Do you ever wonder what it would be like to peel all the skin off your face and stare at your exposed muscles and bulging eyeballs? Um, us neither, but that’s what this cat would see if he looked in the mirror. Chase the Cat survived getting run over by a car, but his face didn’t and now he writes a blog about his life post-accident. Okay, cats can’t write blogs, but his owner who likes to pretend to be him can. Anyway, according to the lady that pretends to be Chase, we were the first people to interview her. Or, uh, her cat. Also, before you click through here, please be advised that these pictures are of a cat who has lost his face. You might not wanna look at them if you're of a sensitive nature.VICE: Hi, Chase. Can you tell me what happened to your face, please?CHASE: When I was about 2 months old I was hit by a car. A gentleman found me and brought me to a clinic. He told them I was a stray but he gave them some money so that the vets could help me. The tissue on my face was so badly damaged that it could not heal and sloughed off.Ouch! That sounds really awful, it's like a facial mudslide. Are you in pain now?No, not at all.But you don't have any eyelids, right? How do you sleep?I’m used to not having eyelids. I’m three and a half now! I do have a partial bottom eyelid on one eye, though.Well, I get my fair share of negative comments about how I should not have been given a chance at life because I don't look like all the other cats. However, I have plenty of supporters who understand that I am not in pain and am just disfigured. That doesn't mean I shouldn’t, or can't, live a normal life.What kind of medical treatment do you get?My mom has to put eye medicine in my eyes during the day so that they stay moist. Occasionally I’ll need extra antibiotics if I develop an eye infection, but I'm still able to catch crickets in the basement and bring them to my mom, so I don't think I am going to need glasses anytime soon.Eyeglasses! Ha! So can you go outside and play?I would LOVE to spend a day outside but with the wind… my mom does not like me to spend much time outside. There are lots of bugs and bushy plants that she thinks will scratch up my eyes.And were you named Chase because it rhymes with 'no face'?Haha! No, I was named Chase because the clinic that spent so much time helping me was called Chevy Chase Animal Clinic.Well that's about it, thank you so much for your time!You have been a pleasure to mew with!
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