Sticky Tape Makes Cats Walk Funny: Official
Hey, cat owners! Tired of your pet basically ignoring you and dragging half-dead frogs into your house all the time? Well, why not cover them in sticky tape as a sort of freakish revenge ploy!
That seems to be the gist of this clip, anyway – it looks as if you can really bugger up a cat's ability to walk by strapping a load of sticky tape across its fur. We think – not being able to speak Japanese, we have no idea whether this is a specially-trained tape cat or whether you can make all cats walk around like wankers if you bung a strip of masking tape on their backs. You can always try it on your cat to find out, you know. And video it. And send us the Youtube link.
And, no, this definitely isn't cruel to cats. Well, it might be a bit cruel. But it's funny. And isn't that more important?
There’s actually a second clip on YouTube (see website link above) that shows that this seems to be a common reaction amongst all cats. My guess is that the cats must somehow rely on their fur to guide their movement and if the fur is covered up, it somehow messes it all up. Similar reactions can be found if a cat’s whiskers are trimmed. Cats use those to sense their way around so without them, they walk a bit wonky.