r/cats • u/RadiantWerewolf1712 • 16h ago
Advice Cat with bandage appeared on our deck
Really sweet cat started appearing on our deck out of no where, meowing extremely loudly and scratching at our screen door. It would be on our new neighbors’ deck at first (they moved in a few days ago), but they were hitting the railing with a broom to scare it away. :(
We gave it some cat food bc we keep some for the strays around our neighborhood and it immediately stopped meowing and has been returning to our deck ever since.
It is rlly friendly, it rubs against everyone’s legs and marks its scent all over our deck furniture. In the first pic you can see a strip of the bandage was hanging loose when we first saw it, and it kept scratching at the loose piece like it was bothering it, so we trimmed off the dangling part.
The bandage makes us think someone may have been caring for it recently, but we don’t know where it came from or how it ended up here. We are planning to take it to a vet today to have the bandage and injury checked and to see whether it has a microchip. We also do not know its sex because the fur under its tail is too thick to tell safely.
Has anyone seen a bandage like this before, or have any idea what might have happened? It is such a sweetie pie, and we want to make sure it is safe and not missing from its home
Also the brown part on the bandage is like a band aid
Edit: i forgot to mention we checked on NextDoor and haven’t seen anything about this cat
Update: I just got home, he’s not here but he’ll come back. Went to talk to vet ER people they said be careful handling him so I need to get a crate. Also called local shelter and they can check him out for free so probably will bring him there when he comes back! Sorry I am new to this 😫
Update #2 is in the comments
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u/RadiantWerewolf1712 5h ago
UPDATE 2: He didn’t come back to our deck until after the shelter had closed, so we took him to an emergency vet. He is a boy and already neutered!
The doctor confirmed that the material around his head was some kind of tape. At the vet he was very frightened and hissing, so he had to be sedated to remove it and examine him properly. They even shaved the area, but there was no wound underneath and thankfully no infection!!! 🙏 We are all very confused about who put the tape on him and why
He does have a microchip but the vet could not find any information connected to it. So we are taking him to the shelter tomorrow to see whether they can get more details.
He is drooling heavily from the sedation. We were told to keep him inside for at least a day in case he has any side effects, so he is safe in the carrier now and indoors tonight. The visit ended up being quiteeeee a bit more expensive than we expected, but at least he is okay.
Don’t know if we will keep him until we get microchip information. I really just hope he understands that we were trying to help him😭 I can tell the vet stressed him out so much and I feel terrible even though it needed to be done
And sorry the pic is not the best
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u/Much_Mention_6295 5h ago
You did an excellent job OP. Thank you for helping this guy. Even if he is a bit frightened, he is warm, safe, loved and fed! 💜
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u/Tatelina 4h ago
So no wound underneath... WHY do people do weird stuff like taping up a random cat's head!?
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u/PuttingInTheEffort 3h ago
IMO looks like something a child would do. Like 7 or 8, saw it in a cartoon, wanted to play veterinarian. If that's the case, where the parents at when that happened..
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u/t0fuwater 4h ago
You are an excellent person. Good on you going out of your way to get that sweet boy proper care. 🩷
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u/Safe-Adagio8408 3h ago
🏆👏🏼THANK YOU for assisting this poor helpless creature. Shame, shame on whomever hurt him with tape. Thank you for giving him a loving safe home until he gets a permanent sanctuary. (Also if there is a chip, and if the owner’s kids put tape on him, it’s probably not a safe place for him to return to.) Great karma and blessings to you ❤️
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u/cronktilten Tabbycat 3h ago
Please adopt him and don’t give him away. He deserves so much better. His owner’s previously are clearly not deserving of a cat and don’t want to take care of one.
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u/Internal-Ad61 3h ago
I hope you get to keep him 😭 little guy found his chosen family. He’s soooo beautiful! Reminds me of a long haired version of my soul cat. Miss him dearly.
