Curiosities,Wholesome WorldAUG 2, 2026

130 Pets That Clearly Didn't Pass Quality Control

Rugilė Žemaitytė and Jonas Grinevičius

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It’s been a rough few years, and we all deserve a bit more happiness in life. And there are very few things better in this world than wholesome, cute, and silly animal photos to warm your heart and make you smile.

We are featuring some of the most adorable, funny, goofy, and weird photos from the fab ‘IKEA Pets’ online group, and we hope they’ll brighten your day as much as they did ours. These photos embody the super derpy side of every pet, and they look like their owners might have forgotten to read the instructions and ‘assemble’ them correctly. Ready to smile so much that it hurts? We know we are.

#81 Help, My Kitten Disassembled And I’ve Already Thrown Away The Instructions!! What Do I Do??!!!

A cute and derpy tabby cat lies curled up on a pink blanket, appearing playfully disoriented.

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#82 Does Anyone Have That L-Shaped Tool Thingy

An orange derpy cat is contorted in a strange position on a scratching post, showing its cute pet flexibility.

itseemyaccountee

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28points

#83 Uhhh…i Need To Read The Directions Again

A cute and derpy pet, a textured grey cat, appears oddly assembled wrong while sleeping on a soft bed.

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28points

#84 I Think I Assembled My Cat Wrong

A brown and black cute pet, a cat, lays on a blanket, looking derpy with its tongue out.

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28points

#85 Is This Normal For My Cat? 😅

An orange cat curled up sleeping on a dark blanket, resembling a derpy pet.

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#86 No Matter How Many Times I Fix The Front Left Leg It Twists Back? Did I Put It On Wrong?

A small, light brown dog lying awkwardly on a black dog bed, a cute and derpy pet.

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27points

#87 It Took All Day To Assemble And Still Ended Up Like This

A cute derpy black cat with an orange cat behind it, lounging on a cat tree, looking assembled wrong.

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27points

#88 Someone Needs Spare Cat Arms?

A cute derpy pet, a striped cat, playing in a colorful tunnel with its tail out looking like it was assembled wrong.

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27points

#89 Ummmm … 🤨

A cute and derpy pet, an orange and white cat, appears to be assembled wrong while curled up on a blanket.

Babymakerwannabe

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#90 I Don’t Know Where I Went Wrong

A white and black cute pet, a cat, lies on its back on a carpet, looking derpy while playing with a toy.

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27points

#91 I Tried My Best To Follow The Instructions To Assemble Them; But What’s Happening Here?

An orange tabby cat lying across a person's lap, looking like a cute and derpy pet assembled wrong.

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26points

#92 Got Sent A Dog Shaped Cat So Upset How Do I Fix?

A black and white dog lying on a purple carpet, appearing to be a derpy pet assembled wrong.

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#93 What Am I Supposed To Do With This? Didn’t Even Come With All The Parts…

A derpy pet dog laying upside down on a wooden floor, looking like it was assembled wrong.

Outrageous_Owl_4145

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#94 Seems Very Flimsy - Is It Meant To Bend Like This? Also Legs Definitely Not Fitted Correctly

A cute pet kitten sleeping peacefully, looking like it was assembled wrong.

Quanglewanglehat

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25points

#95 Casper's Default Mode

A black and white cute pet cat lies stretched out on a carpet, displaying its derpy posture from behind.

B3yondTheCosmos

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24points

#96 Instructions Unclear, Leg Put On Upside Down?? Customer Support Of No Help

A cute orange and white cat sitting awkwardly in a gaming chair, looking derpy, like it was assembled wrong.

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24points

#97 I Think I Mixed Up The Pieces

A cute white curly-haired dog stretching oddly on a bed, looking derpy and like it was assembled wrong.

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24points

#98 I Don’t Think I Put Her Together Right

A small, white and tabby kitten is precariously hanging out of a grey cat tree, looking like a derpy pet.

SquashMedium4223

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24points

#99 I Think It's Defect. How To Assemble This One?

A black and white cat, a derpy pet, lies upside down with its paws in the air, looking cute and playful.

EclipssEnslaver

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23points

#100 Parts Missing. DIY Fix

A cute, derpy orange cat with a googly eye sticker over one eye, looking like it was assembled wrong.

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23points

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