Do Cats Sulk: Internet Responds With Awwdorable Stories

Hi friends, who here has a pet who sulks sometimes when they don't get what they want? We know that we here at I Can Has Cheezburger we always tell our pets where we're going before we leave the house, just in case they worry about us after we leave. We know that we worry about them, but a little animal humor adds so much to our lives. Anyway, a Quora user asked whether cats are capable of sulking, and the internet answered: heck yes!

We hope you enjoy this super informative and also quite entertaining series of laugh inducing and awe inducing stories about when their cats got upset with them and they had to sulk it out for a bit before forgiving their beloved humans. Did your cat ever ignore you and sulk after you hurt their feelings? Let us know in the comments!

Author image for Ellie Dunn Ellie Dunn
Advertisement
  • 01
    Font - Do cats sulk?
    via Anonymous

    Cat lovers and feline enthusiasts, where you at? Well, let us tell you something you guys probably already know, cats love to sulk around and complain, that's just their nature! Take a pause from what you are doing, grab a friend and a cat, or a friend that is a cat, and get ready to laugh! Because these stories about cats sulking will definitely spark a smile. 

  • Advertisement
  • 02
    Automotive lighting - Erin Wood, Owns cats · Upvoted by Mercedes R. Lackey, Studied ethology under Dr. Eric Klinghammer. Oh my god, yes. I went and bought a backpack cat carrier that was made mostly of mesh so that they didn't feel as trapped as those plastic bubble ones would.
    via Erin Wood

    Sounds like this feline was having a pretty heckin' hard day. We know the feeling, being moved around is scary, and getting transported around with no idea where you're going can't be easy for any animal, let alone this poor feline. It happens to us every now and then as well. We suggest seeking out a can of tuna and taking a deep breath. 

  • 03
    Font - When it arrived, I tried to get Sweetpea and Honey used to it by first leaving it out with food inside for a few days before carrying one around the neighborhood at night so they'd get used to it. Well, Sweetpea didn't take to it. In fact, she was hissing and growling for a good while before calming down. By the time I got back home, I decided it wasn't worth putting Honey through that if it was so upsetting for her sister. So I went to go get treats for both of them because like human si
    via Erin Wood
  • 04
    Hair - Puffy Caticorn, own my kitty for 10 years or she owns me ABSOLUTELY THEY DO!!! Especially when they "gasp" see you pet another cat in their presence my kitty bubbles always sulks if i pet any other cat in front of her then pouts about it while giving me the "how dare you" look
    via Puffy Caticorn
  • Advertisement
  • 05
    Font - Borry! Jo Peretz, former Student Pastoral Counsellor Answered Apr 10, 2020 You bet they do. This week, my 8 year-old tabby queen only appears for food, won't purr when I stroke her, looks at me with open resentment and has been crapping in my plant pots. Why? I brought a tiny white kitten home for my daughter last week. Lord knows how long it'll be - if ever - before she speaks to me again.
    via Jo Peretz
  • 06
    Font - Polly Fukuhara You funny story of Honey reminded me of a story too. I had four dobermans. The runt had hurt her back so when I took the other three for a walk I left her behind. When I got back I had never seen a dog look sadder than she did that afternoon. So I got her in the car and drove around the neighborhood for a few minutes. Then I parked the car in a shady spot and we sat there for another twenty minutes so she would not feel cheated time wise. She was a happy dog after that.
    via Polly Fukuhara
  • 07
    Dog - Jamie P. Not just that when it comes to a dog my house looks like a toddler playground. That's exactly what it reminds me of is when my children were toddlers and threw their toys everywhere. I have cats and dogs and I find that the dog is the most difficult. However animals also can do things out of their element. My dog is a maltipoo so he is not a big dog him and my one long-haired calico are literally best friends to the point where the dog does things like a cat and the cat does thing
    via Jamie P.
  • Advertisement
  • 08
    Font - Kristin Heckrote This made me smile. Cats sulk all the time and seem to include getting even to boot. One of my cats refused for years to even enter my bedroom because I was cleaning and got rid of a cardboard box that was "his box". It didn't matter that I got him a replacement and that he seldom used the box, having decided on a different favorite box. As I've been on my laptop this morning, Jack, another of my cats, was sitting next to the computer (at least not on it), swishing his ta
    via Kristin Heckrote
  • 09
    Handwriting - Janet Cooper Sulk my 15 year old sparkie slept with me every night if I went to bed without him he would wake me taping my lips for a goodnight kiss. Got a kitten may 2019 he didn't sleep in my room he had his own bed and night space. But Sparkie has not entered my room since and if I pick him up and take him in he hisses and growls definitely sulking.
    via Janet Cooper
  • 10
    Font - Linda Carroll I've noticed that they also have ways of punishing us if they are displeawed. My cat II Duce didn't eat if I went away, always leaving him in excellent hands This was to make me feel guilty when I came home and found him as thin as a rake. My other cat, Winner, would sulk by giving me filthy looks (been away again) and then not speaking to me for days. I'm an English woman who has been living in Rome since 1982 and have always been a total cat slave and they always know it.
    via Linda Carroll
  • Advertisement
  • 11
    Tableware
    via Linda Carroll
  • 12
    Cat - hort
    via Linda Carroll

    Can't get enough of ICanHasCheezburger? Then you're in luck because we're now on Instagram!

For a weekly dose of animal-themed community challenges - Subscribe to our Newsletter!

Can't get enough of ICanHasCheezburger? Find us on Instagram!

Tags

sulking quora yahoo answers kitten sulk cute Cats animals omg
Scroll down for the next article

Also From I Can Has Cheezburger?

Trending Now

24-year-old who was catsitting little sister's unspayed $2,500 Maine Coon for a week suddenly refuses to return the cat to her sister who's had her for 10 years, claiming the feline was malnourished: 'My dad said should get cops involved'

24-year-old who was catsitting little sister's unspayed $2,500 Maine Coon for a week suddenly refuses to return the cat to her sister who's had her for 10 years, claiming the feline was malnourished: 'My dad said should get cops involved'

01
25 of the Funniest and Freshest Feline Tweets to Fill Your Week With Pawsitivity (April 27, 2025)

25 of the Funniest and Freshest Feline Tweets to Fill Your Week With Pawsitivity (April 27, 2025)

02
'[For] more than a year, I slept outside with her every night': Kind man saves a lion cub who was abandoned by her mother, hand-raises her himself for 10 years and creates an unbreakable bond with her

'[For] more than a year, I slept outside with her every night': Kind man saves a lion cub who was abandoned by her mother, hand-raises her himself for 10 years and creates an unbreakable bond with her

03
Woman rescues the tiniest kitten off of the streets, after noticing he isn't growing she discovers he's a dwarf cat, goes viral: 'He's gonna be a tiny cat furever!'

Woman rescues the tiniest kitten off of the streets, after noticing he isn't growing she discovers he's a dwarf cat, goes viral: 'He's gonna be a tiny cat furever!'

04
Woman adopts a meowjestic black cat that was being given away for "free" because she didn't like kids, the next day, she gets told the kids miss the cat and want it back, but no one shows up to take her

Woman adopts a meowjestic black cat that was being given away for "free" because she didn't like kids, the next day, she gets told the kids miss the cat and want it back, but no one shows up to take her

05
25 Wholesome Weekend Cat Memes Serving You a Sweet Sunday

25 Wholesome Weekend Cat Memes Serving You a Sweet Sunday

06
Advertisement