Over the weekend Monty came in and was demanding strokes this very instant, as is his way, and I felt a clump of something in the midst of his floofy tail. I thought initially it might have just been a bit of twig or leaf, which he tends to collect in his fur as woodland accessories, but when I tried picking at it more closely I felt it was slimy. My thought was then either a little clump of mud, or more grossly some sort of poo related accoutrement, but when I finally managed to get a grip on it to de-tangle it out, I discovered it was a small slug. Which I then dropped on the floor in disgust, prompting it to try wriggling off (it was still alive) and Monty made as though to try eating it, so I had to quickly scoop it back up and chucked it out into the garden.
Having grown up with short-haired cats which don't really provide the same sort of fluffy habitat for creatures to clamber onto, I confess I'd never thought I might one day find a slug lurking in my cat's tail. Has anyone got any other tales of unwanted hangers-on?