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.
I actually didn't initially base it on that. I just wanted to parody tumblr speak and drama posts on this website, then after the first couple of posts I remembered the cat struggle session and leaned into that.