There can be multiple causes for this and one of them can be ringworm. I would get this checked by a vet because you do not want ringworm to spread.

Half of the cats I feed are foster cats that were determined to be ineligible for adoption. I only had one TNR from our property that we kept. We noticed they had neurological issues after getting fixed. They stayed with us for two years before their kidneys failed. They were a good cat.

The cat distribution system works in strange ways. I had an engine cat once. Or at least what I believe to be an engine cat.

I heard meowing the day after our wedding. I went outside and saw a tiny orange kitten. They bolted and caught themselves in a chain link fence. We took them in. They were missing two claws that had been removed through mechanical means and had some mysterious black oily stuff on them.

They were with us for several years and were one of the best cats ever. One of the questions my wife asked me on our first date was “Have you ever read the Life of Pi?” I had. That book was instrumental in me showing that I was not an idiot and that I read books. We named the cat Pi. Because Pi helped us get married.

I too watched it on an almost daily level in the 80s. It was great. Then.

Thank you for checking. I’m probably not on the list because I post too many Jimmies.

I post Jimmies but can’t be bothered to see if I’m on the list.

Howling

They haven’t grown into them yet.

Very much so. We have been rewatching a lot of old TV series. Even the less than great ones. But we have absolutely zero intentions of watching even key episodes of Gilligan’s Island. It offers almost no reason to go back to it.

Lovey Howell. The only.

I am from the internet. I’m here to help.

I legit expected that to be a link to the play. Didn’t expect Zero. Even though I have been binging Smashing Pumpkins on repeat chronological order for the last two years. I only move forward when I’ve just about had enough and I can always go backwards. After two years I have just this week made it to Pieces Isocrat.

I liked them in high school. I liked them in my 20s. But then I didn’t really listen in my 30s and 40s. I know a lot more about music now. Their stuff is so much more complicated and intricate than I understood back in the day.

Sorry for the long post.

I just read this entire conversation to my wife. She loved it

No lies detected. Except that Topaz will absolutely hate everyone even if they give her food. But only my wife can give her pets.

I am from the internet. I’m here to help.

It’s too early for this many tears.

I live in a rural area between major cities. My wife and I have frequently talked about how few birds there are. The only time we get a decent sized flock that reminds me of my childhood is starlings. And even then it doesn’t count because the flock isn’t nearly big enough and starlings are invasive species that should be killed on site.

It’s not just habitat destruction. It’s the lack of bugs. Destroy the habitat and the bugs can’t breed. And the birds can eat. We are on year nine of no pesticides. This year was the biggest firefly bloom I have ever seen. I’m hoping that next year is even bigger. Fortunately, the guy who owns the 34 acres behind me is all about organic practices and doesn’t use anything more than turkey manure to fertilize his crops.

There aren’t any birds. I totally understand where you’re coming from. It’s an issue I have thought about a lot. But where I live there aren’t any birds. I remember birds. I remember when they could literally block out the sky with their murmurations. But they’re not here. They all died. It wasn’t cats that killed them. It was us. It was our pesticides. It was our herbicides.

I don’t live in some Urban hell hole. I live in the country. Cows out-number people on my block. For every bird that shows up there are 500 rats, mice and voles.

I used to worry about this. But reality has taught me a very different lesson.

Help is available. OCD is not cute. Seek therapy.

I left Reddit during the Great Moderator Revolt. I haven’t been back since. My life is generally better as far as internet goes. I’m in crushing poverty but that’s not related to this