Ladies and Gentlemen, The Cutest Kitten in the World
There are really no sufficient words to accurately describe the proshness you are about to witness. Rest-assured the Japanese [shaking fist to sky] beat us AGAIN on this one. This time with the delectable dollop named "Memebon"
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See a LOT more of Memebon, her family and tons of merch over at Memebon.jp ;)
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the eyes.. omg the eyes, they burn!!
Pets in pots, condition deux.
There's so many rules of cuteness @ play at once that I can't even begin to point them out! Perhaps I shall just say SQUEEEE!, and fall dead to the floor from the cute. *thud*
Neeeeeeeeehhh - waaant! Calicos rule!
Melting! I'm melting!!! OMG this is one adorable mite!!!
i'm not really crazy about this kind of cat. their eyes always look like they're on the verge of falling out :(
My head just exploded!!
Normally I don't like those cats with the pushed in noses, but this one is SUPER CUTE! I wonder what it brothers and sisters look like.
bathtime??
DO NOT WANT!
I too don't care for the pushed-in-nose look, but the one where Mama's picking her bebeh up and she's all "HALP!!" cracks me up.
Man o Man...As teh end of tax season rolls around...you cannot beleive how much I need the Qte today!! I'll have to be all like..."Excuse me, go ahead adn keep yelling at me about how you shouldnt have to owe teh government any money, and how I'm a stupid head, I'm just going to snorgle this little kitteh."
help... help... must... press... back button before... it's too
{boooooooooooooooo} <--flatline sound
Love it, love it, LOVE it. Thanks for not holding back on the quantity of pictures.
ZOMG SO WEE...
Kind of ugly actually. sorry.
Must......have......that.......kitteh!!!!!
BTW...what kind of kitteh is this? A Scottish Fold?? (Is that even a kitteh? Sounds like it should be)
Persian I think....scottish folds are ultra cute
*WHEW*
OK, hovertexts now added. ALL of them.
Ded. I am ded.
D. E. D.
Ded.
Bebeh inherited the facial markin's- so tiiiiiiiiny, oh, so, so, YEAH. The straight out the back tail, my fave!
Domo origato!
Maybe you should just shut down the site now. Nothing can ever top that; it was a lifetime supply of cute. It touches so many rules and creates still more.
ooooooo soooo cuuuuuute
This cute kitty disapproves a lot though.
And... does the mom have fire in her eyes ? That would explain a lot. Only a demon can engender a creature so cute you would damn yourself.
Can't...stop...looking...
My favorite, I think, is the tokyo stomping one. The little ducks! The pastel blanket! The kitteh sniffing the little animals! Looking confused and perplexed, as if to say, "wai u afrade of mes?"
It is the cutest kitten in the world!
Sandra
OH
EM
*thud*
Oh. Em. Gee.
It's HRH Miss Mia, as a kittayn. I am immediately whisked back two and a half years to seeing her and her litter mates for the first time. Now you all know how she ended up coming home with me. Who could resist such potent qte? No one I tell you! No one!
Thank the Lo' fo' makin this kitteh!!!
ZOMG!!! *falls out of chair* I have been blinded by the cuteness!!! I can't see! NOOOOOOO!
GAH!
i am so overly DED, beyond DED, so DED that there is no word to describe how DED i am.
it's too much. too much. can't take it. ok CO you can take a month off now, this will last us at least that long.
Spyro: 'Only a demon can engender a creature so cute you would damn yourself.'
That's the funniest concept I have ever heard...EVA'!
and le sigh..it's so troo ;)
The nompaw is my personal fave. And I too usually don't go for persians (except Winston)--cats' noses should protrude from their faces! Memebon obviously breaks all the rules.
Squeeee!!! I want!!!!!!!!
Homahgawd. I am slayed by the paw-sucking seductitude.
I'm all 'aww'ed out. I'm just gonna keel over and die.
bleen
oh my dear god that is the cutest thing i have ever seen.
