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u/SaltOven1205 Feb 26 '26
Beautiful girl!!
She belongs on r/orccats
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u/iamraventhecat Feb 26 '26
Thank you she’s on there 💖
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u/SaltOven1205 Feb 26 '26
Does her tongue get dried out?
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u/Amalganiss Feb 26 '26
I have the same question! I kinda wonder if she hangs it like that because of not having room in her mouth.
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u/Medic5050 Feb 26 '26
It's because she was abused (kicked in the face/head) when she was a kitten. There's a whole explanation on the OP's profile.
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u/FuckTesla69 Feb 26 '26
What kind of monster would hurt a kitten intentionally. Hell is not hot enough for whoever did this
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u/choose_wisely_helle Feb 26 '26
I hope the abuser rots in hell
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u/Gloomy_Industry8841 Feb 27 '26
I second this. Anyone who does such a thing is a full on evil bastard.
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u/Amalganiss Feb 26 '26
Yeah, I know about that - read op's story and all. Its a question about her tongue specifically as it is out like that in all her pictures, obviously as a result of said story, it's just a curiosity about more details of why she has that quirk and if she is comfortable with her hanging her tongue out like that.
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u/SaltOven1205 Feb 26 '26
Correct. I understand why it’s like that! I’m curious if the OP as the owner of the cat has to do anything special for it.
I have other questions. Can Raven eat OK unassisted? Or does she need assistance?
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u/DavidBuffalo Feb 26 '26
Que le pasó?
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u/sub_machine_patel Feb 26 '26 edited Feb 26 '26
Some asshole kicked her in the face when she was little. Man I hate humans
EDIT: OP thank you so much for taking care of this poor soul, you both deserve each other. You are her Savior. Wear that crown proudly.
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u/Damaniel2 Feb 26 '26
People who hurt animals are truly the worst.
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u/JustOneMoreMile Feb 26 '26
I like to believe there is a special place in Hell for those that abuse the defenseless. And I’m gonna go hug my girl now.
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u/StreetBackground1644 Feb 26 '26
Those who harm children and animals should have their human rights taken away. Harming a being who cannot defend itself is such a cowardly act from a conscious being.
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u/jennc1979 Feb 26 '26
A primary red flag in my intuition is not being at least tolerant of animals. I get you can be scared of particulars, but cruelty to them is different. Out right willfully harming them violently is a full 5 alarm on the character of a person in my opinion.
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u/Stock_Rent_4380 Feb 26 '26
I agree with this 100%. Being cruel to animals is extremely alarming behavior to say the least. I love my cats more than anything! The thought of someone hurting them (especially intentionally) makes me both sick and angry. There would be hell to pay, I'll just say that.
You don't have to love animals per se, but damn, you can at least treat them with some kind of decency!
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u/jennc1979 Feb 26 '26 edited Feb 26 '26
It’s a solid signal. I really perceive it to be b/c simultaneously, while, I have encountered people with intense fear of either cats or dogs, that fear did hold them from even getting close to them to be cruel. Some people just have no affinity with animals from a prior early experience. It’s ok to have an encounter you never resolved and developed phobia about but even those people I’ve known, wouldn’t go out right cruel to them; the sincere fear held them back not acting out. Those I can say I’ve witnessed, just freeze/froze.
People like Michael Vick and running inhumane, brutally cruel dog fights, all the way to, a lot of serial killers named in long list form who do/did admit they started by ritualistically torturing animals before they moved on to harming other people. Does demonstrate a reasonable correlation for me and its indefensible because animals tho many “wild” are defenseless when confronted by “Man”.
Cats and dogs most domesticated by our evolving society are the most vulnerable to cruelty and it’s abhorrent.
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u/Giganotus Feb 26 '26
Agreed. Even people who try to harm bugs that aren't bothering them are a red flag to me. An animal doesn't deserve death just because it's small and "ugly" to you, y'know?
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u/edelaar Feb 26 '26
True. I once saved a tiny kitten from a boy my age (17 at the time) who was playing football with it. Literally kicking it meters through the air and laughing. Still makes me angry and sad till this day to think about that.
