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I dyed my puss pink

Monday, 27 September 2010

The Pink Prankster who dyed her cat told The Sun last night: "I did it to match my hair."

We tracked down Natasha Gregory after telling on Saturday how a pink moggy had been found wandering in a garden.

The animal was passed on to the RSPCA while a hunt was launched for her owner.

Mum of two Natasha, 22, said she got the idea to colour the cat - called Oi! Kitty - with food dye from a US TV show.

She added: "It's my favourite colour, I love it. I've dyed my hair pink and I adore pink clothes.

"Turning Oi! Kitty pink seemed like a good idea. I always wanted a pink animal - a bit like my hair.

"After I turned her pink, I was like, 'Oh, she matches my hair!'

"I read the instructions on the food colouring and there was nothing that would harm humans or animals. We eat the food the dye is used on, so I knew it wasn't toxic." Natasha, of Swindon, Wiltshire, said Oi! Kitty used to belong to her sister Lisa - who ALSO dyed her once before.

She took over the cat from Lisa recently and then turned her pink. The cat didn't seem to be worried and she looked lovely. I would never hurt an animal. It's just food colourant. I would never put proper dye on an animal."

Oi! Kitty was found at night in another part of Swindon and is being looked after by vet Penny Gillespie for the RSPCA. Natasha said her pet vanished last week and she has now contacted the RSPCA to get her back.

Last night animal behavioural expert Claire Guest warned of the danger of colouring animals.

She said it may cause agitation - "like a red rag to a bull".

Source; http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/ne ... &ATTR=News

Click on the source link above for photos of the pink pussy cat

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She said it may cause agitation - "like a red rag to a bull".



Thats utter crap.....bulls can see red but they probably can't distinguish it from green. They only have one visual pigment in that part of the spectrum, which means that they can distinguish blue from other colours, but they can't distinguish red from green. They see the world like a red-green colour deficient person. So waving a red rag at a bull isn't a problem because it's red, but because it's moving. They're responding to the movement rather than the red, although they can still see the colour. They will just get confused between red and green rags.

The pink cat is probably safer in pink than any other colour.

You sound like an expert on the subject of pink Mr Bloodnock!!

So the Tom Cat won't fancy the pink pussy then?

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Ohhhh.........Im sure Tom cat would just love a bit of pink pussy, my observations were more Bovine in nature and just re-inforce the fact that a pussy of any colour tends not to tolerate just any old Bull!!!!