RIP Grumpy Cat

[CalMeacham]

Doris Day, Tin Conway, Peggy Lipton – and now, Grumpy Cat.
Where will it end?

Internet Sensation Grumpy Cat Has Died

“We are unimaginably heartbroken to announce the loss of our beloved Grumpy Cat,” wrote Tabatha, Bryan and Chrystal Bundesen in a statement.

The mixed-breed “encountered complications from a recent urinary tract infection that unfortunately became too tough for her to overcome,” the statement read.

“She passed away peacefully,” it added, “at home in the arms of her mommy, Tabatha.”

The family from Morristown, Arizona, noted how Grumpy Cat, whose real name is Tardar Sauce, had “helped millions of people smile all around the world — even when times were tough.”

It vowed that “her spirit will continue to live on through her fans everywhere.”

Tributes poured in on Twitter, where fans said they were “heartbroken” by the news.

[Musicat]

So bad news comes in fours?

[WOOKINPANUB]

Poor little Tardar Sauce I know it’s lame, but I really am sad about this (which would make Grumpy Cat happy, so there’s that). Maybe now her brother, Pokey can step into the spotlight.

BTW, am I overthinking it or is her name a reference to her deformity, i.e., she’s a “retard”?

[Dung_Beetle]

I really am sad about this too. As I said in the other thread, I’m making her exact same facial expression right now.

[Slash1972]

Did anybody have “Grumpy Cat” in your Death Pool game?

[DCnDC]

Do we know how old she was?

[DCnDC]

@WOOKINPANUB

BTW, am I overthinking it or is her name a reference to her deformity, i.e., she’s a “retard”?

Pardon?

[WOOKINPANUB]

@DCnDC

Do we know how old she was?

7; not very old.

[terentii]

Poor puddy tat!

I once learned the hard way that cats should be kept indoors and away from others in the neighborhood, since Feline Uterine Syndrome (FUS) is highly contagious. Neither should plastic dishes be used, since they’re porous and can trap pathogens.

My own beloved cat will be 19 in September. I hope he hangs on a while longer. I found him meowing in my building’s stairwell when he was just eight weeks old. I can’t believe it’s been that long…

[WOOKINPANUB]

@DCnDC

Pardon?

Her name seems to be a play on “tartar sauce”, but spelled “TARDer”. She’s kind of funny looking so I can see someone (hopefully jokingly) calling her a “tard”.

[MichaelEmouse]

@WOOKINPANUB

7; not very old.

Her appearance, health and age at death are a good illustration of why putting a lot of emphasis on physical breed characteristics is a bad idea.

[Grrr]

Now he’s in hell. Or what other cat’s call “Kitty Heaven”.

[Snowboarder_Bo]

RIP Tardar Sauce; your time with us was way too short but oh so sweet.

[troub]

@WOOKINPANUB

Her name seems to be a play on “tartar sauce”, but spelled “TARDer”. She’s kind of funny looking so I can see someone (hopefully jokingly) calling her a “tard”.

I do remember this from when it started, and yes, you are right, they totally retconned the cat’s name once they hit the mainstream and had to start talking about it outside of Reddit or Youtube. A quick Google pulls up this article about it from just a few months after the original reddit post in 2012.

[Sir_T-Cups]

@Grrr

Now he’s in hell. Or what other cat’s call “Kitty Heaven”.

This is a fantastic comment and one I will steal and use in my daily life.

With credit to you natch.

[Morgyn]

Awww. I has a sad. From all accounts, she was a very sweet girl.

[Two_Many_Cats]

Isn’t feline urinary tract problems what Sylvester the Talking Cat’s adoptive brother Gibson died of?

[Dung_Beetle]

I have a picture of her on my wall at work. I pinned a black ribbon on it. :)

[running_coach]

@Dung_Beetle

I have a picture of her on my wall at work. I pinned a black ribbon on it. :)

She wouldn’t have liked that.

[Dung_Beetle]

So true!