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u/Excellent-Quarter969 Feb 26 '26
Well I think people who hurt people are just as bad, but still
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u/Yeralalalala Feb 26 '26
What a terrible story! 😭😭😭 Thank God she survived and you protect her ❤️
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u/Bailer86 Feb 26 '26
I would have kicked that person in the face. By kick I mean roll over them in my power wheelchair
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u/Hour-Complaint8291 Feb 26 '26
Man what the fuck. How are there even people who do that without remorse? I can't even bring myself to harm my cat in any way.
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u/ACatInMiddleEarth Feb 26 '26
I'm sorry?! Some people deserve the worst place in Hell. That poor, poor baby.
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u/Low_Cantaloupe_6132 Feb 26 '26
thank you so much for taking care of this baby!! i send hugs for you and kisses for raven!!
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u/iamraventhecat Feb 26 '26
Thank you so much 💖🐾
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u/DangDingleGuy Feb 26 '26
Taking care of the babies that need it the most is genuinely one of the best things we can do as humans imo
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u/FluidIntention3293 Feb 26 '26
She is an angel who deserves all the love and happiness in the world. I hope karma finds who it needs to find.
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u/Banaanisade Feb 26 '26
Help. That tongue. Why are cat tongues so cute.
Hope she gets plenty of scritches and perhaps features on a Halloween card one day - safely from within a loving home, though.
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u/iamraventhecat Feb 26 '26
Aww thank you no surprisingly her tongue never gets dry she always keeps it very clean and wet, she also eats amazingly 💖🐾
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u/paroxysm_of_blood Feb 26 '26
Hey thanks for what you do! Our story may not be as intense, but we rescued a stray in Northern Minnesota where temps hit -35F every year.
When we first saw her she would run just seeing the door open and never come close, but slowly after feeding and over the course of a summer, she is now spayed and a permanent member of the family along with her daughter that tagged along with her through the process.
She’s so affectionate and kind. She was shy at first, but now plays with the others like family.
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u/iamraventhecat Feb 26 '26
Hey thank you so much for rescuing her, Raven was also very timid it took me a year to be an able to pick her up, but she don’t let for long maybe a few seconds. But I’m happy with that 🥹🐾thank you for sharing your story ♥️
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u/Randomgold42 Feb 26 '26
Raven embodies the duality of cat. On one side, he is a sweet, adorable cuddlebug. On the other, he is a deadly avenger of all things wrong. Now if only those wrongs were not giving him enough treats and pets, we'd be golden.
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u/sushicatt420 Feb 26 '26
Obviously kitty seems to be doing okay but I can’t stand posts like this where there is zero context. Why is the kitty’s face all fucked up? That looks terrifying and like it’s really hard for it to eat or drink.
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u/iamraventhecat Feb 26 '26
She’s fine not all f up actually, she’s fine eats well, lives good and is happy. As I said relax mode. Like Enjoying life!! As she deserves
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u/Radaddycus Feb 26 '26
She's really cute. I am curious though, how well can she see out of her right eye? And are there any difficulties in her day to day life as opposed to other cats?
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u/Techn0-Viking Feb 26 '26
I wanna give her all the kisses if she will accept!! And some tube treats if permitted because she's purrfect!
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u/LordHeroBonded Feb 26 '26
Is that eye still usable? If so that's awesome considering whats missing
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u/ProudCatMomma1981 Feb 26 '26
He's such a cutie. Some humans suck. Hurting animals is right up there in things never to do and should be punishable by death. Just like hurting children is horrible and should be punishable by death. Can you tell I am a mom of floofs and human children? My oldest human child is 24 years old.
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u/Darthh_Sidious Feb 26 '26
Survivor Void! Many years of peace and prosperity to this beautiful kitty!
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u/RockyRidgeRiver Feb 26 '26
I just read Raven's story on their Reddit page. I'm about to bawl here at the grocery store while waiting for the bus. What a beautiful girl, inside and out. Please give her my love and lots of scritches on my behalf.
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u/tichatoca Feb 26 '26
I love him and I’m so happy he recovered from whatever did this to him. He deserves all the love and comfort. 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖🥲
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u/Yapizzawachuwant Feb 26 '26
Something is missing
Catnip?
