Merde, merde and thrice merde. You are not going to believe this. 

The VERY DAY that I posted about Rodan going out scrapping and injuring his face, Louis Catorze decided to go out to the Zone Libre looking normal (well, “normal” by his standards, anyway) and return home looking like this: 

What the absolute WHAT?

This wasn’t caused by fighting. I would almost – ALMOST – have a wispy filament of admiration for Catorze had he been standing up for a noble cause, such as defending his fiefdom. This was self-inflicted, which is probably a sign that the little sod needs another steroid shot soon. 

Feline bullshittery is so much easier to deal with when there are two of us here, but Cat Daddy left for New York half an hour after we discovered Catorze’s wound. (This was a planned trip, by the way; he didn’t decide to cross an ocean just to get away from Catorze, although I wouldn’t have blamed him if he had.) I really don’t want to have to deal with vet visits, Cônes and medication by myself, yet I may not have much option. 

Oh, and I’m due to have another surgery (wisdom teeth this time) next week. This was meant to be my peaceful week preparing for it. 

Bastard cats, the lot of them. And Chats Noirs are the worst. 

That thing on his back is actually my Pilates socks hanging in the background, but it looks remarkably like his budding demon wings about to unfurl.

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18 responses to “On connaît le diable à ses griffes”

  1. mcmcneil1 avatar
    mcmcneil1

    Can’t help you about the vet trip for allergy shots, but just slap a bit of Vaseline on his cut. That is how my itchy cats get first-aided.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      I haven’t dared do anything yet in case it draws attention to it. What a silly sod he is!

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  2. Kate Crimmins avatar

    His timing is perfect.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      He’s done this on purpose!

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  3. Kate Crimmins avatar

    His timing is perfect!

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  4. mmechapeau avatar
    mmechapeau

    Louis’s wound doesn’t look too serious. Take heart and try to have a peaceful week despite it all.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      He seems 🤞 to be leaving it alone for the moment. Let’s hope it stays that way!

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  5. Herman avatar
    Herman

    Okay, now I’m sure that Niki’s going to be an indoor cat… 😹

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      If you can be sure he’s trustworthy – I heard that there are maybe five or six trustworthy cats in the world – he could go out. Catorze clearly can’t be trusted.

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  6. Editor avatar

    Their timing is always timed.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      Yup. He has 100% done this on purpose.

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  7. Dr. CaSo avatar

    Poor baby! How do you know it’s self-inflicted? Put a bit of antibiotic ointment on it and let it be, no need for a cone for this! Get some good rest 🙂

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      We were all sat outside when he departed into the Zone Libre, and we hadn’t moved when he came back. At no point did we hear any cat fight sounds. So unless he fought silently, which is not his MO, it’s self-inflicted. I think he was probably feeling a bit itchy and had a good old scratch as soon as he was out of sight.

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  8. cat9984 avatar

    He does know how to stay at the center of attention, doesn’t he?

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      He really does! He is too much!

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  9. Penny Cooper avatar
    Penny Cooper

    Bless him!

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    1. iamthesunking avatar

      You mean with a crucifix and holy water?

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      1. Penny Cooper avatar
        Penny Cooper

        anything you think might help!! 😂 😂 😂

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