A female cat and Internet celebrity known for her "perma-kitten" appearance.
Her photos were first posted to Tumblr in November 2011 then took off after being featured on the social news website reddit. "Lil Bub" on Facebook has over 314,000 Likes.Lil Bub stars in Lil Bub & Friendz, a documentary premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 18, 2013 and won the Tribeca Online Festival Best Feature Film.
She "was born with several genetic mutations" had to be bottle-fed and had difficulty being adopted.
When her owner Mike Bridavsky first met her, he picked her up and said "Hey, Bub!". Her tongue always hangs out because of her short lower jaw and toothlessness but her appetite is unaffected. Lil Bub also suffers from a rare bone disorder called osteopetrosis for which she takes medication.In late 2012 during the filming of Lil Bub & Friendzshe had a serious health episode and was diagnosed with osteopetrosis by a specialist in Indianapolis but recovered. Bridavsky has studied reiki to care for her. Lil Bub's short legs and osteopetrosis restricts her movement "but she is a fantastic waddler." Contracts are negotiated with an out for Lil Bub's health issues. Lil Bub has been doing much better thanks to therapy with the Assisi Loop, a Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Therapy device.Vibrations from travel also break down the osteoclasts.She was recorded running at the Strand Bookstore after her book signing.
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