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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / February 2005The Mighty Hunter kitties killed the cat-food bag
All three of my previous cats lived to be senior-citizen kitties, and I never had a problem storing the cat food in a bag in a place that was easily accessible. Captain and Stanley, on the other hand, are Mighty Hunters. No cat-food bag is safe from them, as I found out yesterday to my chagrin. I thought they were ignoring the bag, as did my previous felines. Nope. They were studying the cat-food bag's habits for two weeks, that's what they were doing. They ascertained its resting place/den on top of a tool box, and that it retired there at all times when Meowmy wasn't doling cat food from it into kitty dishes. And sometime yesterday when I was at work, they attacked the cat-food bag in its den, hauled it to the cellar floor, and disembowelled it. Never mind that there was plenty of the very same cat food in their dishes... they wanted to have a go at the treasure chest with ALL the cat food in it. I suspect that Captain was the ringleader of this particular hunting expedition, given that he's nearly always the cat who's first on the scene to examine anything new. However, Stanley probably helped out when it came time to actually tear open the side of the bag and eat the cat food. Since we haven't got a proper canister to use at the moment, the remaining cat food is now stored in a 1/2 gallon Rubbermaid pitcher. It seals tightly and there is NO way that kitty teeth and claws will be able to tear it open. So much for storing cat food in bags with this pair of Mighty Hunters. I've learned my lesson, lol. Donna and the temporarily overfed cats, Captain and Stanley > All three of my previous cats lived to be senior-citizen kitties, and I > never had a problem storing the cat food in a bag in a place that was [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > > Donna and the temporarily overfed cats, Captain and Stanley I have plastic containers that each hold 10 pounds of dry food (one bag Senior "Advanced" Formula, and one bag Kitten Formula). They have rubber seals on the opening to keep them air tight. It keeps the food much fresher (read smellier) and frustrates the pisants that always invade the bags of cat food. On the advice of my new vet, I'm also feeding my babies canned food in the morning and at night, so the dry food has to be kept fresh for much longer. They sell these at PetsMart. Hugs, CatNipped Obviously intelligent kitties! To date neither of mine are able to open the drawer where I keep the cat food, probably thinking about it though!  SignatureSandra >All three of my previous cats lived to be senior-citizen kitties, and I >never had a problem storing the cat food in a bag in a place that was [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > >Donna and the temporarily overfed cats, Captain and Stanley I can just hear them saying "Yeee-haaaa!!!" ;) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com "Gabey8" <gabey8-@-aol-dot-com (formerly dgabriel-at-netaxs-dot-com)> had some very interesting things to say about The Mighty Hunter kitties killed the cat-food bag: >So much for storing cat food in bags with this pair of Mighty Hunters. >I've learned my lesson, lol. I store Felix's kibble in a Rubbermaid tote [which doubles as an end table :-)]. Keeps it fresh just fine for him, and it's pest-proof. Signature"The universe is quite robust in design and appears to be doing just fine on its own, incompetent support staff notwithstanding. :-)" - the Dennis formerly known as (evil), MCFL >Since we haven't got a proper canister to use at the moment, the remaining >cat food is now stored in a 1/2 gallon Rubbermaid pitcher. It seals >tightly and there is NO way that kitty teeth and claws will be able to >tear it open. > >So much for storing cat food in bags with this pair of Mighty Hunters. Thanks for reminding me: I hadn't put away the two 20 pound bags from Thursday's shopping trip - too late getting home with too much stuff Thursday, and even later getting home from an eye exam (with dilation) Friday. By now (Saturday evening) one of the bags needed two large holes patched. I store the bags in a closet I don't let the cats into (but they found a way through a hole in the wall under the bathroom counter - I plugged that last month) and keep four plastic pails that once contained litter staged on a special low shelf above the food bowl - each holds over ten pounds of food and I try to keep at least two completely full all the time. When I pour the food from a bag into the buckets, Ozy all put climbs into the first bucket to get at the food. Since it is stored in an air-tight container, it's still just as fresh when poured