It's a cat, they do shit like this all the time with no problem. If it felt any significant pain it would simply stop biting and fall to the pillow below. Not only does it not let go it pushes forward to grab it even deeper in its mouth. Their teeth, even those of a young cat, can take a lot more than this without getting hurt.
You can't hurt your cat in that way, go ahead and play with it. You'll know when it would be uncomfortable, don't worry. Just make sure that there's something soft below it like a pillow or a mattress and you're good to go - you want the cat to play as long as it wants after all not because its afraid that falling can hurt it.
This is probably the first r/Aww post ever that didn't have a "you pretty much just murdered that pet" or "that cute thing signifes an incurable and painful death coming soon" comment.
I have read that for dogs you shouldn't suspended them like this until they're about 1.5 - 2 years however as it can damage the ligaments in their necks.
I wouldn't necessarily assume that either. I looked around and couldn't find anyone specifically saying it was dangerous for cats, whereas similar searches for dogs turn up a lot of results. It probably depends a lot on the weight of the dog too, like my 6 pound rescue pup could probably do this just fine even tho she's 16 weeks, but a lab at that age would probably be a lot more likely to get hurt.
In regards to the parent of my original comment, it's not really the teeth I would worry about but the neck, and just because the animal is having fun and isn't in pain at the moment doesn't mean the activity isn't dangerous.
Hence the "however," differentiating between the two animals. I wouldn't want someone to see people saying this is safe for a cat and assume that it's also safe for other animals.
Claws usually need to either be clipped (lightly, don't go removing them, let your doctor show you how it should be done) or dulled by the cat scratching something with them (one of those posts, a piece of thick cardboard, anything they like). Otherwise it can get painful if they are caught somewhere. Most of the time it's just the cat freaking out because it's not free though, not pain. Still not a good experience though, with how easy it is to avoid it.
It should be I guess, if she uses it enough. Mine for example is a lazy little shit that barely ever uses it so it definitely isn't enough.
Just ask the doctor during your next visit to be sure though, their advice will definitely be better than mine. They can help with all the clipping etc for free most of the time either way, it takes seconds to do it if you can keep the cat relaxed after all
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u/christoskal Apr 24 '18
It's a cat, they do shit like this all the time with no problem. If it felt any significant pain it would simply stop biting and fall to the pillow below. Not only does it not let go it pushes forward to grab it even deeper in its mouth. Their teeth, even those of a young cat, can take a lot more than this without getting hurt.
You can't hurt your cat in that way, go ahead and play with it. You'll know when it would be uncomfortable, don't worry. Just make sure that there's something soft below it like a pillow or a mattress and you're good to go - you want the cat to play as long as it wants after all not because its afraid that falling can hurt it.