In the midst of a really bad day, this was almost exactly what I needed--the only thing better would be to hold it and carry it around with me today as I do a bunch of meaningless things
Awww, so that's what the smooshed face cats look like as kittehs! I always wondered....
*pictures Winston that small*
I SWEAR in that one picture she's sucking her thumb!
Aaaaanh. (head tilt)
AHHHHHHH!
That. Sweetest. Bebeh. Kitteh. EVAH!
My eyes caved into mah head. No longer need to QTE. Dis waaay too much WOW!
Bebeh kitteh in cup. I want!
I need all the qte I can get today, thank you, Meg, for posting so many of this little miracle.
My world is shattered because one of the greatest animal lovers I know, my stepfather, is no longer with us. He rescued our Theo when she was two weeks old and even tinier than this little doll.
Please hug your friends and loved ones close (whether or not they walk on four legs or two).
Theo and Theo say Thank You.
Bebeh gripping the little blue octopus is my fave. Would it be so wrong to displace my 4-month-old hooman grandbaby pic with that as my screensaver? Oh, wait, I think I'm asking the wrong crowd that question. . .
[ ***SNORT*** - Ed.]
More baby pics please!
I am not a lover of smooshed faced kitties - or folds - but that's pretty darned coote!
Was she a preemie or a runt? I am unable to read Japanese - so can't figger out anything at their site.
But dang - she's a cootiepie
Oh...my...god!!!! Someone shoot me to put me out of my painful urges to fly off to Japan to snorgle this kitty right now.
Berthaservant.... I wanted to, offer my condolences and thoughts and cyber hugs for you and your family during this time... may your furfriends and 2 foot friends be a comfort to you in this time.
(((((hugs)))) - a great fan of yours and your gorgeous kitty - Carrie
Awww, BerthaS*, so sorry about your loss :( Big hugs and squooshes to Bertha {{{}}}} (puzzled by the name change, but guess that's insensitive given the circumstances.)
Too cute. I am not addicted.
I don't...
I can't...
How...
Wtf?
How am I supposed to live a normal life after all of that cuteness. AND ICAN'T EAT IT!!???
Theo, great work on the hovertexts, and fast too!
Carrie - she's just small in some of the pics, now she's a normal kitty according to the website (and she HAS survived that first bath!)
Pic...with...little...blue...octopus...*headexplodes*
berthaS - many many thoughts with you today...and many meows, woofs, chirps, and squeaks, too. don't even know you but i think you're my bff.
What? WHAT?!? What fresh hell is this, Meg?!?
Big hugs to Berthaservant. I'm sorry for your loss.
Re: kitten on scale...
I bet she weighs less than Hello Kitty. She is the same as three small apples.
meh. i liked the photo on the sheepskin bed but other then that. meh.
OMG!!!! so, so cute....i can barely help myself from trying to reach into the computer screen and snorggle that babeh!!!
Thanks all. The name change is unrelated to the recent sadness, just coincidental. After some reflection I was uncomfortable using the term "slave." I try to be sensitive to the way I use words and the way I was using that word was not accurate, internally or externally.
I keep looking at these pictures, thank you Meg and Theo again.
I'd like to know if there are more kittens like her in the litter, or is she the most adorable one? 'Cause if there were more, we should just end everything now.
(( berthaservant)) I'm so sorry. And now that I look at your blog (finally) I see your Bertha is the twin of my dearly departed Shadow.. so I see how you have become enslaved.
She'd be cuter if she said "Pa-Sicke."
I had not been a fan of Persians until Winston... but this little tike has won my heart. So Qte!!
Pussytoes, I agree. ;)
Sweet Jeebus on a stick! There are no words.
So sorry to hear about your loss, berthaservant. :( It sounds like your stepfather will be mourned by many a two- and four-footer.
As for this bebbeh kitteh... Ho. Ly. Crap! (Can I say that here?) There are NO words!
LOLBabyMama - Jinx, you owe me a Pa-sickle. Or do I owe you one?
