THIS JUST IN: Kitteh licks (and licks) Fennec Fox

by Meg on March 24, 2009

I know we’ve had a virtual cinema today with all the movies—when it rains it pours, right? But in the immortal words of Sender-Inner Arlo R.: “HOW COULD THIS NOT BE POSTED YET!?”

{ 75 comments }

1 rosamundi 03.24.09 at 8:53 pm

that is one very clean fox!

2 Caitlin 03.24.09 at 8:54 pm

WHOAAAA.

3 Leenk 03.24.09 at 8:56 pm

Fennec fox taste like tuna?

4 lauren 03.24.09 at 8:57 pm

wait… are fennec fox’s legal pets???? and if so, where can i aquire one (or three)?!?!?!

5 Paunchie 03.24.09 at 8:58 pm

fox seems to like it until the little spaz out at the end.

(turn off sound, gah!)

6 Allie Catt 03.24.09 at 8:59 pm

i love how the fox escapes as soon as it knows the cat is distracted.

*ricochet sound*

7 GingerBean 03.24.09 at 8:59 pm

I love how the fennec fox runs away the moment kitty’s attention wanders away from him. And omg those ears!!I was waiting for the kitty to start licking inside the ear…he’d get lost in there!

8 skip 03.24.09 at 9:05 pm

Wow! I assume the fox is a rescue or foster, but I guess you never know.

9 Daniel 03.24.09 at 9:06 pm

That’s really weird, and also sort of sweet. To Lauren: yeah, they’re legal in some U.S. states (not in California), but they don’t really make good pets, regardless of what the fox freaks, I mean enthusiasts, say. They’re nocturnal, burrowing, food-hoarding little wild animals that are better off in the wilds of North Africa than in your living room.

10 HP 03.24.09 at 9:06 pm

If there’s anything every cat knows, it’s that all other animals have filthy, filthy ears.

11 Naomi 03.24.09 at 9:10 pm

BWAAHAHAHA! The cat’s all, “And I shall love him, and pet him, and call him George.” Did my ears mistake me, or did the fox freak out when the background “music” change from meowing to barking?

12 Kit 03.24.09 at 9:12 pm

This cat makes me wonder… what DO fennic foxes taste like. Maybe I’ll just have a nibble…

13 christine 03.24.09 at 9:18 pm

the kitten loves this because there’s so much ear to wash!

14 Argyle Donkeypants 03.24.09 at 9:22 pm

It would appear that at 1:15 the fox received a top-secret message through his eartennae.

15 Moo 03.24.09 at 9:27 pm

Cute, but….did anyone else notice the music in the background? Eeeesh…

16 scooterpants 03.24.09 at 9:28 pm

love the death-grip the kitteh has on the foxes neck.
cat is all-
“this fox is absolutely filthy and I shall NOT have eet! I dont care if I have to lick all of his fur completely off, he shall be clean!”

17 Camille 03.24.09 at 9:29 pm

I was pretty sure the fox was comatose for the first minute or so. Or heavily drugged. I was relieved to see it perk up at the end!

18 Laurie 03.24.09 at 9:32 pm

Judging by how that cat is gripping the fox, I’m not entirely sure he isn’t “tasting” him rather than cleaning him!

And yes, as soon as the barking started the fox looked around and got nervous.

19 kibblenibble 03.24.09 at 9:34 pm

Love how kitteh has a tight grip on foxy’s head as she grooms: “Oh, honey let Mama groom just a bit more…it’s for your own good…no, really sweetheart, you’re not quite clean yet…” and Fox is just resigned to his fate until kitteh gets distracted by her own paw, and then…FREE at last!!!!

20 Ltlraystl 03.24.09 at 9:40 pm

Uh-dor-uh-buhls!!!!!!! Also loved the cats singing Danse des Merlitons in the background.

By the way, there are fenec foxes at Grant’s Farm in St. Louis and they are like cats in the fact that they dig a hole to go potty and then cover it up when they’re done. If only my cat would do that!

21 ksxsage 03.24.09 at 9:44 pm

Best friend or delicious lollipop?

22 Michelle A 03.24.09 at 9:44 pm

The music in the background was Meowy Christmas by Jingle Cats! http://tinyurl.com/cd2qyx

23 Theo 03.24.09 at 9:49 pm

Kitty looks bewildered by the vast expanse of ear.

