Adoptable Kitty? ...or not

[Kalei]

I don't even want to know what humans have done to that cat to make it so distraut. It is obviously extremely terrified of people, which is so sad.

[CathyBogart]

We got cats like him at my clinic sometimes. I hate how everyone there seems to be assuming he was mistreated....some cats just freak when they're in a cage in an unfamiliar place. There are things that place (be it shelter or clinic) could do to make him more comfortable though.

[Medusa]

Y'know, it's odd but maybe nothing happened to him other than perhaps someone was tormenting him at the time. Believe me when I tell you that's how Puddy used to behave when I took her to the vet. She would dig her claws into the bottom of the carrier and my vet would have to remove the top of it, throw a towel over her and pry her claws out of the carrier. She's older now and not nearly as bad; at times, she's downright lovable. But I can assure you, I never did anything to make Puddy that way. Watching that video didn't make me laugh; it made me cry. Burger was scared, pure and simple and being in the cage and filmed yet didn't help any. God, I wish I hadn't seen this video.

[Catty1]

One comment on the video that seemed accurate - simply by the guy's 'tone' of writing - indicates this cat was at a vet. According to him, the owners closed their automatic garage door, and Burger got caught under it...by his neck for a few hours. The poster was saying, in effect, 'stop laughing, this cat's going to be traumatized for life!'

Hopefully he was healed and is back with his family...I could not find anything on Google....

[catmandu]

That Sadly Was What Pouncer Roccalno Was Like When Dale Of The Animal Welfare Caught Her.
Now Shes In The Basement Hiding But Using The Litter Box A Lot More And Making Friends With The Found Cats.
I Hope She Will Be My Friend One Day.

[Catlady711]

We got cats like him at my clinic sometimes. I hate how everyone there seems to be assuming he was mistreated....some cats just freak when they're in a cage in an unfamiliar place. There are things that place (be it shelter or clinic) could do to make him more comfortable though.

Oh yeah, BTDT before.

When I hear one scream like that it usually means I go get the leather gloves and towel before I even see the cat. My Jack acts almost that bad and has to be muzzled and no one else will go near him, they tell me 'he's your cat YOU handle him'. But honestly he's never that bad at home!

With some cats that act like that in a cage, if you hang a towel over the front of the cage so they can't see the other animals and it's nice and dark in there, some do calm down a bit. In the video you'll notice that the cat did the majority of the screaming when someone stepped up to his cage.

[CathyBogart]

We used to spritz a TON of feliway on a towel and then hang it over a kitty's cage if they were acting that terrified. On some cats, it worked miracles, others weren't about to relax for anything.

[catmandu]

That One Thing I Could Try On Pouncer Roccalno And Thats Feli Way.
Although Its Only Me Shes Afraid Of She Gets On Well With The Found Cats Who Go Down Into The Basement To Visit.

[jennielynn1970]

OH that poor cat! He's terrified to be in a cage! My foster Furbee acts and sounds the same way. Which is why she will never be able to be in the adoption center at PetSmart or at any of the adoption days. She screams like you are tearing her apart.

Poor Burger... I hope he is back home and not so terrified anymore.