Cat time

I get up early every morning for one reason: cats! First I feed Emily, our
cheeky little grey kitty. She gets Hills GD Prescription Diet for elderly
cats. Then I go downstairs and give chubby little black Sophie her food. She
gets Hill's RD Prescription Diet for overweight kitties. And finally Mooch,
our semi-feral tuxedo cat who lives on our veranda, gets his breakfast of
Hills Science Diet. All three are dry foods, but I also give each cat a
dollop of wet "gooshy" food. Then, finally, I have my own breakfast! By the
way if you're a member of Facebook, you might like to visit, and perhaps
join, Mooch's Fan Club. Here's a link to it.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/moochfanclub/
- Jill, there's another rec.pets.cats. anecdotes post by me!

On Fri, 25 Apr 2014 08:08:23 -0400, "Robert Catt"
wrote:

I get up early every morning for one reason: cats! First I feed Emily, our
cheeky little grey kitty. She gets Hills GD Prescription Diet for elderly
cats. Then I go downstairs and give chubby little black Sophie her food. She
gets Hill's RD Prescription Diet for overweight kitties. And finally Mooch,
our semi-feral tuxedo cat who lives on our veranda, gets his breakfast of
Hills Science Diet. All three are dry foods, but I also give each cat a
dollop of wet "gooshy" food. Then, finally, I have my own breakfast! By the
way if you're a member of Facebook, you might like to visit, and perhaps
join, Mooch's Fan Club. Here's a link to it.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/moochfanclub/
- Jill, there's another rec.pets.cats. anecdotes post by me!

They eat separately? Mine generally mob the feeding location, which is
on a board covering the bathtub that nobody uses. Once I put the food
down, in three bowls, they'll come over and decide if they want to
eat. Nipsy will nibble. Scooter will sniff and look at me as if to ask
"what is this crap?". Marlo might decide to show up but is more likely
to come by later.

I'm pretty much feeding various Fancy Feast varieties these days, and
leaving some of the Kirkland dry food out for when they snack later. I
don't know how I could ever get them eating separate foods.

On 4/25/2014 8:08 AM, Robert Catt wrote:
I get up early every morning for one reason: cats! First I feed Emily,
our cheeky little grey kitty. She gets Hills GD Prescription Diet for
elderly cats. Then I go downstairs and give chubby little black Sophie
her food. She gets Hill's RD Prescription Diet for overweight kitties.
And finally Mooch, our semi-feral tuxedo cat who lives on our veranda,
gets his breakfast of Hills Science Diet. All three are dry foods, but I
also give each cat a dollop of wet "gooshy" food. Then, finally, I have
my own breakfast! By the way if you're a member of Facebook, you might
like to visit, and perhaps join, Mooch's Fan Club. Here's a link to it.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/moochfanclub/
- Jill, there's another rec.pets.cats. anecdotes post by me!

Goody! :-D

I have only one cat, my sweet little grey girl, Persia. She gets Hill's
Prescription KD (kidney diet) dry food. Fortunately she loves it. I
tried but she will not *touch* the gooshy version. I also give her
about 1 tsp. of Fancy Feast in the morning just to rev up her appetite.

If she deems I've overslept, Persia will gently touch my nose to wake me
up. It never fails to make me laugh. Beats the heck out of an alarm
clock! It wasn't so cute when she was doing it at 6AM. But, it's like
having a cat with a snooze alarm. If I say, "It's not time yet" she'll
let me sleep another 10-15 minutes, then gently tap my nose again.

She touches my nose when I'm on the couch reading a book, too. She
stretches out next to me. Out of the corner of my eye I'll see this
little paw reaching up... If I acknowledge her ("what are you doing
with that paw?") she pulls it back and looks *so* innocent. Who, me? I
wasn't doing anything! A minute later, here comes the paw again. She
just has to touch my nose.

I have no idea why she likes touching my nose. Then again, she probably
doesn't know why I like touching her nose.

Jill

"jmcquown" wrote in message ...
I have only one cat, my sweet little grey girl, Persia. She gets Hill's
Prescription KD (kidney diet) dry food. Fortunately she loves it. I
tried but she will not *touch* the gooshy version.

That's odd, because cats usually love wet cat food. Our gang practically
trip over my feet rushing for the food dish when I put it down!