24 Theo 03.24.09 at 9:50 pm

Also, what the HECK is playing in the background??

[Hmm, OK, I guess that's been answered already... - Ed.]

25 Wendy 03.24.09 at 10:49 pm

AND KITTY IS HOLDING FOX’S LITTLE HEAD IN HIS/HER “HAND!”

26 Redzilla 03.24.09 at 10:52 pm

Okay, you know what makes this so disturbing? Kitteh goes about licking Mr. Fox as though he were simply an extension of Kitteh. Like, “Oh, and what’s this here? A bit more of me to lick. When did my ears get so big?”

27 Hélène 03.24.09 at 10:52 pm

Michelle, I noticed it too! It’s from the Nutcracker ballet.

Poor fox has a very wet head.

28 Cambridge Rat Mom 03.24.09 at 11:03 pm

In the clutches of an obsessive-compulsive cleaning kitteh.

“If I stay very still maybe the cat won’t notice I’m here.”

29 chanpon 03.24.09 at 11:08 pm

Loving the cat’s kung-fu grip headlock on the fox, with his aggressive licking: “I shall leeck you and you shall like eeet!!”

30 boxy 03.24.09 at 11:18 pm

Cat licked foxy’s head so hard, she gave him a comb-over. Fabulous!

31 Lizzy Lee 03.24.09 at 11:44 pm

My favorite is when the black kitteh tries to get a piece o’ the action right at the beginning…Lickin’ kitteh is all “I don’t think so, sister!”

32 jen 03.25.09 at 12:31 am

it takes a lot of licks to clean ears that big!

33 Marie 03.25.09 at 12:34 am

Someone has an ear fetish.

Or is the L’Eau du Kibble behind foxy’s ears?

34 oaklandcat 03.25.09 at 12:47 am

I can’t believe this isn’t posted in “I shall leeck you!” :P

35 patris 03.25.09 at 12:57 am

Both of my cats loooove the taste of earwax. I can’t even imagine what they’d do with those fennec ears.

36 Nik 03.25.09 at 1:03 am

The look on the fox’s face is all “Sheesh!” But the fact that they are spooning is adorable. Kitty looks like she is on a mission.

37 platedlizard 03.25.09 at 1:23 am

I love how the fox is like “Help me, someone please!” while the kitty leecks and leecks.

38 Lillith 03.25.09 at 1:27 am

Yeah the little foxy fennec in the headlock of clean is adorable.

39 DaytimeDeb 03.25.09 at 1:42 am

Going through my head as I watched this video:

How many licks does it take to get to the center…

OMG They are SPOONING!

I keep hearing meows.. just how many cats does this family have?

OMG it is Nutcracker, kitty-style!

Periscope – UP! Dogs approaching.

Psych! It’s just the song, silly. Made you look!

40 Theresa 03.25.09 at 2:06 am

Oh. MY. GAWD!!!!

41 Stefanie 03.25.09 at 2:13 am

I love how the fox has just one eye opened most of the time, like “Is it safe to come out yet? Please?”

42 Sahrawi Wife 03.25.09 at 2:18 am

AWWWWW!! I used to have a Fennec FOX!! His name was Merlin cos he could get out of any cage ! No matter how you locked it he would get out and be waiting for me in the morning . He used to run just like that when the Iguana would come in and he would chase Samson (The Iguana). Samson was 4 1/2 feet long from nose to tail and was very lovable to all except Merlin . Merlin used to love to steal Samson’s Veggies! I miss them both so much . I had to sell them when My First Husband got so ill .

43 Raemie L. 03.25.09 at 2:36 am

I’m amused at how kitteh’s all,
Kitteh: *lickliickleek* You taste different. What do I taste like?
…and then he’s absorbed into cleaning his own paw.
Fox: You’re done? I’m off! *scrambles* *zoom*

44 sessile 03.25.09 at 3:33 am

Good God, the background music – “The Sugarplum Fairy” renders in meows and woofs. O_o

45 YourMother 03.25.09 at 3:43 am

Title should be “Foxy Lady Takes a Bath”

46 rabble 03.25.09 at 3:44 am

all through i was thinking, does fox actually enjoy being groomed by kitteh? or does he just know better than to try and fight off kitteh’s advances?

clearly the latter :)

47 boaks 03.25.09 at 4:00 am

aww kitteh looks so sad when he lost his cuddle buddy!