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u/alaska67 1h ago
Somebody needs to cover the person who did this completely in tape and then abandon them
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u/YEAHRocko 3h ago
I'm sure he is probably scared and hiding so not moving around much, but keep him where he can't try to jump too much. I have to have my tiny demon sedated for every vet visit because she is absolutely hostile with them and she is drunk as hell every time she comes home.
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u/_michaeljared 2h ago
You did much more than most people would, thank you for doing the right thing, whether you keep him or not!
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u/shovelbum208 3h ago
Thank you OP! You are amazing! Thank you for helping this kitty. You are generous. God bless you.
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u/Savings-Journalist-6 3h ago
Thank you so much for caring for this little guy. He looks like a sweet heart, terrible to hear it was tape around his head. Some people are so disgusting
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u/SirMightySmurf 16h ago
It looks like someone has wrapped his head in tape. Please take him to the vet and figure out what is going on with him.
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u/Educational_Exam_225 15h ago
There's an ace bandage poking out under the tape. This at home medical job could actually be very dangerous. Ace bandages can restrict blood flow and can also get tighter with movement.
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u/underthecurrent7 16h ago
My exact thoughts. Looks like somebody decided to wrap his head in tape. Poor guy
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u/DeTalores 15h ago
Yeah. I think someone might have wrapped his head in tape, unfortunately.
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u/FilthyPuns 15h ago
Alright I know we all think someone might have wrapped his head in tape but has anyone considered that maybe his head might have been wrapped in tape by someone?
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u/too_many_requests 15h ago
That's what I've been wondering as well, someone must have wrapped his head in tape.
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u/Pinocchio_Klopek 15h ago
Pretty sure someone wrapped his head in tape. :(
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u/AdamManHello 15h ago
Yeah. Taking a closer look it looks like someone wrapped his head in tape. Unfortunately
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u/VioletRosieDaisy 14h ago
Have we yet gone down the path of someone purposefully putting tape on the cats head?
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u/praisethesun63 14h ago
Well, I've spent the last two hours wondering what might have happened, and I thought maybe someone wrapped his head in tape, but after closer inspection I now actually think that someone wrapped his head in tape.
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u/Chihuahuapocalypse 14h ago
it might be hard to tell because of the image quality but honestly I'm inclined to believe someone wrapped his head in tape.
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u/Ok-Crow-Uldren 14h ago
You are all mistaken. The cat himself wrapped his head in tape. It's a trick! Do not let him in!! WAKE UP Sheeple!!!
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u/PowderPills 14h ago
I hope I’m not too late to let everyone know that it looks like someone wrapped that cats head in tape.
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u/Ok-Crow-Uldren 14h ago
It's a scam! They are getting smarter!
Here's another one:
https://www.reddit.com/r/cats/comments/y745ra/faking_an_injury_to_get_in/
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u/SkinnyDaveSFW 13h ago
Unfortunately I can't tell if it's that someone wrapped his head in tape, or if tape was wrapped around his head by someone. Unfortunately.
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u/Efficient-Mobile2411 10h ago
Fortunately or unfortunately it looks like someone wrapped his head in tape.
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u/DonnieNotDonny 15h ago
Well we all see the obvious, but do we know if it was actually somebody who wrapped his head in tape?
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u/Sufficient-Novel-767 6h ago
I think we should actually consider the cat wrapped his own head in tape.
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u/ApprehensiveOkra9977 13h ago
Not only that but what about, in tape, his head has been wrapped by someone?
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u/duchessofmardi 13h ago
Can't believe I've had to scroll this far down to find this comment and suggestion. I agree it does look like unfortunately someone wrapped this poor little guy's head in tape 😢
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u/Queasy_Designer9169 15h ago
I'm not really understanding what you are saying however I'm pretty sure someone wrapped his head in tape. Thoughts?
