Pigs may not fly, but fur sure does

In my want for a dog, I came across this ADORABLE dog toy at work. It's this stuffed pink pig, with black seaming and little white daisies all over it. ABSOLUTELY ADORABLE. So, when I got a superb discount for being and awesome associate, I bought one.

Isn't this pig adorable?

Now, I know what you're saying, "you don't have a dog, why would you buy one?!" Because it was cute, and I might not have the chance when I GET a dog, that's why! Plus, for the price I got it at, it was a steal, and I figured I'd get some cute memories of cats sleeping on it, or the ferret climbing on it. NEVER in my WILDEST DREAMS would I have imagined the damage this cute little piggy would cause, or take on.

Let me truly preface this story by saying that we had a neighbor's dog in the apartment for a VERY short amount of time, and in an attempt to NOT scare the cat, Tristan's skin paid the price. (This is a second hand story mind you, I only got to see the aftermath)

Okay, maybe the face is a little terrifying...

He picked her up and Frodo - the young Bully Breed mix (who is GORGEOUS, by the way)- was being quite calm as he entered. Eeva took ONE LOOK at that dog and freaked the heck out. Fuzzing like we were about to stab her, and spitting and hissing like she'd just been thrown in with a whole mix of crazed dogs who were foaming at the mouth! Tristan began bleeding quite a bit from multiple scratches and the cat took a while to calm down, when she reappeared, Tristan was angry enough that she went straight into the cat carrier and was not permitted to come out until mommy came home.

SO, when we brought the pig him, Eeva looked at it confused and cautiously inched towards it, sounds and movements, and especially touches caused her to jump half a mile in the air. So, being the WONDERFUL parents we are, we decided to chase her around with it - simply because she wouldn't get over her fear. (Aren't we awesome at this whole animal parenting thing??)

This is what cat claws look like when they're completely ripped out...

Only thing is, she fuzzed and spat and hissed. Until eventually, when we stopped torturing her, she was panting, and growling - even after the pig went out of her site and we stopped being mean to her. That's when we noticed it - she was bleeding, a lot. from multiple paws. After quickly seizing the kitten, we noticed that not only had she TORN several claws, but had actually ripped one completely out. In her anger the cat had practically declawed a couple of toes.

Needless to say the last hour or so has had us trying - and failing - to bandange the cats front paws (the back ones only had a couple of cracked claws, but very little - if any bleeding) and closely monitoring the poor thing. Who, by the way, was practically passing out in our laps because she was so exhausted from going at the darn pig.

Moral of tonight's endeavors?
We're now kind of nervous to get a dog. Seeing the damage she can do to other things - the pigs head is partially shredded - and to herself, worries us as to what she'd be like if we tried to bring home a puppy... We already know she doesn't appreciate dogs in her living space...
So...
About that dog..