So lazy!

"Christina Websell" wrote in
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Jane wrote:
So what did I do? I took the bowls up, squashed it all up with a
fork and put them down again. Result? Oh, yes, yummy, yummy, let
me at it.
I can't believe I was so manipulated ;-)
Methinks these cats are not very hungry and getting rather spoilt.

Oh yes, they have you well trained, no doubt about it.

lol

Yes, that's what I'm afraid of!
Anyone would think it was frozen or something, instead of of being
just in firm jelly. They have obviously forgotten their feral times
when anything resembling food would have been scoffed up.
I hope they *have* forgotten those times, actually, but it's not
exactly a hard task for them to eat a food in a firm jelly, is it?
They will get it again until the box of pouches is empty, then I
guess I will go back to the gravy ones.

Tweed

I have to mash the ones in gravy too.........yes I'm very well
trained. ;-)

At least they haven't discovered pouches yet or my purse would be
going ouch!


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Shirley
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Adrian wrote:

Oh, yes, they gathered round their dishes in anticipation. Can you
beleive this, though? When they discovered it was not easy to eat,
i.e. they actually had to lick hard at the jelly to separate the meat
out, they said it was too difficult and they didn't want it!!
So what did I do? I took the bowls up, squashed it all up with a

I think you should have put them in the microwave for about 20 seconds so it
wasn't too cold for their delicate tummies. ;o)

Actually, 20 seconds is a long time. Since Roxy is fussy about cold
food, I often microwave her dish, but only for 7 or 8 seconds. Otherwise
it's too hot! I'll add a few drops of water first, and then mix it up
after it's been heated. Yummy!

One thing to consider is that when food is cold, it doesn't give off as
much odor. And if food doesn't smell enticing to a cat, they're less
interested. Smudge and Licky don't care - they eat what's put in front
of them. But for Roxy's discerning palate, I heat it up a bit so it
smells nice and meaty, and so that the sauce is more like gravy than a
congealed blob (which I have to agree doesn't look very appealing).

Joyce

On Fri, 9 Dec 2005 18:32:09 -0000, "Christina Websell"
yodeled:


Well, this just about takes the biscuit!
I like to feed my two wet food as much as possible, although Boyfie much
prefers dry. It is a lot cheaper to feed from tins, but they prefer
pouches, so pouches it is..
They both said they would quite like a little something just now, so I went
to get two pouches out of the porch which is where I keep the cat food.
The first mistake I made was to not get identical flavours. One was rabbit
and liver, and the other was chicken and turkey. This leads to much
swapping of bowls in case "yours is nicer than mine."
The second mistake was not realising how cold it is in the porch because
these pouches were "in jelly" and when cut open and pressed out into their
dishes they came out as a firm snackie with the little pieces of meat set
into the jelly. Which leads me to admit my third mistake..I usually get
them the pouches "in gravy" so we do not have this problem.

Oh, yes, they gathered round their dishes in anticipation. Can you beleive
this, though? When they discovered it was not easy to eat, i.e. they
actually had to lick hard at the jelly to separate the meat out, they said
it was too difficult and they didn't want it!!
So what did I do? I took the bowls up, squashed it all up with a fork and
put them down again. Result? Oh, yes, yummy, yummy, let me at it.
I can't believe I was so manipulated ;-)
Methinks these cats are not very hungry and getting rather spoilt.

Tweed


Teleport the jelly over here, please. I love it.

Love, Stinky
Theresa
Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh
My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com

Make Levees, Not War

On Fri, 9 Dec 2005 19:45:23 -0000, "Exocat"
yodeled:


"Christina Websell" wrote

LOL! Yours aren't hungry either.

Not hungry ENOUGH, but you wouldn't get _them_ to admit to that: when I'm in
the kitchen at any time other than immediately after they've eaten they're
to be found either perched expectantly beside a food bowl (or where one
would be) looking at me with large starving eyes (Peri RB was particularly
adept at that) or twirling in between my feet.

Visiting the kitchen is one way I can be sure of getting attention, and
they've even taught Raki the d-pet the same trick.

Slavishly yourn
G Baldrick, Serf.

Do you have a cunning plan????