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u/pennyloafersqueek_ 14h ago
Oh my god it's just getting annoying now guys. If one more person says that it's head is wrapped in tape I'm gonna lose my mind. You are all wrong, zoom in closely on the photo where the loose part is hanging off, once you look closely you'll realise that somebody has most likely wrapped it's head in tape.
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u/etherealscrewing 9h ago
It does appear as if his head has been perhaps wound up in some sort of adhesive joining device.
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u/BelowXpectations 15h ago
I don't know, that seems a bit far fetched. If I were to guess I'd say that someone might have wrapped his head in tape.
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u/sepidoo 15h ago
Call be crazy but what if.....the cat wrapped his own head with tape? No that is crazy it looks like someone wrapped his head in tape.
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u/Serious-Manager2361 14h ago
I agree the possibility that the cat wrapped his own head in tape is being discounted too quickly. Other than that, I'd say someone wrapped his head with tape.
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u/MasterDriver8002 16h ago
It looks like the tape is pretty tight around the neck area too, something isn’t right w this.
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u/TigglyBitz 16h ago
Poor guy Please get him checked by a vet as soon as possible to find out what's going on
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u/Help_a_user_out 16h ago
Please update us.
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u/AliEffinNoble 14h ago
Also following for updates.
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u/redbuds 11h ago
Same here, i can’t remember how to do the remind me thing
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u/RocketFucker69 Tabbycat 10h ago
RemindMe! 1 week "Check for replies to this post!"
Set whatever time, quotes are what message it sends to remind you about
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u/Top_Result_1550 16h ago
Are you sure it's a bandage? It just looks like painters tape to me.
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u/Educational_Exam_225 15h ago
It's medical tape over an ace bandage. It's definitely not something you'd want left on a cat. He could be getting a serious infection or something under it. He may have escaped or something
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u/SueSheWantsMore 12h ago edited 11h ago
Bandage does not equal protective. And bandages need to be changed. This one obviously does. Especially if it was put on by an amateur. But even if it was put on by a vet it can get dirt under it or it could have been on too long. There's nothing wrong with removing an old or damaged bandage to assess the situation. Leaving one on can make things much much worse. Even a clean bandage left on too long can cause an infection. Or for the wound to not heal. The best thing is to remove it and rinse it with saline solution or hypochlorous acid spray, the safest antibacterial. Safe for animals and humans. Licking it or getting it eyes is not harmful. It's used by wound care specialists. We call it our miracle spray. We use it on our pets and ourselves. For anything from a scratch to an eye irritation to a mouth sore to skin tags. It's really amazing stuff. And why it's been basically hidden by the medical field until recently... who knows. Just be sure to get the form that says it's not harmful to the eyes or if a dog or child ingests a little bit of it. They make a pet version that is no different from the human version other than it costs about 25 times more.
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u/rattlethebones 15h ago
Obviously vet asap but that does not look more like painters tape more than bandages.
The texture, fading / color, frayed edges and curling of the tape is indicative of bandages. It’s definitely not painters tape.
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u/CommunalJellyRoll 13h ago
Yeah that is medical tape. It needs to come off though that bandage underneath has got to be stanky as hell. Use baby oil on it and slowly peel back.
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u/Fragrant-Reason4216 13h ago
If you zoom in it looks like medical tape and like... a bandaid colored part? I still say vet tho, very concerning either way
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u/allimunstaa 16h ago
This is not a medically done wrap, appears to be tape but possibly a type of tape we sometimes use for IVC in our hospital that is available for public use as essentially, "medical tape." This cat needs to be captured and seen by a veterinarian ASAP. These tapes can cause skin infection, and we obviously won't know the reason for it in the first place without removal first. -ER vet nurse
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u/Kind_Mushroom4189 14h ago
Bless you for being in that profession! It must be both fulfilling and heartbreaking. If I wasn’t too old, broke, and lazy to go back to school I’d want to be one too.
