this post was submitted on 08 Nov 2024
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[–] [email protected] 74 points 1 week ago (3 children)

How do you do an ultrasound on a cat with just two people? Last time my cat had one 5 people were holding her, and she almost got away.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

My cat cannot even take a shower without medical sedation. My vet bill was too much and he was too nasty. I had to give him away

[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Why would you shower a cat? They are pretty good at cleaning themselves

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago

no, it later reeked with skin infections and fungi microbes.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Did you have the cat from a kitten, or adopt them once they were an adult?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

this was its behavior since it was 1 month old kitten. It has always behaved and thought as if water was fire. also scratching, biting, and fighting anyone who tries to carry it like a venemous snake. no vet or groomer could handle him without sedetion. It is a big short-haired russian breed with muscles like a small tiger. btw I'm an animal lover and worked in farms since I was a kid dealing , raising, training an taking care of all cattle animals and horses as well , and I still have 2 beautiful smart paient and well trained dogs and a cat. I've adopted, trained, handled, and conditioned more than 20 in my life. that cat was too ungrateful and I gave him away before nueterning him, and without declawing him either.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

btw I'm an animal lover

Doubt.

You write like an asshole, and I'm not surprised the cat wanted nothing to do with you

Edit: Sorry mods, apparently I'm also an asshole. I will try to be nicer

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago

see rule 1) be kind

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

I can prove you wrong with pics but I don't have to. Btw even the guy I gave this cat to couldn't keep him. This cat impregnated a cat then killed all her kids and got the wife extremely sick by an infection and then we paid $1500 to save her in extensive care for a week. You cannot blame me for giving him away. I never hit him or abused him; I just couldn't take care of him

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Very much depends on the cat, some of them just like being handled.

[–] [email protected] 38 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 days ago

Thanks for sharing this

[–] [email protected] 47 points 1 week ago (1 children)

How many did she kill meanwhile?

I did an internship at a vet once and even the fiercest dog was tame and easy to handle in comparison to a slightly upset cat.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 6 days ago (1 children)

They really do just have...a lot of pointy bits.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 6 days ago

And are impossible to restraint as they are liquid and I suspect turn into plasma under social pressure.

[–] [email protected] 55 points 1 week ago (2 children)

"That son of a bitch said he was wearing a catdom. Now I'm starting to think that's not a real thing!"

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago

The spikes… it’s always the spikes…

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Oh it’s a thing. They enjoy catsubs.