On 4/25/2014 9:20 AM, dgk wrote:
On Fri, 25 Apr 2014 08:08:23 -0400, "Robert Catt"
wrote:

I get up early every morning for one reason: cats! First I feed Emily, our
cheeky little grey kitty. She gets Hills GD Prescription Diet for elderly
cats. Then I go downstairs and give chubby little black Sophie her food. She
gets Hill's RD Prescription Diet for overweight kitties. And finally Mooch,
our semi-feral tuxedo cat who lives on our veranda, gets his breakfast of
Hills Science Diet. All three are dry foods, but I also give each cat a
dollop of wet "gooshy" food. Then, finally, I have my own breakfast! By the
way if you're a member of Facebook, you might like to visit, and perhaps
join, Mooch's Fan Club. Here's a link to it.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/moochfanclub/
- Jill, there's another rec.pets.cats. anecdotes post by me!

They eat separately? Mine generally mob the feeding location, which is
on a board covering the bathtub that nobody uses. Once I put the food
down, in three bowls, they'll come over and decide if they want to
eat. Nipsy will nibble. Scooter will sniff and look at me as if to ask
"what is this crap?". Marlo might decide to show up but is more likely
to come by later.

I'm pretty much feeding various Fancy Feast varieties these days, and
leaving some of the Kirkland dry food out for when they snack later. I
don't know how I could ever get them eating separate foods.

I've often wondered about that. Especially with prescription food.
Only having one cat, it's not an issue for me. I can't imagine having
more than one with different food requirements. How does one keep them
from eating each others food?

Hmmmm. Let's pretend I have more than one cat. The layout of my house
isn't really conducive to separate feeding stations. Persia's food and
water bowls are in my bedroom. There is no floor space in the kitchen
for them. There's no basement, no upstairs/downstairs for separate
feeding stations. I suppose I could put a food bowl in the guest
bathroom. But I can't think how I'd manage to keep the other cat from
eating it, too.

Jill

On 4/25/2014 9:31 AM, Robert Catt wrote:


"jmcquown" wrote in message ...
I have only one cat, my sweet little grey girl, Persia. She gets Hill's
Prescription KD (kidney diet) dry food. Fortunately she loves it. I
tried but she will not *touch* the gooshy version.

That's odd, because cats usually love wet cat food. Our gang practically
trip over my feet rushing for the food dish when I put it down!

All I can think is the wet KD must taste like "medicine". (I wouldn't
know, I never actually tasted it.)

Jill

On 4/25/2014 6:31 AM, Robert Catt wrote:


"jmcquown" wrote in message ...
I have only one cat, my sweet little grey girl, Persia. She gets Hill's
Prescription KD (kidney diet) dry food. Fortunately she loves it. I
tried but she will not *touch* the gooshy version.

That's odd, because cats usually love wet cat food. Our gang practically
trip over my feet rushing for the food dish when I put it down!

Cats are all very different. Most of mine have not liked gooshy food.
Lindy (RB) loved it, and had to have a little bit every day. Because
Lindy got it, Skeeter (RB) had to have some too, even though she didn't
like it. She would force herself to eat it so Lindy couldn't get it.
You could tell from her rigid posture that she hated every bite.

The two I have now had never had it, but I still had Lindy when I got
them, so Waffles decided he had to have some too. Pickles doesn't like
it. Waffles will start pestering me about an hour before the time I
usually give it to him, to make sure I don't forget.

--
Joy Unlimited
Colorful Crocheted Critters
Photos at http://www.PictureTrail.com/joy9

On 2014-04-25 3:12 PM, Joy wrote:
On 4/25/2014 6:31 AM, Robert Catt wrote:


"jmcquown" wrote in message ...
I have only one cat, my sweet little grey girl, Persia. She gets Hill's
Prescription KD (kidney diet) dry food. Fortunately she loves it. I
tried but she will not *touch* the gooshy version.

That's odd, because cats usually love wet cat food. Our gang practically
trip over my feet rushing for the food dish when I put it down!

Cats are all very different. Most of mine have not liked gooshy food.
Lindy (RB) loved it, and had to have a little bit every day. Because
Lindy got it, Skeeter (RB) had to have some too, even though she didn't
like it. She would force herself to eat it so Lindy couldn't get it.
You could tell from her rigid posture that she hated every bite.

The two I have now had never had it, but I still had Lindy when I got
them, so Waffles decided he had to have some too. Pickles doesn't like
it. Waffles will start pestering me about an hour before the time I
usually give it to him, to make sure I don't forget.


