Added to last night's concern

"Judith Latham" wrote in message
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In article , Christina Websell
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about Boyfie having a mouse in his mouth and still hunting it. this
morning he insisted he hadn't had his breakfast (he had) and stayed up
all day moaning about it. Last night he thought he hadn't had his 10 pm
sprinkles by 10.30. If course he had. It has to be done on the dot,
but he'd forgotten that he had them.

I'm a bit worried tbh.

It might be that he's a bit restless due to the weather. Sootie was
spooked by the thunderstorms and was meowing an upset meow at 2.30am and
running about the house. A friend of mine who has three cats said that the
same night in the storm her cats were running around too, another friend's
cat was very clingy and the last one I know of was asking for more food.
All these were at about the same time.

Haven't had a thunderstorm since last Saturday which was a mega one causing
local flooding, but it's certainly hot. Hot weather usually doesn't bother
him.

Of course it could be that he's just trying it on, as you've said he likes
his food.

He does like his food, true, but he also likes his routine which includes
lying on his duvet after his breakfast and constitutional (maybe an hour to
check around the place) and then he doesn't rise again until maybe 2 pm when
he will enquire if it's time for his teatime yet and will accept that it's
not if I say no and will take a quick trip outside to look for young rats.
He stayed up all day yesterday, insisting he hadn't had his breakfast until
he got his meal at 3.45. Then he was fine. I almost thought I must have
forgotten to feed him (not so) then when he had his sprinkles, he said he
hadn't had them half an hour later. He never does this, never asks for more
sprinkles.


Purrs that he's back to normal soon.
.
He seems back to normal today. He knows he's had his brekkie and his
teatime meal today and is perfectly satisfied.
It must have been a blip, but I will mention it to the vet when he goes
there soon for his yearly stuff in a fortnight.

I don't think he's old enough for kitty dementia. Kitty Farmcat got it when
she was over 20 years old. That was a nightmare.

Christina Websell wrote:


"Jack G." wrote in message
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On Wednesday, July 23, 2014 4:17:41 PM UTC-7, Christina Websell wrote:
about Boyfie having a mouse in his mouth and still hunting it.

this morning he insisted he hadn't had his breakfast (he had) and stayed
up

all day moaning about it. Last night he thought he hadn't had his 10 pm

sprinkles by 10.30. If course he had. It has to be done on the dot,
but

he'd forgotten that he had them.



I'm a bit worried tbh.

You have fallen victim to an old cat trick.
It is called the Starving Cat Routine and we
all have fallen for it.

I'm used to the Starving Cat Routine - he's an old hand at that. This was
slightly different. Plus "where is my mousie?" from the evening before when
he already had it in his mouth.. I'll keep my eye on him.

Heh... I do this all the time.

(Well, not with a mouse.)

--
Joyce

The average, healthy, well-adjusted adult gets up at seven-thirty in
the morning feeling just terrible. -- Jean Kerr

"Bastette" wrote in message
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Christina Websell wrote:


"Jack G." wrote in message
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On Wednesday, July 23, 2014 4:17:41 PM UTC-7, Christina Websell wrote:
about Boyfie having a mouse in his mouth and still hunting it.

this morning he insisted he hadn't had his breakfast (he had) and
stayed
up

all day moaning about it. Last night he thought he hadn't had his 10
pm

sprinkles by 10.30. If course he had. It has to be done on the dot,
but

he'd forgotten that he had them.



I'm a bit worried tbh.

You have fallen victim to an old cat trick.
It is called the Starving Cat Routine and we
all have fallen for it.

I'm used to the Starving Cat Routine - he's an old hand at that. This
was
slightly different. Plus "where is my mousie?" from the evening before
when
he already had it in his mouth.. I'll keep my eye on him.

Heh... I do this all the time.

(Well, not with a mouse.)

--
Joyce

You have failed to take on board my worry about Boyfie and you even seem to
think it's funny.
It is not funny at all.
Luckily he seems back to his normal self now.

