--- title: Kevin the Cat on a Leash Is Everyone description: Reluctant icon Kevin the cat siding down the floor on a leash with zero enthusiasm is all of us. canonical: https://time.com/5793456/cat-leash-video/ author: Ashley Hoffman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2020-03-02T14:24:50.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T08:01:20.398Z og:title: Reluctant Icon Kevin the Cat Sliding Down the Floor Is All of Us og:description: He's a sensation og:url: https://time.com/5793456/cat-leash-video/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcd7fe15b6deca43a/698a0ae2457a52187bd639a5/LeashCat.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2159 og:image:height: 1214 og:image:alt: Dog lead with copy space og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Reluctant Icon Kevin the Cat Sliding Down the Floor Is All of Us twitter:description: He's a sensation twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcd7fe15b6deca43a/698a0ae2457a52187bd639a5/LeashCat.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Reluctant Icon Kevin the Cat Sliding Down the Floor Is All of Us by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Mar 2, 2020 2:24 PM UTC  Getty Images by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Mar 2, 2020 2:24 PM UTC [Cats](https://time.com/5768746/cat-reacts-to-can-of-tuna/) are noted for their unique ability to be disinterested under all kinds of circumstances, a fun fact that was on full unabashed display for Kevin the [cat](https://time.com/5692855/cat-pushes-cat-into-pool-video/) who went for a hilarious ride of his life on a leash. Safety first! In a [video clip](https://time.com/5787897/cat-mirror/) shared by Caroline Moss on Twitter, the cat be seen serenely sliding along the floor as a woman tugs on its leash. “We got Kevin a leash because he can’t go outside unaccompanied and it’s going great,” Moss tweeted with the clip. Kevin has kept his new audience hilariously rapt with his antics in the snippet, which has garnered nearly 200,000 views. The perfect internet video, the clip is a masterpiece. Eventually, the cat entertains the idea of enjoying the great outdoors. “Kevin, you can go outside!” the owner says, laughing. Kevin being Kevin is not terribly excited by the prospect. And with that, over the weekend, a relatable sensation who people can pin their aversion toward “doing something” has emerged. Kevin is everyone being dragged to work on Monday morning. Kevin is everyone being dragged to a party to “meet some new people.” Kevin is everyone being dragged to the gym by a friend. Meet Kevin, and never let go of him, just like the owner should never let go of Kevin’s leash. > [](https://twitter.com/CarolineMoss/status/1233897780034146304) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5793456/cat-leash-video/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5793456/cat-leash-video/"},"headline":"Reluctant Icon Kevin the Cat Sliding Down the Floor Is All of Us","datePublished":"2020-03-02T14:24:50.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:01:20.398Z","description":"Reluctant icon Kevin the cat siding down the floor on a leash with zero enthusiasm is all of us.","url":"https://time.com/5793456/cat-leash-video/","keywords":["Newsfeed","animals","viral","onetime","clickmonsters"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcd7fe15b6deca43a/698a0ae2457a52187bd639a5/LeashCat.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Ashley Hoffman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcd7fe15b6deca43a/698a0ae2457a52187bd639a5/LeashCat.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Dog lead with copy space","caption":"Cat leash","creditText":"Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5793456/cat-leash-video/","name":"Reluctant Icon Kevin the Cat Sliding Down the Floor Is All of Us"}}]}] ```