to feed or not to feed visiting cat

(-L.) wrote in message om...
"Lydia" wrote in message ...
I asked that myself when I was chatting online with the girl who is feeding
the cat... she doesn't know, but it could be a couple of possibilities we
figured. Either a neighbor of a neighbor, etc. saw the cat being fed and
the news made it back to the owners OR maybe they just noticed the cat
getting bigger and the note was more of a "to whom it may concern" directed
at no specific individual - just whoever might be feeding the cat. I don't
know *how* skinny the cat is - just in my friend's opinion she thought kitty
looked skinny and would like some food. So maybe the owners are keeping her
trim, but not unhealthy?


The cat may be on a special diet for medical reasons. But obviously,
the cat isn't being fed enough. I would be inclined to pay the
assholio a turn in-kind and put a note on the cat that said:

"If you do not want me to feed your cat, then feed it enough,
yourself. The cat is obviously hungry and underfed. If the cat is
hungry, and on my property, it WILL be fed."

Better than that, I'd be inclined to make sure kitty "disappeared".
The cat belongs to someone who isn't properly caring for it.

-L.

While I'm inclined to believe that the czt may be underfed in this
instance (and we can't really know without seeing what it looks like),
I can tell you from experience that the fact that a cat will eat at
someone's home other than its owner's doesn't mean the owner isn't
feeding it enough. When I was growing up, we had an indoor/outdoor cat
who was fed regularly (hell, my parents served him scrambled eggs for
breakfast every morning) and, while he wasn't fat, you could tell he
didn't have any problem getting enough to eat. But I can remember
instances where he would go missing for days (I was pretty attached to
the cat and would get upset when he would go on these "trips") and
then show up at home without a care in the world. We knew he had
another "home on the side" somewhere but we never figured out where it
was. If a cat happens to find himself somewhere where there are people
he/she trusts and he/she's feeling peckish, he/she ain't gonna turn
down a meal. :-)

In ,
Sherry composed with style:
Of course you aren't. Shadow isn't fat. He's.....fluffy. Right?

Sherry

Yeah, that's it. I was just playin with ya Sherry... like I
said
to Lyn, I feel bad about his weight but it's better to see him this
way then how he was last year. Working on it!

IMO, Shadow needs the reserve anyway. See Lyn's post. Boottygirl is
so doggone picky. If she ever gets sick, she would get down fast.
There's just no reserve.

Sherry

Have you had any luck with her and some of the food suggestions? Does
she pass on Fancy Feast? Not that you want a FF junkie but it's good
for weight gain. I found a canned food at Petco that both Shadow
and Shamrock will eat called Petreet. Chicken and rice, though it's a
bit costly. But it looks halfway decent ingredient-wise, and since
Shadow is so picky with canned food, it must taste pretty good.

In ,
Sherry composed with style:
Of course you aren't. Shadow isn't fat. He's.....fluffy. Right?

Sherry

Yeah, that's it. I was just playin with ya Sherry... like I
said
to Lyn, I feel bad about his weight but it's better to see him this
way then how he was last year. Working on it!

IMO, Shadow needs the reserve anyway. See Lyn's post. Boottygirl is
so doggone picky. If she ever gets sick, she would get down fast.
There's just no reserve.

Sherry

Have you had any luck with her and some of the food suggestions? Does
she pass on Fancy Feast? Not that you want a FF junkie but it's good
for weight gain. I found a canned food at Petco that both Shadow
and Shamrock will eat called Petreet. Chicken and rice, though it's a
bit costly. But it looks halfway decent ingredient-wise, and since
Shadow is so picky with canned food, it must taste pretty good.

In ,
Sherry composed with style:
Of course you aren't. Shadow isn't fat. He's.....fluffy. Right?

Sherry

Yeah, that's it. I was just playin with ya Sherry... like I
said
to Lyn, I feel bad about his weight but it's better to see him this
way then how he was last year. Working on it!

IMO, Shadow needs the reserve anyway. See Lyn's post. Boottygirl is
so doggone picky. If she ever gets sick, she would get down fast.
There's just no reserve.

Sherry

Have you had any luck with her and some of the food suggestions? Does
she pass on Fancy Feast? Not that you want a FF junkie but it's good
for weight gain. I found a canned food at Petco that both Shadow
and Shamrock will eat called Petreet. Chicken and rice, though it's a
bit costly. But it looks halfway decent ingredient-wise, and since
Shadow is so picky with canned food, it must taste pretty good.

Have you had any luck with her and some of the food suggestions? Does
she pass on Fancy Feast? Not that you want a FF junkie but it's good
for weight gain. I found a canned food at Petco that both Shadow
and Shamrock will eat called Petreet. Chicken and rice, though it's a
bit costly. But it looks halfway decent ingredient-wise, and since
Shadow is so picky with canned food, it must taste pretty good.

Petreet.I've never seen it but I'll look. Oh, yes, Her Royal Bootness turns her
nose up at Fancy Feast too. Ditto canned SD, Pro Plan, Nutro. We've tried
everything. Pro Plan dry is about it. I had a leftover piece of Mahi mahi and
she ate every crumb the other day. Go figure.

Sherry

Have you had any luck with her and some of the food suggestions? Does
she pass on Fancy Feast? Not that you want a FF junkie but it's good
for weight gain. I found a canned food at Petco that both Shadow
and Shamrock will eat called Petreet. Chicken and rice, though it's a
bit costly. But it looks halfway decent ingredient-wise, and since
Shadow is so picky with canned food, it must taste pretty good.

