“It was suggested that the original photo was Photoshopped, so we posted a few videos on YouTube,” the owners said on the official Grumpy Cat website. On the same day, the Bundesen family posted video clips of Tardar Sauce on YouTube, which racked up millions of views. Users on the platform immediately reacted by posting countless Photoshopped variations on the original, while the photo’s Imgur page reached 1,030,000 views in its first 48 hours. She became an internet celebrity in September 2012, when Tabatha’s brother Bryan posted photos showing her in all her disgruntled glory on the r/pics sub-Reddit. This, her owners said, probably accounted for her distinctive facial features and small size. Grumpy Cat, real name Tardar Sauce, had feline dwarfism. Her spirit will continue to live on through her fans everywhere,” Bundesen, who lives in Morristown Arizona, wrote. “Besides being our baby and a cherished member of the family, Grumpy Cat has helped millions of people smile all around the world – even when times were tough. She passed away peacefully on the morning of Tuesday, May 14, at home in the arms of her mommy, Tabatha. “Despite care from top professionals, as well as from her very loving family, Grumpy encountered complications from a recent urinary tract infection that unfortunately became too tough for her to overcome. “We are unimaginably heartbroken to announce the loss of our beloved Grumpy Cat,” Tabatha Bundesen, Grumpy Cat’s owner, said. The furry sensation’s family announced her death on Twitter on Friday. Grumpy Cat, arguably the internet’s most popular cat and one of its first viral memes, has died aged 7.

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