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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / December 2005So lazy!
Well, this just about takes the biscuit! I like to feed my two wet food as much as possible, although Boyfie much prefers dry. It is a lot cheaper to feed from tins, but they prefer pouches, so pouches it is.. They both said they would quite like a little something just now, so I went to get two pouches out of the porch which is where I keep the cat food. The first mistake I made was to not get identical flavours. One was rabbit and liver, and the other was chicken and turkey. This leads to much swapping of bowls in case "yours is nicer than mine." The second mistake was not realising how cold it is in the porch because these pouches were "in jelly" and when cut open and pressed out into their dishes they came out as a firm snackie with the little pieces of meat set into the jelly. Which leads me to admit my third mistake..I usually get them the pouches "in gravy" so we do not have this problem. Oh, yes, they gathered round their dishes in anticipation. Can you beleive this, though? When they discovered it was not easy to eat, i.e. they actually had to lick hard at the jelly to separate the meat out, they said it was too difficult and they didn't want it!! So what did I do? I took the bowls up, squashed it all up with a fork and put them down again. Result? Oh, yes, yummy, yummy, let me at it. I can't believe I was so manipulated ;-) Methinks these cats are not very hungry and getting rather spoilt. Tweed > Well, this just about takes the biscuit! > them the pouches "in gravy" so we do not have this problem. > I took the bowls up, squashed it all up with a fork and put them down > again. Result? Oh, yes, yummy, yummy, let me at it. > I can't believe I was so manipulated ;-) Then I must be truly downtrodden, 'coz my boys prefer their tinned meats in jelly and it has never - in too many years to admit to - ever even occurred to me NOT to split the chunks up into munchable pieces. Serfully yours Gordon the Gofer > > Well, this just about takes the biscuit! > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Serfully yours > Gordon the Gofer Mine won't eat the tinned food no matter what brand I try! My former cats on Maui split a can in the morning and in the afternoon and they wouldn't touch it if I didn't chop it up for them. Silly little creatures. :~) kili >> Well, this just about takes the biscuit! > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Serfully yours > Gordon the Gofer LOL! Yours aren't hungry either. Tweed > LOL! Yours aren't hungry either. Not hungry ENOUGH, but you wouldn't get _them_ to admit to that: when I'm in the kitchen at any time other than immediately after they've eaten they're to be found either perched expectantly beside a food bowl (or where one would be) looking at me with large starving eyes (Peri RB was particularly adept at that) or twirling in between my feet. Visiting the kitchen is one way I can be sure of getting attention, and they've even taught Raki the d-pet the same trick. Slavishly yourn G Baldrick, Serf. >> LOL! Yours aren't hungry either. > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >Slavishly yourn >G Baldrick, Serf. Do you have a cunning plan???? Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com Make Levees, Not War "Kreisleriana" <kreisleriana2@yahoo.com> wrote>>Slavishly yourn >>G Baldrick, Serf. > > Do you have a cunning plan???? Funny you should ask that, as I do come from a punning clan. It involved acquiring a d-pet to replace me at the bottom of the heap, but apart from his quick action to clean up a pile of cat-vomit once (obviously he fancied his meal still warm) said d-pet has done nothing to help me out: rather he's adopted many of the attributues & attitudes of the Masters, albeit at a lower level. Perhaps my next Cunning Plan should involve the acquisition of a Mrs Ploppy or some other hoomin to occupy the lowest rung? (Bet I'd still be back there before long) Purrs G B ("I know my place") >So what did I do? I took the bowls up, squashed it all up with a fork and >put them down again. Result? Oh, yes, yummy, yummy, let me at it. >I can't believe I was so manipulated ;-) >Methinks these cats are not very hungry and getting rather spoilt. Oh yes, they have you well trained, no doubt about it. lol Jane - owned and operated by Princess Rita >> So what did I do? I took the bowls up, squashed it all up with a >> fork and put them down again. Result? Oh, yes, yummy, yummy, let [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > lol Yes, that's what I'm afraid of! Anyone would think it was frozen or something, instead of of being just in firm jelly. They have obviously forgotten their feral times when anything resembling food would have been scoffed up. I hope they *have* forgotten those times, actually, but it's not exactly a hard task for them to eat a food in a firm jelly, is it? They will get it again until the box of pouches is empty, then I guess I will go back to the gravy ones. Tweed >>> So what did I do? I took the bowls up, squashed it all up with a >>> fork and put them down again. Result? Oh, yes, yummy, yummy, let [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Tweed I have to mash the ones in gravy too.........yes I'm very well trained. ;-) At least they haven't discovered pouches yet or my purse would be going ouch!  