Jack Gepetto And His Magic Tongue Find Fame On Instagram

Jack Gepetto

Say hello to Jack Gepetto! Like many famous pups and kits before him (see: Mr. Winkle and Lil Bub), the handsome black cat has a tongue that just won't stay in his mouth! The unusual trait has gained him a lot of attention on Instagram, where the fortunate feline, who just turned two on Halloween, has found thousands of fans. 



Jack was born with a fused jaw, but looked very much like a normal kitten.


Jack Gepetto B.T. (Before Tongue!)

He was welcomed into his family at six weeks old, and a vet check revealed that his mouth wouldn't open at all. 


The day Jack's tongue poked out for the first time.

His bottom jaw is much smaller than his top jaw, which is why his tongue always hangs out. 

"My tongue is usually somehow always wet!! I do a great job of cleaning myself and have never complained of (it) being sore," he says.



The vet advised Jack's owners to euthanize him because he couldn't eat properly, but luckily they refused, and took him home to be syringe fed. 



Surgery was not an option to repair his jaw, but he has undergone a few operations to remove his teeth (except for his front fangs). Each procedure was a huge risk because no oxygen tube would fit in his mouth


Jack bares a resemblance to another famous (animated) feline: Scratchy from The Simpsons!

Jack eventually figured out his own method of eating by experimenting with puréed food, and now he feeds himself 100%. He is able to ingest tiny bites of real cat food, especially as he has grown and his mouth is able to open slightly more.



Jack has defied the odds with his mystery condition, and his owner truly believes he has more than nine lives. The future looks bright for this special kitty, who is living a happy and healthy life thanks to a loving family who never gave up on him!

Via Instagram (@jack_gepetto)

Jack Gepetto And His Magic Tongue Find Fame On Instagram

Ke$ha Adopts A Little "White Lion" Named Mr. Fluffy Pants

Ke$ha and Mr. Fluffy Pants

Everyone knows that Ke$ha loves her animals, so it comes as no surprise that the singer recently added another furry member to her feline brood. "Someone just got rescued..." the pop star tweeted over the weekend, before sharing pictures of a large, fluffy white cat she later named Mr. Fluffy Pants.


"New kitty was in a tiny cage for 8 months ....I couldn't just leave him!! Now he has his own bedroom... just need a name ..." she wrote. 



Fluffy, whose appearance she likened to a "white lion," spent the first few hours in his new home hiding under the bed, and getting to know Ke$ha's other famous feline, Mr. Peep$. Their first encounter was caught on tape -- and yes, he did eventually come out!


Mr. Fluffy Pants and Mr. Peep$ bonding under the bed.


He finally came out!

This isn't the first time that the cat loving singer has opened her home to an animal in need. Last year she took in Mr. Peep$, a Siamese kitty, after he was handed to her through a car window. The pampered puss now has his own Twitter account, and also makes frequent appearances on the songstresses own feed.

Via Twitter (@keshasuxx) / Instagram (@iiswhoisis) & (i_is_mrfluffypants)

Ke$ha Adopts A Little "White Lion" Named Mr. Fluffy Pants

Wasabi-chan's Spirit Lives On Through Rescued Kitten

Ichimi

After the sudden passing of Japanese kitten Wasabi-chan in August, her owner has decided to keep the kitten's memory alive by opening her heart and home to another cat in need.



Jessiepon recently introduced the world to Ichimi, a tiny tabby with the face of an angel. Through photos released on Wasabi-chan's Instagram account, we've learned that the kitten was abandoned by her mother, and is gaining weight steadily through bottle-feeding.





Ichimi was quickly accepted by the furry and feathered members of Jessiepon's household, including Ponzu the Golden Retriever. The protective pup was left heartbroken after the death of little Wasabi-chan, but has already showered the new kitten with kisses and cuddles. 





Wasabi-chan can never be replaced, but the rescued kitten has provided much needed comfort to her grieving family and fans. We wish much love to Ichimi, and hope that she lives a long and healthy life!



You can follow Ichimi's progress on Instagram at @shimejiwasabi.

Via Instagram (@shimejiwasabi)

Wasabi-chan's Spirit Lives On Through Rescued Kitten

Baby Bug Is the Instagram Celebrity That No One Wanted

Baby Bug!

