The scientific part: What appears to be a female cat’s elbow is really her heel, for a cat is digitigrade, which means she walks on her toes with her heels up.
The silly part: Since she already stands on her eight hind tiptoes as if on high heels, marketing a pair of stilettos to feline owners who enjoy dressing up their pets should be a success. Of course, the heels wouldn’t be real but be made out of a light rubbery material, and the uppers would be airy and elastic. Kitty comfort and frivolous fashion in a purrfect combination.-- FarmerJohn, Jun 10 2004 illustration http://www.geocitie...hnnie/catwalk.html?[FarmerJohn]Seems they're one step ahead of you, [FarmerJohn] http://www.b3ta.com/board/3313123 [FarmerJohn, Oct 05 2004, last modified Oct 21 2004] Seems they're one step ahead of you, [FarmerJohn] http://www.b3ta.com/board/3313123 [calum, Oct 05 2004, last modified Oct 17 2004] Or maybe two http://www.tomandph...k/b3ta/shoeshop.jpg [calum, Oct 05 2004, last modified Oct 17 2004] not on my new carpet they don't.
lovely pic!-- po, Jun 10 2004 Have you ever put *anything* on a cat's feet? Hilarious! A sock over the head is fun, too.-- phoenix, Jun 10 2004 they would need a matching bag (and two house bricks if I had my way)-- etherman, Jun 10 2004 no, i don't do caps either. don't really see the point.-- etherman, Jun 10 2004 Wouldn't their front feet now be out of alignment? You might need two more stilettos.-- phundug, Jun 10 2004 [phundug] No, the idea is they're already on their toes - just cover them, no heel support.-- FarmerJohn, Jun 10 2004 the heels do not have to be rigid. they could be quite soft!-- po, Jun 10 2004 By golly, you're right...and also scratched if you try this in real life. They (cats) hate anything that restricts their movement. +-- sartep, Jun 10 2004 +, for the pic.-- daseva, Jun 10 2004 So now we will be inflicting back pain on our pets as well?-- DrCurry, Jun 11 2004 Haste makes waste, Pete. Read the idea and annos.-- FarmerJohn, Jun 11 2004 Dr Curry from the way i read this idea it's the owner who will suffer when kitty decides to jump into your lap.-- engineer1, Jun 11 2004 [FJ: that was actually an aside commenting on the purpose/effect of high heels on women, not cats. A cat isn't going to wear one of these things more than about five seconds, which I believe was the subtext of phoenix's comment. And we already inflict back pain on our pets (dogs in particular) through breeding.]-- DrCurry, Jun 11 2004 OK, I was afraid you were risking your back jumping to conclusions.-- FarmerJohn, Jun 11 2004 random, halfbakery