Theresa
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My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com

Make Levees, Not War

"Christina Websell" wrote in message
...
Jane wrote:
So what did I do? I took the bowls up, squashed it all up with a
fork and put them down again. Result? Oh, yes, yummy, yummy, let
me at it.
I can't believe I was so manipulated ;-)
Methinks these cats are not very hungry and getting rather spoilt.

Oh yes, they have you well trained, no doubt about it.

lol

Yes, that's what I'm afraid of!
Anyone would think it was frozen or something, instead of of being just in
firm jelly. They have obviously forgotten their feral times when anything
resembling food would have been scoffed up.
I hope they *have* forgotten those times, actually, but it's not exactly a
hard task for them to eat a food in a firm jelly, is it? They will get it
again until the box of pouches is empty, then I guess I will go back to
the gravy ones.

Tweed



Laughing. But Mom! The stuff we catch is warm!

Jo

wrote:

Adrian wrote:

I think you should have put them in the microwave for about 20 seconds so it
wasn't too cold for their delicate tummies. ;o)

Actually, 20 seconds is a long time. Since Roxy is fussy about cold
food, I often microwave her dish, but only for 7 or 8 seconds. Otherwise
it's too hot! I'll add a few drops of water first, and then mix it up
after it's been heated. Yummy!

I found that when I put cat food in my microwave, it'll heat one area
of the food, and make it go POP! And food all over the inside of the
microwave, even though it has a carousel. So I've tried alternative
methods of heating the food, like putting the can in a dish of hot
water, heating the can over a stove, boiling water in the microwave
and mixing it with the food, etc. I also should probably get a
thermometer - right now I always have to stick my finger in the food
to see what the temperature is.

"Kreisleriana" wroteSlavishly yourn
G Baldrick, Serf.

Do you have a cunning plan????

Funny you should ask that, as I do come from a punning clan.

It involved acquiring a d-pet to replace me at the bottom of the heap, but
apart from his quick action to clean up a pile of cat-vomit once (obviously
he fancied his meal still warm) said d-pet has done nothing to help me out:
rather he's adopted many of the attributues & attitudes of the Masters,
albeit at a lower level.

Perhaps my next Cunning Plan should involve the acquisition of a Mrs Ploppy
or some other hoomin to occupy the lowest rung?

(Bet I'd still be back there before long)

Purrs
G B ("I know my place")

I hesitate to mention this, but I am trained to warm wet food in the
microwave ! And it is now the beginning of summer.
Yours foolishly, Marie
from OZ




"Shirley" wrote in message
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"Christina Websell" wrote in message
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Jane wrote:
So what did I do? I took the bowls up, squashed it all up with a
fork and put them down again. Result? Oh, yes, yummy, yummy, let
me at it.
I can't believe I was so manipulated ;-)
Methinks these cats are not very hungry and getting rather spoilt.

Oh yes, they have you well trained, no doubt about it.

lol

Yes, that's what I'm afraid of!
Anyone would think it was frozen or something, instead of of being just
in firm jelly. They have obviously forgotten their feral times when
anything resembling food would have been scoffed up.
I hope they *have* forgotten those times, actually, but it's not exactly
a hard task for them to eat a food in a firm jelly, is it? They will get
it again until the box of pouches is empty, then I guess I will go back
to the gravy ones.

Tweed

I have to mash the ones in gravy too.........yes I'm very well trained.
;-)

At least they haven't discovered pouches yet or my purse would be going
ouch!


--
Shirley
http://community.webshots.com/user/shirleycatuk

Marie Lawrence wrote:
I hesitate to mention this, but I am trained to warm wet food in the
microwave ! And it is now the beginning of summer.
Yours foolishly,
Marie from OZ

There is nothing foolish about pandering to a cat's every whim.
--
Snoopy

"Shirley" wrote in message
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At least they haven't discovered pouches yet or my purse would be going
ouch!

Mine would never have discovered them either, as it is a very expensive way
to feed, except I thought would be easier for my neighbour to feed them with
pouches rather than tins while I was in hospital so I got a stock in.
sigh
They will never go back to tins now.

Tweed
Too right, pouchies are der best - KFC & BF