48 Argyle Donkeypants 03.25.09 at 4:05 am

Reminds me of the Tootsie Pop commercial with the owl who wonders how many licks it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop. “[slurp] A-one, [slurp] a-twooo, [CHIZZOMP]… Two.”

49 yuna 03.25.09 at 4:39 am

Eh? What is this? Ah, but of course! This small one she is wish to put on her face before we continue with ze wooing.

50 Theo 03.25.09 at 4:44 am

Thrrrree, Argyle. And you hafta roll the “rrrr”.

51 lurkertype 03.25.09 at 5:01 am

Once again, the Japanese hand us our ‘tocks to us on a plate with their mastery of TEH QTE.

Love how foxy and kitteh are almost the same color.

52 claudia 03.25.09 at 5:24 am

you what this reminded ME of? (cute cute cute vid, btw)

This reminded me of the one time I had head lice (age 5 or so) and my mom was on a MISSION, she would NOT let me go till my head was clean.

soooorry, but that totally popped into my head LOL

53 Michelle S. 03.25.09 at 6:30 am

I could watch this all day. That fox looks like he’s having a day at the spa.

54 Kar 03.25.09 at 6:33 am

That is a SERIOUS headlock there. Poor kitty, that’s a lot of ear to lick!

55 Hon Glad 03.25.09 at 6:53 am

We’ll soon lick you into shape young Fenny.

56 xenira 03.25.09 at 7:22 am

Every good kitty deserves a fox lolly! slorp.

57 Barbarella 03.25.09 at 10:17 am

Aawwwww bless! So cute. And is that the “Meowey Christmas” Album in the background? :D

58 Ninjin 03.25.09 at 12:08 pm

I love how at 1:17 the fox leaves and kitty is all “Where are you going? There’s some licking to do!”

59 Gail (the first one) 03.25.09 at 12:27 pm

Kitteh: I’m the mommy!
Fox: No you’re not!!
(from the Big Book of Kittens video)

60 Paunchie 03.25.09 at 1:02 pm

LOL@ Gail!

and “Like, “Oh, and what’s this here? A bit more of me to lick. When did my ears get so big?”

You guys a’crack’a me uppa!

61 Kristabelle 03.25.09 at 1:53 pm

Gail – that’s what I was thinking!!! hahahahahahaha

62 kodalai 03.25.09 at 1:54 pm

Kitteh is like, “So… much… ear… to… CLEAN!”

63 Argyle Donkeypants 03.25.09 at 2:17 pm

@Theo: I forgot about the thrrrree — it’s been a long time. Good thing nobody’ll be trusting me with a holy hand grenade anytime soon.

64 EvilStepQueen 03.25.09 at 3:20 pm

The face on that fox says “I know it’s gross, but it feeeeeeels sooooooo goooooood” LOL

65 noramaria 03.25.09 at 4:06 pm

It kills me how easily cats get distracted while licking. My cat starts out licking my hand… then her paw… then the couch.

66 Pip 03.25.09 at 6:13 pm

fox-sickie?

67 Karen 03.25.09 at 8:31 pm

Aww, how adorable! Fennec foxes are my favorite!

68 Katrina 03.25.09 at 11:27 pm

No, Argyle Donkeypants, never again.

69 RJones 03.26.09 at 12:41 am

What’s the deal with the kitty cat Nutcracker music?

70 Q 03.26.09 at 4:14 pm

Color-coordinated pets! That’s fabulous!

71 dawgpup 03.26.09 at 11:22 pm

i wuv foxes!!!! so cute :D

72 saffron 03.27.09 at 2:29 am

Sesslie- not the sugarplum fairy, but the marzipan dance. Which seems perfect, since the fox is obviously so yummy.

73 Bamboo_rose 03.27.09 at 5:12 am

LOLL
what was that spaz out at the end?
“RUN!!! not there! and that’s a wall!
FREEEEEDOM”
buhahah

74 Tracy 03.27.09 at 11:47 pm

So funny…the cat has the fox in a choke hold…lOL

75 Beth 03.29.09 at 4:14 am

Aww this kitteh is doing the same thing my cat used to do to my mom’s totally neurotic half-feral kitteh. He’d set to cleaning her and for a while she’d bliss out and be happy and calm. Of course it all usually ended with biting and hurt feelings.

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