Those nasty, irritating, blood sucking pests!  The poor cat suffers with fleas that bite, hold on, create an itch that can't be scratched away.  In his feline world, fleas are the drain of everyday life.  He is reduced to biting, washing, scratching as a defense against these unwanted occupants of his black fur.

Are fleas to the cat the equivalent of telephone solicitations, unwanted and insistent conversations, or even small and harmless interruptions of my daily flow?  They seem similar.  I am envious that after a period of grooming, he can settle in with his fleas and find peace.