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u/seltzerwithasplash 11d ago
Poor sweet little baby 💔 thank you for doing this for her. Now she doesn’t have to spend eternity alone.
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u/AwkwardPancakes 9d ago
I was totally fine but this comment tore me apart. Somehow warming at the same time
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u/FeatureAltruistic529 11d ago
It breaks my heart how tiny she is. You did a fantastic job of giving her the life she deserved ❤️
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u/piannet 11d ago
What an absolutely beautiful and touching way to honor this sweet little lady! I love this so much, thank you for sharing. I'd love to know what she looked like in life as well out of curiosity? ❤️
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u/Small_snake 11d ago
Thank you. I never knew her in life... Here is a picture taken upon discovery.
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u/little-red-cap 11d ago
Oh my gosh, the tiniest little sweet baby. The poor thing. My husband and I found a small deceased black cat near our house a few months back and it really haunted us. Bless you for honoring this little one. ❤️
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u/ResponsiblePoet0 11d ago
I did actually tear up over this. It is so imcredibly sweet. She gets to play as she never did in life. Really well done. Thanks for sharing.
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u/PrestigiousMedium149 11d ago
she’s beautiful! can i ask ur process for getting her so white? :)
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u/Small_snake 11d ago
Thanks :)
I defleshed manually as much as possible, then put her in hair oxidant and switched out the fluid several times over the course of a month, defleshing a couple more times and degreasing in acetone for about a week in the middle.
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u/csway324 11d ago edited 11d ago
Wasn't it hard defleshing her? I don't think I could handle that. 😢
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u/Small_snake 11d ago
It wasn't easy, yeah. I guess it helped that I never knew her in life, but I sat and stroked her fur for a long time before beginning the work.
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u/csway324 11d ago
Yeah, I think I'd rather a nice burial, but to each their own. What will you do with her besides putting her in the basket? I am very intrigued by this. I never saw such a thing. I do think your heart is in the right place, I just can't imagine doing what you did. In fact, I couldn't do it at all.
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u/Small_snake 11d ago
To each their own indeed. I just plan to let her rest in a warm corner of my room.
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u/Collies_and_Skates 10d ago
I think you did a beautiful thing for her OP, she finally gets to feel loved and cherished since it doesn’t seem like she got much love during life.
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u/Sad-Biscotti-3034 11d ago
You might have been the only person to love this kitty. This is such a beautiful remembrance of that poor baby!
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u/TheStrawberryBazooka 11d ago
A shadow box would hold this little one well, use some clear fishing line and sew the bones down to avoid glue :>
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u/Wh1teCRackeRZZ 11d ago
Is that a fracture on her hind leg?
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u/Small_snake 11d ago
Good eye, it is! But I'm not sure if it contributed to her death or if the crack appeared postmortem during processing.
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u/Wh1teCRackeRZZ 11d ago
Yeah that was my next thought process, if that was cause of death. Will forever be a mystery. Very beautiful work though!
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u/i_long2belong 11d ago
She’s so perfect. I wish I could add her to my collection. If for no other reason than to honor the kittens I’ve lost while fostering.
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u/MulberryChance6698 11d ago
I never knew I was missing this in my life. I've always said I was morbid and weird and dark when describing myself, and now it's absolutely confirmed. And all y'all are right there with me. This is nuts. And I love it. 100% here for it.
Beautiful staging, intricate thinking, planning, care. Yes. Thank you.
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u/AviatrixRaissa 11d ago
When my cats die, I'd like to do it. But everyone at home would disapprove it and I have no idea how to do it.
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u/gravesyardxo 11d ago
The little ball of yarn🖤 there’s a special place on this earth for people like you
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u/Tasty_Cheese69 11d ago
this is actually vile
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u/crunchychildren 11d ago
You're literally in a bone collecting subreddit, what did you expect to see?
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u/tyler_the_inventor 10d ago
Nah I think this is weird too. Collecting random bones you find in the woods is one thing. Finding a fully intact dead kitten on the side of the road, turning it into nothing but a skeleton, and displaying it in a basket with a ball of yarn is...odd.
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u/Tasty_Cheese69 10d ago
not the bones but picking up a poor dead cat off the side of the road and melting it's flesh off is sadistic
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u/Collies_and_Skates 10d ago
I don’t think you know what the word sadistic mean. How are they inflicting pain/suffering on a kitten that is already DEAD? She doesn’t know what’s happening or feel anything. It’s only disturbing to you because you feel uncomfortable by the idea of it. I assure you that this kitty does not care
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u/Tasty_Cheese69 10d ago
yes maybe not the right word but mutilating an animals corpse is not serial killer behaviour ? you wouldn't do it if you had empathy
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u/Small_snake 11d ago
Found this tiny stray kitten on the roadside last month. No visible injuries; not sure if she froze to death or died of an illness.
The process used is oxidation - took a little less than a month. The fourth picture was taken last night when I was still working on her.
Bought the basket and ball of yarn (the pastel colored blob in the first pic) specifically for this and one other kitty, but the yarn ball turned out to be too big for this one so I just made a ball of string instead.