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The Cat Factory (imgur.com)

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[–]annaswims 312 points313 points ago

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context Hundreds of cats seized from a major High Springs hoarding case are being shuttled this week to the University of Florida veterinary college to be spayed or neutered, tested and treated in preparation for an adoption event

[–]shaggorama 112 points113 points ago

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hooray for context!

[–]fatsu 19 points20 points ago

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Yeah I was definitely wondering WTF.

[–]onionhammer 44 points45 points ago

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I was afraid it was some sort of dissection lab :'(

[–]Zombie_Lover 30 points31 points ago

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I was hoping there was a place you can send your cat for reprograming and maybe a tune-up.

[–]stunnedwonder 9 points10 points ago

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I was hoping it was a cyborg lab and they were rebuilding cats stronger faster. like the 5 million dollar man.

or

they are being water boarded because they are terrorists.

[–]maximun_vader 1 point2 points ago

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one of them actually blew him self. 3 times.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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6 lives left.

[–]captainzigzag 1 point2 points ago

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5 million dollar man.

I am not responding to this obvious troll.

[–]ForgettableUsername 2 points3 points ago

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Hey, it's a recession. We had to cut back on a lot of important programs.

[–]bKzor 0 points1 point ago

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This.

[–]PaladinZ06 0 points1 point ago

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We need a photoshop of a cat undergoing this:

http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/Images/stories/2007/nov/kubrick/clockwork/7.jpg ASAP

[–]tubameister 18 points19 points ago

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Or worse, vivisection. O_o (don't google it)

[–][deleted] 5 points6 points ago

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I think I already know what that is and I didn't google it. I'm assuming it means dissection on living things?

[–]R0CKER1220 5 points6 points ago

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You are correct.

[–]patmcdoughnut 1 point2 points ago

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I learned that from the Simpsons

[–]polite_fox 1 point2 points ago

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challenge accepted.

[–]shmaughn 0 points1 point ago

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sometimes its just not worth the win.

[–]Drawtaru 0 points1 point ago

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Me too T_T

[–]StridentLobster -1 points0 points ago

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They do look a lot like that, but the cats don't have skin, and nobody bothers wearing a mask.

[–]will_p -1 points0 points ago

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I was guessing a busy vet office spay/neutering.

[–]JesusJones207 9 points10 points ago

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Now I know why my cat never loved me quite the same after we had her spayed ... I'm sorry Miss Kitty.

[–]frickindeal 9 points10 points ago

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There were complications in my female cat's operation, and they decided to keep her for a couple days to observe her. I went to visit her and her anger at me was frigging palpable. She wouldn't even acknowledge me for a few days.

[–]twilightmoons 8 points9 points ago

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Our cats were thrilled to see us again. One who had not really been very affectionate started kneeding the towel he was on and purring as loud as he could.

[–]CSec064 1 point2 points ago

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Aww cats. :] this morning while I was going through my living room to leave for work this fuzzy little guy named Oswald was sitting on the edge of the coffee table both paws dangling off looking at me like "... sup?"

You know, like that was the most normal thing anyone could do.

[–]twilightmoons 1 point2 points ago

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Hmmm... One of mine likes to sit at the edge of the bathtub while my wife bathes. He'll just it there and try to butt heads with her, or pat her back with his paw to get her to pet him if she pretends to ignore him.

He's more of a dog than a cat in terms of his neediness for human contact. I think it's the feline equivalent of autism, except that he must have contact with us, instead of be being antisocial.

He's scared of all other people, though.

[–]timconradinc 5 points6 points ago

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About 6 months ago, I had to take my cat to the vet and they had to drug her. When they did that, her eyes were still opened, which I wondered if she could see what was going on. After they were done with her, I held her in the front area of the vet until she started to move and then we went home. I laid down on my couch and kept her on top of me, until she started to be more aware of me and started growling. She had more movement, tried to move, and ended up hitting head first on the floor.

She then flopped around for the next few hours, staring at me like 'WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO TO ME?' The worst part was her trying to climb up onto my bed - i have a loft bed - she'd climb up the first few steps and fall down. 3 or 4 times.

If I came anywhere near her for the next 3-4 days, she'd start growling. She's fine now, but she was not happy with me at all for making her legs not work.

