Life with Feathers is a 1945 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies animated short film directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on March 24, 1945, and is the first cartoon to feature Sylvester the Cat.

Plot

A lovebird decides to commit suicide after his wife Sweetypuss kicks him out of their birdcage. The bird finds Sylvester and wants the cat to eat him, but Sylvester is suspicious that the bird is poisonous and refuses. Throughout the cartoon, the lovebird tries and fails to get Sylvester to eat him. Just as Sylvester is finally ready to give in, the lovebird gets a telegram saying that his wife is moving out, so he tells Sylvester he no longer needs to eat him. However, Sylvester refuses as he "hasn't changed his mind" and pursues the lovebird, who quickly escapes and heads back to his birdcage. When he gets home, he finds out she has decided to stay, and he starts looking for Sylvester again in order to get himself eaten.