OMG!!!! This just brightened my day, sweet baby. The octopus hug is soooo cute. THUD!
The one of momma loaded first and all I could think of was "Sith Feline!"
As for the rest, he looks like an Ewok. WANT ONE!!!
Surely this isn't real, but part of a plot for world omination.
my hed goes splodey with cuteness ... i r ded
I rarely comment, but here was my train of thought on this one:
Awww, kitten on a scale!
Awwwwwwww, kitty falling out of cup!
Hee, tiny kitty attacked by ...well, scary-eyed mom!
OMG kitty with tiny ducks!
KITTY HOLDING BLANKET OHMIGOD
AHHHH OCTOPUS KITTEN CUTENESS CUTENESS ASFKASJFLKJAKSfkajflksajfkajfjkaskf.
*falls over*
^^or something to that effect. And I don't even LIKE squashed kitty-faces. (I swear I'm usually a sane, rational person.)
Oh my sweet sassy molassey.
Erm, domination
I think that I have died and gone to QTE Kitteh Heaven. The delicate little pawsicle to the mouth is too much, if I can choose only 1! These pics are unbelievable, and that face is just so - so - kissable! (there, I've said it)
I have to recover now.
Ive melted .... what a cute little thing .......
Holy *SPLODE*!!!!!!!!!
I heart hovertext :) I has sad when they are missing...lol...this kitty and momma are fricken cute...overload complete...:)
I think my soul just died.
I think I need a vacation from CO I cannot take so much cuteness in 3 days. -packs bags-
He seems perpetually disheartened about his lack of a nose. For being muzzle-less, though, he's pretty cute.
Love how the mom keeps taking him out of cups and saucers! She must be all, "You are cute, but they are not allow to eat you!"
I can't decide what's better: the pics or the hovertext. Either way, I had a huge grin on my face while scrolling. There's a cat next to me, but don't tell him that I was looking at another cute kitty!
It's like, just when I thought the first picture was the cutest thing EVAR, I scrolled down and BAM! Cuter pictures. Scrolled some more: Cuter still. And so it continues until my head asplodes. The tiny head peering out from the bed. The duck toy. The blankie. The "it totally looks like the kitteh is sucking it's thumb". The octopus toy. The "I must squeesh my head through these bars. I MUST!" The SMALLNESS. THE UBER UBER SMALLNESS.
*iz, like so many others on CO, ded*
Can't breath...cough cough...the lights are going dim and skull starting to...
KAAAABOOOOOOOMMMM!
This one sent me over the edge. I have to go to my CO Anonymous group now. I admit I am powerless over my CO addiction - that my life has become unmanageable...
I don't like how his face/head is concave!!!!
But the octopus picture is really adorable.
@ Nicole:
Sorri...u can not eat it..
but you CAN print pic and EAT that...not as nice to nom, but still very enjoyable...
Check out the fifth pic again..
O MI GAWD do you just wanna die of happiness?!!
P.S. Berthaservant, my most sincere condolences on your loss. Animal lovers are the best people around. (((HUGS)))
@ Jessica-
Yes, we need meetings to be able to talk to someone when we have hit our rock bottom of cuteness...I suggest you write our 12 Steps....
i know my habit is out of control and that truly, it is unmanageable....
sigh.
but what a way to go.
think I just broke my cheeks.
OK, that made me LOL, NTMel.
:)
Ok... so at first, I thought to myself, "It's a pretty cute kitten, but I've seen cuter."
But then, I got to the one wiff hims widdle MOUF open and that little tongue...
... and then the one with the PAW over teh ickle MOUF!!!
I'm still not sure if this is the cutest kitten, or just the best kitten photogrophy skills in the history of the "cute" genre. ;)
I love them. <3
Pa-sickie!
um
if you haven't clicked on the http://www.memebon.jp/ link yet, well, it has a movie.
Dear Lord have mercy on my ever-lovin' soul! THAT IS THE CUTEST THING I HAVE EVER SEEN!
Don't you think these pedigree cats with the bashed-in faces look just grotesquely deformed?
