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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / October 2007Crunchies?
As you may remember, Fez *loves* his kibble (aka "crunchies"). He will eat some gooshy food, but if it were up to him, he'd eat nothing but kibble. He sits near the automatic feeder, waiting for it to dispense his twice a day dose of crunchies. He even puts his paw inside the thing to steal a kibble or two. :) Anyhow, this morning I went for a run, and when I came back, I went to the study where Tom was putzing on the computer and started stretching on the floor. All the cats converged and were supervising our activities, when Rufous came in from their enclosure with a moth in his mouth. You know where this is going... after a very brief chase, Fez decided a moth *is* crunchy and proceeded to ingest it. Ick. Must remember to avoid kissing Fez. :)  SignatureVictor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com > As you may remember, Fez *loves* his kibble (aka "crunchies"). He will > eat some gooshy food, but if it were up to him, he'd eat nothing but [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Fez decided a moth *is* crunchy and proceeded to ingest it. Ick. Must > remember to avoid kissing Fez. :) LOL I occasionally get those particularly large disgusting roaches (aka Palmetto bugs) in my apartment. One day a few years ago I looked at Persia and she had something hanging out of her mouth. I suddenly realized, with something akin to horror!, what I was seeing was the legs of one of those nasty things (she hadn't finished chewing and swallowing yet). Oh GROSS! She didn't get any kisses from me that day or the next (well, only on the top of her head). If I could have swished her mouth with kitty mouthwash I sure would have! Jill My Fuzzy used to kill cockroaches, he wouldn't eat them, but he'd bite them or swat them to break their shells, then let me 'clear them up'. Ripley doesn't eat insects, but Cav will completely devour a butterfly if he catches one. > My Fuzzy used to kill cockroaches, he wouldn't eat them, but he'd bite > them or swat them to break their shells, then let me 'clear them up'. > > Ripley doesn't eat insects, but Cav will completely devour a butterfly > if he catches one. My Tuppence (RB 9/05) used to eat crickets and leave their legs in a nice little pile in front of my chair. Nothing quite as lovely as stepping, bare-foot, onto a pile of cricket legs... (((((shudder))))) Smokie Darling (Annie) The current 7 are very good at keeping the insect population down in the house, which I appreciate greatly. The only one they won't touch are the "death's head" moths. I've only ever seen one of those, and it's the only time I was every frightened by a bug. > The current 7 are very good at keeping the insect population down in > the house, which I appreciate greatly. The only one they won't touch > are the "death's head" moths. I've only ever seen one of those, and > it's the only time I was every frightened by a bug. One of the greatest sports the cats have on the iland is hunting grasshoppers. It's really funny to watch, too. Mir learned the trick her first summer, but Caliban didn't learn until this summer that you *do not lift your paws to look at the cricket* after you have pounced on it. He would always lift his paws to look, and the grasshopper would jump out of his grasp. Then he would sit there and look stupid, until he spotted another grasshopper and pounced... and lifted his paws to look at what he'd caught. This year he learned that you carefully put your mouth to your paws before lifting them, and then you catch the grasshopper in your mouth when it tries to hop away. Crunch, crunch, and then go looking for the next snack. :) SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. > One of the greatest sports the cats have on the iland is hunting > grasshoppers. It's really funny to watch, too. Mir learned the trick her > first summer, but Caliban didn't learn until this summer that you *do > not lift your paws to look at the cricket* after you have pounced on it. > He would always lift his paws to look, and the grasshopper would jump > out of his grasp. Then he would sit there and look stupid, until he > spotted another grasshopper and pounced... and lifted his paws to look > at what he'd caught. That must have been hilarious to watch! > This year he learned that you carefully put your mouth to your paws > before lifting them, and then you catch the grasshopper in your mouth > when it tries to hop away. Crunch, crunch, and then go looking for the > next snack. :) Aw, now that must have been gratifying to see him finally catch on. Joyce > LOL I occasionally get those particularly large disgusting roaches (aka > Palmetto bugs) in my apartment. I think that's the same thing we called "oriental" roaches in California - they come in from outside, certain seasons of the year, and are so big that if you step on one you feel a discernable lump under the sole of your shoe! > One day a few years ago I looked at Persia > and she had something hanging out of her mouth. I suddenly realized, with > something akin to horror!, what I was seeing was the legs of one of those > nasty things (she hadn't finished chewing and swallowing yet). Oh GROSS! Only to humans - I'm sure any cat would tell you it's just high-quality protein. (Although I think I'll pass, thank you very much!) > I think that's the same thing we called "oriental" roaches > in California - they come in from outside, certain seasons > of the year, and are so big that if you step on one you feel > a discernable lump under the sole of your shoe! Evelyn, I'm hoping that these are found only in *southern* California. :) I've never seen one, and hope I never do!! Joyce >> LOL I occasionally get those particularly large disgusting >> roaches (aka Palmetto bugs) in my apartment. > I think that's the same thing we called "oriental" roaches > in California - they come in from outside, certain seasons > of the year, and are so big that if you step on one you feel > a discernable lump under the sole of your shoe! Is that the same sort they get in Sydney? When I was there they used to hang out on the pavement at night. You'd walk down the street and there would be thousands of little dark shapes scuttling away from you. They were about the size of mice. I don't recall our cat ever trying to take one on. ============== j-c ====== @ ====== purr . demon . co . uk ============== Jack Campin: 11 Third St, Newtongrange EH22 4PU, Scotland | tel 0131 660 4760 <http://www.purr.demon.co.uk/jack/> for CD-ROMs and free | fax 0870 0554 975 stuff: Scottish music, food intolerance, & Mac logic fonts | mob 07800 739 557 >>> LOL I occasionally get those particularly large disgusting >>> roaches (aka Palmetto bugs) in my apartment. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > I don't recall our cat ever trying to take one on. They're pretty big, but unless you have really small mice LOL they probably aren't the same thing. They do grow to be about 2 inches long in some cases. And they're definitely crunchy! >> LOL I occasionally get those particularly large disgusting roaches >> (aka Palmetto bugs) in my apartment. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > of the year, and are so big that if you step on one you feel > a discernable lump under the sole of your shoe! Yes, and they are absolutely disgusting! The tend to try to sneak in during the spring when it's very rainy here. The apartment complex has exterminators that come around once a month but I only let them spray around the doors and window sills outside (birds are especially sensitive to sprays of this sort). Also, used to be they'd just let themselves in when I wasn't home. I don't like that. I put a sign on the doors informing them to please just spray outside due to my pets. >> One day a few years ago I looked at Persia >> and she had something hanging out of her mouth. I suddenly [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > high-quality protein. (Although I think I'll pass, thank > you very much!) Me too! > As you may remember, Fez *loves* his kibble (aka "crunchies"). He will > eat some gooshy food, but if it were up to him, he'd eat nothing but [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > decided a moth *is* crunchy and proceeded to ingest it. Ick. Must > remember to avoid kissing Fez. :) lol! Well, they *are* crunchy treats, aren't they? ;-) Ginger-lyn SignatureHome Pages: http://www.spiritrealm.com/summer/ http://www.angelfire.com/folk/glsummer (homepage & cats) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~summer/index.htm (genealogy) http://www.movieanimals.bravehost.com/ (The Violence Against Animals in Movies Website) |
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