Human cute aggression provoked by a kitten or puppy can damage teeth!

This is a bit of a stretch of the imagination but it is a recognised condition. You might have experienced it. You see a cute puppy or kitten. You have an urge to smother her with kisses and squeeze her tightly. At the same time, you might clench your teeth. If you do the latter in a slightly careless way, you might damage them. That is the order of events.

Human cute aggression provoked by a kitten or puppy can damage teeth! Image: MikeB.

The experts say that these feelings result in a dimorphous physical action. The word "dimorphous" means existing in two forms. And in this instance, it means you have a feeling of euphoria in seeing something very cute which your verbalise and the other simultaneous form is doing something aggressive like squeezing the cute animal too hard or grinding your teeth.

That's the urge but of course self-control takes over and you don't actually squeeze the animal to the point where the action is aggressive and harmful.

In recognition of this known condition which I had not heard of before, a British dentist, Dr. Rizwan Mahmood, has claimed that idly scrolling through pictures of cute dogs and cats could damage your teeth.

I think that that he is successfully achieving a little bit of publicity and that may be the goal. If it was the goal then well done because it's worked.

If you grind your teeth at the sight of something cute, it would have to be persistent grinding to do any real damage. Like I said, it's a bit of a stretch of the imagination to see real damage occurring.

Social media celebrity, Molly Mae, who featured in the Love Island television series admitted that she has a habit of grinding her teeth to the point where one of them fell out! She blames cute aggression.

She said:

"I'm my own worst enemy because whenever I look at the cat or I look at Ellie Bellie (her stuffed toy elephant) I just talk to Tommy in a stupid baby voice, I do this thing where I grind my teeth. I bit down and my tooth literally came off last night."

The good dentist said:

"It's an instant physical response when humans see something cute like a fluffy kitten, puppy or rabbit which makes them react physically rather than verbally. It doesn't necessarily take too much pressure to do the damage either. So, if you are scrolling through footage on Instagram or TikTok, be mindful of your mouth. If you see something cute, verbalise it instead of physically reacting to it. It could save you a lot of money, and toothache!" 

Cute kitten carries his loving behavior into adulthood

Really cute video in which a ginger tabby kitten carries his loving behavior through to adulthood even if there is a size problem. There is no stopping him. Cats are persistent.

Note: This is a video from another website. Sometimes they are deleted at source which stops them working on this site. If that has happened, I apologise but I have no control over it.

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Cats have a lifetime predilection to do certain things because of inherited behavioral traits. This is an example I believe. Some cats like to be physically close to their human while other are not as interested. That's a genetically inherited character trait mainly. This is a really cute example. He liked what he did a few years ago and he isn't going to stop. The persistence of domestic cats almost always results in the cat getting their way in these sorts of situations.

Kitten carries his cute and loving behavior into adulthood.

Dog rescues tiny abandoned kitten and leads her to safety

 

It is the purposefulness and commitment of this small dog who brings home a stray kitten which is so impressive. This did not just happen. This little dog knew what he was doing. He wanted to bring the kitten back into his home where, I guess, he realised that the kitten would be safe. So, it was a distinctly altruistic and purposeful rescue operation by a dog. I don't think that we can take anything different from the video which makes it all the more remarkable. We need to constantly remind ourselves of the intelligence of animals and that they are more comprehending that we often give them credit for.

Dog rescues tiny abandoned kitten and leads her to safety. Screensho

Cute clowder of Ragdoll kittens

Cute clowder of Ragdoll kittens. Photo in public domain.

The Ragdoll is already cute but kittens makes the breed cuter and a group of them leads to cuteness overload. You can read about the Ragdoll by clicking on this link.

A lot of people say that this cat is super cute

A very cute  young cat for your entertainment. A lot of people say that he is very cute. I think he is male but I am guessing. His ears are flattened indicating some Scottish Fold genetics but he does not look like a Scottish Fold.

A lot of people say that this cat is super cut. Photo: Twitter.

What makes cute? Answer: baby-like features such as large, round eyes a round head. Also he needs to be fluffy and innocent with a charming character. He has it all.

Why are cats so cute?

Why are cats so cute? Answer: because they look like babies. They have large eyes and in general round heads. The cutest cat is probably the Scottish Fold Munchkin - flat ears so the head is even rounder than normal combined with short legs.

Scottish Fold Munchkin - super cute.

The behaviour of kittens and young adults is also cute because they tend to be foolish and get into trouble. Just like kids. I don't find kids cute by the way. Quite the opposite.

People consider babies cute. Once again, I don't. But the general opinion is that they are cute because adults need to be drawn to them to nurture them. Cuteness is an attractant. That's my theory anyway.