SignatureShirley http://community.webshots.com/user/shirleycatuk I hesitate to mention this, but I am trained to warm wet food in the microwave ! And it is now the beginning of summer. Yours foolishly, Marie from OZ >>>> So what did I do? I took the bowls up, squashed it all up with a >>>> fork and put them down again. Result? Oh, yes, yummy, yummy, let [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > At least they haven't discovered pouches yet or my purse would be going > ouch! > I hesitate to mention this, but I am trained to warm wet food in the > microwave ! And it is now the beginning of summer. > Yours foolishly, > Marie from OZ There is nothing foolish about pandering to a cat's every whim. SignatureSnoopy >> I hesitate to mention this, but I am trained to warm wet food in the >> microwave ! And it is now the beginning of summer. >> Yours foolishly, >> Marie from OZ So how come Rita eyes my every move in the kitchen as I prepare her dish, then walks away in disgust when I stick it into the microwave? She hates it. I only do it for 10 seconds, to make it extra-stinky, but she won't touch it. Won't touch it out of the fridge, either. Picky cat. Jane > At least they haven't discovered pouches yet or my purse would be going > ouch! Mine would never have discovered them either, as it is a very expensive way to feed, except I thought would be easier for my neighbour to feed them with pouches rather than tins while I was in hospital so I got a stock in. <sigh> They will never go back to tins now. Tweed Too right, pouchies are der best <- KFC & BF >>> So what did I do? I took the bowls up, squashed it all up with a >>> fork and put them down again. Result? Oh, yes, yummy, yummy, let [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Tweed Laughing. But Mom! The stuff we catch is warm! Jo >>>> So what did I do? I took the bowls up, squashed it all up with a >>>> fork and put them down again. Result? Oh, yes, yummy, yummy, let [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > Jo <g> Kitty is hibernating in as much she can hardly stir herself from near the fire just lately, let alone catch anything. She is practising extreme sleeping for the Olympics. Boyfie plonked a dead blackbird on the kitchen rug yesterday, no attempt to eat it, so they needn't give me that excuse! These cats are spoilt. If they are too idle to eat their food because it's in a firm jelly and it seems like too much trouble to lick it to get the meat out I must be feeding them too much. Tweed >>>>> So what did I do? I took the bowls up, squashed it all up with a >>>>> fork and put them down again. Result? Oh, yes, yummy, yummy, let [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > > Tweed Der is no such fing as a spoilt kat, just a properly traned hoomin. SignatureSnoopy & Bagheera She is practising extreme sleeping for the Olympics. Boyfie plonked a dead blackbird on the kitchen rug yesterday, no attempt to eat it, so they needn't give me that excuse! These cats are spoilt. If they are too idle to eat their food because it's in a firm jelly and it seems like too much trouble to lick it to get the meat out I must be feeding them too much. Tweed ====================================== Tweed, being spoiled is part of a cats job description. Suz&Spicey > She is practising extreme >sleeping for the Olympics. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >Tweed, being spoiled is part of a cats job description. >Suz&Spicey Yep, I knew Rocky (RB) felt at home here when he started refusing to eat the meowmix bought for the neighborhood cats and insisted on sharing the good indoor kitty food. SignatureSteve Touchstone, faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Spot with loving memories of Rocky (RB) stouchst@JUNKsirinet.net [remove Junk for email] Home Page: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/index.html Cat Pix: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/animals.html > Well, this just about takes the biscuit! > I like to feed my two wet food as much as possible, although Boyfie much [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > I can't believe I was so manipulated ;-) > Methinks these cats are not very hungry and getting rather spoilt. The food may be too cold for them, if you're storing it where it can freeze. They'll probably eat it anyway, but I don't imagine it's good for them, especially if the weather is cold. You'd think cats would know better, but I once had a semi-feral who adored ice-cream. The one time I decided to give him a full portion of the stuff (I was a kid, and didn't know any better) he kept licking away at it, despite it making him so cold he was shivering violently! >> Well, this just about takes the biscuit! >> I like to feed my two wet food as much as possible, although Boyfie [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > didn't know any better) he kept licking away at it, despite > it making him so cold he was shivering violently! The food is not frozen, merely cool enough to set the jelly. I'm not yet quite daft enough to offer my cats frozen food :-P Tweed > Well, this just about takes the biscuit! > I like to feed my two wet food as much as possible, although Boyfie [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > Tweed I think you should have put them in the microwave for about 20 seconds so it wasn't too cold for their delicate tummies. ;o) SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) A House is not a home, without a cat. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk >> Oh, yes, they gathered round their dishes in anticipation. Can you >> beleive this, though? When they discovered it was not easy to eat, >> i.e. they actually had to lick hard at the jelly to separate the meat >> out, they said it was too difficult and they didn't want it!! >> So what did I do? I took the bowls up, squashed it all up with a > I think you should have put them in the microwave for about 20 seconds so it > wasn't too cold for their delicate tummies. ;o) Actually, 20 seconds is a long time. Since Roxy is fussy about cold food, I often microwave her dish, but only for 7 or 8 seconds. Otherwise it's too hot! I'll add a few drops of water first, and then mix it up after it's been heated. Yummy! :) One thing to consider is that when food is cold, it doesn't give off as much odor. And if food doesn't smell enticing to a cat, they're less interested. Smudge and Licky don't care - they eat what's put in