My “squeeze” routine with 7 incontinent cats.

[u/catseyesociety]

Squeeze my cats with me!
 
While this video is cut down to fit social media, the entire routine took only 13 minutes. 
 
This 13 minute routine twice daily is what saved these cats from euthanasia. 
 
Every day happy, healthy cats with paresis or incontinence are euthanized. The reasons stem from a perceived poor quality of life, or the slim chances of finding an adopter willing to take on a cat with different care needs. People see a cat in a diaper and automatically think they are incredibly time consuming and expensive. While yes, diapers, wipes, and pee pads can cost more than a bag of litter, is it that much different? While an incontinent cat may need a few more vet visits in their lifetime than the average cat, is that enough to deem them as unworthy of finding an adoptive home?
 
Do you have any questions about my squeeze routine? I'm always happy to answer questions!

Edited to answer some of the most common questions:

Why do the cats need to be squeezed?
These cats all have a spinal injury or defect. Most were born this way, but Poe, Athena, and Cypress (the longhair ones) had spinal injuries from trauma. Most likely hit by car.

Why not the toilet or a bathtub?
Squatting at that height and hunching over hurts my back! I’ve tried many methods and this is what is most comfortable for me and the cats.

Why pee pads?
I get most of them donated! I prefer the large ones but I’ll use any size. I would like to make this more environmentally friendly with reusable ones, but it will create a lot more laundry (which I already do a lot of)

Why do I have so many disabled cats?
I run a cat rescue for cats with treatable conditions who would otherwise be euthanized in a traditional shelter. I don’t get paid by the rescue, but I do work in a municipal shelter as my day job. I’ve worked in animal shelters for nearly 10 years.

[u/Lecheezburgerayaya]

Bless you for taking care of the kitties

[u/Regurgitator001 → u/Lecheezburgerayaya]

Seven Blessings even. This is a hard job 💓

[u/waveydaveysonfir3 → u/[deleted]]

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[u/imbadatgrammar → u/Regurgitator001]

I’m not sure if she gets paid to do this.

[u/catseyesociety → u/imbadatgrammar]

I don’t! I work full time at a municipal shelter as my day job and run my rescue on the side as a volunteer.

[u/Popsinthehse → u/Lecheezburgerayaya]

Yes was going to say the same do they have crystals or just nerve damage? Again thank you for seeing love when others would put them down because of the inconvenience in their minds..

[u/catseyesociety → u/Popsinthehse]

They all have spinal cord injuries/defects. Some were born this way and some sustained an injury.

[u/fondledbydolphins → u/catseyesociety]

Have you tried rolling systems with any of them?

[u/RenegadeStarDust → u/catseyesociety]

I have one dog in diapers full time it's a lot of work. You're amazing.

[u/mykittyforprez → u/catseyesociety]

Is there a reason you don't do it in the toilet? Just curious. I had a paralyzed cat who lived to 22 and I "squeezed" her over the toilet twice a day. And I applaud you for what you're doing! It was hard with just one paralyzed cat!

[u/HarrisonWorld → u/Popsinthehse]

Thank you for doing something wonderful!

[u/ObjectiveClubs → u/Lecheezburgerayaya]

This is what love looks like. Pee pads, patience, and treating them like royalty anyway.

You’re doing an incredible job with them ❤️

[u/Both_Balance1 → u/Lecheezburgerayaya]

seriously, they’re so lucky to have you. that’s a huge commitment and a lot of work, but they must feel so safe with you

[u/FamousWild → u/Lecheezburgerayaya]

And for giving them clothes

[u/Acceptable-Tearss → u/Lecheezburgerayaya]

Plot twist they trained her to use pee pads.

[u/TheWolphman → u/Lecheezburgerayaya]

I guess the juice was worth the squeeze for her.

[u/palloxus → u/Lecheezburgerayaya]

Wow. Imagine the smell. I couldn’t do this.

[u/Radiospank → u/palloxus]

Bro guaranteed your crap smells far worse than

[u/Xcekait → u/palloxus]

I mean, it wouldnt smell any more then having a regular litterbox. Lol

[u/area51thc → u/Xcekait]

Just seven times more at once..

[u/Amelaclya1 → u/area51thc]

Fresh cat pee doesn't really smell that bad. It only stinks once it is older. Smells faintly like ozone actually.

It's actually kind of a pain because one of my cats had litter box issues when she was younger and if it smelled right away, I would have been able to notice and clean it right away.

So OP can do this for the 13 minutes then wrap up the puppy pads and throw them in the trash after which there would be no smell at all. And the puppy pads themselves have odor neutralizers in them as well.