Hopefully pet owners understand (Dedicated to pets) ??

The Father

I see your missing some sugar for the coffee. Is this one of those exercises to see what is hidden or missing?

Professor

Thought I was going to lose my ancient Mau last motnh. Over 20 years old now, with expected life span of 24.
He was unable to walk or even stand without falling over. I thought he'd had a stroke.
Apparently cats have a huge sinus cavity above the left eye. Possibly both eyes but the left seems to give the problems.
The doc prescribed a strong antihistamine for ten days. He began improving immediately and now seems to be 95+% over the problem. He is still a bit wary of attempting his normal Luche' Libre high risk moves but Is back to being his kitten like self and makes it to the top of the kitchen cabinet easily enough.

I've been feeding him only the best canned food now since he seems to no longer like dry food other than treats. He has gained a few ounces though these cats are naturally slender and wiry. He was several ounces underweight.

Professor

The Mau is strong in this one.
There is a bit of variation in the modern day Mau. Mine is about a perfect example of the ancient form. Yours has very similar coloration and pattern though not as startlingly defined as my Mau, looks like he has the distinctive fold of skin that lets them stretch their hind legs much further while running, making them the fastest domestic cat.
When a Mau stretches out his stripes become lines of spots. In one position they look striped in another they look spotted. They are the only breed that has this pattern of spots. They usually carry their tale high and curled at the tip like a question mark.
My Mau is long and slim as a snake with the classic round cross section body. His toes are long and slim almost like fingers and the outside toes act like double thumbs allowing him to pick up and manipulate objects like a Racoon.
In Ancient Egypt if someone killed your family Mau you could legally cut off his nose in revenge.

A big plus to owning a male Mau is that they don't spray. Occasionally they do the "wiggle butt dance" which makes it look like they are spraying but nothing comes out.
I guess the Egyptians bred the scent glands out of them.
Also five out of six Mau males never fully mature and are naturally sterile. those that aren't sterile only fully mature at age six or later. This is common for their Egyptian reed/wild cat ancestor as well.