Cats

Cats Who Have Stopped Working & Need To Be Restarted

By Travis Greenwood Updated: Sept. 10, 2025 1:46 pm EST

Cat making a silly face with wide eyes

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The internet is constantly putting creative spins on pethood with cats as incorrectly assembled IKEA furniture, and dogs as video game bosses. A funny meme to trend of late is cats as computer operating systems who have paused, need to be turned off, and powered back up again. However ridiculous, that very concept spurred a massively popular trend on X (formerly Twitter), in which people were asked to provide pictures of cats who "stopped working properly and must be restarted." Check out the incredible results below!

Zubat has stopped working properly and must be restarted

A black cat is raising their paws and making a tongue blep while lounging in the sun by a swimming pool.

@ellle_em via Twitter

Embrujo has stopped working properly and must be restarted

A cat rubs their head across a staircase railing and enjoys the sunshine, with another cat not far behind them.

@ellle_em via Twitter

Loudred has stopped working properly and must be restarted

A black and white cat is sitting on a shelf and looking at another black cat who is climbing up a natural fiber wall.

@ellle_em via Twitter

Snorlax has stopped working properly (again) and must be restarted (again)

A cat is sitting by a swimming pool and is about do a wiggle and shake.

@ellle_em via Twitter

Exeggcute has stopped working properly and must be restarted

A sleepy gray cat is sitting on a cat tree and has their tongue sticking out.

@ellle_em via Twitter

Luxray has stopped working properly and must be restarted

A cat about to wiggle and shake by an armchair.

@ellle_em via Twitter

Psyduck has stopped working properly and must be restarted

A black cat does a big yawn while scratching an outdoor cat tree.

@ellle_em via Twitter

Butterfree never worked properly, to begin with

A cat is doing a big stretch on an outdoor cat tree.

@ellle_em via Twitter

Despite appearances, Empoleon is working properly

A hairless Sphynx cat is sleeping on a blanket.

@ellle_em via Twitter

He chose to sit like this, then looked angry about it

An annoyed cat is sitting awkwardly upright like a human.

@ExhaustedIsaac via Twitter

(CompileError.)

Two cats are cuddling and making it seem as though they have one head.

@CatChangelog via Twitter

I think I need to turn this cat off and on again

A cat is twisted in a funny position on cat tower.

@teganlaing via Twitter

Poppy.exe has crashed

A surprised cat has their legs splayed while lounging on a colorful rug.

@AllyScottAuthor via Twitter

She went into shutdown mode unexpectedly

A black cat is staring at wall in a room corner.

@rileyisokay via Twitter

Shaindl in the midst of midnight crazies

A cat is wedged upside down between a wall and a radiator.

@MarisaElana via Twitter

Miss Priss is often in need of a reboot

A cat is upside down and twisted in a towel on a chair.

@nekopog via Twitter

She just...gets stuck like this sometimes? Have to pet her to reboot!

An orange cat is sticking their tongue out and looking at the camera.

@Twofishie via Twitter

Little Bug is not catting at the moment

A cat in a chair is leaning forward on the cushion and pushing towards the back of the chair.

@LelaBradshaw14 via Twitter

Saoirse has stopped working properly and most be restarted (where is that foot coming from???)

A cat is sleeping in a funny position where three of her legs are positioned together, and her fourth paw is tucked under her body.

@fun_g4l via Twitter

No one tells her that such an unflattering photo has so many likes

A cat is sleeping in the sun with their paws under the opening of a doorway.

@Bored_Crow via Twitter

Kitten.exe has crashed and will need to reboot

A kitten is peaking out from hiding under a blanket.

@billkaz via Twitter

Here's Auri, complete brain crash when the feather she licked got unexpectedly stuck to her velcro tongue

An orange cat has a surprised reaction to a small feather sticking to their tongue.

@kristinaEBP via Twitter

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