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Morning routines
"Joy" wrote in message . .. "Christina Websell" wrote in message ... "---MIKE---" wrote in message ... Amber and Tiger are creatures of habit. They have a series of morning routines that rarely changes. When I get up I tell Amber to wait on the bed for her hug (she usually sleeps on my bed). I go upstairs (that's where the living room/kitchen is) and Tiger meets me at the top of the stairs. After a few chores, I meet Tiger next to his cat tree where he jumps up on the step stool, waiting for me to pick him up to the first level. There I use the zoom groom to give him a good brushing to remove loose hair. Then it's back downstairs to give Amber a long hug while I tell her what a good girl she is and how beautiful she is. By then Tiger is usually on the bed waiting for his long hug while I tell him what a good boy he is and how beautiful he is. Then it's back upstairs to give them their breakfast. After breakfast Amber retires to her window seat and Tiger goes downstairs to "crash" under my bed. ---------------- Boyfies morning routine in the early hours (he isn't allowed on my bed) is to listen outside my bedroom for my breathing to change in case I woke up and then insist it's breakfast time. I actually don't mind because it means his health is good and he has a good appetite. Tweed Waffles and Pickles have IAMs Weight Control kibble available all the time, so they don't get breakfast. They also don't seem to care when I get up. Once I'm up, though, Waffles immediately rushes to the kitchen for treats (which are actually Friskies), while Pickles gallops into the living room for her morning skritches and tummy-rub. This routine is basically repeated at mealtimes and at bedtime. ;-) I'm a bit scared about kibble for boys, so Boyfie only gets a little bit of it at 10pm - just so he doesn't starve during the night, you understand. He gets wet food for breakfast and teatime. Tweed |
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"Christina Websell" wrote in message
... "Joy" wrote in message . .. "Christina Websell" wrote in message ... "---MIKE---" wrote in message ... Amber and Tiger are creatures of habit. They have a series of morning routines that rarely changes. When I get up I tell Amber to wait on the bed for her hug (she usually sleeps on my bed). I go upstairs (that's where the living room/kitchen is) and Tiger meets me at the top of the stairs. After a few chores, I meet Tiger next to his cat tree where he jumps up on the step stool, waiting for me to pick him up to the first level. There I use the zoom groom to give him a good brushing to remove loose hair. Then it's back downstairs to give Amber a long hug while I tell her what a good girl she is and how beautiful she is. By then Tiger is usually on the bed waiting for his long hug while I tell him what a good boy he is and how beautiful he is. Then it's back upstairs to give them their breakfast. After breakfast Amber retires to her window seat and Tiger goes downstairs to "crash" under my bed. ---------------- Boyfies morning routine in the early hours (he isn't allowed on my bed) is to listen outside my bedroom for my breathing to change in case I woke up and then insist it's breakfast time. I actually don't mind because it means his health is good and he has a good appetite. Tweed Waffles and Pickles have IAMs Weight Control kibble available all the time, so they don't get breakfast. They also don't seem to care when I get up. Once I'm up, though, Waffles immediately rushes to the kitchen for treats (which are actually Friskies), while Pickles gallops into the living room for her morning skritches and tummy-rub. This routine is basically repeated at mealtimes and at bedtime. ;-) I'm a bit scared about kibble for boys, so Boyfie only gets a little bit of it at 10pm - just so he doesn't starve during the night, you understand. He gets wet food for breakfast and teatime. Tweed I've found that a great many doctors, both human and vet, have one or two ailments or problems that they're over-aware of, sometimes to the point of being obsessed. My vet's obsessions are teeth and fleas. Because of the teeth obsession, she thinks all cats should be fed kibble. Because of her flea obsession, she insisted that the wound Nanki-Poo (RB) had on the back of his neck was the result of scratching flea bites, in spite of the fact that neither of my cats had had fleas for years. I would know if they did, because fleas like me. Joy |
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On 8/26/2012 2:01 PM, Christina Websell wrote:
