diff --git a/code/game/objects/effects/overlays.dm b/code/game/objects/effects/overlays.dm
index a6517ccdb5..f7faa0e5e5 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/effects/overlays.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/effects/overlays.dm
@@ -611,6 +611,18 @@
 	icon_state = "shieldsparkles"
 	duration = 6
 
+/obj/effect/overlay/temp/heart
+	name = "heart"
+	icon = 'icons/mob/animal.dmi'
+	icon_state = "heart"
+	duration = 25
+
+/obj/effect/overlay/temp/heart/Initialize(mapload)
+	. = ..()
+	pixel_x = rand(-4,4)
+	pixel_y = rand(-4,4)
+
+	animate(src, pixel_y = pixel_y + 32, alpha = 0, time = 25)
 
 /obj/effect/overlay/palmtree_r
 	name = "Palm tree"
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/friendly/cat.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/friendly/cat.dm
index 89dedede13..c08f291cee 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/friendly/cat.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/friendly/cat.dm
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@
 	if(change)
 		if(change > 0)
 			if(M && stat != DEAD)
-				flick_overlay(image('icons/mob/animal.dmi', src, "heart-ani2", ABOVE_MOB_LAYER), list(M.client), 20)
+				new /obj/effect/overlay/temp/heart(loc)
 				emote("me", 1, "purrs!")
 		else
 			if(M && stat != DEAD)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/friendly/dog.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/friendly/dog.dm
index c6aa754b6e..eb6feb00be 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/friendly/dog.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/friendly/dog.dm
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@
 	if(change)
 		if(change > 0)
 			if(M && stat != DEAD) // Added check to see if this mob (the dog) is dead to fix issue 2454
-				flick_overlay(image('icons/mob/animal.dmi',src,"heart-ani2",ABOVE_MOB_LAYER), list(M.client), 20)
+				new /obj/effect/overlay/temp/heart(loc)
 				emote("me", 1, "yaps happily!")
 		else
 			if(M && stat != DEAD) // Same check here, even though emote checks it as well (poor form to check it only in the help case)
diff --git a/icons/mob/animal.dmi b/icons/mob/animal.dmi
index 39f374fb52..285f936a9e 100644
Binary files a/icons/mob/animal.dmi and b/icons/mob/animal.dmi differ