by JenBurdoo » Sun Mar 29, 2020 4:48 am
Does it help you giving pills to him? Yope. Does he need to take one pill per day? Two pills? This. More? Relevant? An aspect of this is relevant.
Is it relevant which is the specific problem of Rupert? Yes. Does he clean himself at all? Rarely? This. Assume not at all for purposes of the puzzle. Taste of the pill relevant? Swallowing the pill relevant? Had he cleaned himself normally would you be able to give him the pill? Yes, but... Anything related with fur? Skin? Eyes? Hears? Digestion? Incontinence? Occurs relevantly when not medicated. Throwing up? Breathing? Swallowing? None of the others.
Do you serve the pill with food? Can the pill be dissolved in water/other liquid? Do you need to relevantly clean Rupert? Can the pill be absorbed? Is the pill to be swallowed? Shape of the pill(s) relevant? None relevant. Assume an ordinary pill stuffed down his throat, at high risk to the owner's skin and flesh, as other cat owners here will be aware.
By not cleaning himself, does he avoid to touch relevant body parts? To smell something? Would he need to clean more often than other cats? If so, due to his disease? Rupert rarely cleans himself, but on the occasions he does, he does it generally like other cats. He has undiagnosed mental and physical issues beyond the one relevant to this puzzle, which are probably responsible for his odd behavior.
Does Rupert have a diagnosed mental condition? The diagnosed condition (which is relevant) has elements of both a mental and physical condition. He also has a number of other conditions that are technically undiagnosed because we can't open him up to be sure. Is he just...uh...kind of dumb? Yes, which as noted above is probably due to the other conditions. Is he quite the opposite, and rather smart?
Does him not grooming himself result in there being more hair around the house? Fewer hairballs? Does he have an issue with his mouth/jaw? Mouth. Neck? Front legs? Back legs? Tail? Spine? Stomach? Digestion issue? Upper half of his body? Lower half? None of the rest relevant.