Comments on: Tattooed Cat

By: TattedCatOwner

TattedCatOwner — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:37:01 +0000

Yo man.
Tatted cats are sick. Get into it.

By: Click here right now to find out...

Click here right now to find out... — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 22:32:16 +0000

she's nutts.. that's ALLL! CRAZY< MEAN< NUTS< MEAN, MUTS, and NUTS!!!!!

By: Click here to find out WHAT?!

Click here to find out WHAT?! — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 22:30:17 +0000

such a person...

By: Click here!

Click here! — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 22:29:00 +0000

Mean horrible female witch!!!!
pooooooooooooooor cat.... *snivel, snivel.*

By: CATLOVERS UNITED!

CATLOVERS UNITED! — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 22:27:53 +0000

CRAZY! MEAN! HORRIBLE! UNKIND!!!!!!!!!!!!111

CRAZY FEMALE!!!!!
CATS ARE NOOOOOTTTT A HANDBAG!!!!!!
WHAT DOES SHE THINK SHE IS??!!!??????????????????????

By: texlish

texlish — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:11:57 +0000

Surely this would come under animal cruelty, if someone was seen in the street poking any animal with a needle they would get in trouble right???
And I agree with the others, its a cat, I dont see why these people spend $700 plus on an animal that may die within a year, And then to spend more money on a tattoo for it, but I guess even a tattoo cant take away from the uglyness of those cats.
Its cruel and pointless

By: Atlantis CATS!

Atlantis CATS! — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:18:36 +0000

Okay, even though the cat told me you were a stinking idiot and hated you and wanted to tattoo a butt on your forehead, I won't say that.

Let's just say that the hairless breeders of the Peterbald, Donskoy and Sphynx are getting pretty upset with anyone doing this. If we see you, let's just say the PETA people who throw paint on fur wearers will look like a tea party compared to what we'll do to you.

Have a pleasant day.

By: Megan

Megan — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 07:20:34 +0000

disgusting, vile, and horrific.

By: maijsa

maijsa — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:16:32 +0000

and for that piercing thing, it has been done allready....
http://www.examiner.com/x-1028-Pet-News-Examiner~y2008m12d20-Gothic-Ki ttens-sold-on-eBay-are-rescued

By: maijsa

maijsa — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:06:03 +0000

I tought that eyeball tattoo was sick, but is just f*cked up...
As a tattoo and a cat lover I do think that looks awesome ('cept for the picture is ugly) but I could never do that for a cat.. Or any other animal.

By: Parker

Parker — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 03:06:26 +0000

That is rad. I really don't agree with those of you who have deemed this vile, despicable, or cruel. This is nowhere near on par with tattooing a baby. Not even close. The cat was anesthetized for the entirety of the procedure, and is extremely unlikely to feel any pain from it in the days following. Tattoos only hurt while you are under the needle. Just don't show Pam Anderson or the other PETA psychos.

By: toni

toni — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 04:50:52 +0000

what an a-hole. this is cruelty for sure.

By: staci

staci — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 04:45:50 +0000

That's awful.

By: Veracosa

Veracosa — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 03:18:31 +0000

I have such mixed feelings about this. I've been an RVT (vet tech) for over 6 years and am a year away from vet school. I have seen a lot of stuff, so I am very on the fence. (I am against ear cropping, and consider tail docking/declawing on case-by-case basis)
On one hand, I am really upset by this. It is needless cosmetic alteration for human aesthetics (like ear cropping in modern times). It is a medical risk and even with pain management, it is not comfortable for the cat.
On the other hand, this person that spent all this money on their cat is likely (not guaranteed though) to be a good cat owner, who probably will assure a good quality of life overall.
I have seen lots of people who don't even bother getting vaccines for their pets and the animals come in deathly ill and the owners say "Put it to sleep I'll just buy a new one."
So Hey, it's not the end of the world. It occurred in Moscow, which I can imagine has much more relaxed animal rights/veterinary legislation than the UK or the US.
If someone asked me to do it or help with it, I'd say hell no. But if someone gets it done elsewhere, at least I can hope they did everything they could to have as-safe-as-possible anesthesia and good pain management...

By: Vairetube

Vairetube — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:38:58 +0000

Uh, Circumcision is a LOT worse and that... on humans.

The cat doesn't care. The tat IS super sweet.

Tail docking, ear clipping... way worse then this.

By: escapenguin

escapenguin — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 05:52:55 +0000

Get this crap out of here. One of the last things we should be drawing attention to is treating pets like accessories, belongings to be customized. I'm surprised the entry is ended with "what's your take on this?" And the sad thing is, some people would think it to be cool. I'm very disappointed.