front of them. But for Roxy's discerning palate, I heat it up a bit so it smells nice and meaty, and so that the sauce is more like gravy than a congealed blob (which I have to agree doesn't look very appealing). Joyce > > I think you should have put them in the microwave for about 20 seconds so it > > wasn't too cold for their delicate tummies. ;o) [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >it's too hot! I'll add a few drops of water first, and then mix it up >after it's been heated. Yummy! :) I found that when I put cat food in my microwave, it'll heat one area of the food, and make it go POP! And food all over the inside of the microwave, even though it has a carousel. So I've tried alternative methods of heating the food, like putting the can in a dish of hot water, heating the can over a stove, boiling water in the microwave and mixing it with the food, etc. I also should probably get a thermometer - right now I always have to stick my finger in the food to see what the temperature is. <jXwXeXrXmXoXnXt@sonic.net> wrote in message news:439a0cc1$0. > One thing to consider is that when food is cold, it doesn't give off as > much odor. Agreed. > And if food doesn't smell enticing to a cat, they're less > interested. Smudge and Licky don't care - they eat what's put in front > of them. But for Roxy's discerning palate, I heat it up a bit so it > smells nice and meaty, and so that the sauce is more like gravy than a > congealed blob (which I have to agree doesn't look very appealing). Congealed sounds awful, like the food is old and dried up. It isn't. It is fresh out of the pouch, one fresh serving for every meal. I have already been indulgent in allowing them to carry on eating pouched food, it is very much more expensive than tinned, more than twice as much. I will not be drawn into heating it up, or making it more appetising in any way. It is very appetising as it is and KFC & BF will either eat it as I serve it or go without. There is another reason for this. My vet advised me never to feed the ultimate warmed yummy food as a matter of course and nothing that the pets would "give their eye teeth for". Why? Because when they are ill, and won't eat there is nothing that will tempt them, that's why. Tweed > There is another reason for this. My vet advised me never to > feed the ultimate warmed yummy food as a matter of course and > nothing that the pets would "give their eye teeth for". Why? > Because when they are ill, and won't eat there is nothing that > will tempt them, that's why. Very very true. I am guilty of spoiling the furry ones with what they'll eat, and I'm ammending that these days. They need to learn to eat what's given because of exactly what you say. SignatureCheryl > Congealed sounds awful, like the food is old and dried up. I didn't mean dry. I just meant semi-solid. I think we're talking about the same thing. Often, canned cat food comes in some kind of gravy. But after it's been in the fridge for a while, the gravy is more like a squiggly, gelatinous glop. I find it gross, myself. > My vet advised me never to feed the ultimate warmed yummy food as > a matter of course and nothing that the pets would "give their eye > teeth for". Why? Because when they are ill, and won't eat there > is nothing that will tempt them, that's why. That's a good point! You have to save the really extra-special food for those extra-special situations. Joyce >Well, this just about takes the biscuit! >I like to feed my two wet food as much as possible, although Boyfie much [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > >Tweed Teleport the jelly over here, please. I love it. :) Love, Stinky Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com Make Levees, Not War >>Well, this just about takes the biscuit! >>I like to feed my two wet food as much as possible, although Boyfie much [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > Love, Stinky Connsidder it dun your bruv Boyfie we like der gravy >>>Well, this just about takes the biscuit! >>>I like to feed my two wet food as much as possible, although Boyfie much [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] >Boyfie >we like der gravy WEE LIKES EFURRYFING!!!!! DANTE Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com Make Levees, Not War . So what did I do? I took the bowls up, squashed it all up with a fork and > put them down again. Result? Oh, yes, yummy, yummy, let me at it. > I can't believe I was so manipulated ;-) > Methinks these cats are not very hungry and getting rather spoilt. I've been caught for that. Sometimes when I think back I swear felines are getting fussier. When we got Speedy Joe we really didn't know that much about cats and I regret to report that he got fed on the cheapest brands going supplemented with the occasional treats Fugazi and Isis got a better quality catfood and occasional dry. Pouches came into their lives late and were a real treat Redunzel and Sarrasine get pouches as they won't touch canned and IAMS And guess which cat licked the bowl clean with every sign of enthusiasm and which two turn their nose up if Meowmie doesn't squash the bits in jelly up and even then sometimes leaves the stuff in the bowl? Ruddy cats! And Sarrasine made me late for work this morning. I had such a headache I went to take an Iburprofen and dropped it on the floor. Ahhh! A certain feline maniac thinks "New toy!" So I am trying to retrieve said pill from the cat who wants nothing more than to bat and chase this new thing. Finally it gets flicked under the table and guess who has to take everything off the table to retrieve the pill just in case she manages to get it out and swallow it?! My boss is not a cat lover. I was given a good kicking for being late from someone who said "I'd have just left it and the bloody animal ate it, that's their look out" Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs |
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