A few months ago I started following Baby Bug, a happy and healthy kitty who doesn't quite look like other cats. The Las Vegas native describes herself as "just a cat with a facial deformity who is fabulous," and it's hard to disagree. In fact, it's those unique looks and sassy attitude that have helped her claim a spot as one of the internet's top felines. Her popular Instagram page (@thebabybug) already boasts over 11,000 loyal followers, putting her in the ranks of other quirky kitties like Lil Bub, Chase No Face, and Quasi from My Ugly Kitty.

I recently asked Bug's mom, Melissa, to tell us a little more about the famous feline. She also spilled on how the cat "no one wanted" finally found her forever home.

Check out Bug's story in Melissa's words below!


Put your paws up, cuz you were born this way Baby (Bug)!

I got Bug when she was 5-months-old. A few months earlier, my kitten, Max, who was also 5-months-old, passed away from a problem with his intestines twisting, and I had been devastated. My fiancé and friends told me to get another kitten, but I wasn't ready. On a whim, I was on Petfinder one day "just to look" at some cats, and came across this picture:



I thought she was so different looking. I sent the picture to a fellow crazy cat lady friend of mine and she told me I HAD to go adopt her. I still wasn't sure I was ready, so I didn't go to the shelter. I think it was two days later I checked Petfinder again and found this picture of her:


The feline formerly known as "Goonie"

The shelter had named her "Goonie" because they thought she resembled the character Sloth from the movie "Goonies." I thought this was the cutest picture ever and immediately decided to go meet her. She was at the local pound, which is a kill shelter, and I just couldn't leave her. I grabbed my 11-year-old-son and headed straight there. 



At the shelter we walked around looking for her, and the staff was pretty uninterested. They told me that my son wouldn't be allowed to hold a cat once we found the one we were looking for. When we finally found Bug, she wasn't sleeping in a corner of her cage like most of the other cats. She was pacing like a little tiger and meowing her own little meow that has a long 'brrrrrrrrrrrrreow' sound like she's rolling her R's. She came right up to the glass and started rubbing her head against it. This is the first picture I took of her in the cage at the shelter: 


Are you my new mom?

As soon as the staff saw we were interested in Bug, they became super friendly and helpful and insisted it was totally ok if my son held her. We took her out, and they told me that she had been there for some time and they had been trying hard to get her adopted.


Caught Catchatting again..

Most of the staff had fallen in love with her and had been posting pictures of her on their personal Facebook pages trying to get her a home. They said people liked to look at her as an oddity, but no one wanted to actually take her home because of her funny face. 


Who you calling "funny face"?

The vets I have spoken to have said she has a facial deformity that she was born with. For just meeting her she was uncommonly friendly. I've never seen a cat so comfortable in a situation like that. My son and I immediately fell in love with her and decided to adopt her right away. Even on the car ride home she showed no signs of stress. It was weird but really cool. This picture was taken on the way home:



After we adopted her, I was completely obsessed with taking pictures of her. I was posting so many that I decided to make her an Instagram account so that my cat loving friends could see pictures of her without annoying everyone else. I wasn't expecting her to get as popular as she has become. I've had her for ten months now, and I'm still obsessed.


Bug likes napping with her mama...


...and cozying up to her furry family members, too!

Everyone loves how she looks, but I wish people could meet her and see how much her personality matches what's on the outside. She is the silliest, sweetest little thing. She can't stand any doors closed in the house ever and will do her weird little meow non-stop if there is one closed. 



She likes to ride on shoulders and will claw her way up there if you pick her up. She looooves ice cream and hair ties. She has a condition called Pica that causes her to want to eat EVERYTHING. Her vet says that she is a little mentally challenged, lol... so she does act a bit odd. She's not like any other cat I've ever had, but I love her and I don't know what I'd do without her.

Special thanks to Melissa for taking the time to share Baby Bug's story! Get access to all of her latest pics on the official Baby Bug Instagram and Facebook page.

Baby Bug Is the Instagram Celebrity That No One Wanted

A Tribute To 'Walking Dead' Star Norman Reedus's Black Cat, Eye In The Dark

Norman Reedus with Eye In The Dark
(Terry's Diary)

It's cool to be a cat lady these days, but I'm still stoked when I stumble across the unexpected cat dude. It's not surprising when Katy Perry and Taylor Swift posts pics of their beloved felines on social media, but it's always a treat when stars like Ricky Gervais, Chris Colfer, James Taylor, and Gilles Marini post candid pics of their beloved kitties, announcing their cat man status to the world.