"Joy" wrote in message . .. "Christina Websell" wrote in message ... "---MIKE---" wrote in message ... Amber and Tiger are creatures of habit. They have a series of morning routines that rarely changes. When I get up I tell Amber to wait on the bed for her hug (she usually sleeps on my bed). I go upstairs (that's where the living room/kitchen is) and Tiger meets me at the top of the stairs. After a few chores, I meet Tiger next to his cat tree where he jumps up on the step stool, waiting for me to pick him up to the first level. There I use the zoom groom to give him a good brushing to remove loose hair. Then it's back downstairs to give Amber a long hug while I tell her what a good girl she is and how beautiful she is. By then Tiger is usually on the bed waiting for his long hug while I tell him what a good boy he is and how beautiful he is. Then it's back upstairs to give them their breakfast. After breakfast Amber retires to her window seat and Tiger goes downstairs to "crash" under my bed. ---------------- Boyfies morning routine in the early hours (he isn't allowed on my bed) is to listen outside my bedroom for my breathing to change in case I woke up and then insist it's breakfast time. I actually don't mind because it means his health is good and he has a good appetite. Tweed Waffles and Pickles have IAMs Weight Control kibble available all the time, so they don't get breakfast. They also don't seem to care when I get up. Once I'm up, though, Waffles immediately rushes to the kitchen for treats (which are actually Friskies), while Pickles gallops into the living room for her morning skritches and tummy-rub. This routine is basically repeated at mealtimes and at bedtime. ;-) I'm a bit scared about kibble for boys, so Boyfie only gets a little bit of it at 10pm - just so he doesn't starve during the night, you understand. He gets wet food for breakfast and teatime. Tweed I think it's funny we attribute times for feeding cats with breakfast, dinner, supper, tea time. I'm pretty sure they'd eat whenever they could if they were allowed to. For a while, Persia was overweight so I was instructed to feed her small amounts of kibble twice a day. Now I free feed her the kibble but I dole out the canned food three times a day. Jill |
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"jmcquown" wrote in message
... On 8/26/2012 2:01 PM, Christina Websell wrote: "Joy" wrote in message . .. "Christina Websell" wrote in message ... "---MIKE---" wrote in message ... Amber and Tiger are creatures of habit. They have a series of morning routines that rarely changes. When I get up I tell Amber to wait on the bed for her hug (she usually sleeps on my bed). I go upstairs (that's where the living room/kitchen is) and Tiger meets me at the top of the stairs. After a few chores, I meet Tiger next to his cat tree where he jumps up on the step stool, waiting for me to pick him up to the first level. There I use the zoom groom to give him a good brushing to remove loose hair. Then it's back downstairs to give Amber a long hug while I tell her what a good girl she is and how beautiful she is. By then Tiger is usually on the bed waiting for his long hug while I tell him what a good boy he is and how beautiful he is. Then it's back upstairs to give them their breakfast. After breakfast Amber retires to her window seat and Tiger goes downstairs to "crash" under my bed. ---------------- Boyfies morning routine in the early hours (he isn't allowed on my bed) is to listen outside my bedroom for my breathing to change in case I woke up and then insist it's breakfast time. I actually don't mind because it means his health is good and he has a good appetite. Tweed Waffles and Pickles have IAMs Weight Control kibble available all the time, so they don't get breakfast. They also don't seem to care when I get up. Once I'm up, though, Waffles immediately rushes to the kitchen for treats (which are actually Friskies), while Pickles gallops into the living room for her morning skritches and tummy-rub. This routine is basically repeated at mealtimes and at bedtime. ;-) I'm a bit scared about kibble for boys, so Boyfie only gets a little bit of it at 10pm - just so he doesn't starve during the night, you understand. He gets wet food for breakfast and teatime. Tweed I think it's funny we attribute times for feeding cats with breakfast, dinner, supper, tea time. I'm pretty sure they'd eat whenever they could if they were allowed to. For a while, Persia was overweight so I was instructed to feed her small amounts of kibble twice a day. Now I free feed her the kibble but I dole out the canned food three times a day. Jill My son-in-law had established feeding cats with the cats he had before he married my daughter. They still stick to those times with their current cats, since the others went to the bridge. They get food in the morning, and again in the evening, but rather late. My sil likes to watch the 11:00 news, but has no interest in sports, so when the sports part comes on, he gets up and feeds the cats. I don't know about the current cats, but with the previous ones, they had to be very careful about saying the word "sports" during the day, as that caused a stampede to the kitchen, and some very disgruntled cats if they didn't get fed then. Joy |
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Joy wrote:
My son-in-law had established feeding cats with the cats he had before he married my daughter. They still stick to those times with their current cats, since the others went to the bridge. They get food in the morning, and again in the evening, but rather late. My sil likes to watch the 11:00 news, but has no interest in sports, so when the sports part comes on, he gets up and feeds the cats. I don't know about the current cats, but with the previous ones, they had to be very careful about saying the word "sports" during the day, as that caused a stampede to the kitchen, and some very disgruntled cats if they didn't get fed then. That's hilarious! I guess it's good that he didn't like sports, then, because otherwise it would be harder not to talk about it. -- Joyce The problem with cats is that they get the exact same look on their face whether they see a moth or an axe-murderer. -- Paula Poundstone |
