*sigh* His flea allergies/hyperesthesia just keep getting worse. He's a naturally cuddly, affectionate cat, but he's so sensitive that touch sometimes really bothers him. So he craves human touch, but it physically irritates him. He goes out of control sometimes into a frenzy of biting--both of us have been bitten hard. A week or so ago, he was on my bed, and just as I was falling asleep, I heard that horrible scrabbling thrashing. I scooted away as quickly as I could, and turned on the light to see him chewing one of the towels on the bed. Then he looked very confused, shook his head, and left the room, licking himself.

We've been keeping him out of the house a lot, because we don't, as my husband says, want "a furry, ticking timebomb" in our laps. I really worry that he's feeling unloved. And yesterday he came home with his poor little nose all red and scratched.

Poor little guy. : (