I think cats with cat-face-shaped faces are always cuter.
I never thought there'd be a kitten cuter than mine. But she is SOOOO CUUUUTE!
I love the 'face up with eyes closed' shot the best. Awwww!
Awww!!! This is beyond adorable! Each pic is mind-blowingly CUTE. I'm trying to reach thru the monitor to pet bebeh kitty. Mama kitty is gorgeous, as well, with her orange-fire eyes. (also not a big fan of push-faced Persians, but this post, plus Winston is slowly changing my attitude)
Is it just me, ot is Pa-Sickie going to be a running joke on CO? I thought that post was cute, too. No problem with human babies once and awhile, especially when they do something that cute.
Gaah! I think our dwarf hamsters are bigger than that kitten!
((( HUGS))) to berthaservant and family.
I always thought calico markings were random, but the way the facial markings mimic the mom's, I'm thinking I was wrong. How Cute!!!
"Ziggy really sang
screwed up eyes and screwed down hairdo
Like some cat from Japan"
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00001OH7Q.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
His qteness has been amped up with tiny props and narrow depth-of-field photography! Don't be fooled!
Oh, OK, be fooled. ^_^
So cute, but one wonders about the breeding that made this lil lady.
berthaservant, my condolences as well. We only really miss people we loved.
I regret to inform you that level of cuteness violates at least twelve laws and thirty-eight international guidelines.
I'm afraid I'm going to have to confiscate that kitten for the sake of public safety. I shall personally take on the task of defusing its cuteness by snorgling it non-stop, every minute, until it is fully-grown.
No, don't thank me. It's a dirty job but someone has to do it...
his face isn't just flat.. it's actually caved in..! does that mean it's perpetually crosseyed?
i think cats with noses are cuter
Tee Heee Mini-Me Kittayn.
Could it get any cuter I say No Unequivicolly NO!
Teho Can we have a matchinks Cause she matches her Mama almost exactly. Pleease???? Makes sadest of all puppy dog eyes in an effort to influence.
Oh dear - I'm afraid even the teeniness of the kitteh can't overcome the fact that its nose doesn't stick out. For me. I'm glad everybody else loves it. (I also thought Pasickie was hilarious, so what the heck do I know?)
That's frightening. It's Deform-O-Cat, now with more walleye.
The photos themselves, however, are lovely and charming.
Deepest condolences to berthaservant and family.
I love the calico kitties. My old girl is a slightly tubby tortie calico named Snack and in spite of the crankiness that accompanies her ilk, she's a real lovey girl.
Edith, hey-h, I think the cat is a scottish fold, which is an accepted breed.
Doesn't look like a scottish fold to me...but anyway, I didn't say it's not an accepted breed, I just said it's not my cup of tea (or cup of kitteh - heh). It's ok, CoffeeCup, we don't all have to like the same cats.
If someone, anyone could invent a shot that keeps that kitten right at that size and age forever they would be the richest sob the world has ever known.....
KAWAII!!! KAWAII koneko desu!!! =^^= I have never seen such a cute kittayn in my life!!! I wonder if she smells like baby powder...She MUST! I love the pic where the koneko is holding the aoi tako!!! Kawaii overload desu!!!
This little Japanese love muffin nearly broke the needle on my proshometer.
@ CoffeeCup:
Our tortie calico had the smushed-in ears too, for a while anyway. They do grow into 'em eventually. Now she has regular pointy cat ears, suitable for snorgling, huffing and kissing. Assuming I have the appropriate protective anti-claw gear on that is.
And, @ Alexis:
She is a crank-meister, too. Goes with the territortie. HAHA!
I think she just looks more smooshed because of her coloring. And is mamma taking her OUT of the cups or putting her IN?
And condolences, Berthaservant, from me, as well.
I'm torn - I also like noses on my kitties, but this one is awful darn cute other than that!
This is a cutie-pie. That * LINUS * pic with the blankie is just killer. A part of me though wants to rush this bebeh to plastic surgery to get a bigger nose. You can't even see it with those markings!