into the bowl, but he much prefers his right out of the bag. SignatureT.E.D. (tdavis@gearbox.maem.umr.edu) Imp is a chewer. I've caught him chewing on cardboard, plastic bags, and especially food bags. I once left a food bag out in the living room and woke up the next morning to find it COVERED in teeth marks and a small hole. Then when I brought a big bag home. I had put it in a corner and was going to put it away later. After an hour I caught Imp chewing on it and it immediately got put away. Kristi <snip> > Then when I brought a big bag home. I had put it in a corner and was > going to put it away later. After an hour I caught Imp chewing on it > and it immediately got put away. Mine do this, too, and once I didn't catch them until there was a nice-sized hole in the bag, they'd gotten a fair bit out, and what they hadn't eaten was scattered across the floor. What is really peculiar is that a few feet away, they had a bowl of identical food in the usual feeding spot! They also won't go after it while it's in the large plastic containers, even if the cover is off. But if it's in a paper bag on the floor, it's fair game! Mandy once did something like Marina's cat. I'd bought a brand of cat treats that came in a bag, not a box. So after letting them have enough to enjoy, but not enough (I hoped) to provoke Mandy's sensitive stomach, I put the rest in an empty plastic margarine container, which I hoped would keep them fresh and protect them from the cats better than the original packaging. Like Marina, I saw Mandy with the container and figured no way would she open it. And a few hours later the container was open and empty. Fortunately, Mandy did not have an upset stomach from the experience. Of course, Mandy herself isn't disturbed by her upset stomach; she seems to figure eating whatever it is that triggered it is worth the upset, but I have to clean the floor! SignatureCheryl > All three of my previous cats lived to be senior-citizen kitties, and > I never had a problem storing the cat food in a bag in a place that [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > > Donna and the temporarily overfed cats, Captain and Stanley I really enjoy your stories, keep them coming. :-) -- Adrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) A house is not a home, without a cat. > Since we haven't got a proper canister to use at the moment, the remaining > cat food is now stored in a 1/2 gallon Rubbermaid pitcher. It seals > tightly and there is NO way that kitty teeth and claws will be able to > tear it open. I wouldn't bet the farm on it though... 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 [[by Victor Martinez <me@nospam.com> Feb 6, 2005 at 02:36 PM Gabey8 wrote: > Since we haven't got a proper canister to use at the moment, the remaining > cat food is now stored in a 1/2 gallon Rubbermaid pitcher. It seals > tightly and there is NO way that kitty teeth and claws will be able to > tear it open. I wouldn't bet the farm on it though...]] They might be able to pop open the cover on top of the lid, but as I discovered last night, the cat food is too big to come out of the opening. It's Iams kitten food, and the kibble is shaped like little Xs. I thought, "Let me see if I can pour the cat food from the pitcher", and exactly one piece came out of the opening before the food had a traffic jam. But fortunately, the lid actually screws onto the pitcher, so as long as it's closed properly, they're unlikely to get the lid off the pitcher. And even if they pop the top of the lid open, not much cat food will spill out. I do want a real canister, though. It's hard to measure the cat food properly when pouring it out of the pitcher (sans lid). (The food comes out too fast, and then it's a pain to put the extra food back in.) We'll just have to make sure that the canister we buy has a lid that kitty teeth can't easily pry off. Because this pair believes in teamwork -- if any felines could figure out how to get something open, my money's on these guys. Donna, not telling Captain and Stanley that the items IN the toolbox the cat food sits on could probably help them get the pitcher open ;o) > > Since we haven't got a proper canister to use at the moment, the > remaining [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > I wouldn't bet the farm on it though...]] Our winner was Sarrasine who as a kitten not only worked out how to open the bag but how to dip in and lift out biscuits and then for a finale, she realised that if she licked her paw before dipping it in, more biscuit stuck to her paw! She ate about half the bag before we caught her in the act! That was the day we realised we had a criminal genius kitty Lesley Slave to the Fabulous Furballs |
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