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This Persian cat was recovered from the home of an elderly person with limited mobility after being noticed by a utility worker. He was was found covered in 5 pounds of matted fur :(
Transformation
He looks like the contents of a vacuum cleaner :(
The shelter shaved off 5lbs of matted fur.
He was tolerant and sweet during the grooming which was gruelling and took hours.
Sadly his hind legs had atrophied due to the neglect, and he needed to be fed to ensure he didn't go into kidney failure.
As his fur grew back he was a new cat with a sweet temperament, despite his maltreatment. The man who fostered him decided to adopt Sinbad, and said "I’m just astounded at how he just loves people, even though people haven’t always treated him very well. It’s a lesson we could all learn.”
MrsZbornak
Poor cat.Who was taking care of old man. He probably couldn't even take care of himself. This is years of neglect not months
Kayokak
serakaida
Give him a beret and he could bust myths
rohittee1
I'll be honest, that thumbnail looked like a nug.
Bannedfortellingfeministshowmeyourtitties
Nothing like a clean shaven pussy!
AlmightyyCres
New grumpy cat?
PutrescentTumescence
He went from Clogged Hoover straight to Soulful Wilford Brimley
the7thsonofthe7sons
its not like the old person purposely did that.
TheDingobraj
After 15 years in hiding, Mister bigglesworth finally emerges.
MyDragonHeartedSpirit
Nah, Mr. Tinkles! https://33.media.tumblr.com/1adb6112dce8e1fdc1fc76f2c444d987/tumblr_mxzaygQMrg1t8e3i6o1_400.gif
SwampDonkeyNFLD
Geg him a berret and he'll start busting myths
TimeKeepsOnMoving
That cat looks more like the Grinch than Jim Carrey ever did.
JudgeNotByTheColorOfOnesSkinButByTheContentsOfOnesDumps
I love cats and I love this one too, but damn he is an ugly thing. Poor baby
mavenmim
He looks like me when I wake up in the morning!
ILiveInStateParks
You double dipping motherfucker. Nice post +1
Idiaminoacid
Isnt that Evil the cat?
Chrasoe
OMG! I thought the same thing!!!!!!!
celi4
So his legs won't be working ever again?
VindictiveRidge
One article stated he quickly built up muscle in his back legs again and can move around normally. Whew.
celi4
Oh, yes, that's awesome ????
ilikeallkinds2
That last picture,"diabetus "!!
Papaoso420
TheOtherRealBarackObama
Two words that I've never hear to describe any cat, "sweet temperament."
VindictiveRidge
My Maine Coon boy is the gentlest cuddle-bug you can imagine. (Maine Coons are often described as being rather doglike, personality-wise.)
MotionOfTheOcean
;w; My other rescue cat is like that. He's never hissed or scratched us, even when we got him. He was frozen in panic in corner, but 1/2
MotionOfTheOcean
purred when petted. Our other cat is rather peppery though, probably more what you are familiar with... 2/2
walkingonmoonbeams
Anyone else see the resemblance?
Buck39
That or scruffy
Soulf1nger
http://akns-images.eonline.com/eol_images/Entire_Site/20141117/rs_500x300-141217151556-GrumpyGrinch.1214.gif
iSayMeanThingsSometimesSorry
https://m.popkey.co/7ea24a/WxlMe.gif
kythorn
How is this even possible
Quantumsasquatch
Must be one of those hypoallergenic cats....or the complete opposite.
MotionOfTheOcean
Persians have long fur and if the cat was weaned too early, they might have not learnt to groom themselves properly. The loose hair is 1/2
MotionOfTheOcean
not brushed or groomed off and it will eventually start clumping into felt like mats. I think some cats might be more prone to it if they2/3
MotionOfTheOcean
have finer and silkier hair type (not sure). If you just meant how someone let's it happen? Idk, elderly person is too lonely to give 3/4
MotionOfTheOcean
up on pet while cannot care for it probably. 4/4
SomeRandomMidget
And now he's busting myths.
