First thought was, interesting way to acquire toxoplasmosis, via the wanderings of a bodega cat.
this post was submitted on 15 Nov 2025
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Same. The cat’s cute, but I hope no pregnant people like to buy juice in that neighborhood…
For those who don’t know, toxoplasmosis (a parasite commonly found in cat feces) usually isn’t serious for healthy adults, but for people with weak immune systems it’s no joke, and it can cause miscarriages and birth defects during pregnancy, which is serious as hell.
It infects mice brains and makes them love cats. I theorize this is what happens to "cat people" that hoard cats.
I think they do things like this just for the pure challenge.
Like kids balancing on railings
Classic chin split scenario.