Kitten with scowling face who became an internet sensation dies days after going viral

Tater Tot became an overnight internet sensation when his rescuer Ash Houghton from Utah, shared images of his scowling face and his mismatched leg casts

A disabled kitten with a permanently angry faced has died days after going viral – capturing social media users’ hearts.

Tater Tot, a tiny kitten with a messy mane, was found by Ash Houghton’s border collie outside her Utah home when he was just one day old. Ash became his foster mum, taking the unique looking baby feline into her home to care for.

The ginger moggie went on to have tiny casts placed on his two front legs to fix bone injuries – with Ash nicknaming the pink bandages his “bodankabonks”. After posing pictures of the her new pet online, the internet fell in love with Tater Tot.

However, Ash has now taken to social media with a sad update after Tater Tot’s passing – saying the “tiny little potato had such a profound impact on my heart”.