AggressivelyPassive
I thought he was an anti-diabetus spokesman.
Arkleseizure
I literally just joined imgur to up this
realwomenfightnaked
shelter worker here, guys dont judge or scream animal cruelty, older people lose their minds and forget they even have pets we see it a lot
Dawnstempest
Whether intended or not, this IS animal cruelty.
MrsZbornak
I'm wondering if he had any help if old man had limited mobility. Did anyone see the cat. This is years of neglect
realwomenfightnaked
the man was probably as neglected as the cat
mormacil
Good point
HamfistedBanMaster
Holy shit. FIrst frame made me think it was a taxidermy goof.
thesplashingblumpkins
The title had me worried kitty was gonna get mirrors for eyes https://hype.my/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Ralph-Fiennes-Francis-Dolarhyde.jpg
SebastianCrab
I thought it was a Jim Henson puppet.
litro
It made me think I had fought this in Dark Souls.
kageboshi
Chuck Testa?
ThatJerkYouKnow
nope
sheshazelnuts
Nope
Saratje
Despite of the hilarity surrounding his commercials, I have to admit Chuck's work is fairly decent.
JustAnotherLinkInTheChain
ShutUpAndTakeMyMeme
Last week I struck my wife, then I find out she's been dead for years. Who the hell did I hit?!
JudgeNotByTheColorOfOnesSkinButByTheContentsOfOnesDumps
This comment wins you a follow from me. Amazing
ImLukeSkywalkerImHereToRescueYou
I get my testin' supplies through Liberty Medical.
NotAnUberUsername
You Are a Champ..
bionicfishpants
Buddy. +1
d6410
Actually laughed out loud at this comment
Magicflutefreddie
Ditto
VeryOk
Yessssss!!!
lawlphailure
Holy fuck I lost it
otebear
And like any self-respecting diabetic, he was once on the brink of kidney failure! Yay DKA!
pjruss
Nah, I think he looks like Scruffy from Futurama.
ZebbyIsWitty
Scruffy believes in this post
pyr0chaos
TheyCallMeScruffy
Ehhh
TotallyNotDitto
beejep
Scruffy, the catitor
Superchief86
So that's one of them $300 haircuts? The other one had definitely lost its pizzazz.
MesserAuditore
Mmhmm.
JCaf
Hungrypiemonger
Jaime
WolphDragon
YO! I was thinking of doing the same thing! HAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAaaaaa
Dimitrios1610
A new cat with a sweet temperament, and somehow he still looks like the face of rage.
abacaxi
MotionOfTheOcean
All persians look like they are full of perpetual contempt.
VindictiveRidge
That's because they either are full of perpetual contempt, or FUCKING LOVE YOU OH MY GOD LOVE YOU SO MUCH, not much middle ground.
DamnitLinus
duojet
LightsOut1988
That cat legitimately looks pissed off.
shoritz
what became of that cat?
iamprobablyhigh
Stupid people made a stupid movie with it about stupid Christmas.
milofrank2
He lives in Austin TX, does appearances at festivals, and had made the family over 1M US $. So living well
TerribleAwful
New owner: "Now he's getting lots of TLC"
TickleMeRandom
Daww look at his little smush face ????????????
donttemptmeokay
Seth rogen?!?!
lovemesomepoptarts
He looks so pissed at being rescued...
MagusLupusDei
You are a really awesome person!!! Faith restored!
KebmtheBear
I'll take him !!! I mean the cat can come too but I dunno he's probably gonna make my cats start a revolt .. but he's cute
subtlerape
That cat has zero time for your shit.
Tokzki
I collect Imgur URLs like this. When I am repulsed by human cruelty, I go back to my URL collection to keep my faith in humanity.
Duendes
Wait, so how long does cat hair grow back?
Mewtank
That cat looks like an adorably grumpy lil old man
Tudagub
jp mcdanial?
dlianos1976
Awesome. Cheers to you both????
dlianos1976
Sorry for the ?, was meant to be a !
