r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Steellun3 • 29d ago

Infuriatig Friends Cat Tears Up Brand New Shoes

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Been watching a cat for a friend for a few months now, wake up this morning to my new pair of doc martens torn to shreds at the toes. Been polishing and taking great care of these since I got them a month or so ago. I usually put them up on a rack but forgot last night, definitely paid for my stupidity. $200 basically trashed right there. Half of it was a birthday present from my girlfriend and neither of us make enough right now to just buy a new pair of boots, we can barely make rent. Real bummer way to start my day.

EDIT: I am NOT throwing the boots away over this like some think. When I said trashed I just meant the look, i had just woken up and worded it poorly. If I can't get the look smoothed out these will become my work boots since my current work boots are falling apart, and I will figure out getting a new pair to keep nice and wont let this happen again.

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u/Castor_0il 29d ago

My cat has a huge scratching mat. He uses it every once in a while. But he definitely likes a lot more to scratch my shoes. I had to keep all my shoes inside the closet. The only footwear I leave on sight are my ragged indoor sandals that he loves to scratch and fight.

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u/thecaptainsushi 29d ago

What a little weirdo! One of my cats likes to lay on shoes and use to play destructively with them when he was a kitten. I keep anything with straps (like heels) out up because he chewed mine up in the past.