I lost my last cat (Noelle aka ChairCat) in November 2006.\u00a0 And every time I mentioned getting a replacement cat, my father (with whom I lived) gave me an extremely dirty look (no words needed).<\/p>\n
Was I going to get another cat any time soon?…..I DON’T THINK SO.<\/p>\n
In December 2007, my father passed away.<\/p>\n
On March 31, 2008 I decided it was time to get not one but two cats.\u00a0 So I go to the Humane Society animal shelter.\u00a0 I see this gorgeous large orange cat (poor thing had been called Fish Stick by his previous owners) and a smaller gray tabby (both males……more on that a bit later).<\/p>\n
The introduction of the cats to me and to each other goes fairly well other than Fish Stick (now called Mick) accidentally clawing me in the bosom area. So the decision is made, I will adopt both cats.<\/p>\n
What I didn’t know at the time was that the small gray cat was quite literally a pisser (Percy the Pisser to be literal about it). That darn cat pissed on my bed (twice, down to the mattress), on my purse, in Mick’s face, in the heating vents, anywhere but in his litter box.\u00a0 I knew males were territorial but these two were fixed…..right???<\/p>\n
Finally after 2 months, I said enough is enough and took him to the vet.\u00a0 The vet tech says as they are taking a urine sample…..this smells like boy pee.\u00a0 Apparently uncut (non-neutered) male cat pee smells different (worse)\u00a0 than the pee of neutered males.<\/p>\n
Do I want a job where I have to tell the difference between the two?……..I DON’T THINK SO!!<\/p>\n
So they do a nice expensive test to see if Percy is still producing testosterone.\u00a0 He is….so we schedule a nice expensive surgery to remove his testicles (which had never descended and therefore had never been removed when he was neutered).<\/p>\n
It’s been over a year since his surgery.\u00a0 He’s had ONE accident since then.\u00a0 And he’s much nicer, sweeter, more loving than he used to be. I know some males who could maybe benefit from the same surgery Percy had ……… ROFLMAO!!<\/p>\n
Morose Mick will get his own blog post a bit later.\u00a0 Don’t tell him that Percy got the first post, he’s already jealous as all get out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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