"Blackish dirt and gummy" (or at least, dark greyish) seems to fit the bill. I'll keep an eye out, and I need to schedule a vet visit for the little guy anyway. Thanks.
Hey, all. Today I found some grey gunk, sort of the consistency of earwax, in Raja's ears. I got it out easily with a dry Q-tip (didn't stick it in his ears, don't worry, just cleaned the bits I could get with his ear inside out). He did get in the way while I was pouring litter into his...
Sorry if this is thread hijacking, but I have a bitey kitten too (he actually sounds a lot like your cat, jentheartist, only there are definite sleepytimes). I've been reading on here and trying the OW (it tends to be a yelp-y sound because I started deploying it when he started biting hard) but...
...as is the little darling in my avatar, Raja. He's about eight weeks, I think, household kitten for me and my two roommates, and quite an oddball. My family owned cats all my life, but the cat I remember most was Angel, who lived until my freshman year of college (when, as our cat Eeyore once...