By: required

required — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 01:08:56 +0000

retard with too much time/money on her hands

By: kat

kat — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 01:01:56 +0000

my brother's dog has a tattoo... however, it was done for i.d.ing purposes and he had been getting neutered at the same time... he rocks out an old english k on his ear... good zeus, good dog...

By: unohav_1

unohav_1 — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 17:02:15 +0000

Not many things I see on the internets surprise me anymore. This made my jaw drop. I need to go hug a kitty...

By: ted

ted — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 16:45:40 +0000

You should cover your fish in cat tattoos.

By: fluffer_nutter

fluffer_nutter — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 00:08:25 +0000

Dude, I'm totally gonna cover my cat in fish tattoos, cuz, like, he's totally into fish and it'll also, like, improve his chances getting accepted into the yakuza.

By: TBV

TBV — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 20:35:28 +0000

I agree, this is just wrong. Like getting your baby's ears pierced.

By: Squeal

Squeal — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 20:06:12 +0000

That's awesome! I always thought we should be able to give our dogs n cats tats. I mean we tattoo the inside of the critter's ear with a stupid ID number. Tattoos for all critters! It's not gonna bother them. do it while you're getting it neutered....

By: star23

star23 — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 18:21:06 +0000

At least tattoo a cool animal like a dolphin. What a waste to do it on a stupid ugly cat.

By: vetlady

vetlady — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 14:28:05 +0000

Argh.

That's just not acceptable- anesthesia is usually safe, but far from 100% safe 100% of the time- especially not given the very sketchy way it looks like that cat was sedated/anesthetized (no IV catheter, no monitoring equipment, I could go on and on).

The American Veterinary Medical Association has just reaffirmed and strengthened their stance on cosmetic procedures for animals (http://www.avma.org/issues/policy/animal_welfare/tail_docking.asp). Hopefully the vets in this country won't participate by providing anesthetic to anyone wishing this "procedure".

By: Evilbeagle

Evilbeagle — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 09:55:06 +0000

Noelegy, that's awesome! Being a vet tech is the most rewarding job I've ever had, and I would still be doing it if the qualifications weren't so different in the UK. Here, you have to have a mentor at a clinic to be in the program, and be in the program to have a mentor at a local clinic. I'd have been happy to do it, because classes would have been way easy for me with the five years I have in the field, two of those years spent with a specialist,but no veterinarians in the area were participating when I was looking into it. Since it was not vital that I work anyway, I settled into being a housewife and found that it's anything but boring. It was never a matter of dissatisfaction with the job itself, or any sort of burn out. I enjoyed it far too much for that.

By: Lloyd

Lloyd — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 06:04:44 +0000

That cat would've looked better with a tramp stamp.

By: Noelegy

Noelegy — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 03:00:41 +0000

Evilbeagle: I'm in a vet tech program (just started). Why are you no longer a vet tech? Just curious.

By: Evilbeagle

Evilbeagle — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:00:59 +0000

I used to be a vet tech, and while anesthesia in the hands of a competent veterinarian is generally safe, there is still always a risk. Putting an animal under unecessarily, or a human for that matter, is never something a person should take lightly. This is horrific not in that a tattoo is so harmful, because animals have been getting tattooed for identification for years (obviously not on an elaborate and ridiculous scale like this tat), but for the reasoning behind it. So it's a week of itching and pain afterwards for the cat, after a relatively risky procedure. Not a big deal if you look at it from that perspective, but it is a big deal when you consider the fact that it's bordering on abusive because there is no practical purpose for it. Those of you commenting about cropping tails and ears on dogs - at one time, for some (not all) breeds, there was a practical purpose behind this. I don't agree with it unless it's for a working dog that would fall into this category. People, and kennel clubs are moving away from the unecessary ear and tail cropping little by little. Boxers in Germany are automatically disqualified if you crop their ears in any competition, and the uproar over the breeding practices in the UK has brought a lot of this stuff to light and bringing about changes. Putting a tattoo on a cat, or any animal for the sole purpose of stroking one's ego is stupid and wrong. I don't know what's worse with this - that the owner thought of it at all, or that someone actually said, "Yeah, I'll do it."

By: Non

Non — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 23:28:44 +0000

Is it just me or does there seem to be a lot of "bad things happening to kitty on teh interwebz" lately?
First there was that kenny glenn cat abuser who posted on youtube, then the kitten in a bong, and now the tatoo'ed cat. Whats next?