PreVizsla8
Nick Frost?
AlexxStratten
Looks a little like Jamie Hyneman also.
ggggggggkkkkkk
Wow Seth Rogen is a really great guy
LiquidMilk
Diabeetus
LowlevelRebel
I spoke that aloud when I saw him.
DoggoneMouse
Looks like oh hai cat
HughBMyron
The cat looks like scruffy from futurama
Votepancakes
How. Freakin. Cuuuttteeee
B2Delta117
How sweeeeet
SalisburyShuffle
Cera guy?
CMFMTNPPL
I Fucking swear
HelloMyNamesInigoMontoya
Exactly what I thought!
KeikiSupreme
Made me scroll all the way up to check the username.
TheDudeFromThatPlace
Frogman
skrittlecakeandtoejam
This is the cat version of ron swanson
lilbitosunshine
http://www.mormonwiki.com/wiki/images/f/f5/Wilford_Brimley.jpg
DerpyWerm
I was about to say that it looked like the Lorax, but that works better
naughtymunkey
Beat me to it.
itsapirateslifeforme
My thoughts exactly.
NationalistCanadianMooseWarrior
Ron Catson
tflorio19500
I don't know...those eyes say, "I'm silently plotting my revenge."
TheDogEnd
I sympathize w/ the elderly owner w/ mobility issues. Some ppl really love their pets, don't *want* to mistreat them but can't help it 1/
CrazyCatLad
(I volunteer at a shelter) and a 10 year old cat was adopted from us two weeks ago. Elderly owner died just a week into having the cat. 1/2
CrazyCatLad
2/2 I got that cat re-adopted to a family just this Saturday. Fuck yeah! Hopefully she ain't cursed.
WeAdoptTheOldBlackCats
According to http://people.com/pets/chicago-cat-sheds-5-pounds-of-matted-fur/ "He was an elderly man whose mental health 1/
WeAdoptTheOldBlackCats
was failing and he couldn’t care for the cat. Our humane investigators asked him if he would be willing to relinquish 2/
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the cat into our care and he agreed."
TheDogEnd
and they don't want to let them go. They *should*. They absolutely should re-home it when they no longer can care for it, but 2/
realwomenfightnaked
they forget they even have them sometimes..its sad but I blame their family sometimes for not checking on them and being shits
TheDogEnd
some ppl (especially old ppl b/c the pet is their only companion) keep the pet out of love. Cant hate ppl who loved their pet b/ failed them
samsonguy920
Well said.
MotionOfTheOcean
It is sad both for the animal and the elderly. Double heart break
LarthanDelaponte
Don't forget that the rescue mentality today would demonize the person for giving up the cat before it got this bad. No-win for them. :(
Xayli
If the cat was allowed to get this bad, I'm really afraid the elderly owner isn't getting proper care and support. Sad situation. :\
AzraelArtz
I was about to say the same thing. Poor cat, but also, is the elderly person getting proper care of are they neglected as well?
realmdweller
These are the moments I'm glad smells don't work on the internet.
Zobaken
...yet.
Trumpcard814
Why hasn't someone invented it yet? We have sight and sound. They should make a usb smell attachment.
CactusMassage
There are a couple smell inventions already, tho incredibly obscure, and they only work with food.
Geo80
Light and sound are energy, easy to replicate. Scents are matter. Chemical compounds that would require synthesizing.
D1RE
The thought of VR porn scares me. Smelling it too would be horrifying.
ZachsAnomaiy
Smelling involves taking part of something inside your body, like eating but on a microscopic scale. It'd be like being able to eat a video.
Trumpcard814
2 I mean it probably doesn't work that way... but WHY not
Trumpcard814
But... what if smells could be broken down to simple molecules then mixed to create the desired fragrance.
governmentgavemeagun
Mixed? that's an incredibly complex process including all sorts of chemical reactions. People spend whole careers trying to mix smells right
Saratje
Then you can have a video of a cake and eat it too.
ExtremelyHappyGuy
Except when the cake is a lie.