Where is my Romeo?

Mr. Black-with-White-Patches has not turned up on top of the bin at the front door for days. Neither has he been calling my name in the back garden in the evenings. The nights are turning dark and cold earlier each day, but there has been few traces of him.

I understand that my boyfriend is not always welcomed near the house. When he woos with his high-pitch, trembling, masculine song, Chris (our loving neighbour) would shush him and try to scare him with rattling sounds, flying tomatoes and occasionally tennis balls - or honestly, any object nearest to him. It is odd that human beings feel offended by our love acts. It is only natural for the male species to spread their seeds – for Mr. Black-with-White-Patches, that is on the bin, along the fence, by the door steps, on my back…and any household he could sneakily get into.

But at the moment, where are you, my Romeo? Everywhere I turn, there are thoughts of your presence.

Peno

Pink Private Part

Few days after the injections, my swell had finally gone away. The wounds now turned hard and dark red. I no longer scratched and bit my lower back as much but the bald patch still looks obvious.

The hair around my most feminine part had gradually grown back as well. Though most of you have missed the view of my pink private part (at its worst times), herewith a sneaky view of my latest recovery (it's looking good!) for all the faithful readers of catmintsky. Don’t blush!

Misty

Menapause

Mama did not realize the severity of my skin condition until she came home from a business trip on Thursday night. She found strokes of grey fur here and there in the house. She carefully examined my back and found that I had a finger-long strap of baldness near my lower spine. Just weeks before, I developed a bad habit of biting both ends of the base of my tail. They itched terribly while I was covering from my previous injury.

On that night, Mama found there were brown spots on my naked skin and a swollen patch. She made an appointment the next morning and there I was with the vet again after months of behaving myself.

The doctor told Mama that I licked and bit myself so much that the skin was torn and got infected. The doctor also believed that I had a hormone problem which is common for a neutered kitty like moi. He turned me over on my back (how dare he!) and showed Mama that I had lost hair around my private part. Mama then remembered that she did wonder why I looked so pink down there a while ago when she caressed me.

So I had two injections and the doctor said that if it did not get better immediately or that the condition reoccurs, I need to visit him as soon as possible.

Days after the visit, I think am still losing a bit of hair here and there. I am afraid that I might need to see the doctor sooner than I would hope to. NO, I AM NOT HAVING A MENAPUASE!

Misty