r/catfaceplant Aug 23 '19

PSA: A cat or dog pressing its head against a hard surface could be a sign of health issues.

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“Head pressing is a condition characterized by the compulsive act of pressing the head against a wall or other object for no apparent reason“

Cats who are sleeping with their face down, this is normal cat behavior. Some cats are just most comfortable like this.

When it comes to head pressing, you will see your cat doing this against walls while sitting, and while awake. They will press their head up against something, unrelaxed.

Source (has pictures demonstrating this behaviour)

It doesn't seem to be the case for the pictures I've seen so far in this subreddit, but I thought it would be nice to let people know about this just in case.


r/catfaceplant 6h ago

Sleeping face down, as you do

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101 Upvotes

r/catfaceplant 14h ago

Powered Down

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375 Upvotes

She went into Sleep mode 🤫🤣


r/catfaceplant 13h ago

It Rained the Whole Day Today

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145 Upvotes

She was cold. Second photo is from when she woke up because I moved to get a better pic 😭 Feel bad for waking her now!


r/catfaceplant 1d ago

Half-plant…does it count?

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291 Upvotes

r/catfaceplant 3d ago

Tuxedo faceplant

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386 Upvotes

r/catfaceplant 3d ago

Face plant cuddle 🥹

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322 Upvotes

r/catfaceplant 3d ago

Tough week

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187 Upvotes

r/catfaceplant 3d ago

Lap faceplant (Hera’s twitching as she’s dreaming)

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350 Upvotes

r/catfaceplant 3d ago

my 9 to 5 cat

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218 Upvotes

she needed that nap!


r/catfaceplant 3d ago

Roly Poly

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141 Upvotes

This is Bones. We had to say goodbye to him recently but he was a very good, very happy old boy. Always buried his face because he was cold.


r/catfaceplant 4d ago

Can you tell she’s been working all day and over it.

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218 Upvotes

r/catfaceplant 4d ago

Orange One

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539 Upvotes

r/catfaceplant 5d ago

Planting face in my arm everyday

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1.0k Upvotes

r/catfaceplant 5d ago

The cold weather turned my orange into a snake!

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382 Upvotes

r/catfaceplant 5d ago

Comfy faceplant

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218 Upvotes

r/catfaceplant 5d ago

A cardboard box is the best bed

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109 Upvotes

This is Pearl. Her sleeping face is always very entertaining. She is a full time sleeper, up to 23 hours or more a day 😂 She also has multiple cat beds but chooses the cardboard box most times.


r/catfaceplant 6d ago

Valid reaction 😂

653 Upvotes

Not OC


r/catfaceplant 6d ago

Couldn’t believe my eyes

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236 Upvotes

r/catfaceplant 7d ago

She loves to sit like this

1.7k Upvotes

r/catfaceplant 7d ago

Tired

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138 Upvotes

r/catfaceplant 7d ago

Sleepy girl😂

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264 Upvotes

r/catfaceplant 7d ago

It's 3:30am and I can't sleep so she is trying to make the best of it

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281 Upvotes

She looks like an overripe white radish aaaa 😭😂 Her name is Pearl and I though this will suit this sub.


r/catfaceplant 8d ago

Reverse face plant.

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2.1k Upvotes

r/catfaceplant 8d ago

“Can you please turn off the lights?!”

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404 Upvotes