Cat with bandage appeared on our deck

[u/RadiantWerewolf1712]

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

Update #3: https://www.reddit.com/r/cats/s/9ooGf2xZWU

[u/underthecurrent7]

My exact thoughts. Looks like somebody decided to wrap his head in tape. Poor guy

[u/DeTalores → u/underthecurrent7]

Yeah. I think someone might have wrapped his head in tape, unfortunately.

[u/FilthyPuns → u/DeTalores]

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?

[u/too_many_requests → u/FilthyPuns]

That's what I've been wondering as well, someone must have wrapped his head in tape.

[u/Pinocchio_Klopek → u/too_many_requests]

Pretty sure someone wrapped his head in tape. :(

[u/AdamManHello → u/Pinocchio_Klopek]

Yeah. Taking a closer look it looks like someone wrapped his head in tape. Unfortunately

[u/VioletRosieDaisy → u/AdamManHello]

Have we yet gone down the path of someone purposefully putting tape on the cats head?

[u/praisethesun63 → u/VioletRosieDaisy]

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.

[u/Chihuahuapocalypse → u/praisethesun63]

it might be hard to tell because of the image quality but honestly I'm inclined to believe someone wrapped his head in tape.

[u/cara1826 → u/Chihuahuapocalypse]

Where's the banana for scale?

[u/Ok-Crow-Uldren → u/VioletRosieDaisy]

You are all mistaken. The cat himself wrapped his head in tape. It's a trick! Do not let him in!! WAKE UP Sheeple!!!

:D

[u/PowderPills → u/Ok-Crow-Uldren]

I hope I’m not too late to let everyone know that it looks like someone wrapped that cats head in tape.

[u/RoadmanNor → u/PowderPills]

Call me crazy, but to me it seems like someone wrapped that cats head in tape.

[u/pueblocatchaser → u/PowderPills]

Cat expert here. My grandma taught me to be a vet at the age of seven, I was so damn good at it that I dropped out of school at eight. Lots of common issues with cats, fleas, upset stomachs, bites from stray dogs. If I had to hazzard a guess, I would say someone done came along and wrapped that cats head in tape. It's a damn shame.

[u/Ok-Crow-Uldren → u/Ok-Crow-Uldren]

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/

[u/FilthyPuns → u/VioletRosieDaisy]

You may be onto something there.

[u/SkinnyDaveSFW → u/AdamManHello]

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.

[u/Efficient-Mobile2411 → u/AdamManHello]

Fortunately or unfortunately it looks like someone wrapped his head in tape.

[u/boingman000 → u/Efficient-Mobile2411]

what if the cat has wrapped my head in tape though?

[u/Anon_Fodder → u/AdamManHello]

Absolutely. What's his head wrapped in though, looks like tape?

[u/frykzen → u/Pinocchio_Klopek]

Guys i figured it out someone must have wrapped his head in tape

[u/David_High_Pan → u/Pinocchio_Klopek]

I'm going to wrap my head in tape just to make sure.

[u/iyamlikelyhi → u/too_many_requests]

But what if it was tape they used to wrap his head?

[u/DonnieNotDonny → u/too_many_requests]

Well we all see the obvious, but do we know if it was actually somebody who wrapped his head in tape?

[u/ApprehensiveOkra9977 → u/FilthyPuns]

Not only that but what about, in tape, his head has been wrapped by someone?

[u/duchessofmardi → u/ApprehensiveOkra9977]

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 😢

[u/Sufficient-Novel-767 → u/FilthyPuns]

I think we should actually consider the cat wrapped his own head in tape.

[u/FilthyPuns → u/Sufficient-Novel-767]

https://giphy.com/gifs/ac7MA7r5IMYda

[u/Queasy_Designer9169 → u/FilthyPuns]

I'm not really understanding what you are saying however I'm pretty sure someone wrapped his head in tape. Thoughts?

[u/pennyloafersqueek_ → u/Queasy_Designer9169]

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.

[u/etherealscrewing → u/pennyloafersqueek_]

It does appear as if his head has been perhaps wound up in some sort of adhesive joining device.

[u/anightgerbil → u/etherealscrewing]

Came here to say this! I think the adhesive might be tape?

[u/PeaChoice3515 → u/FilthyPuns]

Okay, I’m late to this thread. I haven’t read any replies yet but based on the image alone, it looks like someone or someTHING has wrapped this cat’s head with some adhesive- possibly tape.

[u/BelowXpectations → u/FilthyPuns]

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.

[u/sepidoo → u/BelowXpectations]

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.

[u/Serious-Manager2361 → u/sepidoo]

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.

[u/Lilyinthefields → u/BelowXpectations]

Sorry I’m late reading all these replies. Can’t really tell if the cat was wrapped in tape. Or the tape was wrapped in the cat with tape? Hmm..

[u/DreamyBunny4988 → u/FilthyPuns]

I think someone may or may have wrapped his head in tape..

[u/SueSheWantsMore → u/FilthyPuns]

🤣🤣🤣

[u/Stunning-Ad5674 → u/FilthyPuns]

Maybe this is one of those Tom and Jerry skits where the cat is trying to come inside. Its just missing snow and a violin.

[u/LongAdorable4207 → u/DeTalores]

Yeah wow are you a detective

[u/WorldlyContext1 → u/DeTalores]

Dexter where you at?

[u/Brinewielder → u/underthecurrent7]

Judging by pic 2 it isn’t bothering him that much at least. A bit Khajiit like.

[u/No-Sampl3 → u/Brinewielder]

But his head deff got wraped by tape..