[–]joojie 1 point2 points ago

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I've seen a lot of stories about this. Veterinarians should NEVER allow an animal to go home THAT drugged up. That's disgustingly irresponsible :(

At my clinic if we thought the cat/dog/whatever wasn't ready to go home and should instead rest in a dark cage for whatever amount of time that's what happened, regardless of owner bitching. ("I have to drive all the way back??) Ya well, we're not giving you any excuse to sue us when your cat a) dies from a delayed anaesthetic reaction b) breaks/kills itself trying to climb to your loft bed or c) hates you forever (yes people try to blame us for such bullshit) Plus being responsible for either a or b morally...

Kitty on dissociatives and opioids would rather stay bundled up in a covered cage for a few hours with regular check-ins by a tech.

[–]timconradinc 0 points1 point ago

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I don't blame the vet. It was getting close to their closing time, and I'd held my cat for about an hour and was getting uncomfortable in the waiting area. I think i'd rather her flopping around at home instead of flopping around in some cage in a dark room without anyone monitoring her. There's no way my cat would have continued to be bundled up at the point she started flopping. She hates being held, so there'd be no way to stop the flopping. The reaction I guess is a possiblity, but, hey.

[–]Patti234 16 points17 points ago

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Don't be sorry. Your cat could have died from ovarian cancer or had kittens, perpetuating the daily senseless death and suffering of unwanted animals. Veterinary medicine is more advanced than it was even 10 years ago and the neutering process can now go much smoother for pets. My vet even has human-grade monitoring equipment to monitor the heart rate and temperature of my pets when they get neutered and they can send pets home with painkillers, which makes the healing process less traumatizing for your cat. If you've ever had wisdom teeth removed and didn't get proper pain medication, you'd understand what I mean. Neuters done cheaply will get the job done, which is very important, but pet owners do have other options (not available at all vets) to make your pets more comfortable and avoid unhappy recovery.

[–]LanceCoolie 4 points5 points ago

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Spaying is fine. It's declawing that will make them hate you.

[–]dmgb06 1 point2 points ago

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Well, if someone was removing my fingertips, I'd be a little nasty too.

:o(

[–][deleted] 5 points6 points ago

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Thank you! This was the most depressing thing I had seen on reddit today before I knew it was just spaying/neutering.

[–]reidzen 8 points9 points ago

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Yay Gator Vet Med, spaying the strays for free.

[–]Dusk_v731 1 point2 points ago

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oh thank you...I was convinced it was something far worse..

[–]kha3 0 points1 point ago

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I was hoping it would be like that futurama episode where they stuff the cuddle bears with flame retardant stuffing and sell them as dolls...

[–]jeremychase21 0 points1 point ago

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Thank you

[–]Campmoore 0 points1 point ago

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whew, thanks!

[–]Lots42 0 points1 point ago

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Now since I know they are ok this picture is hilarious

[–]dangfrick 52 points53 points ago

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This is "Operation Catnip." It takes place a couple times a year at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine. They trap 300+ feral cats and take them to be spayed or neutered, and pre-vet students get to go and help with the procedures to gain experience. The only reason I know this is because I'm a pre-vet student and recognize the picture.

[–]YogiWanKenobi 4 points5 points ago

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I used to live down the street from the UF College of Veterinary Medicine. When I heard about Operation Catnip, I borrowed one of their traps and set it for a feral cat I had been feeding for six months. Later that day I picked up a highly drugged cat and pet him for the first time.

Fast forward 12 years, and now he lays in my lap. The tip of his ear never grew back either!

[–]syncsynchalt 2 points3 points ago

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The tip's not supposed to grow back, or it wouldn't be a very good marker :)

[–]YogiWanKenobi 0 points1 point ago

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Yep. It's a running joke in my house.

[–]r00x -5 points-4 points ago*

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I might be biased as a cat owner, but, it just doesn't seem that humane to me.

Still, I don't pretend to understand what it is I'm seeing in this picture. Are those cats knocked out? Could you put my mind at ease?

Edit: added emphasis for the muppets who are downvoting. For fuck's sake, I'm asking a legitimate question. Oh well, I have received plenty of good answers, too!

Additional edit: I read elsewhere in the comments that these cats weren't anaesthetised, saw some which seemed to have their eyes open, and became concerned. Thanks for all the reassuring comments, chaps and chappettes, seems that other information was incorrect.

[–]ReverendDizzle 36 points37 points ago

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Look at the eyes of the cat in the upper left corner of the photo. Does that look like a cat that is lucid and aware that it is strapped down? Damn no. That cat is high as fuck. Pretty sure if the boys from r/trees were here they'd rate that little guy a solid [10].

