Last Updated on April 14, 2026 by admin
Tofu is an orange cat with three legs and, according to his owner, not a lot going on upstairs. He has somehow figured out how to turn on the kitchen faucet by himself. He uses one front paw. He flips the handle, watches the water run for a moment, and then walks away like the bill is someone else’s problem.
The video of Tofu doing this has been viewed millions of times across TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook. ABC News picked it up. So did stations from Miami to Toronto. And the internet responded exactly the way you’d expect — by falling completely in love with a cat who has fewer legs than most and apparently more ambition than all of them.
Meet the Cat Behind the Faucet
Tofu belongs to Brianna Terry. He’s orange. He’s missing one leg. And he has developed what can only be described as a hobby — turning on the kitchen faucet whenever the mood strikes, which appears to be often.
The original clip shows Tofu approaching the sink with the kind of quiet confidence usually reserved for cats who are about to knock something off a counter. He reaches up, hooks his paw around the faucet handle, and pulls. Water flows. Tofu watches it for a beat, then hops down and leaves the room.
He does not turn it off.
He has never turned it off.
His Owner’s Review Is Five Stars
“Keep in mind, I love him. He’s the cutest thing,” Terry told reporters. “But he really doesn’t have a lot of brain cells, so for him to figure out how to do that, I’m like, ‘wow.’”
That quote alone has become almost as viral as the video itself. Every orange cat owner on the internet read it and nodded. The specific combination of deep love and genuine bewilderment is the most accurate description of living with an orange cat ever recorded.
The Headband Solution
Here’s where it gets better. Tofu did not do this once for the camera and stop. He kept going. The faucet became his thing. Walk into the kitchen, turn on the water, leave. Repeat. All day. Possibly all night.
Terry’s solution? She wrapped the faucet handle in a headband.
That’s it. That’s the engineering. A headband. On a faucet. Because a three-legged orange cat figured out indoor plumbing and the only countermeasure available was a hair accessory.
If you own a cat, you already know this is exactly how it goes. You don’t outsmart them. You just buy time.
Why the Internet Can’t Get Enough
Part of it is the visual — a three-legged cat casually operating kitchen fixtures like he’s done it his whole life. Part of it is the unbothered energy. Tofu doesn’t look proud. He doesn’t look mischievous. He turns on the faucet with the same blank expression your cat makes at 3 a.m. when he stares at a wall for forty minutes.
But the real reason this video hit so hard is recognition. Every cat owner has a version of this story. Maybe your cat hasn’t mastered plumbing, but he’s opened a cabinet, figured out a doorknob, or learned exactly which drawer has the treats. Cats are not supposed to be this resourceful. They keep proving otherwise.
Tofu just happened to get caught on camera.
Three Legs, Maximum Chaos
The three-leg detail is the thing that sends it over the edge. Millions of people watched an orange cat missing 25% of his legs operate a faucet that most toddlers can’t reach, and the only reasonable response was to share it immediately.
Tofu doesn’t need your sympathy. He doesn’t need four legs. He needs access to the kitchen sink and approximately zero supervision, and he will handle the rest.
That’s not a disability story. That’s an orange cat being an orange cat — just with one fewer paw to knock things off the counter with.
The Faucet Remains Undefeated
As of the latest updates, the headband is still on the faucet. Whether it’s working is another question. If you know orange cats, you already know the answer.
Tofu is fine. The water bill is probably less fine. And somewhere in that kitchen, a three-legged cat is eyeing the faucet handle, waiting for his moment.
He’ll get it. He always does.
Has your cat ever figured out something they absolutely should not have? Tell us in the comments. 🐱
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