More likely just a flame-point cat :) The gene mutation that causes temperature sensitive albinism (aka point colouring) can occur randomly, and it's also very "sticky", so this kitten could have had a siamese ancestor many generations back but at this point they would no longer be considered a siamese!

Has your vet suggested Zylkene? It was the first thing that my vet offered us for my high strung cat, and it definitely helps her to be much more relaxed! It's just a supplement that's made from something extracted from milk which has been shown to have a calming affect in small mammals (and yes, iirc they are currently testing to see if the same applies to humans lol).

We tried actual anxiety medication and that did help slightly more than Zylkene, but unfortunately my cat had the urine retention side affect so we stopped after a month.

When someone says something like "you've never tried a good knife?" I expect that to be followed by mentioning a blacksmith like Takeda, not a feckin Wusthof 😭

And ya, most people don't need what I just defined as an exceptionally good knife-- there's a not insignificant amount of effort needed to maintain them that I wouldn't even do if my dad hadn't made it into a permanent habit for me at a young age lmao I personally think most knives can be good knives if you know how to and keep up with sharpening them!

I think for most people those types of knives are fine, but I agree that if someone is really into the art of cooking then investing in some bougie knives is definitely worth it-- they're absolutely a level up! My old man use to work for a knife dealer (idk how else to describe it; he imported knives from Japan for private sale to chefs) so we got gifted some meals at higher-end local restaurants, and based on that experience idk a single chef who doesn't have their own bag of personal $$$ knives lmao