[–]disKosaur 24 points25 points ago

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It's a spay/neuter program, but just in a bigger scale. But yes they'd be under anesthesia.

[–]Krazistar 15 points16 points ago

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This looks very humane to me. This is exactly what people look like while under anesthesia. In fact my daughter went to the dentist the other day and they had to strap her down exactly like this!

[–]xmnstr 12 points13 points ago

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They are under anesthesia. Doing that to a cat in any other situation would be insane.

[–]MPinsky 10 points11 points ago

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Rescuing a shit ton of cats giving them free surgery and then finding them loving homes, those fucks.

[–]r00x 0 points1 point ago

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Good perspective, but not what I was getting at. I had reason to believe they weren't anaesthetised (as it said so elsewhere in the thread - which, it seems, is wrong).

A couple looked to have their eyes open, turns out I didn't see they were glazed, so for a moment there I was panicking.

[–]Patti234 2 points3 points ago

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what's inhumane is the suffering and early death of kittens born on the street from stray cats or other peoples' cats that they put in boxes and leave to die outside.

[–]r00x 1 point2 points ago

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I agree, but that's not what I was getting at. Seems on closer inspection that those cats are all put under anyway, rendering my concerns utterly irrelevant.

Carry on!

[–]infamous_jamie 1 point2 points ago

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They're typically put out for a while with ketamine, not anesthesia in the sense of depressing heart rate/breathing. Works as a dissociative. Definitely numbs pain, creates something of a hallucinatory state which is why they don't use it on people so much anymore... Those kitties are fine :)

[–]r00x 1 point2 points ago

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Thanks! Seems to be unanimous feedback that they're fine and I'm being an idiot, heheh. I'm glad to be, in this case.

[–]friednoodles 65 points66 points ago

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This must be what a Bob Barker's wet dream looks like.

[–]thejoe 77 points78 points ago

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Or I_RAPE_CATS's.

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[–]Silmanarmo 49 points50 points ago

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WTH am I looking at? Is it a massive cat surgery event or are they future McD burgers -_-?

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[–]rabidbob 105 points106 points ago

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So .... really it's a cat de-factory?

[–]generalCopper 34 points35 points ago

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Ya... I believe they do these at colleges for Vet students to practice on. They basically gather all the strays around and just spay / neuter them all at once.

[–]Sanjuro79 6 points7 points ago

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There are also clinics that do spaying/neutering. I took my dog to one. You drop the animals off in the morning and pick them up in the afternoon, sans balls.

[–]phanboy 2 points3 points ago

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There's also a company that makes implants that mimic the fell of your pets' balls. It's kinda weird.

http://www.neuticles.com/

[–]andytuba 2 points3 points ago

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That dude got interviewed on Penn and Teller's Bullshit episode about spaying and neutering. It sounds like a great therapeutic move -- for owners.

[–]goots 11 points12 points ago

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For some reason I read that as "and just spay / neuter them in the face."

[–]Leshow 12 points13 points ago

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skeet skeet

[–]emarkd 4 points5 points ago

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These euphemisms get stranger and stranger...

[–]lop987 2 points3 points ago

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Might also be for a trap program. They trap feral cats to fix them so they can't make massive feral populations.

[–]omg_my_ex_is_crazy 2 points3 points ago

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I have a friend who feed ferrel cats. She catches them and has them spade, neutered, then releases them back out. Feeds and waters them. Very humanitarian thing to do IMO.

[–]lop987 2 points3 points ago

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That's cool. And yeah, feral cat populations just explode into massive numbers really quick. There should really be more support for the catch-fix-release programs.

[–]austinkp 1 point2 points ago

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*spayed

[–]ashtar 1 point2 points ago

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De-cat-steration!

[–]harebrane 9 points10 points ago

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Oh, I thought it was prep for those formaldehyde cat dissection kits like we used in Anatomy class.

[–]girlwriteswhat 2 points3 points ago

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My ex used to do that, so that was what I thought too.

[–]hpymondays 5 points6 points ago

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without the right part of the image, you'd think it's a cat tanning salon.

[–]scientist_tz 2 points3 points ago

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So at the end of this process they're left with, what, a bucket of cat balls and ovaries?

Whatever could they do with all those cat balls and ovaries?

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[–]CSec064 2 points3 points ago

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... I hate you.

[–]brlito 5 points6 points ago

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I know for a fact this isn't a Mcd meat plant, tabbies are way too stringy.

[–]genron1111 123 points124 points ago

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We can rebuild them, we have the technology.

