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2025
17
Oct

Smurfy aka Pukpuk monster aka Komodo dragon monster

Remember how we were hoping that Smurfy would be less aggressive with less testosterone in his system? Well, it seemed to work for a while, but then we started noticing that he’s been gaining weight since he was neutered, so we’re feeding him smaller portions. Guess what happens when he’s hungry and cranky? Yep, he gets aggressive…
This morning he was sitting next to his empty food bowl about an hour after he’d had breakfast when I was walking past. He jumped at me, sank his canines into my leg and ran off to hide before I could grab him… We call this kind of ambush “sneaky smurfy snake bite”. Worried about infection from sea water I put hydrocolloid plasters on the bites to seal them off, but then of course there remains the risk of infection from within–cats aren’t exactly famous for the dental hygiene. I suppose they could hunt the way Komodo dragons do, just give their prey a small bite and then leisurely wander after them until they topple over from the infection…
So maybe we should call him Smurfy dragon monster instead of Smurfy pukpuk monster. Pukpuk means saltwater crocodile in the Tok Pisin of Papua New Guinea ;-)

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