Cats paw

louised88

Hi, my cat is currently unwell and as he's fourteen I'm kind of coming to terms with the idea that he may not be around for another few years. I want to get a tattoo of his paw print, but I'm not sure how to get ihis print? I don't want to distress or upset him or risk his health, and I realise that this may be better answered by a vet (and I will check with our vet before I do anything) but I'm just wondering if anyone's had a similar tattoo done? How did you go about it?

Edited for clarity

P_1

Try get a photo of the cat's paw maybe?

djflawless

Put a big square of charcoal powder outside a pet carrier.at least a cat body length and a half.
Then, after the charcoal, have a cat body length and a half of white paper
Hey presto!!
Done the same with a fire salamander.
Or if cat jumps over the charcoal just dust his paw when asleep

Adiboo

I used non-toxic finger paints to get my dogs print. Might not be as easy with a cat though!

Coles

You could wait until he's dead? :pac:

louised88

I don't really want to be painting my dead pet's paw to be honest.

I think the non-toxic paints might be the best plan, I'll check that they're not toxic to cats (he's normally very placid anyway, even before he started slowing down, and the painting/printing wouldn't be too hard, but I don't know if I'd manage to wash it off before he tried to wash it himself), but the charcoal is a cool idea too, he'd step over it but he'd probably let me put his paw onto it myself.

Food colouring just occurred to me as a possibility too! Thanks for the suggestions

Adiboo

Just have some wet wipes handy and give it a quick clean off after you have printed most of the paint off. That will get most off quickly before you can give them a full wash.