[–]dumpsta_baby 59 points60 points ago

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Better than they were before. Better...stronger...furrier.

[–]jonathanrdt 28 points29 points ago*

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Hyde: ...Aloofer.

Eric: 'Aloofer'? Is that even a word?

Hyde: We can make it one...

-That '70s Show

[–]tubachris85x 4 points5 points ago

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Eh..but I don't wanna spend too much

[–]martoo 0 points1 point ago

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dis is de furry dey say on da internets?

[–]dumpsta_baby 0 points1 point ago

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dis is how dey make de furry from da internets.

[–]The_Second_Best 28 points29 points ago

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Relevant

[–]rocketwidget 55 points56 points ago

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Nope, that's a anticat factory.

[–]downvotesmakemehard 45 points46 points ago

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AN

[–]isignedupforthis 14 points15 points ago

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It burns my I.

[–]TMox -4 points-3 points ago

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Classic troll.

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    [–]FlanCrest 14 points15 points ago*

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    http://www.reddit.com/r/WTF/comments/kh26v/seized_cats_being_readied_for_adoptathon_looks/

    credit: llydecke

    [–]Kentravyon 7 points8 points ago

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    The department involved in weaponizing cats and other small animals.

    [–]jimicus 4 points5 points ago

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    Cats don't need weaponising, they're already weaponised.

    [–]Kentravyon 3 points4 points ago

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    ultraweaponized: Jet-packs and heat-seeking missiles.

    [–]creamer_time 0 points1 point ago

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    and lasers.

    [–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

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    spay&neuter clinic at full bore!

    [–]woo545 2 points3 points ago

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    Damn...that would make cutting my cats nail a heck of a lot less painful...for me.

    [–]blastron 2 points3 points ago

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    Want to rub EVERY SINGLE ONE of those soft fluffy tummies.

    [–]dannyrawk 37 points38 points ago

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    So many cats, so little doctors? you gotta be kitten me!

    [–]uncommitted 4 points5 points ago

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    Nobody's purrrfect, but this is absolutely clawful.

    [–]MLBM100 1 point2 points ago

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    Don't mean to be catty, but so few* doctors.

    [–]andytuba 1 point2 points ago

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    Maybe they're midget vets.

    [–]spankr 22 points23 points ago

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    I_RAPE_CATS in 5... 4... 3...

    [–]AeonOhm 10 points11 points ago

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    He's slacking this morning!

    [–]kabuto 7 points8 points ago

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    He's not slacking, he's busy raping cats!

    [–]isignedupforthis 0 points1 point ago

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    He is busy tracking down pictures source.

    [–]mafu99 15 points16 points ago

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    That's how I like my pussy....laid out on a plate.

    [–]Ididerus 28 points29 points ago

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    ...and sedated?

    [–]mafu99 22 points23 points ago

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    ESPECIALLY sedated

    [–]isignedupforthis 7 points8 points ago

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    And pre-shaven.

    [–]kingkev90 3 points4 points ago

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    And tied down

    [–]isignedupforthis 4 points5 points ago

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    Stacked neatly in shelves waiting for they turn.

    [–]dudeAwEsome101 1 point2 points ago

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    Is that a cat tickling factory?

    [–]Tressley 1 point2 points ago

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    As great of a cause as this is, this picture is absolutely depressing.

    [–]PixieFurious 1 point2 points ago

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    Fellow Redditors, don't worry about them cats, they are off their ass high on drugs and are in sleepy-land. Their bellies are shaved ahead of time, but once they're operated on they are untied and allowed to curl up for recovery time.

    [–]clt829 1 point2 points ago

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    Someone please photoshop dogs in place of the vets!

    [–]Estoye 1 point2 points ago

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    I see what's happening here.

    Machines have taken over the world, and their only source of power is to use cats as living batteries, so they've constructed a fake cat reality for the cats to think they're living in, when in fact they're just watching digital images of mouse toys and balls of yarn.

    [–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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    "The Burlington Cat Factory--we're more than great pussy."

    [–]Eduel80 1 point2 points ago

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    Haven Acres cats are being spayed or neutered in the style of Operation Catnip. ಠ_ಠ

    [–]joojie 4 points5 points ago

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    Yes, when we spay your cat we tie them to the table like that. Likewise with neutering or spaying your dog or pretty much any other dog/cat surgery except for cat neuters. Cats that are neutered most of the time aren't even hooked up to anaesthetic gas. It takes about a minute and a half to neuter a cat, so I'd say this is "spay day" at a vet college. I'm not really sure what's keeping those cats on the boards though....definitely not propofol.

