Cat gets ‘brain freeze’ after trying ice cream for the first time and pulls hilarious face
THIS is the hilarious moment a cat seems to suffer brain freeze as he gets his first taste of ice cream. The viral video shows the feline taking a mouthful of the sweet treat before dramatically recoiling in horror. Footage begins showing a man, who appears to be the cat’s owner, and the animal sat […]
THIS is the hilarious moment a cat seems to suffer brain freeze as he gets his first taste of ice cream.
The viral video shows the feline taking a mouthful of the sweet treat before dramatically recoiling in horror.
Footage begins showing a man, who appears to be the cat’s owner, and the animal sat at the dinner table with a bowl of ice cream in front of them.
He appears to have a small amount of the frozen dessert on the handle-end of a spoon and offers it to the feline.
The champagne-coloured cat looks intrigued and gives the snack a sniff for a few seconds.
Seemingly liking the smell, the animal then flicks out its tongue to take a taste.
Almost immediately recoiling backwards – appearing to be suffering brain freeze – the cat regrets its decision.
It stands up and leans backwards with its mouth agape as it swings its head from side to side.
The cat then begins sinking back into the chair it was stood on as his owner appears to smile and laugh.
He then steps in and tries to help the cat – which appears to have ice cream dribbling down its furry chin.
The pet owner cradles the feline’s head, but it appears the cat has overcome its ice cream headache as it settles down as the clip ends.
The video was first posted on TikTok on June 3 by Sabrina Bernatchez, who lives in Saint-Jean-sur Richelieu, Quebec, Canada.
It has been viewed more than 340,000 times and is just the first video on her account.
Viewers have been loving the hilarious clip, branding it the “most dramatic brain freeze ever”.
Another said: “The cat looks like he’d/she’d just saw a whole new world.”
Others however branded the clip “cruel” and asked whether the cat was okay.
One wrote: “Goodness doesn’t look too keen on it, perhaps the cat has sensitive teeth.”
Brain freeze occurs when blood vessels in the mouth or throat get cooled rapidly, such as by eating ice cream.
It causes them to dilate and leads to the unpleasant sensation which humans know as brain freeze.
Numerous similar videos exist online of cats recoiling in horror after sampling ice cream.
Dr. Christopher Gaylord, a leading New York vet, from North Slope Veterinary, previously told PetMD: “It’s very difficult for us to know what a cat may be feeling.
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“We generally assume since they have a very similar neuroanatomy to humans that their sensory experience is similar to ours.
“So when a cat gets something extremely cold, it is likely that they experience a similar pain to what a human would feel.
“The most logical assumption is that ‘brain freeze’ in cats is a similar sensory experience to ‘brain freeze’ in people.”
He advised against giving ice cream or other frozen treats to cats as the fat content could cause them to become ill – urging people to stick to foods designed for felines.