Maybe we can have a trans-pacific playdate with Winston.
Berthaservant, I'm sorry for your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
little sweetie
so torn today looking at kittehs. yesterday night some speeding idiot drove over my neighbour's beautiful all white cat. It was heartbreaking seeing it die like this. I can't get that out of my mind anymore. Sorry to disturb your good moods with this. Needed to write it down.
Berthaslave, I'm so sorry!
Oh ... my ... god! That kitten is the cutest thing I have seen in my entire life, and I don't even like cats. So cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuute!!! Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! :-D
Jmper: It's an Exotic Shorthair, a hybrid of the Persian. Typically referred to as, "the Lazy Man's Persian" :)
We have 3 of them and they are just the sweetest animals ever. So boo to all of you that think they're ugly!
I can't even begin to explain. I'm spinning on some CO cloud. Does it get any cuter? I don't think so!
JUST. CANT. HANDLE. THIS. GUY.
I'm dying. Dead.
oh my GAWD! I normally am not fond of cats...but....lord.
Scottish fold overload.
* NOTE FROM THE MODERATOR *
* xenophobic comments will be unpublished *
*dies*
oh my gee. so cute!
my ovaries exploded.
Oh for the love of gawd! The mama cat putting the bebeh cat in a cup? Or pulling it out? The bebeh cuddling a dolly? I can't take this!!!!
my sympathies, berthaservant. i've been there too.
as for the rest...
*splode*
Oh my god. Too much cuteness for just one little kitty.
S;DLFKJSDBNHFDLKNGFNMSDGUP NVZNKL
LKSJDFJKHFLKHJG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
mnprthklmwqrty!!!
too...cute...can't...use...vowels...
ohhhh. the pic of her with her lil frens, duck and cat. KILLS me. Those spindly pink feet. oof.
Is that a saki cup that baby is in? A tiny saki cup?
If I am ever sad again at any point in my life, all I will have to do is think of this kitteh and all will be rainbows.
BerthaS and Khadija, my condolences over the sadness you're going through. There is still love in the world, remember.
Awww! Calico persian :').
Maybe not the cutest in the WORLD, but probably a close 2nd or 3rd. *snorgles*
Oh. My. Giddy. Aunt.
I think you just need to close up shop, Meg. There is NOTHING cuter than this kittayn. N.O.T.H.I.N.G. You have reached the pinnacle of your CO career! Bravo!
And Theo, what I can I saw about those hovertexts? I simply can't choose one favorite!
I should be working on the massive pile of homework that is looming over me. Instead, I am here, unable to tear myself away from this delectable little morsel.
Bravo, Meg and Theo. Bravo *slow clap*
- chick
brb bcoming ded
PS: berthaservant, I am so sorry for your loss
- chick
are you kidding me? I just melted!!! As a pug owner, anything with a smooshed in face and tiny, i just can't help but love!
OMG My head has exploded and I am 'ded' from the qt!
well, some of the pics are really cute, even though i am a major dog person, but some of the pics are really pretty ugly. Sorry. smooshed faces on animals just looks like someone crammed their face into a brick wall. not all that appealing, i'm sure you know. sorry, but this cat is SO not the cutest. get some new judges!
Want.
Must have.
To love.
okay, i felt bad for such mean comments, so i went back and relooked over the pics. some (okay most of them) are very cute. the mom does look sort of scary though, with her scary eyes. (satan cat!!!) but the pics i like the best are: 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,13,15. does anyone else agree w/ me??? and wow this little bugger really grew on me... AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!
Many condolences, berthaservant.
As for the pics, how come none of my kitchen utensils and dishware came with little bebeh kittehs?
Now that I'm home from work, I'm checking out the blog section on memebon.jp - she's grown up! There's video! More proshness!
So sweet... I've always been partial to Scottish Folds, although I've heard a lot of them have health problems - I hope this adorable kitten is as healthy as s/he is cute.
