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Meet Pym, the adorable Tortiseshell Cat that absolutely loves a good shower, and doesn't hide how much she loves them.
In an adorable video posted to TikTok by her parents, Pym stood in the shower and meowed with joy as the water rushed over her. In the video, the adorable cat tilted her head up to get more water on her, and she closed her eyes as she enjoyed the shower. She even looked up at her parents to express her contentment as well.
In the caption, her parents confirmed her love for "soggy time" and joked that she's "made in America." This is also not Pym's first time enjoying a shower. Her parents posted several videos of her previous "soggy times" in the shower. She's quickly become known as the "soggiest cat in history" and has gone viral for her love of being bathed.
People in the comments rave about Pym and her soggy showers, with one person even calling her "the Soggy Queen."
"I love cats that love water, it's so cute," another person wrote, while one added, "I never saw a cat willing to get in water."
Others also loved that Pym was also "singing in the shower," which showed just how much she loves her bath time.
"The pink nose, the scrunched face, the crunchy meows, airplane happy ears, the little face she makes when the water hits her," another person wrote. "She is so perfect."
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Do cats really hate water?
The age-old question of whether cats like water or not is so straightforward. While some cats enjoy baths and being near water, it's not unusual for them to develop a phobia of water and avoid it.
According to the Big Cat Rescue organization, a cat's dislike for water can be traced "back to the deserts of Africa" and their ancestor, the African wildcat. This wildcat is known to have "adapted to hot, dry climates," and so "cats weren’t built for swimming—they were built for stalking through arid scrub." But it's not all dependent on their evolutionary biology.
"Kittens, much like human children, are shaped profoundly by their early environments," the organization explained. "A kitten exposed to water in a positive way might grow up splashing with delight, while another may retain an instinctual wariness."
Kristyn Vitale, a feline behaviorist and founder of Maueyes Cat Science and Education, also explained that "It is likely that if a kitten grew up around water, they would be more comfortable around water as an adult.”
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