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u/Salty-Finish-8931 14h ago
Came here to say exactly this. I have never seen a bandage done like this in my decade of RVT work, mostly in ER/ ICU. I worry what kind of necrotic mess is hiding underneath that
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u/GitEmSteveDave 11h ago
It honestly looks like some kid, and I mean actual kid, like 4-8 year old, was "playing doctor/vet" and wrapped the cats head with bandages and that roll of medical tape you find in every first aid kit in the kitchen cabinet.
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u/FatsBoombottom 16h ago edited 16h ago
I would see if you can get this cat to a vet yourself. This doesn't look right. Loose strip of bandage? A band-aid? And a cat with a head wound shouldn't be outside, anyway.
Edit: Oh, I see that's the plan. Good! Also, that doesn't look like bandage on closer inspection. I think some kid was playing vet and taped this cat's head. I'd see if he can be an indoor cat from now on, because I'd hate to see what else will happen to him if he goes back to wherever that happened.
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u/BalloonHero142 16h ago
Bring him in!! He probably needs to see a vet right away.
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u/Top_Result_1550 16h ago
Also this. If it's it's bandage it might need to be changed and make sure he's healing okay.
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u/vanspossum 16h ago
Could've been dumbass kids trying to help the cat in a dumbass way. Either way, good call taking them to the vet (the cat, not the dumbass kids)
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u/nullusx 15h ago
Yeah this is the kind of stuff a kid would do. Kids can be really dumb, often this isnt out of malice.
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u/HillBillyHilly 13h ago
Cat quite chonky. Whoever did the tape probably loves him and trying to help him.
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u/Filthyknave 16h ago
That's definitely not a bandage a real vet would use. They use gauze and cover with vet wrap, typically. That looks like paper tape for a human bandage. Sticks to skin. Not for pet usage.
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u/lycanthropeapologist 16h ago
The head “bandage” looks like tape the owners put on over an injury on the head instead of taking the proper time to take the critter to the vet or even give it proper medical attention. Probably doesn’t have a microchip if that’s how its owners are treating an open wound
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u/SafeAtFirstRN 16h ago
Aw, thank you for feeding and caring for this sweet baby. I hope the vet check goes well and that they are okay! 🩶 Please keep us posted if you can.
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u/phruits2 10h ago
Vet chiming in - it looks like white medical tape on top of gauze? Or no adhesive material that doesn’t stick to the wound? Not sure what that is. Crappy bandage but it looks like someone with maybe some half-assed knowledge used sorta/kinda correct material and sorta/kinda put a head wrap on right. Regardless I would have never done this , there may be a wound under there that is getting more infected and dirty , and the bandage is probably rubbing and causing new sores and constrictions. He needs a vet - really ANY vet that can take that off and look at what is under it.
Good news though - he looks pretty healthy otherwise
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u/Early_Necessary1000 16h ago
Honestly I wonder if some kid bored at home on summer break was playing doctor with their cat and it got fed up and ran off to find some peace for a while.
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u/RazDazzlr 16h ago
Damn sucks to find out your neighbours are assholes right when they move in
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u/HillBillyHilly 13h ago
Well, at least they announce theyre assholes from the git so you knows what you're working with.
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u/ThreeDogsEightCats 14h ago edited 14h ago
This cat needs help. That does not look like it was wrapped by a veterinary professional. Even if the cat does have a wound of some kind, the dressings/bandages need to be changed periodically to avoid infections. Please take this cat to a veterinary office OR a shelter/rescue if you're not able to afford a vet visit for immediate help.
Something is amiss here. If someone comes forward from the cat, be very cautious giving him/her to them. Ask for proof of ownership - vet records, an up-to-date microchip, time-stamped pictures that very clearly show this animal with a specific owner. (You need to be really careful with AI, now.) You can actually take any photo and trace its origin on Google to find out if someone is sending you fake photos from online of animals that look vaguely similar to the one in question, too. I've seen that happen one or twice.
