# Russian man sells unwanted "psychic" cat

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-man-sells-unwanted-psychic-cat/778337>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [January 27, 2017, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-man-sells-unwanted-psychic-cat/778337 "2017-01-27T19:35:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![Flyer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/flyer/32/7298_2.png) [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2017, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-man-sells-unwanted-psychic-cat/778337/1 "2017-01-27T19:35:28Z")

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Here’s a rather odd story. Somehow it makes sense that this happened in Russia.

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> In a bizarre story out of Russia, a man claims to have turned torment into treasure after selling his troublesome ‘psychic’ cat for a whopping sum.
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> Known only as Dmitry R., the man says that he inherited the cat from his late aunt, but grew weary of the creature after it began displaying strange behavior such as allegedly appearing behind locked doors.

> **['Psychic' Cat Fetches Big Bucks | Coast to Coast AM](https://www.coasttocoastam.com/article/psychic-cat-fetches-big-bucks/)**
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> In a bizarre story out of Russia, a man claims to have turned torment into treasure after selling his troublesome 'psychic' cat for a whopping sum.

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2017, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-man-sells-unwanted-psychic-cat/778337/2 "2017-01-28T00:01:45Z")

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I’ve never had a psychic cat. On the other hand, PSYCHOTIC…

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**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2017, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-man-sells-unwanted-psychic-cat/778337/3 "2017-01-28T00:25:56Z")

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On the bright side, at least his cat wasn’t [downloading kitty porn.](http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/man-blames-cat-for-1000-child-porn-downloads/)

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**Author:** ![Evan\_Drake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b487fb/32.png) [@Evan\_Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evan_Drake)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2017, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-man-sells-unwanted-psychic-cat/778337/4 "2017-01-28T00:30:45Z")

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I would be enthralled to have a strange cat with powers — like a wizard or alchemist ( I do have a small stuffed furry crocodile hanging from the ceiling ) — and that cat is adorable.