I was in an accident when I was 4 wks, I became disfigured. I have a Furry Will to survive and I am completely healed now at age 3. I require medication during the day to keep my eyes moist. I will always look different but I am in NO PAIN! I have seen 10 vets and they can attest to that! I'm a happy kitty and hope to help other humans (especially those disfigured) thru my work as a therapy cat feel just as great about themselves and realize that not everyone looks perfect and that is OK.
Now Chase has her own blog called Daily Tails of Chase. Some images may be disturbing to the sensitive. Link to story. Link to blog. -via Arbroath
but i know ill kick myself later, stupid squeemishnes:/
well, its a cute story anyway hah
to leave it disfigured and not be able to
enjoy a good quality of life.
Put the poor thing down.
Sometimes people do this to feel better
about themselves - that cat has got to be
in great distress.
Keep the cat stories coming, they build character.
Please go to to dogslickingballs.org for more of what you crave.
And I know someone already commented on Alf's comment, but seriously, dude. It's not in pain, it's just disfigured. I know a man who had most of the skin on his face burned off when he was a firefighter. He looks a lot like the cat does actually, and he's a nice man. He's not in pain. The only pain he feels really is how he's treated outside of his home, so he doesn't get out much. He is really shocking to see, but he's in good health.
There's a huge differeance between a human and a cat - so lets not compare a human life to that of cat.
Lydia
Health is relative - can it see/eat/hear/taste/walk/meow/etc just like another cat?
It could have been left alone and have nature take its course - maybe this cat was an being selected out when he got hit by a car?
There are a thousand different cats about similar to this one (before the accident) - many cats could have been rescued from a shelter with the time/effort/money this cat has taken.
I didn't say anything about dogs. I'm just tired of a cat being posted everyday. This is not neatcatorama.
Ok, so maybe he looks ridiculous but if he's not suffering, I say let him live. He probably doesn't even remember the accident, let alone realize anything's wrong.
I had a cockatiel once that lost part of his beak. Some people urged me to have him put down, but, again, he wasn't suffering. He could eat, drink, play with toys and do the regular bird routine. I doubt he spent any time dwelling on how his wonky beak looked.
To certain others: if you don't want to read it, then just don't read it. Some things that other people do may seem stupid to you, like blogging about a pet. So what? I can absolutely guarantee that you do or say things that other people think are stupid.
I, for one, really appreciated this post. Thank you Neatorama.
how sweet.
Man, poor kitteh looks like it came out of a horror film, if its healthy and not in any pain good for him
Admirable that they're taking care of it, but you have to wonder why they saved it during the period after the accident.
As for being a therapy cat, that's kinda twisted. "Sorry you're hideously ugly, but here's a cat that's uglier, and he's fine."
I'm not against the blog - unless they start debating the merits of Fox News.