Merde. We have just experienced MatGate 2.0. And, once again, the TWO mats in question were at the undesirable end of la personne royale:
I donβt know whether these were new mats, or leftovers from the previous ones which I thought Iβd removed but hadnβt. Either way, I have had to deploy the Dematting Rake again. This time the mats were stubborn beyond belief and our mutual friend was not happy with my efforts to remove them. And I donβt think I will ever recover from the fact that the larger mat was coated in some sort of transparent, dried crud which TOUCHED MY HAND. I wouldnβt be at all surprised if he had sat on a snail, the only animal too slow to move out of the way of his arse.
I know that mats are not unusual for cats, but these two recent incidents are Catorzeβs ONLY incidents. What could possibly make a once-unmatty cat suddenly develop them after twelve years? Does it mean that, in his old age, he is becoming less and less able to groom his arse end, despite being lithe and kittenish in every other way? That said, if itβs taken twelve years for us to see any signs of his advancing years, the little sod has had a pretty good run.
Cat Daddy: βItβs just his runtiness. Itβs all part of being the runt of the litter.β
Me: βAwww. You think he was the runt of the litter?β
Cat Daddy: βOh my God. You DONβT think he was the runt of the litter?β
[Silence, tumbleweed, crickets]
Anyway, I donβt suppose it matters as long as Catorze has his entourage at hand to fix the problem (which we have, in time for his birthday so, hopefully, he will be presentable for his party). And that is exactly as it should be for a Sun King.
UPDATE: since writing this post I have found yet another mat, again at the arse end. And this one was STICKY. Ugh.
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