Christina Websell wrote:


"Bastette" wrote in message
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Christina Websell wrote:


"Jack G." wrote in message
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On Wednesday, July 23, 2014 4:17:41 PM UTC-7, Christina Websell wrote:
about Boyfie having a mouse in his mouth and still hunting it.

this morning he insisted he hadn't had his breakfast (he had) and
stayed
up

all day moaning about it. Last night he thought he hadn't had his 10
pm

sprinkles by 10.30. If course he had. It has to be done on the dot,
but

he'd forgotten that he had them.



I'm a bit worried tbh.

You have fallen victim to an old cat trick.
It is called the Starving Cat Routine and we
all have fallen for it.

I'm used to the Starving Cat Routine - he's an old hand at that. This
was
slightly different. Plus "where is my mousie?" from the evening before
when
he already had it in his mouth.. I'll keep my eye on him.

Heh... I do this all the time.

(Well, not with a mouse.)

--
Joyce

You have failed to take on board my worry about Boyfie and you even seem to
think it's funny.
It is not funny at all.
Luckily he seems back to his normal self now.

No, I understand why you were worried. But I was making the point that,
although we all worry about dementia, forgetfulness isn't always a sign
of it. Lots of people - and other species, too, it seems - become more
forgetful as they age, but it's not really something to worry about. And
then some of us are just forgetful and always have been.

He's also been under a lot of stress, first with his major injury, and
then your absence right afterward. Stress can make one forgetful, too.

And it's true, the image of Boyfie essentially saying, "Where's my mouse?
Where's my mouse?" when he has it in his mouth, is amusing. I can't count
the number of times I've done something similar.

--
Joyce

I've gone running from the devil
At times I've beaten down his path

On 7/31/2014 9:32 PM, Bastette wrote:
Christina Websell wrote:


"Bastette" wrote in message
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Christina Websell wrote:


"Jack G." wrote in message
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On Wednesday, July 23, 2014 4:17:41 PM UTC-7, Christina Websell wrote:
about Boyfie having a mouse in his mouth and still hunting it.

this morning he insisted he hadn't had his breakfast (he had) and
stayed
up

all day moaning about it. Last night he thought he hadn't had his 10
pm

sprinkles by 10.30. If course he had. It has to be done on the dot,
but

he'd forgotten that he had them.



I'm a bit worried tbh.

You have fallen victim to an old cat trick.
It is called the Starving Cat Routine and we
all have fallen for it.

I'm used to the Starving Cat Routine - he's an old hand at that. This
was
slightly different. Plus "where is my mousie?" from the evening before
when
he already had it in his mouth.. I'll keep my eye on him.

Heh... I do this all the time.

(Well, not with a mouse.)

--
Joyce

You have failed to take on board my worry about Boyfie and you even seem to
think it's funny.
It is not funny at all.
Luckily he seems back to his normal self now.

No, I understand why you were worried. But I was making the point that,
although we all worry about dementia, forgetfulness isn't always a sign
of it. Lots of people - and other species, too, it seems - become more
forgetful as they age, but it's not really something to worry about. And
then some of us are just forgetful and always have been.

He's also been under a lot of stress, first with his major injury, and
then your absence right afterward. Stress can make one forgetful, too.

And it's true, the image of Boyfie essentially saying, "Where's my mouse?
Where's my mouse?" when he has it in his mouth, is amusing. I can't count
the number of times I've done something similar.

I agree, no one was discounting her concerns.

Jill

"Bastette" wrote in message
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Christina Websell wrote:
forgetful as they age, but it's not really something to worry about. And
then some of us are just forgetful and always have been.

He's also been under a lot of stress, first with his major injury, and
then your absence right afterward. Stress can make one forgetful, too.

And it's true, the image of Boyfie essentially saying, "Where's my mouse?
Where's my mouse?" when he has it in his mouth, is amusing. I can't count
the number of times I've done something similar.