Mine will eat it, but most of them don't like it enough to eat it all.
The one cat I had who adored wet food, Mandy (RB), always gobbled it up
so fast she upset her stomach, threw it up, and sometimes (but not
always) ate it again. I had her checked out in case she had some health
problem, but no, she just ate faster than her stomach could manage. I
generally fed her dry food that didn't provoke the gobbling and vomiting.

--
Cheryl

On Fri, 25 Apr 2014 09:43:14 -0400, jmcquown
wrote:

On 4/25/2014 9:20 AM, dgk wrote:
On Fri, 25 Apr 2014 08:08:23 -0400, "Robert Catt"
wrote:

I get up early every morning for one reason: cats! First I feed Emily, our
cheeky little grey kitty. She gets Hills GD Prescription Diet for elderly
cats. Then I go downstairs and give chubby little black Sophie her food. She
gets Hill's RD Prescription Diet for overweight kitties. And finally Mooch,
our semi-feral tuxedo cat who lives on our veranda, gets his breakfast of
Hills Science Diet. All three are dry foods, but I also give each cat a
dollop of wet "gooshy" food. Then, finally, I have my own breakfast! By the
way if you're a member of Facebook, you might like to visit, and perhaps
join, Mooch's Fan Club. Here's a link to it.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/moochfanclub/
- Jill, there's another rec.pets.cats. anecdotes post by me!

They eat separately? Mine generally mob the feeding location, which is
on a board covering the bathtub that nobody uses. Once I put the food
down, in three bowls, they'll come over and decide if they want to
eat. Nipsy will nibble. Scooter will sniff and look at me as if to ask
"what is this crap?". Marlo might decide to show up but is more likely
to come by later.

I'm pretty much feeding various Fancy Feast varieties these days, and
leaving some of the Kirkland dry food out for when they snack later. I
don't know how I could ever get them eating separate foods.

I've often wondered about that. Especially with prescription food.
Only having one cat, it's not an issue for me. I can't imagine having
more than one with different food requirements. How does one keep them
from eating each others food?

Hmmmm. Let's pretend I have more than one cat. The layout of my house
isn't really conducive to separate feeding stations. Persia's food and
water bowls are in my bedroom. There is no floor space in the kitchen
for them. There's no basement, no upstairs/downstairs for separate
feeding stations. I suppose I could put a food bowl in the guest
bathroom. But I can't think how I'd manage to keep the other cat from
eating it, too.

Jill

I believe that someone has marketed a product for that. Yes, here it
is:

http://www.smarthome.com/53700/Gatef...or-Cats/p.aspx


My cats are already wearing collars with an RF tag on them that is
part of the Loc8tor tracking system. These guys should get together so
I can have one RF tag that can be used for tracking or feeding!

I have the Loc8tor since I let them out in the backyard,which is
theoretically fenced in, but since it's possible that they could
escape, it's just insurance that I can hopefully find them.

On 4/29/2014 8:14 AM, dgk wrote:
Hmmmm. Let's pretend I have more than one cat. The layout of my house
isn't really conducive to separate feeding stations. Persia's food and
water bowls are in my bedroom. There is no floor space in the kitchen
for them. There's no basement, no upstairs/downstairs for separate
feeding stations. I suppose I could put a food bowl in the guest
bathroom. But I can't think how I'd manage to keep the other cat from
eating it, too.

Jill
I believe that someone has marketed a product for that. Yes, here it
is:

http://www.smarthome.com/53700/Gatef...or-Cats/p.aspx

Interesting technology, but I haven't found cats tend to be very much
into techo-stuff.

My cats are already wearing collars with an RF tag on them that is
part of the Loc8tor tracking system. These guys should get together so
I can have one RF tag that can be used for tracking or feeding!

I have the Loc8tor since I let them out in the backyard,which is
theoretically fenced in, but since it's possible that they could
escape, it's just insurance that I can hopefully find them.

Persia wears a collar with a tag inscribed with her name and my phone
number. She's micro-chipped. Someone front declawed her so she doesn't
go outside. I wouldn't let a cat outside around here anyway. A couple
of years ago there was an alligator in my back yard.

I've seen videos of a cat challenging alligators... not a great idea.
The people taking the video thought it was cute. Yeah, one snap and the
cat is gone.

There are also large birds of prey (owls and hawks) which can easily
injure cats. Also raccoons, which aren't the friendliest of critters.

Jill