Thursday, January 25, 2007

Kitten thinks of murder all day long...

Natalie and I once watched a cat being shaved at a pet store. The poor thing was garbed in what appeared to be an execution hood and kitty manacles.

I'm sure there's a good reason for doing this that would make one feel quite objective about watching a cat being shaved. (Un)Fortunately for me, I don't know that reason. Instead my emotions flitter between humour, pity, horror and plain confusion at being confronted with such an odd image. How should I feel about this semi-hairless cat? Is it cute or ugly? Does it feel sad or angry? I suspect we won't really know until it one day drops a dead rat on us while we're bathing...

We caught this on the interweb today. You decide how it makes you feel.

Courtesy Photo-Reports

3 comments:

Unknown said...

We're totally shaving Yoshi like a lion in the summer. Apparently it's nice for them to get rid of the excess hair during the warm months. I'll let you know how pissed he gets.

I imagine the shaving is much like shearing a sheep... but with an execution hood and manacles.

Anonymous said...

I'd totally be up for shaving Commander Fluffy, but I'm afraid some one would die in the process. And let me assure you, that person would not have feline DNA.

Mary said...

The cat in the photo kind of looks like Puss in Boots... if Puss in Boots wore boots made of cat fur. Eww.