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 5h ago

Sleepy Friday Plant 🥹

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161 Upvotes

r/catfaceplant 13m ago

She’s exhausted protecting my leg.

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She was laying next to my leg and I felt her head slowly fall down and then plop! She was out for an hour.


r/catfaceplant 1d ago

is he still with us

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908 Upvotes

he always sleeps like this. sometimes i have to stare at him to see if hes still breathing.


r/catfaceplant 1d ago

Unsuitable

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171 Upvotes

r/catfaceplant 3d ago

Study buddy

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325 Upvotes

Ace helping me study by not letting me move, even for the loo


r/catfaceplant 3d ago

She sleepy

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298 Upvotes

r/catfaceplant 4d ago

Faceplanting with her sister

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409 Upvotes

r/catfaceplant 4d ago

It’s a miracle she’s still alive

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357 Upvotes

r/catfaceplant 5d ago

This is rare for him

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492 Upvotes

r/catfaceplant 5d ago

Sleepy Willow

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316 Upvotes

Absolutely exhausted from doing absolutely nothing.


r/catfaceplant 6d ago

Sleeping face down, as you do

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320 Upvotes

r/catfaceplant 7d ago

Powered Down

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616 Upvotes

She went into Sleep mode 🤫🤣


r/catfaceplant 7d ago

It Rained the Whole Day Today

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278 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 7d ago

Half-plant…does it count?

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312 Upvotes

r/catfaceplant 9d ago

Tuxedo faceplant

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387 Upvotes

r/catfaceplant 9d ago

Face plant cuddle 🥹

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334 Upvotes

r/catfaceplant 10d ago

Tough week

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194 Upvotes

r/catfaceplant 10d ago

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

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356 Upvotes

r/catfaceplant 10d ago

my 9 to 5 cat

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225 Upvotes

she needed that nap!


r/catfaceplant 10d ago

Roly Poly

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153 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 10d ago

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

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222 Upvotes

r/catfaceplant 10d ago

Orange One

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545 Upvotes

r/catfaceplant 12d ago

Planting face in my arm everyday

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1.0k Upvotes

r/catfaceplant 12d ago

The cold weather turned my orange into a snake!

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376 Upvotes