    [–]vrex 4 points5 points ago

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    They are absolutely anesthetized. Do you have any idea how much shit they would get into if they weren't publicity wise? The college would be in a financial ruin in terms of scientific funding.

    [–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

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    Not to mention how fucking awful it would sound in that room if they are all awake. How would anyone be able to concentrate on surgery?

    [–]joojie 4 points5 points ago

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    Ya, no shit they're anesthetized. I said I don't know with what. Propofol is a very short acting anaesthetic induction. Unless they're using something like Domitor, which is a longer acting sedative, but not long enough for a cat to lay there and wait it's turn quietly for a spay. Again, I do not know what else they could be using.

    [–]r00x 1 point2 points ago

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    What do you mean, they're not anaesthetised? So they feel everything?!

    [–]joojie 2 points3 points ago*

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    No, I don't mean that at all. They are definitely anaesthetized, I just don't know with what. Apparently more than one person thinks I said "they are not anaesthetized in any way". Can someone explain where I said that?

    edit: Cats that are neutered are given a deep sedative. One I've used being "BDK" a cocktail of Butorphanol, Domitor and Ketamine. (pain med, sedative and a dissosiative drug)

    [–]White_Racist 0 points1 point ago

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    For us non-veterinarians:

    Cats that are neutered most of the time aren't even hooked up to anaesthetic gas.

    Cats that are neutered most of the time aren't even anaesthetized.

    [–]joojie 0 points1 point ago

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    Oh, I see...that part. I was still thinking of this picture. Cats that are neutered are given a deep sedative. One I've used being "BDK" a cocktail of Butorphanol, Domitor and Ketamine. (pain med, sedative and a dissosiative drug)

    [–]Kativla 1 point2 points ago

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    joojie probably meant they aren't fully knocked out (anaesthetic gas). They probably give them a local anaesthetic and maybe some sort of mild sedative to keep them calm. Neutering is a really basic procedure. It's not nearly as invasive as spaying, so they probably don't need to be knocked out.

    To give you an idea, we just picked up our new kitten the day after he was neutered. He was running around the house that same day as if he hadn't just had surgery. Meanwhile, when we got my (late) dog spayed, she wasn't really herself for a few days until she started to heal well.

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    Yes, that's sort of what I meant. They are fully knocked out, just not usually intubated and hooked up to the anaesthetic machine that delivers oxygen and isoflurane (and the like) There is no local anaesthetic involved. That shit stings...and into the scrotum? I'd like to live lol

    You picked your cat up the day after neutering? I've never seen one kept over night, they are, for the most part, fine within a few hours, like nothing happened. The incisions are so small they aren't even sewn/glued shut.

    I've only ever seen one cat neuter complication. The poor cat's balls seemed to have grown back because the scrotum swelled to almost twice the size before neutering pretty much immediately following surgery. He was bruised all over his poor little bum as well. We decided it was a reaction to one of the surgical scrubs we used to prep him. It couldn't have happened to a worse cat though....most psychotic and non-understanding owner ever. :|

    [–]Sirico 1 point2 points ago

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    Can I have one filled with skittles?

    [–]i_fap_to_cats 2 points3 points ago

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    They can't resist, i love it. skeet skeet.

    [–]hellowren 1 point2 points ago

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    I can't stop giggling at them on their little cat gurneys with their paws up.

    My brain is trying to come up with a combination of "Stick 'em up!" and "IT'S ALIIIIVE!"

    [–]Leshow 1 point2 points ago

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    awwwww they're so relaxed

    [–]fluffykittie -1 points0 points ago

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    meow :(

    [–]roburrito[!] 0 points1 point ago

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    Chuck Testa has expanded operations due to his recent internet fame.

    [–]GreenLightning2010 5 points6 points ago

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    Nope

    [–]sutiibu -1 points0 points ago

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    I'm ready for this to die.

    [–]roburrito[!] 0 points1 point ago

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    It died long ago, its just been stuffed by Chuck to appear alive as a creepy reminder of what once was.

    [–]immalurkerUMADBRO 0 points1 point ago

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    Alright, who snuck into my basement and took this picture?

    [–]atm_snowball 0 points1 point ago

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    I think this from an un-aired Billy Mays informercial.

    [–]duckbutt 0 points1 point ago

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    looks like this link needs to be fixed so it'll quit muliplying as well

    [–]zsakuL 0 points1 point ago

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    Steve Holt?

