Tails of Chase

Chase is a cat with no face. She was in an accident that left her without a nose, cheek skin, or eyelids. She also lost one leg.
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

Can anybody be more cruel to this cat than
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.
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Alf - what part of "no pain" don't you understand? The cat is perfectly healthy, though deeply unattractive. I think that reflects a disability in the people who would rather kill a healthy creature than look at it.

Keep the cat stories coming, they build character.
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Whatever, kid_icarus, you just love neatorama because of your free shirt!

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.
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JakeD
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.
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Stupid owner who talk on behalf of their pets on a stupid blog. Most of these people fall under the category of the stupid self proclaimed 'cultured' liberal douche who know what's best for others but are in reality, ignorant and self-serving on the social table among many other things. They should all drop dead. As for all the others on the political scale, well, they're just as stupid anyway you cut it. They can drop dead as well.
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Good gawd, it's the zombie cat!

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.
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Alf, so you would like to kill a happy & healthy animal that has a wonderul life & experiences no pain because why? Does that cat's existence offend you or harm you in some way?

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.
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I appreciated this story. And I'm with those who think if you don't like a certain story, skip it. Lots of days there's one story out of several that doesn't interest me, so I skim it and move on. How hard is that?
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I think it's cool that she's a therapy cat for people with disfiguring disabilities. I found her a little hard to get used to looking at, but found it a heartwarming story. But I'm a bit biased as I love cats. *shrug*
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Heartbreaking story. The cats still takes medication, so it's not living a completely "normal" cat life.

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.
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