Mischief in monochrome

My babies are already one year old... It's kinda hard to believe. Oreo's ruptured eardrum has finally healed but he will probably have a head tilt for the rest of his life. Not that I care. He doesn't seem to mind and I'm far too relieved that no surgery was needed.

Surprisingly enough, Scratchy grew up to be a cuddle monster. She's still wary around strangers but will let you pet her once she gets used to you. Loves pushing things off the table, scratching the sofa and aggressively grooming her brother.

It's already clear that Oreo is going to be a big cat. My 960 g baby is already at 3,6 kg, and judging by his legs he might end up weighing 5-6 kilos.

When he was three months old he started walking with a head tilt. The vet said it's an ear polyp but he couldn't quite extract it because three months old kittens are *tiny*. He tentatively proposed a surgery but the surgeon recommended to wait until Oreo grows up. It got worse after Christmas and given that he's already *much* bigger than he was, I wanted him to have the surgery and be done with it. Unfortunately, the CT scan didn't show a polyp, so there was nothing to operate. Yesterday my vet looked into his ear with a camera and found out his eardrum was ruptured. It should have grown back together long ago but something is preventing it on the other side of the eardrum. Surgery seems unavoidable now - they need to open his ear and look inside to see what's causing it.

Other than that, he's a happy and healthy cat (despite his dry food intolerance). He loves chasing toy mice, play-fighting with his sister, and food. He purrs when he sees food.