Berthaservant, I'm so sorry. I remember the last time I was truly miserable, I too looked to cute animals for comfort... my pic of choice was of a tiny baby bunny curled up snug and safe in a benevolent hand, a reminder that there are those who care about us and want to comfort us.
Berthaservant, my deepest sympathies to you and your family. Your stepfather was an exceptional person, and I'm sure he was loved and admired by everyone he encountered. May your family be spared further sorrows.
Now I'm off to mop the floor where my head sploded from the cuteness of that anerable kitteh!
Definitely a cute or sad.
I don't think cats with squished-in noses look right, but there's definitely some cuteness! so helpless-looking!.. >.<
Does this baby have cleft lip? Her mouth seems to open all the way to under her nose.
She's too adorable for words. My eyes asploded from the cute earlier today when I was at work...
I am also not a big fan of smushed face kitties but this IS cute. Love the one with mommy picking her up.
Berthaservant, my condolences as well. :(
@berthaservant: I posted earlier on the Pom commentary, but since it is gone, I just want to send TONS of {{HUGS}} and snorgles your way! (and to your family, too)
Your stepdad sounds like a great guy. My dad was an animal lover, too.
I went to the site, and memebon has her own books of cuteness! Too bad I can't figure out how to order it through Japanese Amazon... :(
ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
it just didn't stop!
the cute kept going!
LOLBabyMama - OMG!!! I laughed so hard I pulled a muscle! "Sweet Jeebus on a stick" ?!? Lawdhammussy!! LOLOLOL
jen, u r soooooo rait. teneisha, ai agreez hunderd persent. all teh rest a u who're ded, mii tew. Winston, welkum Memebon an familee into teh Kawaii Hawl uv Faim.
Y'know what? I come here every day, and read these comments where people are all like "Squee!" and "I'm ded from the qte!" and I'm all smug like, "yeah, he's cute and everything but GET AHOLD OF YOURSELVES PEOPLE!"
Today, however... Today I giggled. I squeed. Out loud. I even snorted. Yes, I may have even said "Oh my god, how cute."
Curse you, Japanese. Curse you.
WHO AUTHORIZED THIS????
...i died.
brain
heart
melted. onto desk chair and floor.
and who is then going to clean up this mess?
((((((((( Berthaservant))))))))) You have my deepest condolences. God bless the family!
Must agree with the more negative comments. This kitten makes me feel sad.
To those making the "omg ugly" comments: Cuteness is subjective. Some people prefer blonde, blue-eyed humans, some people prefer non-persian/exotic cats. But there's no need to heckle the wee kitten just because it's not your flavour of cute. Eesh.
The cuteness... the cuteness...
That kitteh is so cute he hurts. Oh the agony!
CAN'T....CATCH...BREATH...
OMG KICKED MY ASS...
Breathe...
The kitty name is just 'Meme'. Her mother is 'Goma' and they live together with a Scottish Fold 'Fuku'. I'm trying to figure out where the '-bon' comes in. 'Memebon' is the title of the book, and my best guess is it's the word for book (but voiced due to compounding). Of course, I could be over-analyzing.
Back to staring at the kitteh!
OK, if you haven't tried clicking the website, there's a little menu on it I can't read but the hover-over on one of the options makes this little animation of a milk bottle spinning around and landing in this kitten's mouth. Oh my word.
Im skeered....
That poor little fugly kitty is gonna grow up....
Definately in the "sad" catagory.
OMG. It's like this kitten is the ICE PICK of Cute and it has just been stabbed, stabbed, stabbed into my brain about a dozen times.
Wow, that really is the cutest kitteh in the world. And I don't even LIKE cats.
Okay, there must be something wrong with me... I don't think that kitten's very cute. The picture with the teeny toys is pretty good, tho'.
that is the ugliest set of cats i've ever seen. I find most of the stuff on this site very adorable indeed, but cats that can't breathe through their noses because they've been bred into mutants is just extremely disheartening to me. There is nothing cute with a cat without a nose structure.
