Rusty The Sailor Cat is Breaking the Stereotype that Cats Hate Water, He Lives The Dream Aboard a Ship with his Humans

Some kitties are built differently

Posted by Mayarey

It's not uncommon for a cat to develop a subtle aversion to water.

According to Animalfriends.co.uk, Many house cats dislike water because when they enter it “their body temperature drops drastically. As domestic short hairs generally have little fur, the water can get directly to their skin and make them feel too cold and therefore, desperate to get out of the water.”

There are plenty of cartoons depicting cats being afraid of water, but there are also a bunch of cartoons showing cats drinking buttloads of milk, so maybe we shouldn't refer to cartoons for our research.

But even though there are plenty of felines that would rather stick to dry land, there are definitely exceptions to this ‘rule.’ Animalfriends adds that “Some people might be shocked if they saw a cat voluntary splashing around in the bath, however you may be surprised to learn that not all cats hate water and some will try to jump in!”

Meet Rusty

Rusty belongs to Tiktok content creator @bohomeena and her husband. The two live a very boho life, and currently spend most of their days on the sea. Mileena shared a video of her washing her extensions, and many of her viewers were taken aback by certain clips of her content kitty strolling around the boat.

Rusty's Celebrity Appearence

Did you catch him? You kind of have to look closely.

Here's a screenshot

It did not take long for people to point out that it's not every day you see a little kitty voluntarily hanging out near water.

So, somebody commented, “Whaaat a cat on board?? How does she/he not fall into the water?” And Mileena made a very cute video to show off Rusty's carefree life.