Sometimes I get forwarded a must see picture email from a friend or family member that, against my better judgment,  I find irresistable and just have to open.  (Remember the digitally altered photo of the great white shark jumping up out of the water attacking the helicopter?) Ok. I’ll be honest. I am a sucker for those pics. Yes, the monster of Montauk and the recent Bigfoot hoax…both opened by me. However, occassionally there is one that blows me away! Behold! The painted cats!

Apparently, people pay thousands of dollars to fancy up their felines. I think what intrigues me most is how in the heck they get them to hold still without the benefits of chemical restraint? I guess what you can’t see is the artist holding his paint brush and bleeding from the battle wounds inflicted in the process.

It is certainly creates an amazing effect, and yet I can’t see my cats actually requesting to be painted to look like a koi. (My bull mastiff pouted for a day after our groomer painted her toe nails pink.) It does illustrate how fanatical we can all be about our pets though.

This is Dr. Keith “I-will-never-get-my-cats-painted” Taylor leaving you with a final thought…

If you are going to spend $50-70 at the groomer each month to primp and pretty up your four legged children, doesn’t it make sense to spend an equal amount to insure them with VetCareComplete for the peace of mind of having the most comprehensive healthcare coverage available?

P.S.  We do not advocate cat painting of any kind.  Feel free, however, to continue painting anything that doesn’t have to capability of causing serious bodily harm.

Oh yeah, one more thing.  Photo Shop is an incredible piece of software.  As I still have not actually seen a painted cat in person, I will assume that, while possible, it is equally likely that we are all victims of photo shop manipulation. 

Unfortunately, we are not able to offer coverage at this time to dog-birds, cat-squirrels, or alligator-bird hybrids.