tattooed cat

It sounded like a good idea at the time, but now Butch is having second thoughts. After a long night of partying with some catnip and some friends, he visited a shady parlor and got “MOM” over a heart tattooed on his left front leg.

It’s been over a year now and the tattoo has long since healed, but the childish comments remain. Not a single feline has taken him seriously over the past year, calling him “Mama’s boy” and “Sissy.” He’s been beat up approximately 32 times, and has battle scars on his right ear, tail, and hind quarters. He also has not been able to get a girlfriend despite all his best efforts.

“Why on earth did I do it?” he cried. “It’s going to cost a fortune to get this tattoo off.” While some have recommended that he simply allow his fur to grow over the tattoo, he stated that this is not an option because his mother gave him this haircut and he quite likes it.

Since tattooing is not common among cats, other than small tattoos identifying them in case they lose their way home, his options are limited. The most popular methods that humans use are laser removal and a new technology called intense pulsed light therapy, both of which are extremely costly and take several sessions. These procedures are not known to be used on cats. Humans also can use expensive creams or microdermabrasion, but these methods are not nearly as effective and again, their results in use on cats are unknown.

Butch will have a hard time finding a veterinarian who knows how to help him, but he is determined to get this tattoo removed. “I’ve been called a Sissy for the last time,” he snarled, right before he curled up in his mother’s lap.