When Animal Rescuers Saw This

Cats tend to be thought of as independent animals.

Most cats spend all day outside by themselves and only come inside to eat and clean up. This makes them pretty low-maintenance.

It’s important to keep up with cleaning some cats’ fur, though, because it can get out of hand if you don’t.

When it came to Hidey the cat, her owner wasn’t able to take good care of her, so she didn’t get groomed for years.

Her hair was so thick that she looked like an octopus when animal rescuers finally caught her.

The owner of the cat, who has Alzheimer’s, was taken to a care home. There, they saw Hidey and called the Pittsburgh Animal Rescue League Shelter and Wildlife Center.

Animal experts thought it was likely that Hidey had not been cared for in up to two years. Some of the hair was 6 to 8 inches long.