#and subsequently knocked over about a dozen various cans and jars and boxes

[tortoisebore]

heyy i was going through the asks and i saw a pic of your cat and he/she is lovelyyyy 🤍🤍 but i saw them wearing a collar with a bell hanging and i don't know if you know this but bells are really bad for their hearing and it decreases their special hearing abilities over time so it would be better if you took it off the collar

(sorry if this comes off as rude but i love cats and i want them to live their best lives always)

hi hi!! i love my kitty so so much she’s so evil and sweet and naughty and conniving and soft she’s like if a cloud had a pink nose and was also a teeny tiny gremlin 💘🤩🥰💖😭💕💞

about her bell: i did a bunch of research on collars and bells and name tags when i adopted her and made sure to get her a quick-release collar with a lower pitched bell (i find the high pitched/kitten ones so annoying lololol) that makes more of a plasticky sound than a metallic one. it’s also not very sensitive, so it doesn’t jingle every time she moves. like right now she’s sitting here next to me having a nice bath and her bell isn’t making any noise at all!

she lives exclusively indoors, so the bell won’t interfere with her hunting/surviving outside, and she doesn’t have trouble with anxiety or sensitivity issues that might make the bell uncomfortable for her. she does however do a lot of hiding and snooping and getting into things she’s not supposed to (re: she’s naughty & conniving), so the bell helps me figure out where she is in my apartment and makes sure i can find her when she’s creeping around and getting into trouble. it also makes me feel better to know that i could find her quickly if something like a fire alarm goes off or a pipe bursts in the building (this happens often in the winter where i live, it’s super annoying) and i could get her out of here fast if i needed to.

i love my cat so so much & i promise she has a wonderful life! she gets a ton of attention and treats and loads of playtime, she has lots of warm, sunny nap spots and more toys and puzzles and cozy places to sleep than she could ever want! she’s basically my evil little child (my mom calls her her granddaughter 😭) and i take her well-being very seriously, and i hope u know i’m not just brushing off your concerns 🫶 i just feel confident in the decisions i’ve made for her. thank u for bringing it up, and i’ll be on the lookout for any signs that she’s becoming uncomfortable or that her health is being impacted 🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶

(pic to round it all out bc she’s the cutest thing i’ve ever seen)