Saw a video I can’t find of a cat missing both front legs playing energetically with a kitten. Kinda amazing how animals seem to easily cope with what would be severe body image trauma in humans. Anyone been with a pet that’s been through an amputation? How quickly do they adapt?
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That said animals can of course get mentally traumatized and show long-term effects. We had one cat that was super scared and high strung all his life, from the day we got him. Really fragile. Hid under the bed for days when we first brought him home. Hid from all visitors.
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He was a year old when we got him, 11 when he died. Never really healed. Overate, got obese, was super needy. But could relax and play when he felt secure. Saddest cat ever. Always had a bit of a stressed, hunted look. Tended to stay ground level instead of climb high.
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We never did figure out why. We got him from the shelter at age 1, but he’d apparently lived outdoors before. Maybe he was abused or got bullied by other cats.
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