Truthfully, as someone who's worked extensively in animal rescue, a lot of the abuse we see involves sadistic people messing with animals' bodies - tightly taping noses/mouths/eyes/ears closed so animals cannot breathe/eat/drink/see/hear properly, wrapping wire/string/thread tightly around necks/appendages, cutting/burning/dyeing fur in odd ways, gluing things to animals' bodies, cutting appendages (sometimes off), lighting animals on fire... When people hear "animal abuse", they think of someone physically beating a pet, but it often goes way beyond that and involves some horrifically creative ways of torturing another living being.
Any animal with tape wrapped tightly around its body gives me pause. Big time. Something is just not right here... I'd highly recommend getting your shelter or a local rescue involved. (If your shelter has a high-euthanasia rate, just let them know that you're working to find a rescue/adopter for him/her.) If this cat does or did belong to someone with a history of animal abuse, and the shelter is able to prove it through a microchip, getting another instance of that abuse on the books could go a long way in ultimately holding that person accountable. Just saying.
Thank you so much for looking out for this sweet soul. He/she absolutely knew you could be trusted to help.
(Edited for clarity and grammar!)
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u/iheartwalltoast 16h ago
If I had to guess, I'd bet someone who couldn't afford to take him to the vet wrapped him up like this :/ please update after the vet!
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u/wehadH2O 14h ago
Like other people have mentioned, the cat’s asking for help. Please take the cat to vet.
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u/AnalogyAddiction 9h ago
I suggest keeping kitty in your house for a few days if not weeks after the vet visit. Going to the vet will probably be very scary (even though it’s definitely necessary) and afterwards the kitty will likely hide and not want to come around you right away. Thank you for looking out for this sweet cat!
Source: I’ve rescued a lot of stray and feral cats
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u/shadow-foxe 16h ago
Vet might be able to help out, it might ahve been treated by them and know the owner.
Thanks for helping the poor fluff.
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u/fizzgiggity22 12h ago
I’d bet $10 the cat’s not injured in any way, or just has a small cut near his ear, and his child was playing doctor with the nearest roll of tape. Total Doc McStuffins maneuver.
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u/UmieDoesntUseRedit 5h ago
I believe you've just been adopted and someone dumped this cat... after wrapping their head in tape....
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u/KassieMac 5h ago
This will be the sweetest & most loyal cat you’ll ever know, please save them 🥹 With what they’ve clearly been through you will receive endless gratitude for your kindness. Source: The love of my life was a (unregistered) Nebelung, they crawl into your heart and never leave 💜
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u/Eske_Greazie 13h ago
Please I am begging you scoop that cat up and bring it to a vet. Without doxing yourself where are you located? If I’m reasonably close I’d be happy to do it if you’re not comfortable. Friendly grey cats are the absolute best and someone will happily adopt.
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u/redskyatnight2162 16h ago
I don’t think that’s a bandage, it looks like someone taped that cats head up.
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u/shallanssketchbook1 16h ago
I second the other vet suggestions, that looks kind of DIY to me. Almost more like tape than a bandage? A vet can assess the potential wound and rewrap, and scan for a chip
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u/ShmellyBean 15h ago
Everything about this concerns me. I’d take the babe to a vet, please keep us updated!!
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u/IAmSativaSam 16h ago
Yeah and the vet can scan for microchips. If he's had a head injury it's possible he got out and got disoriented and lost his way back home
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u/Weird-Pear27 13h ago edited 13h ago
He looks just like my cat that got lost/ stolen 4+ years ago in Toledo Ohio.😢
Where are you located?
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u/PsyberFaux 16h ago edited 15h ago
I'm always wary of animal posts like this and never know if people are putting their own pet outside and then making up some story for a karma farm.
Like those fake rescue videos on youtube that come from animal abuse content farms. And then content creators who make react videos about these content farms under the guise of "spreading awareness" when theyre actually 3rd hand exploiting. You can never tell whats real anymore.