(@bigbaldhead)


(@bigbaldhead)

Perhaps it shouldn't be so surprising that The Walking Dead's resident badass Norman Reedus (aka Daryl Dixon) is a cat guy. When he's not busy fighting walkers and hunting squirrels with his crossbow, he's really just a sensitive soul at heart.


(@bigbaldhead)


(@bigbaldhead)

I was recently inspired by an awesome BuzzFeed post highlighting Reedus's black cat, a gorgeous specimen named Eye In The Dark. The darkly mysterious feline makes sporadic appearances on the actor's Twitter and Instagram feeds, proving that just like us, celebrities can't help but share their proud kitty pix with the world. 


(@bigbaldhead)


(@bigbaldhead)

Reedus, an animal advocate who just made headlines for his stance on banning cosmetics testing on animals in the U.S., opened up about Eye In The Dark in an interview with GQ last year.

"It's just this fat, black alley cat. My son wanted a black kitten when he was a kid, and I found it in the East Village in some rescue shelter, but it was born in a box and the guy that was getting rid of it was like, "You don't want this cat. This cat's never gonna love anyone." And the first time I saw it, it was like just hissing and scratching everything it saw and now it's like this big, fat, chill cat."


(@bigbaldhead)


(@bigbaldhead)

Since animals are not affected with the zombie plague that inhabits TWD, is it too late to start lobbying for a kitty companion to accompany Daryl and the crew on their journey? They can name it after one of their fallen comrades, or just stick with Little Ass Kicker 2.

Follow Norman Reedus on Twitter and Instagram. The Walking Dead returns to AMC for its 4th season on October 13.

Via BuzzFeed / Instagram (@bigbaldhead) 

A Tribute To 'Walking Dead' Star Norman Reedus's Black Cat, Eye In The Dark

Gilles Marini Has A Kitten Named Penelope, And She Is Precious

Gilles & Penelope

French American actor Gilles Marini, perhaps best known for his head turning role in the first Sex and the City movie and for his second place win on Season 8 of Dancing with the Stars, recently welcomed a new leading lady into his life, and he isn't afraid to share their love with the world.



Back in May, the actor and his wife surprised their daughter, Juliana, with a fluffy white kitten named Penelope (not to be confused with Kourtney Kardashian's infant daughter of the same name), to help teach her the responsibility, love, and dedication that come along with being a parent.



Since then, the precocious Persian has quickly become a treasured member of the Marini clan, frequently popping up in pictures posted on Gilles's various social media accounts. 


Here is she is cuddling with his wife, Carole.


Getting friendly with the family fish (who apparently lived to see another day).


Making fast friends with Mila the Frenchie.


Taking glamour shots (his daughter told him that she "fell" into the makeup box...uh huh!)


And trying out for the starring role in the live action version of Puss in Boot(s).



To get the last updates on Penelope as she grows up from kitten to cat, follow Gilles Marini on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Gilles Marini Has A Kitten Named Penelope, And She Is Precious

Meet Wasabi-chan, The Cutest Kitten In The World

Wasabi-chan

Meet Wasabi-chan. The tiny Japanese kitten was found crying on the street last month after surviving a vicious crow attack, that left her with a fractured jaw and a hole in her throat.

Since then, her rescuers have been documenting the tiny tabby's progress on Twitter and Instagram, where she can be seen growing healthier (and even more adorable) by the day.

Due to her severe mouth injuries, Wasabi-chan had to be fed with a tube. She reacted violently to the treatment, so her owner's grandma crocheted tiny outfits to keep the kitten still, while she received her much needed sustenance. 

Marvel at Wasabi-chan's perfectly handcrafted mushroom outfit.



And her brief stint as cod roe.



Which inspired some incredible fan art, like a stamp by @Movie0girl,



And a wool doll by @Ayanya.



Once Wasabi-chan started feeling stronger, she started to explore! 



And quickly went paws up for new friends.



Like these friendly pups...





A parakeet...



And a red velvet cake (why not?).



She even had a top secret meeting with E.T., where they reminisced about their home planet.



Today, this lil' lady is doing great, and you can follow her adventures on Instagram, where there are videos of her too!



I've see quite a lot of kittens in my day, so I don't think I'm out of bounds saying that Wasabi-chan is quite possibly the cutest kitten in the world. Do you agree? 

Via Reddit / Twitter (@Jessiepon) / Images: Instagram (@shimejiwasabi)

Meet Wasabi-chan, The Cutest Kitten In The World