If it was a French kitteh, I'd say "bon" meant "good." I don't know what it means in Japanese, though. :)
That is the definition of cute overload. And the mummy cat is cute toooooooo.
dear god.
i swear this is the cutest thing i've ever ever ever ever ever seen.
PLEASE...I must know...
what breed of cat is this??? I know that it's calico, but what breed exactly gives the cat its BEAUTIFUL SMOOSHED FACE! I need to know! I want one so bad. PLEASE HELP ME!
Hugs for berthaservant. I wish I could make you feel better. I always enjoy your comments. I can only think "hugs". I will keep the platitudes to myself.
hugs Kim.
shut UP!!!!!!!!!!
*faints dead away*
Little toy whale! WANT!
Candy -- I might as well say this, because somebody's bound to, and quite possibly not as nicely... the "smooshed face" cats tend to have problems related to their smooshed faces. They're basically missing a muzzle. This is especially true about the Persian breed, which is probably the breed people think of most often with this flat-face feature.
To be honest, I'm not the best-informed person about this, since it doesn't affect any of our resident critters... but just for starters, Wikipedia has this to say specifically about Persians:
"The breed was originally established with a short (but not non-existent) muzzle, but over time this feature has become extremely exaggerated, particularly in North America, and Persians with the more extreme brachycephalic head type are susceptible to a number of health problems (specifically affecting their sinuses and breathing) caused by it."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_cat
The good news, then, is that THIS kitten most likely isn't one of the super-smushed over-bred cats. (Also, kitten eyes generally tend to "straighten out" with time.)
And hey, there's nothing to stop you from going to your local animal shelter, humane society, etc. on a regular basis, and keeping an eye out for a cat to *adopt* with whatever characteristics resonate with you. Shelter pets are the best -- and of course they all need Forever Homes, loving families, and proper veterinary care.
hugs to Khadija also.
Thank you, not-a-linguist. I'm a current Japanese student, and I figured out pretty fast the cat's name is just Meme. The "-bon", according to my dictionary, links to "hon", which is book. The fact that she has more than one book makes this make sense.
Aside from that. I'm not a big fan of the smoosh-faced cats, but even I have to admit that Meme-chan is cute. And Fuku-san looks eternally peeved.
OH. MY. GOD.
The beauty... the beauty... *sobs* I seriously almost teared because of the qte.
"To those making the "omg ugly" comments: Cuteness is subjective. Some people prefer blonde, blue-eyed humans, some people prefer non-persian/exotic cats. But there's no need to heckle the wee kitten just because it's not your flavour of cute. Eesh."
true, Lara. it bears repeating. people, if you don't have something nice to say, please just move on...
oh, and love to berthaservant...
and calicos rule!
love & hugs to berthaservant...
and calicos rule!
I have to admit, my first response was "that is one ugly little cat, right there."
I think the one where she's sleeping with one paw up to her mouth is what did it, though. Ugly as the little thing is, she's still cute.
It's just that Persians look a bit retarded to me at that age, with their droopy eyes and oddly-shaped mouths.
Holy crap, that is absolutely adorable! I don't usually like that type of cat, but to deny the cuteness in those photos... just.. man.. my head almost s'ploded!
Is it a male kitten? Think I can see some nads in some of the pics. Aren't male calicos super rare? I do remember reading that somewhere that most calico cats are female and it's very rare to find a male.
This is so cute it brought REAL TEARS TO MY EYES.
she's so small and cute!!!! (too bad babies eventually grow up and I personally think that persian cats are not as cute as when they were young)
That cat looks like it just lost a bar fight.
Not cute, and certainly not deserving of 16 pictures here--seriously?
Is this the first instance of Nietzschean hovertext on CO?
Awesome post.
MemeBon,
I looked at a Japanese painted screen once, and there was a kitten that looked just like you...But enough culture...Interspecies Cute Attack!!...Gurgle!!
Ack!...kitten...kitten...
