Too Precious to Lose: The Cat I Want to Tattoo on My Heart

I adopted my kitten from a friend’s home. Her mom is a beautiful Silver Shaded British Shorthair with silver shaded fur, but no one knows who her father is...

My dad absolutely dotes on her—he gives her cat treats and cooked shrimp every day, which has caused her weight to go up rapidly.

Although she doesn’t have the best temper, and often scratches my arms while we play, leaving scars, I’ve come to accept it. At first, I would get upset, but she’s just a little cat—she can’t speak human language. Maybe it’s just her way of protecting herself.

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Now that it’s summer, and because she’s an indoor cat who’s rarely been outside or experienced nature, I try to make up for that by bringing home different plants or things she’s never seen before. I learned this from the internet—it’s called “enrichment play.” Her favorite is a type of wild grass that looks like a foxtail (I’ve attached a photo below). She’s absolutely obsessed with it! So my daily after-work mission is to bring something she loves back home.

My little cat is almost six years old now. That means she’s entering middle age in cat years. But to me, she will always be my baby. I often cry quietly at night, fearing the day she might leave me. She’s so adorable—I just can’t imagine life without her.

I’ve seen many people choose to get tattoos of their cats to keep them with them forever. I want to do the same, but I’m afraid of the pain. Even though tattoo artists have told me that painless tattoo cream won’t affect the tattoo in any negative way, I’m still worried. Despite the high skill level of artists and the quality of inks today, I’m nervous.

So, could you show me your cat tattoo?
Here are some of the images I’ve collected—I really like these.