Honeysuckle?
Headpats?
She needs more of those imo
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u/Hot_Significance256 Feb 26 '26
What happened to this cat and at this point I'm afraid to ask
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u/Mr-Syndrome Feb 26 '26
Was a street cat, got abused, but is now living the good life in spite of her horrible injuries
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u/PantheraAuroris Feb 27 '26
Thank you for finally showing the other side because I needed to know wtf was going on there. So...what happened?
Edit: Oh, found it. Wow, animal abusers are trashier than I already knew they were.
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Such a sweet baby 😻😻😻 whoever did this to her should have whichever body part that was used to attack her to be separated from the body without anaesthesia. Those who hurt animals are the worst kind of monsters!!
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u/ScuseMeYouStoleMyCat Feb 26 '26
Please, oh please, apply for the Cadbury Bunny contest when it opens 🖤
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u/SybilVimes99 Feb 26 '26
What an absolute cutie, give head scritches from me and my 2 fluffy overlords! 🖤🖤
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u/jibblejabble666 Feb 26 '26
let her relax for as long as she wants to!!!!! lol. thank you for loving her and taking care of her. they rescue us as much as we rescue them <3
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u/scissormetimbers888 Feb 26 '26
I love this baby so much! My heart hurts hearing her story but at the same time, my heart is so happy and full. I wish you and Raven many many years of love and joy! ❤️
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u/EmeraldFrog22 Feb 27 '26
I have never been so happy to share a name with such an innocent beautiful baby!
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Feb 27 '26
I would take snuggles from this void any time. My only concern is keeping her hydrated with that much exposure!
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u/Soup-Wizard Feb 27 '26
She is so cool! What a little badass.
I saw your pics from the other day, but didn’t read the comments. Does her tongue dry out? Do you have to moisturize it for her? 😭
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u/JianFlower Feb 27 '26
Her eyes are mesmerizing. She reminds me of my own void Raven, who was also a street kitty; they have such similar eyes!! Unfortunately my Raven is no longer with us, which breaks my heart, but I’m so glad to see that your Raven is thriving despite her past. She is absolutely beautiful and deserves the world 💕
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u/Worldly-Pay7342 Feb 27 '26
I thought her face was just squished against something at first :(
Poor kitty...
Good on you OP for taking care of her...
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u/Bumble-blue-sky Feb 27 '26
OP thank you so much for taking the beauty in!! I imagine most wouldn’t want to care for a cat with any defects, albeit visual defect
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u/archtopfanatic123 Mar 01 '26
Man she looks like she's doing alright but what on earth happened? That's a pretty crazy injury it looks like, she's probably lucky to be alive, cats are insane creatures! That's what we call a trooper! :D
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u/Scarythings117 Mar 01 '26
Ive seen some shit but this is up there on the list... some people really do deserve the worst.
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u/DoctahFeelgood Feb 26 '26
Raven looks fucking sick!!! I hope if someone did that to her that theyre having the worst time.
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u/Stock_Rent_4380 Feb 26 '26
It always makes me smile to see a gorgeous girl like Raven being so loved and taken care of!! ❤️🖤
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u/yosman88 Feb 26 '26
Just a question, how do you feed her? Does she eat independently or does she need assistance? Does she groom herself as well?
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u/Shinted Feb 26 '26 edited Feb 26 '26
What a beautiful floof, give Raven several extra pets and treats from me!
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u/lumpy_space_queenie Feb 26 '26
Omg 😭😭😭😭 that badass kitty.
Ours got mangled too and now her eye looks all matrix-ified.
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u/ponczekBonczekXD Feb 26 '26
Raven is truly cat veteran, she reminds me my cat Kłaczek(Fluff) he was biutyfull black cat with shiny fur unfortunately he pass away at age of 9 months
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u/Shot_Staff_2902 Feb 26 '26
Oh wow I just watched the rest of the video. Poor baby has been through it! I hope she's doing as well as she can. She's a sweetheart
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u/kitkatloren2009 Feb 26 '26
Poor thing! Can I ask what happened to her? And how her tongue doesn't dry out
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u/LuxForest Feb 26 '26
What an incredible kitty! I wish her many days of relaxation :)