Petreet.I've never seen it but I'll look. Oh, yes, Her Royal Bootness turns her
nose up at Fancy Feast too. Ditto canned SD, Pro Plan, Nutro. We've tried
everything. Pro Plan dry is about it. I had a leftover piece of Mahi mahi and
she ate every crumb the other day. Go figure.

Sherry

Have you had any luck with her and some of the food suggestions? Does
she pass on Fancy Feast? Not that you want a FF junkie but it's good
for weight gain. I found a canned food at Petco that both Shadow
and Shamrock will eat called Petreet. Chicken and rice, though it's a
bit costly. But it looks halfway decent ingredient-wise, and since
Shadow is so picky with canned food, it must taste pretty good.

Petreet.I've never seen it but I'll look. Oh, yes, Her Royal Bootness turns her
nose up at Fancy Feast too. Ditto canned SD, Pro Plan, Nutro. We've tried
everything. Pro Plan dry is about it. I had a leftover piece of Mahi mahi and
she ate every crumb the other day. Go figure.

Sherry

In ,
Sherry composed with style:
Have you had any luck with her and some of the food suggestions?
Does
she pass on Fancy Feast? Not that you want a FF junkie but it's
good
for weight gain. I found a canned food at Petco that both
Shadow
and Shamrock will eat called Petreet. Chicken and rice, though
it's a
bit costly. But it looks halfway decent ingredient-wise, and since
Shadow is so picky with canned food, it must taste pretty good.

Petreet.I've never seen it but I'll look. Oh, yes, Her Royal
Bootness turns her nose up at Fancy Feast too. Ditto canned SD, Pro
Plan, Nutro. We've tried everything. Pro Plan dry is about it. I
had a leftover piece of Mahi mahi and she ate every crumb the other
day. Go figure.

Sherry

LOL That sounds like Bonnie. I can't get that girl to eat canned
food. She isn't skinny at all (now) but she is so stubborn it's
maddening. She wraps herself around my legs in the mornings to be fed
because I give her dry in the morning and canned at night and she
won't eat it. I've tried so many different kinds and even tried
switching her to canned in the morning when I know she's hungry and
she won't go for it. Since I'm gone for like 10 hours I give in and
give her dry. I might try reversing the plan and give her dry at
night and canned in the morning... but then she'd have to go all day
without eating if she won't touch it. She's very mean when she's
hungry. lol When I withhold dry food at night she attacks my feet
all night for me to feed her. I've lost lots of sleep.

In ,
Sherry composed with style:
Have you had any luck with her and some of the food suggestions?
Does
she pass on Fancy Feast? Not that you want a FF junkie but it's
good
for weight gain. I found a canned food at Petco that both
Shadow
and Shamrock will eat called Petreet. Chicken and rice, though
it's a
bit costly. But it looks halfway decent ingredient-wise, and since
Shadow is so picky with canned food, it must taste pretty good.

Petreet.I've never seen it but I'll look. Oh, yes, Her Royal
Bootness turns her nose up at Fancy Feast too. Ditto canned SD, Pro
Plan, Nutro. We've tried everything. Pro Plan dry is about it. I
had a leftover piece of Mahi mahi and she ate every crumb the other
day. Go figure.

Sherry

LOL That sounds like Bonnie. I can't get that girl to eat canned
food. She isn't skinny at all (now) but she is so stubborn it's
maddening. She wraps herself around my legs in the mornings to be fed
because I give her dry in the morning and canned at night and she
won't eat it. I've tried so many different kinds and even tried
switching her to canned in the morning when I know she's hungry and
she won't go for it. Since I'm gone for like 10 hours I give in and
give her dry. I might try reversing the plan and give her dry at
night and canned in the morning... but then she'd have to go all day
without eating if she won't touch it. She's very mean when she's
hungry. lol When I withhold dry food at night she attacks my feet
all night for me to feed her. I've lost lots of sleep.

In ,
Sherry composed with style:
Have you had any luck with her and some of the food suggestions?
Does
she pass on Fancy Feast? Not that you want a FF junkie but it's
good
for weight gain. I found a canned food at Petco that both
Shadow
and Shamrock will eat called Petreet. Chicken and rice, though
it's a
bit costly. But it looks halfway decent ingredient-wise, and since
Shadow is so picky with canned food, it must taste pretty good.

Petreet.I've never seen it but I'll look. Oh, yes, Her Royal
Bootness turns her nose up at Fancy Feast too. Ditto canned SD, Pro
Plan, Nutro. We've tried everything. Pro Plan dry is about it. I
had a leftover piece of Mahi mahi and she ate every crumb the other
day. Go figure.

Sherry

LOL That sounds like Bonnie. I can't get that girl to eat canned
food. She isn't skinny at all (now) but she is so stubborn it's
maddening. She wraps herself around my legs in the mornings to be fed
because I give her dry in the morning and canned at night and she
won't eat it. I've tried so many different kinds and even tried
switching her to canned in the morning when I know she's hungry and
she won't go for it. Since I'm gone for like 10 hours I give in and
give her dry. I might try reversing the plan and give her dry at
night and canned in the morning... but then she'd have to go all day
without eating if she won't touch it. She's very mean when she's
hungry. lol When I withhold dry food at night she attacks my feet
all night for me to feed her. I've lost lots of sleep.