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"jmcquown" wrote in message ... I think it's funny we attribute times for feeding cats with breakfast, dinner, supper, tea time. I'm pretty sure they'd eat whenever they could if they were allowed to. Yes they would, if they were allowed to. My boy will never be allowed to free feed (he'd eat it all and get obese) I've taken control of his diet because he won't do it himself. He would eat everything he could, but ir's not good for him, is it? I've taken advice from my vets about Boyfie's appetite. He's had all the tests known to man and vets. There is nothing wrong with him. He is greedy. I knew this before but wanted it confirmed. For a while, Persia was overweight so I was instructed to feed her small amounts of kibble twice a day. Now I free feed her the kibble but I dole out the canned food three times a day. Jill |
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"Christina Websell" wrote in message
... "jmcquown" wrote in message ... I think it's funny we attribute times for feeding cats with breakfast, dinner, supper, tea time. I'm pretty sure they'd eat whenever they could if they were allowed to. Yes they would, if they were allowed to. My boy will never be allowed to free feed (he'd eat it all and get obese) I've taken control of his diet because he won't do it himself. He would eat everything he could, but ir's not good for him, is it? I've taken advice from my vets about Boyfie's appetite. He's had all the tests known to man and vets. There is nothing wrong with him. He is greedy. I knew this before but wanted it confirmed. Some cats can free feed, and some can't. Mine go for hours without ever going near the food. My daughter and her husband once had two cats. One was a pig, and the other was a nibbler. In order to keep the pig from becoming morbidly obese and keep the nibbler from starving, they cut a hole in a box, turned it upside down and put the food inside. The nibbler could fit through the hole, but the pig couldn't. That worked so well that eventually the pig lost enough weight that she could fit through the hole as well. After that, I'm not sure what they did. Joy |
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Joy wrote:
My daughter and her husband once had two cats. One was a pig, and the other was a nibbler. In order to keep the pig from becoming morbidly obese and keep the nibbler from starving, they cut a hole in a box, turned it upside down and put the food inside. The nibbler could fit through the hole, but the pig couldn't. That worked so well that eventually the pig lost enough weight that she could fit through the hole as well. After that, I'm not sure what they did. It would work like a thermostat. As she lost weight, she'd be able to get into the other cat's food. Then if she started to gain again, she wouldn't be able to fit, and would start losing again. I guess that would be OK if there wasn't another cat involved (whose weight would also go up and down in an opposite pattern). Also, yo-yo'ing weight is very bad for humans, but I don't know about cats. -- Joyce Something you'll never hear an 8-year-old say: "Nana, will you spit on your hankie and wipe the gravy off my face?" |
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Christina Websell wrote: "jmcquown" wrote in message ... I think it's funny we attribute times for feeding cats with breakfast, dinner, supper, tea time. I'm pretty sure they'd eat whenever they could if they were allowed to. Yes they would, if they were allowed to. My boy will never be allowed to free feed (he'd eat it all and get obese) I've taken control of his diet because he won't do it himself. He would eat everything he could, but ir's not good for him, is it? I've taken advice from my vets about Boyfie's appetite. He's had all the tests known to man and vets. There is nothing wrong with him. He is greedy. I knew this before but wanted it confirmed. I guess I've been fortunate - all my cats have adapted well to free feeding. (Even Patches, who after three years of being a stray freeloading on neighbors' largesse, promptly slimmed down to normal proportions once he realized there would always be food in his dish when he was hungry.) |
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"Joy" wrote:
Some cats can free feed, and some can't. And that can change. Heidi was the first cat I ever had that I couldn't free feed. She came to me an emaciated waif, and once she regained her health (and stopped growing), she ballooned to 14 lbs. So I put the two of them on four meals a day and got her back down to 11½ lbs -- where she has a well-defined waistline. Over the years, I've gradually increased the amount of time that the food is left out, until now I am free-feeding once again -- and Heidi is not gaining weight. -- Wayne M. |
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