Saturday, August 15, 2009

Traction boots for pets

So I have this cat. He's a black cat. And yesterday he had the first injury in the eight long years of his little shadowy life. It was, of course, mirror-related.
He now has an adorable little bandage on his paw, and since I have hardwood floors, the little bandaged paw slips and slides all over when he tries to walk on it, resulting in extra adorableness.

To add to the slippy-slidey-adorably, I also have two rabbits, and one thing people don't realize about rabbits is they don't have any treads on their feet. It's all soft fluffy fur. So when they leave their little carpeted area for the hardwood floor, the little soft fluffy feet slip and slide and scurry and - oh I just wanna explode with the cuteness!! But of course it makes them feel all clumsy and awkward and silly. I love hardwood floors, and I love bunnies and kitties with bandages, but the conflict between them is becoming more and more evident.

Solution: little rubber boots for little soft paws. They would have to have a felt lining to go on smoothly, and the back ones would have to be taller than the front ones for those long back ankles. If you've seen these anywhere or want to invent them, let me know! Hardwood floors would no longer be a sense of shame for my little fluffy roommates. And of course, I could take them off when I want to show off the adorable slipping and sliding to guests.

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