A Hairless patient

I have only ever seen one Sphinx cat before as a patient and that was many years ago; so when Hades was my next client to see today for his vaccinations, I was intrigued.

Sphinx cats are completely lacking in hair follicles except for a small bit of fur on their nose (well Hades had some on his nose). The owners were obviously enamoured with him and he appeared to have a lovely gentle nature but I could not help feeling quietly quite repulsed by the cat before me.

He looked like a reptile with pink wrinkled skin and a thin tail. I felt as though I was giving an injection to a human as usually we inject through a clump of soft fur into the skin. Hades had to have sunblock on every time he went out - yes, not my choice of a pet, but each to his own!

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