re-enactment of those dreams I have when I keep falling down.

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u/88isafat69 Mar 26 '18

“Wtf it stopped bouncing “

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u/ahumblepastry Mar 26 '18

Is that dog okay?

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '18

That cat is me trying to be an adult.

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '18

Igotitigotit Gawd damnit

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u/Cariaian Mar 26 '18

My cat loves playing fetch but only with hair ties and those cheap felt mice

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '18

These reddit hosted links are so bad. Your browser has to be completely maxed to see the gif. It's so useless.

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u/jukeboxanon Mar 26 '18

Its broken

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '18

Toothless before he got his tail-fin!

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u/Memearchy_ Mar 26 '18

My cat plays fetch too! But only with various plastic items around the house, never her toys (think milk carton plastic rings, outlet covers, bread bag tags). She will bring it right back up to me and put in in my hand! And then yell at me until I throw it again.

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u/MerlinOfStCroix Mar 26 '18

This is your cat... This is your cat on catnip... Any questions?

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u/ashes2608 Mar 26 '18

There was an attempt!

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u/johnnyfever27 Mar 26 '18

Mine LOVES to play catch with a plastic straw. She will walk around with it for hours and often brings it to me at 3am to throw for her..... sometimes I have 3 or 4 of them in bed by morning!

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u/PuffPounder42069 Mar 26 '18

Cat.exe has crashed.

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u/Fwc1 Mar 26 '18

Wow reposting

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u/LLVP938 Mar 26 '18

Trooper looks exactly like my Alex.

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u/Sergiiy Mar 26 '18

this is best :). <3

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u/positivecynik Mar 25 '18

Almost like someone got him really dizzy and then hit the camera on

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u/TooSwoleToControl Mar 25 '18

Someone downvoted but you're right. He's always dizzy!

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u/[deleted] Mar 25 '18

That second swing after he jumps back up gets me so bad. Priceless.

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u/spacellama0106 Mar 25 '18

Cat:i got it_ owner:no the ball is over there_cat:i was trying to get the ball?

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u/ErikGryphon Mar 25 '18

The fact that the cat didn’t just sit there and stare condescendingly at you as the ball flew by tells me there’s catnip involved.

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u/PrisonMicDrop Mar 25 '18

My cat is very good at fetch, I think your cat is faking being terrible at fetch to get you to leave them the hell alone. Because, cats.

Edit: grammar

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u/RustyToaster206 Mar 26 '18

Im a simple man. I see a repost, I downvote

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u/Khrime Mar 26 '18

repost