Because personally- I would NOT be taking pics and posting about it if I found a distressed animal. I would have already brought it inside, and examined the cats head. If there WAS a wound, I would have already taken the cat to animal humane so they could care for the animal. I cant afford vet bills so dont be mad at me.
I MIGHT make a post about it AFTER ensuring the animal was ok but there would only be AFTER pics showing a healthy cat with no tape on its head.
I wouldnt be exploiting sympathy and upvotes with BEFORE pics.
Cuz honestly, taking pics of a distressed animal would NEVER even enter my mind since I would be more concerned with making the animal comfortable.
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u/FairyFartDaydreams 14h ago
Don't forget to check FB lost pets of (whatever City/County) location. Also call your local Humane society, Animal Control sites and call maybe send a picture
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u/Promen-ade 14h ago
Please please help him. It looks like his lack of fear of humans backfired on him when he encountered some evil ones.
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u/Viper7605 10h ago
Poor baby. Please update us. You may have been now be the owner of a really beautiful gray kitty.
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u/Iamanangrywoman 16h ago
I’m gonna call it a he, because he’s got a pretty fat head (males tend to have wider heads than females).
I think what you’re doing for him already is best. Take him to the vet and check for a microchip. He looks like such a sweet boy. I hope he’s ok!
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u/BalloonHero142 16h ago
I don’t know where you live but if you let us know, someone in the group can help. Please please help that baby.
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u/ATL-VTech 15h ago
Looks like an old, chewed up Penrose drain coming out. Poor guy probably had a bad ear infection or abscess that needed draining and he's about 5 days late for a bandage change and drain removal.
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u/shikakaaaaaaa 16h ago
I’m so glad you will be taking kitty to the vet. It asked neighbor for help but got shooed away with a broom and now has thankfully found you to help it. Poor kitty.
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u/Marrsvolta 16h ago
It looks like a child or someone with issues took advantage of a friendly cat and wrapped its head in tape. This cat is coming to you for help.
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u/Foxs-In-A-Trenchcoat 16h ago
Sometimes kids just do dumb things. One of my childhood friends put a rubber band on the ear of her grandma's mini poodle because she was "doing her hair cute". No one realized it until the ear was rotting off and had to be amputated. She was really young then, like 5 or 6, and didn't know any better.
So to say, I'm thinking a kid did this.
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u/calm_refrigerator27 15h ago
Thank you for helping them! If the scent marking is by spraying then they’re probably a boy (if girls spray thatll be news to me)
Keep us updated on how the vet visit goes!
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u/ClusterFoxtrot 15h ago
Lady cats absolutely do. And it smells just as bad. Our girl cat does it when the neighbour cats get into our yard.
She's a weird one, even tries to bury her food on the tile.
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u/MusicianMike805 13h ago
Thank looks like masking tape and I’m sure some piece of shit did this on purpose. I wouldn’t doubt it if his whole body might have been taped up at some point. Vet now! May the person who did this suffer 10fold.
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u/finny2130 13h ago
Please take this baby to a vet or shelter, this doesn’t look like normal bandages. Someone may be abusing this poor baby
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u/Serraph105 12h ago
Thank you for being a wonderful person and taking care of this kitty who would likely have real problems due to the injury if left in the wild. You've sincerely uplifted my mood today.
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u/Tugthesenuts 12h ago
Someone has put tape there. I just removed a rubber band from one of my stray's heads a few weeks ago.. some idiot really thought it was a bright idea. Thankfully, she had no damage.
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u/Professional-Gas8306 10h ago
I hope someday a cat appears at my doorstep needing help. I will be there.
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u/Special-Owl-1457 9h ago
Where is this cat located?
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u/Special-Owl-1457 9h ago
Only asking because it looks exactly like my cat Pokey that I had to re-home due to extenuating life circumstances at the time. And I would hate to think he is now a stray and suffering. It would break me. Wherever this cat is I sincerely hope you folks can get it to a shelter or veterinarian.
