cats are super adaptable, you can amputate on leg without any problem for recovery. i had to make a choice a couple of years ago between cutting my kitties front leg or letting her die of cancer, and now she is super lively and jumpy. i had to give up my pocket money for the year before to convince my parents to let her live (the ghouls) but that was possibly the best use i made of my money in my life yet.
Interesting perspective. Reminds me how we've normalized forcing grandpa to hang on (only because science makes it possible) when his eyes say "death pls" for years before death.
What's your moral take on house cats? Like, depriving them of nature for the the entirety of their lives vs. the consequences of unleashing them in neighborhoods and weaking havoc on birds etc?
This is a real moral conundrum. Unfortunately, I think the most moral solution is to genocide all cats, house or otherwise. They're just too much of a liability for themselves and others.