Theo, I just wanted to add something to the very important points you made. And while I'm somewhat reluctant to get morbidly scientific on such a delightful site, there's a serious issue that should concern those of us who care about animals and are dismayed when we learn about some of the disturbing health problems associated with certain of the more extreme breeds. In addition to the ones you mentioned, another of the defects that occurs in Persian, and other flat-faced cats, is referred to as "sterotic nares." Basically, what that means, in plain English, is the cat will require surgery to enlarge the nostrils just to enable it to breathe properly. But what's really incomprehensible is why, for instance, an organization like the American Veterinary Association, hasn't been screaming bloody murder about the havoc some of these breeders are causing by forcing what would otherwise be perfectly healthy animals to have to undergo corrective surgery.
Now, having said that, the kitten is absolutely adorable. But please think about what's deliberately being done to these helpless animals in the interest of somebody's idea of beauty.
Ahh, actually, I'm skerrd of this kitten! Espesh those photos with the momma cat!
OH MY GOD! SO CUTE!
loks like my cat that died not to long ago :[
well the color that is all but still...
anwyays fhsuifiuds
so cute!! and I just spelled anyways wrong
ANYWAYS!
OMG CUTE! <3
Thank you very much for all the helpful tips and info, THEO!! You are an amazingly knowledgeable person and obviously know your kittens!!!! MUCHAS GRACIAS
thanks to you, too Anonymous (who also added to Theo's comment)
Okay when I first saw the header for this post, I was like "you're so fulluva yourself--world's cutest kitten? Yeah, bring it on, baby!"
I'll retract my words now. For shame, that's one freaking cute kitten, and obviously one proud and caring mama!
My hed just asploded from da cyoot!!
Berthaservant, I am very sorry to hear. My condolences and hugs to you and yours.
As for this poor lil' calico pookiepuff ... ugly or not, it's a wee helpless behbeh, and therefore cute.(Goes for bebehs of all species as far as I'm concerned.)
(Theo and Anonymous - thanks for the info.)
His little pet duckie just puts the whole thing over the edge. That's it, my life is complete.
Uwaaaaah, too cute, tou kyute, 2 Qte.... Excellent post!
sigh. I just don't find this that cute. Plus, I am concerned that it has been bred for tiny size, which always disturbs me. I guess, just give me a wonderful DSH or DLH any day.
I find this animal completely disgusting. Even for a cat (and that's saying something).
Release it, I say, and let it fend for itself amid the mean streets of Tokyo.
Looks like a baby Persian kitteh.
Salaam gorbe halet shoma chetori? Shoma kheili qashangast.
that thing is just faaaaaaaaarrrrrrkin ugly! bring on the puppies i say. cats are SOOOOO NOTTTTTT cute!!!!!! Hello???!!
Pushed-in-nose kittehs are icky. Squooshed-up-ear kittehs are icky.
Cats should look like cats, not squashed bulldog/pekingese freaks.
Damn me for not learning Japanese from my friends!!! *glowers*
Holy freaking crap cakes... I think I just lapsed into some sort of diabetic coma from the sweetness...
What a forlorn looking puddytat! I want to geev heem a beeg kees.
what is it with people and scottish folds? they aren't cute, they're pathetic.
Dear gods, the *tinyness*!
Berthaservant, my thoughts are with you... there must be a happy commotion going on at the Rainbow Bridge, as all of your stepfather's long-gone furry friends welcome him...
I think I'm gonna faint of all this cuteness...
They're Extic. Not Scottish fold. The Mom is our breed. They are NOT icy. They love people, and people loves them.
what a beautiful animal. a most unusual pet and that lil kitty is too cute made me smile really big and will keep me happy today
Most adorable thing I have EVER seen! What a cutie (;
O_O .... O_O
SQUEEEE!!
~runs and *glomps*I the tv~
mine! ^^
Mommy kitty is pretty darn gorgeous as well! Between her and her kitten, my uterus is killing me!
Anonymous - the term is steNOTIC nares, btw.
I think the mommy cat and her kitten are gorgeous.