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Each cat, and each combination of cats, causes things to change. They
have changed things, both regarding treats and canned food. For years I’ve been giving two kinds of treats. One kind is really just Friskies, and the other is the real treats. Pickles and Waffles(RB) figured out that the real treats were the best. Usually Waffles would come for the treats, which I give before each of my meals and at bedtime. Sometimes Pickles would come, and sometimes she wouldn’t. Because the real treats always got gobbled down first, I wouldn’t give them unless both cats were there. Waffles figured that out, so he would go and get Pickles at treat time. Somehow, after Waffles was gone and I got Koala, I started giving both kinds of treats whether there were one or two cats in the kitchen at the time. Sometimes when I fix a meal, neither of the cats comes. Sometimes just Koala comes. If I pick up a treat can and shake it, he’ll run out of the room to get Pickles. If she doesn’t come with him, he usually doesn’t come back. Generally she’ll come with him and they share the treats. When I got Pickles & Waffles, I was already giving Lindy(RB) a little canned food every evening. My vet recommends dry food, so that’s what they ate mostly. Waffles decided he wanted canned food too, so I gave him some when I gave it to Lindy. Pickles wasn’t interested, except when it was tuna, and then she wanted some. I started the same thing with Koala, giving him 1/8 of a can of food every evening before I have my dinner. Pickles was the same way - ignored the food except for the tuna. At some point, Koala decided that he needed canned food in the morning too. The usual routine was that, as soon as Koala had the canned food, Pickles would run into the living room. I’d follow her and give her skritches and tummy rubs. A few weeks ago, Pickles started showing interest in the canned food. Every so often she’d watch as I served it, and start eating along with Koala. The dish is oval, so at first that was possible. Eventually Pickles would push Koala away, and I’d fix him another dish of the food. That started happening more and more often. Finally they both decided that Pickles should have canned food in the morning, but not in the evening. If she isn’t there when I start to fix the cat food before I fix my dinner, Koala will go and get her. In the evening she doesn’t come out for it, and he doesn’t go after her. I wrote the above last night. This morning Pickles took a quick look at the food and followed me into the living room. Cats! |
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On 4/29/2016 5:38 AM, Judith Latham wrote:
In article , Joy wrote: Each cat, and each combination of cats, causes things to change. They have changed things, both regarding treats and canned food. For years I‘ve been giving two kinds of treats. One kind is really just Friskies, and the other is the real treats. Pickles and Waffles(RB) figured out that the real treats were the best. Usually Waffles would come for the treats, which I give before each of my meals and at bedtime. Sometimes Pickles would come, and sometimes she wouldn‘t. Because the real treats always got gobbled down first, I wouldn‘t give them unless both cats were there. Waffles figured that out, so he would go and get Pickles at treat time. Somehow, after Waffles was gone and I got Koala, I started giving both kinds of treats whether there were one or two cats in the kitchen at the time. Sometimes when I fix a meal, neither of the cats comes. Sometimes just Koala comes. If I pick up a treat can and shake it, he‘ll run out of the room to get Pickles. If she doesn‘t come with him, he usually doesn‘t come back. Generally she‘ll come with him and they share the treats. When I got Pickles & Waffles, I was already giving Lindy(RB) a little canned food every evening. My vet recommends dry food, so that‘s what they ate mostly. Waffles decided he wanted canned food too, so I gave him some when I gave it to Lindy. Pickles wasn‘t interested, except when it was tuna, and then she wanted some. I started the same thing with Koala, giving him 1/8 of a can of food every evening before I have my dinner. Pickles was the same way - ignored the food except for the tuna. At some point, Koala decided that he needed canned food in the morning too. The usual routine was that, as soon as Koala had the canned food, Pickles would run into the living room. I‘d follow her and give her skritches and tummy rubs. A few weeks ago, Pickles started showing interest in the canned food. Every so often she‘d watch as I served it, and start eating along with Koala. The dish is oval, so at first that was possible. Eventually Pickles would push Koala away, and I‘d fix him another dish of the food. That started happening more and more often. Finally they both decided that Pickles should have canned food in the morning, but not in the evening. If she isn‘t there when I start to fix the cat food before I fix my dinner, Koala will go and get her. In the evening she doesn‘t come out for it, and he doesn‘t go after her. I wrote the above last night. This morning Pickles took a quick look at the food and followed me into the living room. Cats! They certainly know how to train us and we love it, I know I do. I love how Pickles has been fetched by Waffles and Koala, they soon work out the system don't they? Judith Yes, they do. This morning again, Pickles was in the kitchen and eager for her canned food - until I put the dishes down. Then she sniffed at it and ran into the living room. I guess she likes quality time with me, without Koala horning in, more than she likes the food. If Koala isn't eating, or very soundly sleeping inside a bed, he always comes running if I start petting Pickles. I'd pet both of them, since I have two hands, but she won't share. Of course he always moves into a position so that she can see that I'm petting him, too. |
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On 5/1/2016 10:41 AM, Judith Latham wrote:
