# Would you do this to your cat? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 1, 2003, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-do-this-to-your-cat/172286 "2003-05-01T02:37:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![OxyMoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9a140/32.png) [@OxyMoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OxyMoron)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-do-this-to-your-cat/172286/1 "2003-05-01T02:37:55Z")
Well, would you? [Click here](http://www.petoffice.co.jp/catprin/mainichi/), then scroll down. Warning: the page is in Japanese, but you don’t need language support to look at the pictures. Oh, and don’t worry, it’s _not_ Kitty Bonsai, or anything even remotely like it… ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-do-this-to-your-cat/172286/2 "2003-05-01T02:43:07Z")
I am of the opinion that there is nothing with more dignity than a cat. I can almost _see_ the suicidal thoughts in those cat’s heads! ---
**Author:** ![DAVEW0071](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e19b73/32.png) [@DAVEW0071](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DAVEW0071)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-do-this-to-your-cat/172286/3 "2003-05-01T02:45:57Z")
They really look traumatized, don’t they? Like they’re going to sit in a corner and rock themselves while they whinge quietly. ---
**Author:** ![LolaCocaCola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-do-this-to-your-cat/172286/4 "2003-05-01T02:48:20Z")
[This](http://www.petoffice.co.jp/catprin/images/pop_usashawl_l.jpg) little guy looks like he’s pretty much plotting his owner’s death. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![OxyMoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9a140/32.png) [@OxyMoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OxyMoron)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-do-this-to-your-cat/172286/5 "2003-05-01T02:48:45Z")
It’s the bunny that disturbs me the most. ---
**Author:** ![OxyMoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9a140/32.png) [@OxyMoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OxyMoron)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-do-this-to-your-cat/172286/6 "2003-05-01T02:49:55Z")
[Exactly](http://www.petoffice.co.jp/catprin/images/pop_usagi_l.jpg), Lola! ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-do-this-to-your-cat/172286/7 "2003-05-01T02:50:13Z")
::Sips cherry coke:: ::Clicks link:: ::Spits Coke all over monitor, in cinematic hysterical laughter:: What the hell?! Not only do I feel sorry for those poor damn cats, I also pity innocent people who have to look at them. They look so stupid. ---
**Author:** ![Spacegirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47774/32.png) [@Spacegirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spacegirl)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-do-this-to-your-cat/172286/8 "2003-05-01T02:54:37Z")
But they are soooo cute! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Mirror\_Image\_egamI\_rorriM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e56c9b/32.png) [@Mirror\_Image\_egamI\_rorriM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mirror_Image_egamI_rorriM)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-do-this-to-your-cat/172286/9 "2003-05-01T02:54:48Z")
Oh, the poor kitties! I don’t think they like having things on their heads. That being said, I used to dress my cats in doll clothes. But they always just sort of sat there. They didn’t care. ---
**Author:** ![LolaCocaCola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-do-this-to-your-cat/172286/10 "2003-05-01T02:55:59Z")
I used to put make-up on my cats. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![mr.splitfoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8e8cbc/32.png) [@mr.splitfoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr.splitfoot)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-do-this-to-your-cat/172286/11 "2003-05-01T03:04:49Z")
I haven’t laughed that hard since I read Maddox rates your kids artwork. Truely, I thought nothing was funnier than degrading children. But now I know I was wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-do-this-to-your-cat/172286/12 "2003-05-01T03:05:58Z")
‘Cute’ Is the last thing a cat wants to be. ‘man eating hell beast’ might be a more approriate cat-self-image. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Peyote\_Coyote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5f8ce5/32.png) [@The\_Peyote\_Coyote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Peyote_Coyote)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-do-this-to-your-cat/172286/13 "2003-05-01T03:09:46Z")
My cats have claws. If I tried to do that, I would lose about a pint of blood. ---
**Author:** ![Adoptamom\_II](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Adoptamom\_II](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Adoptamom_II)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-do-this-to-your-cat/172286/14 "2003-05-01T03:15:46Z")
The cats look like they’ve taken a dose of kitty valium. Look closely at their eyes - those kitties are STONED! ---
**Author:** ![lorinada](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b5e925/32.png) [@lorinada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lorinada)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-do-this-to-your-cat/172286/15 "2003-05-01T03:19:28Z")
I just posted this link to all my cat newslists. My kitties are MOL (meowing out loud)! ---
**Author:** ![BadBaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/71c47a/32.png) [@BadBaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BadBaby)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-do-this-to-your-cat/172286/16 "2003-05-01T03:41:50Z")
I confess: I dress my cats up for Halloween. I know, I know, it’s awful, but it just makes that part of me that loves the perverse sit up and sing. I had a tough time deciding what they were going to be last year and ultimately settled upon them being cowgirls, complete with Stetsons and neckerchiefs. Next year’s costume is gonna be a snap, thanks to this thread. Heeeere kitty, kitty, kitty… ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-do-this-to-your-cat/172286/17 "2003-05-01T03:50:08Z")
Well considering that _people_ are perfectly willing to wear bin-liners at Halloween, then I guess it is sort of appropriate to dress your cat up. (or spray-paint it black! teh hee hee) ---
**Author:** ![Geobabe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/geobabe/32/3908_2.png) [@Geobabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geobabe)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-do-this-to-your-cat/172286/18 "2003-05-01T12:53:29Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Lobsang \* > \*\*I am of the opinion that there is nothing with more dignity than a cat. \*\* See, I think that’s exactly why one should dress up one’s cat in a sailor suit. Otherwise they take themselves far too seriously, and we just really can’t have that. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-do-this-to-your-cat/172286/19 "2003-05-01T13:13:45Z")
The most I’ll do is put a sticker on my cat and watch her try to get it off. Clothes are out. ---
**Author:** ![grettle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/aeb1de/32.png) [@grettle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grettle)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-do-this-to-your-cat/172286/20 "2003-05-01T15:45:47Z")
hehehe, ya I would do it. But only to watch her squirm. Then I would take it off and hide it until I was feeling really depressed and needed a good laugh. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-do-this-to-your-cat/172286.md?page=2)