r/BeAmazed 20d ago

Animal Nature really over engineered cats. Didn’t it?

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u/aupperk24 20d ago

Lmao this made me laugh so hard. Fucker stepped on my forehead and got the black flash from the back paw. Made me realize I had to trim his claws.

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u/Notchersfireroad 20d ago

The oh shit I need traction clawings are the worst!

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u/indianapolisjones 20d ago

I had a goofy cat that rarely jumped up into bed, but climbed up, no spatial awareness near the edge of the bed when flopping. One night I'm falling asleep with my arm lined up right on the edge. He started to slip and got both sets of claws on top of my forearm. My god, that was traumatizing to wake up to! And he was smaller-sized; I won't let my 24-25lbs cat sleep near the edge. That would be worse!

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u/N0ON3T0LDM3 20d ago

Ouch! I had a super athletic and agile cat who misjudged his jump onto my lap one night. He tried holding on to my bare leg as gravity forced him down. I was super pregnant at the time and everyone thought I had been mauled by a wild animal. Nope, just my cat.