Tree sap and Cat Fur

Eddie got himself covered in tree-sap at some point during the night.

We have been over at the Sonrise Church, taking advantage of the age-old tradition of sanctuary, and the surprisingly warm hearts I've come across inside those walls. Anyway, we have been over there so often that Eddie has figured out his territory and boundaries, so I occasionally take him off the leash and let him "hunt". He's been very effective in removing several mice, a rat and a gopher so far (which he deposits at my head, then sleeps on the small of my back... job done).

Some how Eddie Cat got his back and hind-legs covered in some type of tree sap. Not sure what type, though it isn't the pine (which is good). I not really sure what it is, but it was hardening by the time I woke up and even minor movements were causing Eddie Cat obvious pain.

So I spent the morning rubbing coconut oil into his fur and brushing it out. Some of the clumps were too large for even that process so I scissored them.

To his credit Eddie Cat only bit me once, when his patience with the process had reached its limit. After growling at each other for about a minute, he laid back down and I finished getting the tree-sap out of his fur.

So it has been an active morning, and now it is well into the noon time, and I have to get a promised lunch. So off I go.