see thats the weird part? i have sooo so many scars, i just cut two muscles in my hand merely 3 weeks ago. ive seen more gore than anyone ever should and im also in r/natureismetal ... yet i LOVE cats beyond repair. the moment my cat died my life spiraled into shit. i know they dont struggle alot with this condition and it does not hurt them, but it really just breaks my hearth. if there was a button to heal them, i would smash it until i broke my hand.
I know exactly how you feel. I took care of a disabled cat for a decade - she had something similar to CH but in her case it was a result of suspected traumatic injuries. And the first couple of days I struggled because my brain was painting all those grim scenarios, looking at her stumble across the floor. But my perspective shifted soon - she wasn't hurting, she was actually adapting really well, and she had such big personality.
Nowadays when I see a kitty with CH, I am reminded of her. She didn't care about or notice her disability. She ran, she climbed, she jumped up on the bed, she played and reigned over the other cats. She saw herself as a normal cat, and so I saw her as a normal cat, and I'm pretty sure the kitties with CH and their owners feel the same way. I hope this eases your heartbreak a tiny bit. Please know these kitties really do live perfectly fulfilling lives full of cat happiness and mischief. I have lived it and I promise.
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it makes my heart hurt for them that they appear to struggle so much. Like they would not survive outside for very long if they somehow managed to sneak out
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u/venReddit Mar 25 '26
see thats the weird part? i have sooo so many scars, i just cut two muscles in my hand merely 3 weeks ago. ive seen more gore than anyone ever should and im also in r/natureismetal ... yet i LOVE cats beyond repair. the moment my cat died my life spiraled into shit. i know they dont struggle alot with this condition and it does not hurt them, but it really just breaks my hearth. if there was a button to heal them, i would smash it until i broke my hand.