# Cat armor! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 10, 2008, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-armor/437064 "2008-02-10T20:01:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ForumBot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ee59a6/32.png) [@ForumBot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ForumBot)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2008, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-armor/437064/1 "2008-02-10T20:01:05Z")
[http://jeffdeboer.com/Galleries/CatsandMice/tabid/77/Default.aspx](http://jeffdeboer.com/Galleries/CatsandMice/tabid/77/Default.aspx) I want the Seven Samurai mice so very much. ---
**Author:** ![Hockey\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2008, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-armor/437064/2 "2008-02-10T20:39:00Z")
I want all of the mice! I collect mouse stuff and these are exceedingly beautiful, extraordianary, and unusual. Thanks for the link. ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2008, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-armor/437064/3 "2008-02-10T21:16:34Z")
Very cool! I’ve just sent that link to a friend. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2008, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-armor/437064/4 "2008-02-10T22:35:38Z")
Looks like something Miorowara Tomokato would wear… ---
**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2008, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-armor/437064/5 "2008-02-11T01:16:39Z")
Nelly’s getting [this](http://jeffdeboer.com/Galleries/CatsandMice/tabid/77/moduleid/433/viewkey/photo/photoid/128/Default.aspx) for Christmas. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2008, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-armor/437064/6 "2008-02-11T01:22:56Z")
Cat armour? Like they need _more_ attitude? ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2008, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-armor/437064/7 "2008-02-11T01:49:42Z")
Cute and fun, but the fuzzy black land shark who lives in my house wishes to point out that the rigid ear protectors on the helmets make it impossible to swivel the ears, thus impacting one of the cat’s critical senses and interfering with feline combat strategy. As such, while he appreciates the artistry of the armor, he will continue to prefer fighting naked. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2008, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-armor/437064/8 "2008-02-11T02:12:36Z")
[QUOTE=Cervaise] Cute and fun, but the fuzzy black land shark who lives in my house wishes to point out that the rigid ear protectors on the helmets make it impossible to swivel the ears, thus impacting one of the cat’s critical senses and interfering with feline combat strategy. As such, while he appreciates the artistry of the armor, he will continue to prefer fighting naked. [/QUOTE] Then what happens when he faces off against an armored mouse? ---
**Author:** ![ForumBot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ee59a6/32.png) [@ForumBot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ForumBot)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2008, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-armor/437064/9 "2008-02-11T03:05:46Z")
[QUOTE=Cervaise] Cute and fun, but the fuzzy black land shark who lives in my house wishes to point out that the rigid ear protectors on the helmets make it impossible to swivel the ears, thus impacting one of the cat’s critical senses and interfering with feline combat strategy. As such, while he appreciates the artistry of the armor, he will continue to prefer fighting naked. [/QUOTE] Nevermind that half of feline combat strategy is “fall on your back and kick like hell,” which armor that leaves the stomach unguarded is not suited for. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2008, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-armor/437064/10 "2008-02-11T06:20:27Z")
[QUOTE=ForumBot] Nevermind that half of feline combat strategy is “fall on your back and kick like hell,” which armor that leaves the stomach unguarded is not suited for. [/QUOTE] And the other half of feline combat strategy is “Sneak up on your target and POUNCE!”, and I suspect that armor interferes with silent sneaking and pouncing. I would like to have one or more of those armors, though, for display purposes. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2008, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-armor/437064/11 "2008-02-11T06:39:24Z")
The phrase _Siamese wicker cat fighting suit_ is running through my head, and I have no idea whether such a thing actually exists or just sprang from the imagination of B. Kliban. Help me out here. ---
**Author:** ![Anastasaeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2008, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-armor/437064/12 "2008-02-11T07:36:07Z")
[QUOTE=Hypno-Toad] Then what happens when he faces off against an armored mouse? [/QUOTE] Spam key. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2008, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-armor/437064/13 "2008-02-11T07:38:14Z")
Those outfits are beautiful. But I’d rather suit up a mouse than a cat, I’ll tell you that for free. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Scrivener](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2008, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-armor/437064/14 "2008-02-11T17:42:15Z")
I bet he could come up with some very\* interesting \* mousetraps. ---
**Author:** ![Mycroft\_H](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/898d66/32.png) [@Mycroft\_H](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mycroft_H)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2008, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-armor/437064/15 "2008-02-11T18:25:05Z")
This must be the guy whose work my wife and I saw in Banff a few years back. As soon as I saw the “Cat Armor!” title I thought of it. I have a photo of one suit, I think it might be the Tournament Cat one. I didn’t know he did mouse armor as well. Thanks for the link! ---
**Author:** ![justrob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a9adbd/32.png) [@justrob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justrob)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2008, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-armor/437064/16 "2008-02-11T19:40:48Z")
The other board I spend time at is mainly an armour board. His work has come up more than a few times. He really is a very talented metal artist. I had a version of his 15th century rat armour as my desktop pic for quite a while.