Japanese Wikipedia has an article on: <span class="searchmatch">猫舌</span> Wikipedia ja Compound of 猫(ねこ) (neko, “cat”) + 舌(した) (shita, “tongue”). The shita changes to jita as an instance...
猫(ねこ)も杓(しゃく)子(し)も (neko mo shakushi mo) 猫(ねこ)の手(て)も借(か)りたい (neko no te mo karitai) <span class="searchmatch">猫舌</span>(ねこじた) (nekojita): "cat tongue", someone who is incapable of drinking or eating...