Though Stillabower first shared her cat’s viral picture on Tumblr in 2018, Smudge didn’t start to pop up everywhere until the spring of 2019, when someone combined it with a meme from The Real ...

Friskies is hoping to capitalize on Grumpy Cat’s Internet popularity to promote its Friskies award show –the company’s Oscars for cat videos–by honoring her with a lifetime achievement award.