In article , Joy wrote: On 4/29/2016 5:38 AM, Judith Latham wrote: In article , Joy wrote: Each cat, and each combination of cats, causes things to change. They have changed things, both regarding treats and canned food. For years I‘ve been giving two kinds of treats. One kind is really just Friskies, and the other is the real treats. Pickles and Waffles(RB) figured out that the real treats were the best. Usually Waffles would come for the treats, which I give before each of my meals and at bedtime. Sometimes Pickles would come, and sometimes she wouldn‘t. Because the real treats always got gobbled down first, I wouldn‘t give them unless both cats were there. Waffles figured that out, so he would go and get Pickles at treat time. Somehow, after Waffles was gone and I got Koala, I started giving both kinds of treats whether there were one or two cats in the kitchen at the time. Sometimes when I fix a meal, neither of the cats comes. Sometimes just Koala comes. If I pick up a treat can and shake it, he‘ll run out of the room to get Pickles. If she doesn‘t come with him, he usually doesn‘t come back. Generally she‘ll come with him and they share the treats. When I got Pickles & Waffles, I was already giving Lindy(RB) a little canned food every evening. My vet recommends dry food, so that‘s what they ate mostly. Waffles decided he wanted canned food too, so I gave him some when I gave it to Lindy. Pickles wasn‘t interested, except when it was tuna, and then she wanted some. I started the same thing with Koala, giving him 1/8 of a can of food every evening before I have my dinner. Pickles was the same way - ignored the food except for the tuna. At some point, Koala decided that he needed canned food in the morning too. The usual routine was that, as soon as Koala had the canned food, Pickles would run into the living room. I‘d follow her and give her skritches and tummy rubs. A few weeks ago, Pickles started showing interest in the canned food. Every so often she‘d watch as I served it, and start eating along with Koala. The dish is oval, so at first that was possible. Eventually Pickles would push Koala away, and I‘d fix him another dish of the food. That started happening more and more often. Finally they both decided that Pickles should have canned food in the morning, but not in the evening. If she isn‘t there when I start to fix the cat food before I fix my dinner, Koala will go and get her. In the evening she doesn‘t come out for it, and he doesn‘t go after her. I wrote the above last night. This morning Pickles took a quick look at the food and followed me into the living room. Cats! They certainly know how to train us and we love it, I know I do. I love how Pickles has been fetched by Waffles and Koala, they soon work out the system don't they? Judith Yes, they do. This morning again, Pickles was in the kitchen and eager for her canned food - until I put the dishes down. Then she sniffed at it and ran into the living room. I guess she likes quality time with me, without Koala horning in, more than she likes the food. If Koala isn't eating, or very soundly sleeping inside a bed, he always comes running if I start petting Pickles. I'd pet both of them, since I have two hands, but she won't share. Of course he always moves into a position so that she can see that I'm petting him, too. Of course he does, he needs her to see it. Judith The sad thing is that when he does this, Pickles walks away. It doesn't seem fair to go on petting him after this, so neither of them gets as much petting as they would otherwise. :-( |
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Yes, they do. This morning again, Pickles was in the kitchen and eager for her canned food - until I put the dishes down. Then she sniffed at it and ran into the living room. I guess she likes quality time with me, without Koala horning in, more than she likes the food. If Koala isn't eating, or very soundly sleeping inside a bed, he always comes running if I start petting Pickles. I'd pet both of them, since I have two hands, but she won't share. Of course he always moves into a position so that she can see that I'm petting him, too. As soon as I start petting Marlo or Nipsy, Scooter comes running and gets between them and me, demanding that he be petted. Two hands, three cats. Luckily Baby usually comes out from under the bed to be petted when I first get out of bed in the morning so isn't part of the mass petting event. |
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I also love how Waffles would fetch Pickles. I have to fetch everyone
myself. |
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On 5/6/2016 5:30 PM, Takayuki wrote:
I also love how Waffles would fetch Pickles. I have to fetch everyone myself. You mean they don't automatically come when you have food or treats for them? Pickles is the first cat I've had who had to be fetched for treats. |
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On Fri, 6 May 2016 22:39:49 -0700, Joy wrote:
On 5/6/2016 5:30 PM, Takayuki wrote: I also love how Waffles would fetch Pickles. I have to fetch everyone myself. You mean they don't automatically come when you have food or treats for them? Pickles is the first cat I've had who had to be fetched for treats. They all have their little quirks. Buster thinks that treats are poison. Dot loves treats, but is deaf. |
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On 5/7/2016 1:05 PM, Takayuki wrote:
On Fri, 6 May 2016 22:39:49 -0700, Joy wrote: On 5/6/2016 5:30 PM, Takayuki wrote: I also love how Waffles would fetch Pickles. I have to fetch everyone myself. You mean they don't automatically come when you have food or treats for them? Pickles is the first cat I've had who had to be fetched for treats. They all have their little quirks. Buster thinks that treats are poison. Dot loves treats, but is deaf. Yes, they certainly do have their quirks. Koala usually spends most of the day, when it's warm, underneath a quilt on one of the beds. In the evening, when it's cooler, he comes out. Today he made an exception and came out while I was having lunch, and during my reading and puzzle time after lunch. He kept jumping onto my lap, letting me pet him for a few minutes (while he was still standing), then jumping down. |
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