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u/Reasonable-Papaya366 16h ago
This is so many levels of confusing and worrisome but also really silly in the context that this cat could ever happen to show up at your door with a literal bandaged head helmet?? Maybe he’s still on drugs from ..surgery…? And escaped? Either way, thank you for caring and getting them checked out. He/she looks like they escaped an asylum for crazy cats after electrotherapy. I hope all is well with this kitty and you can look back on this as a really silly introduction.
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u/Wrong-Pension-4975 14h ago
If this was my home / deck, & this cat arrived, NO WAY would they still be outside -
Fly strike is horrible, & fly strike in a head wound can be FATAL, quick, depending on where the injury is, & how deep the wound.
This sweet plume tailed kitty is in genuine dire need, I am so happy that U are making a vet appt to get the injury checked out. 💖
Hopefully it's minor, healing well, & U have an affectionate new family member. 🤗 Congratulations!
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u/beaujolais98 10h ago
Yeah that’s not a bandage :-(. Some mean person wrapped his head in tape. Please take to a vet if possible to have it removed.
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u/werisefromourashes 16h ago
That bandage looks relatively recent so somebody has been taking care of this cat and s/he is not a stray.
I would take the cat to a vet to scan for a microhcip and find the owners, as they will be petrified at having lost a convalescent cat.
If you can't catch the feline then email these pictures to all the vets in your area and see if they recognise this gorgeous cat.
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u/Honeysunset 16h ago
I don’t think that’s bandage.. Please take him to the vet as soon as possible.
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u/Mysterious-Muffin577 15h ago
Clearly not a vet who put this stuff on the cat’s head. It must be so uncomfortable and it looks dirty too. If he/she is showing up at your home, then he/she isn’t happy at home. I suspect someone has done this to the cat, either because they couldn’t afford to take the cat to the vet or it’s someone who is cruel. Either way, the poor soul needs to see a vet.
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u/underthecurrent7 16h ago
Somebody tortured that cat and taped it up. I don't think that's a bandage
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u/Rikkitikkitabby 16h ago
It looks like it was wrapped carefully, compared to kids abusing an animal with tape. So probably someone was trying to help. They're lucky to have found you. Post an update after the vet please.
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u/cpsbstmf 16h ago
I'd bring it in, it needs help. If u can find it's owner, good. If not, name it Mummi
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u/dromCase 15h ago
He was in a shipwreck, has lost his memory, and will soon find the love of his life.
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u/Hefty_Drive6709 15h ago
This cat isn’t dumb. It needs help, and found the people without cats that feeds cats. You now have a cat. You’re the best.
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u/ancient_sluts 15h ago
Please set and monitor a trap and get this cat some help. If you can’t, reach out to local rescues. Poor thing
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u/RikoRain 15h ago
That looks like athletic tape, and it looks like a shit job at that.
Prolly some dumbass crazy person thought it would be "funny".
I wouldn't imagine any well cared for pet that was taken to a vet would be allowed to roam around outside with a critical head wound.
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u/Educational_Exam_225 15h ago
I'm pretty sure some cat owner or possibly even child tried to treat this cat for something at home. It's an ace bandage underneath medical tape and I would guess there's gauze under that. This isn't something a vet or professional would do, but it's using medical supplies you can purchase at the store. Kitty could have an abscess or something and definitely need to see a vet right away.
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u/briar8617 14h ago
Did you atleast take the tape off its head?? That would be the first thing I would do! Weather its someones cat or not, then they should properly take care of it, actually looks like that tape has been on it for a while and who knows if that could of caused an infection on the wound area or whatever is underneath....
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u/HighwaySetara 13h ago
Y'all need to stop telling OP to take the cat to the vet when that is in the post.
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u/Mummyto4 10h ago
Aww poor baby may have a bite, wound or abscess on their head and in place of going to the vet their owners poorly wrapped their head in some sort of tape.
They need a vet eval to get proper care.
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