    [–]thelazerbeast 0 points1 point ago

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    Engineered for maximum cuteness.

    [–]electricmice 0 points1 point ago

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    we need an asian chef to sneak into this room and pretend to be outraged.

    [–]charleattack 0 points1 point ago

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    when can we start eating dem catz?

    [–]StephAli 0 points1 point ago

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    Let's Chop Cats! - all I could think about

    [–]darksober 0 points1 point ago

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    No wonder why my cat was pissed when I pick her up from the vets office

    [–]shoziku 0 points1 point ago

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    well lit kitty porn dungeon.

    [–]goofball_jones 0 points1 point ago

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    the two kittens that we adopted from shelters were spayed VERY early. They were only like a few months old. The vet that did it was very into doing it at a very young age as he said they bounce very quickly, and he was right. Also, the aspect of sexual maturity never even approached them since they were spayed so early.

    As to this picture, I saw right away they were being spayed as all the vets there were wearing masks as not to infect the kitties. Good for them, I'm sure they'll find great homes.

    [–]deliriousmintii 0 points1 point ago

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    It looks like a very sterile and medical version of a spa.

    [–]Reddickk 0 points1 point ago

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    If there would be some naked ladies, that room would sum up the internet.

    [–]animalcule 0 points1 point ago

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    factory! factory! factory! it's the cat planet!

    [–]1Rasslersmom 0 points1 point ago

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    Finally a TRUE picture of what really goes on at Area 54!!

    [–]Elbarfo 0 points1 point ago

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    Aw, and I thought they were testing which breed tastes best as Beef n' Broccoli.

    [–]SquirrelNutButz 0 points1 point ago

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    ...My cat was just spayed T_T

    [–]kairedfern 0 points1 point ago

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    Yet holding them like that isn't exactly pain free for them.

    [–]snowlion13 0 points1 point ago

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    all the kids in detention are the ones that have to catch them and tie them up to the boards

    [–]maldio 0 points1 point ago

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    The Cat Centipede

    [–]lukeacola 0 points1 point ago

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    We can rebuild them. We have the technology.

    [–]sarahxxxsora 0 points1 point ago

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    This, good sir, is a repost. I am giving you an upvote due to how amazing this pictures is anyways. Also, Cats.

    [–]UnicornsPoopSkittles 0 points1 point ago

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    backstage in the making of Feline Centipede..

    [–]carlosmal 0 points1 point ago

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    I have a feline they're a little bit angry.

    [–]ObeseSnake 0 points1 point ago

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    697 cats were seized. I would classify that as severe crazy ass hoarding.

    [–]1Rasslersmom 0 points1 point ago

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    FINALLY proof of the Talibans WMD! they are obviously reprogramming these sweet kitties into savage war cats remote control face removal units! I knew it, GEorge bush was right!!!!

    [–]NaturalBornHaxor 0 points1 point ago

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    srs assembly line. henry ford, what have you done‽

    [–]edmyster81 0 points1 point ago

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    I know what it's for... But is anyone else reminded of District 9?

    [–]creamer_time 1 point2 points ago

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    Testing on cats so that we can use their advanced technological weapons... we're close just need a man that's mated with a cat and we got this.

    [–]edmyster81 0 points1 point ago

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    Exactly!!! The Purrrrfect weapon...

    [–]creamer_time 1 point2 points ago

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    Nothing can go wrong meow !

    [–]kal777 0 points1 point ago

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    So I_RAPE_CATS, in other words.

    [–]Purpose2 0 points1 point ago

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    Purrfect

    [–]mihaidxn -1 points0 points ago

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    So that's where cats come from!

    [–]A_Slow_Descent -1 points0 points ago

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    oh herro der. we have fwesh cat fer shitty wok. das hirarious.

    [–]Ogen -1 points0 points ago

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    This fixes the cat

    [–]ci5ic -1 points0 points ago

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    This is where the internet is made.

    [–]DarkSideMoon -1 points0 points ago

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    Wow, what's with all the downvotes lately? "That's a funny comment! Downvote."

    [–]whyIAMbetterTHANu -1 points0 points ago

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    Is that a cat sex slave factory???

    [–][deleted] -1 points0 points ago

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    the fact that these cats are still conscious is fucking disturbing

    [–]Neena_NaNana -2 points-1 points ago

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    No NO NOOOO!

    [–]nickram81 -4 points-3 points ago

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    This some how reminds me of what PETA does with animals.

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