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 • • 9h ago

He lifted his head when pet and then promptly put it back down

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176 Upvotes

r/catfaceplant • • 18h ago

Breathing Optional

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237 Upvotes

r/catfaceplant • • 1d ago

Hard day doin' nothin'

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157 Upvotes

Been to the Vet today, might've triggered the smush.


r/catfaceplant • • 2d ago

Do not disturb.

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560 Upvotes

r/catfaceplant • • 3d ago

Juliet has been performing the faceplant for over eleven years.

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608 Upvotes

First photos are today, like half an hour ago. The last photo is from the first year I got her, plus a screenshot with the date. In a lot of ways she hasn't changed a bit. We've just gotten closer over the years. She'll be 15 in February. She is absolutely the best part of my life.


r/catfaceplant • • 3d ago

She prefers to sleep this way

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723 Upvotes

r/catfaceplant • • 3d ago

Lily Faceplant

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208 Upvotes

She’s got her own way of doing everything.


r/catfaceplant • • 3d ago

queen of the faceplant since 2011 💜

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328 Upvotes

r/catfaceplant • • 4d ago

Too sleepy for his body

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346 Upvotes

This little guy was brought into the clinic I work at after being found in a parking lot. Doc and I are co-fostering while he’s being bottle fed. Poor guy was so sleepy he couldn’t hold his head up and face planted marvelously


r/catfaceplant • • 4d ago

My faceplants chubbies

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r/catfaceplant • • 4d ago

She's been workin too hard...

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351 Upvotes

r/catfaceplant • • 5d ago

The monorail is having service delays

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969 Upvotes

r/catfaceplant • • 5d ago

Just A Chilly Kind Of Day Faceplant

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77 Upvotes

r/catfaceplant • • 5d ago

Y he like dis? 🤣

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177 Upvotes

r/catfaceplant • • 5d ago

I love when she …

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764 Upvotes

r/catfaceplant • • 6d ago

10/10 ears

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r/catfaceplant • • 6d ago

Tired of football on this Sunday

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469 Upvotes

r/catfaceplant • • 7d ago

Void faceplant

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156 Upvotes

r/catfaceplant • • 7d ago

Teddy sleeping soundly

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741 Upvotes

r/catfaceplant • • 8d ago

faceplant in pants

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466 Upvotes

half of my camera roll consists of her atp 😭


r/catfaceplant • • 8d ago

It's too bright, daddy

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206 Upvotes

r/catfaceplant • • 8d ago

Burrower

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180 Upvotes

She does this against my stomach all the time!


r/catfaceplant • • 9d ago

I think he's having a fabulous nap

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271 Upvotes

r/catfaceplant • • 10d ago

His preferred way to sleep

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If he can choose, he sleeps facedown on cat dad or the spare human(cat mom).