Leah Sems
Anyone knowledgeable about the world of deadmau5 is well-aware of the manufacturer’s cat, Meowingtons.
The artist has actually revealed he’s biding farewell to the 16-year-old feline, due to, he composed, “some cat medical bulls–t.” In a declaration posted to Instagram Monday (Aug. 7), deadmau5 shared that “yeah meowingtons is just a f—en cat, but I’ll just say to me, he’s one of my best friends.”
“i don’t say that casually,” the declaration continues. “16 years. he was my peace and quiet from the beginning of this bats— crazy rollercoaster career… the entire ride. no matter how frustrated, exhausted, depressed, stressed the f— out ive been, there he is. being the first person i see when i get home from some crazy flight and lugging my bags to the front door… watching his little floor duster wobble while he comes to welcome me home… the first person i see in the morning, and the last one i see at night when i’m ready to f—en clock out on the bed.”
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“well due to some cat medical bulls–t, tomorrow I have to help him cross the rainbow bridge. my heart is broken… it’s really a personal issue and normally i keep things to myself and I can kinda work through it on my own, but professor meowingtons phd is so special to all of us, i felt like i should let you know because he’s touched so many lives in stupid ways.”
The declaration goes on to note that the manufacturer, born Joel Zimmerman, will be taking “a small break” while he browses the loss. The next scheduled deadmau5 program is Aug. 13 at Montreal’s ÎleSoniq Music Festival.
The artist supplied a quick update on Tuesday (Aug. 8). In an Instagram post revealing socked feet with chips collapsed around, deadmau5 composed that he was spending some quality time at home with his cherished cat prior to biding farewell. “he is very happy and lucid and isn’t suffering at all… we’re having a good time,” Zimmerman captioned the post. “He destroyed half a bag of doritos, so he’s in a good spot.”
Meowingtons is undoubtedly popular to deadmau5 fans. In 2011, the Canadian artist introduced the Meowingtons Hax Tour, calling the collection LP produced this trip the Meowingtons Hax Tour Trax. Meowingtons’ image likewise beautified the cover of the 2012 deadmau5 classic >album title goes here<.
The name Meowingtons was also involved in a trademark dispute in 2017, when Deadmau5 filed a petition with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office seeking to cancel a Florida woman’s “Meowingtons” trademark after his own application was rejected. This woman was running an online cat-centric retail story called meowingtons.com, which Zimmerman stated in the petition that he suspected was capitalizing off the popularity of his own Meowingtons content.
The woman then sued Zimmerman in a trademark fight over “Meowingtons” and “Prof. Meowingtons.” Zimmerman countersued for trademark infringement, cybersquatting and unfair competition over her site’s name.
In 2021, Meowingtons became the first animal with an OnlyFans account, with the channel offering “a closer look into the personal life of his famous owner and promises a highly-interactive experience with exclusive tracks, behind the scenes footage of deadmau5 in his studio, around his house,” along with “ongoing engagement with Meowingtons, who plans to regularly DM and will create exclusive content for fans upon request.”
Zimmerman adopted Meowingtons from the Toronto Humane Society in 2009.
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