Posted on 09/17/2013 10:07:35 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Brutal? Really?
Since we got our first cat in 1982, none of our cats has ever had to struggle with the stray life again.
They stay indoors, and only three of them in all these years have even attempted to go outside.
Our first two cats, Muffin and Tiger, got out once. The little stinkers actually opened a sliding screen
door, a big one, and sauntered on out. I called, and The Muff returned, but I had to go looking for
Tiger, and both were VERY happy to get back inside.
Miss Hissy Slashy tries to sneak out every time I open the front door. She gets as far as the grass,
lies down in it, and begins to stalk any chipmunks in the yard. I have to carry her 18 pounds back
in again.
Good exercise.
Yes, cutting off a cat’s whiskers is brutal.
They are part of the way a cat perceives the world, and without them, kitty is partially “blind.”
Really. That cat was scared carpless when they did that.
Their whiskers are also very sensitive....
Turbo was lucky...... this time. As my vet said “outdoor cats usually live short violent lives”.
Indeed.
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