he Yellow Cat Mystery (1952)

Djuna visits his friend Tommy in Florida. His yellow cat has a sore tooth and they set of to see the dentist. The dentist is new to the town at doesn't seem to be able to help them. They do however notice two persons who came from a mysterious black-lacquered ship at sea...
A normal beginning to a unusual adventure...

Samuel McCoy (1882-1964) wrote 'The Yellow Cat Mystery' as well as 5 other Djuna stories. 

The Yellow Cat Mystery  Translations: 
German: Milo und die Gelbe Katze 
Japanese: kiiroi neko no himitsu