Veterinary experts estimate that close to five percent of the adult cat population may suffer from balloons. This highly contagious condition can spread quickly from one cat to another, and left untreated can even result in speech balloons.
Via Imgur.
My husband and I just watched this about 10 times. The “Crouching Tiger” technique wasn’t doing much for the one puss – I do love how the other one just saunters through as if nothing is amiss.
Anyone know what kitty is saying?
According to someone on Imgur it is Korean and it basically translates to “Get it off!! Get it Off!!”
Thanks 🙂
The kitty is saying “Fall off! Fall off!”
Question: Does an outbreak of balloons lead to an outbreak of sprinkles?
I’m thinking due to size, an outbreak of sprinkles might be the first warning that an outbreak of balloons is imminent. Wonder if there’s any vaccine??
There is one for balloons. It’s only a small needle stick; the most common side effect is hearing a sudden, loud popping noise in your head.
I snort-laughed, Allein. Then, of course, there’s a floppy little piece of latex you have to jettison.
That grey kitty would be excellent in a limbo contest.
I’ve never caught balloons from any of my cats. But I get a flu shot every October. Balloon immunization must be a beneficial side effect.
They should advertise this more.
Get it off! Get it off! Was probably the first words spoken by our species. All in one go too!!
This is one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen, and NTMTOM’s introduction takes it over the top.
Nine downvotes? Presumably whoever is doing the filming is keeping an eye on the situation. But if people have had cats traumatized or physically harmed by balloons (or static electricity), then I can see why they’d feel obliged to vote it down. Me, if I’d thought to do this when my kitties were still with me, I’d have fallen over laughing. But then I’d also have made sure to take the balloons away before I left the room. I wouldn’t want a cat ingesting popped balloon, as that *would* be dangerous, for sure. I loved Mookie and Mazzilli dearly, I certainly would never deliberately have put them in danger.
I can’t help it, I still think this is a riot.
I don’t know about these kinds of balloons, but Stars is terrified of mylar balloons, and her only experience of them is one floating well out of her reach (tied to a chair). We think she thinks they’re plastic bags (she had a bad experience with a bag when she was younger; you can’t even pet her if you’re holding one).
I still found the video funny.
My cat is terrified of floating balloons and plastic bags as well. Actually, on the plastic bag thing – she’s only scared if you snap them open, like when you’re replacing trash bags. If the bag is lying dormant on a table and she comes across it, she will knead it, since she likes soft crinkly noises.
No idea how she’d react to a non floaty balloon.
She got her head through the handle of a bag one day, got scared, took off running, and of course the bag went with her. Apparently it traumatized her for life (she’s always been the skittish one, anyway). Sometime after that, my dad’s birthday rolled around, and my mom tied a balloon to his chair in the kitchen. After a few days she realized Stars had not been seen in the kitchen since (which is concerning, since the litter box is in the basement, and you have to go through the kitchen to get there; I don’t know if she was just going through as quickly as possible, or sneaking through unnoticed, but as far as I know they didn’t find any evidence that she wasn’t using the litter box during that time, but she certainly wasn’t hanging out in the kitchen at all). As soon as the balloon came down she came back in. That was several years ago. I went over one day last year and I had a Target bag in my hand. I tried to pet her and she backed away, scared, and I didn’t realize why until my mom pointed out that I was holding a plastic bag. As soon as I put it down she let me pet her.
She doesn’t like crinkly toys, either. My mom got them one of those tunnels with the crinkly stuff inside and she wouldn’t go near it. Stripes simply wasn’t interested. My mom ended up sending it to my aunt in Texas. Her cats loved it.
I love this site. And I think a lot of the regulars are clever and clearly wonderful people. That said, I never have and never will understand how animal lovers find it funny to annoy, irritate, or frustrate an animal. This makes me unhappy.
I tend to feel the same way, Ronni – can’t help feeling sorry for the cat who obviously is afraid and is trying so hard to get rid of the balloon.
Thank you, CLAIRDELUNE, for sharing that you get it. It helps to know others feel as I do.