Silly Felines
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I took Verona to the vet last week for her annual check-up. The vet said we shouldn't leave dry food out for her all the time because she's starting to get on the heavy side. I feel like she looked at the chart, "Hmmm, fat dog, fat cat, fat owners - oh yeah! I remember you!" Venus is so petite that I honestly thought Verona was just a normal cat. Besides black is so slimming! Seriously, I thought if she got any heavier, it might be a problem, which is what the vet meant, I guess, she said defensively.
The vet said to put one cup of dry food out per day, for both cats - in 1/3 cup increments; morning, dinner time and before I go to bed. If it looks like Venus isn't getting enough food, close her in a room with some canned food to make sure she's getting enough calories.
Oh my God. Venus, that skinny little thing, is acting all freaky about this new system! She races me to the cat food bowl three times a day, rushing around in a panic. "Oh my God, the food bowl is empty! What if she forgets to feed us? Where IS she?? What if we starve to death? Oh my God, oh my God! What if we never eat again? Where IS that woman??"
It's hard to tell but the times we observe, it looks like Skinny Venus is eating all the food and Verona is getting none. Verona has never been interested in treats or snacks. It's the funniest thing, how these two are acting - the exact opposite of how they look.
We've been giving Venus a bit of canned food every morning, on top of Steve's tall dresser, where Verona can't jump. We were hoping that would fill her up so she'd leave some dry food for Verona. Not sure that's working but I do know it's driving Reggi out of her mind when I open the cat food can. She's never had canned food a day in her life but it sure must smell good to her. Maybe all that leaping about will cause her to lose weight. I know I've dropped a few, what with all the back & forth between the cat food bin and their dish three times a day.
Pets. Gotta love 'em. (Unless you're Mom, and the pets are feline, of course.)
The vet said to put one cup of dry food out per day, for both cats - in 1/3 cup increments; morning, dinner time and before I go to bed. If it looks like Venus isn't getting enough food, close her in a room with some canned food to make sure she's getting enough calories.
Oh my God. Venus, that skinny little thing, is acting all freaky about this new system! She races me to the cat food bowl three times a day, rushing around in a panic. "Oh my God, the food bowl is empty! What if she forgets to feed us? Where IS she?? What if we starve to death? Oh my God, oh my God! What if we never eat again? Where IS that woman??"
It's hard to tell but the times we observe, it looks like Skinny Venus is eating all the food and Verona is getting none. Verona has never been interested in treats or snacks. It's the funniest thing, how these two are acting - the exact opposite of how they look.
We've been giving Venus a bit of canned food every morning, on top of Steve's tall dresser, where Verona can't jump. We were hoping that would fill her up so she'd leave some dry food for Verona. Not sure that's working but I do know it's driving Reggi out of her mind when I open the cat food can. She's never had canned food a day in her life but it sure must smell good to her. Maybe all that leaping about will cause her to lose weight. I know I've dropped a few, what with all the back & forth between the cat food bin and their dish three times a day.
Pets. Gotta love 'em. (Unless you're Mom, and the pets are feline, of course.)
posted by Stefani at 5:46 PM
3 Comments:
y'know - i house sat for 2 kitties and at the end of 2 weeks i noticed one was a little fatter and the other a little skinnier. had to go under surveillance and finally observed the fat kitty nosing her way in front of the slim kitty and eating the food. the slim kitty would just walk away with an "i wasn't really hungry" pout.
I had to put my kitties on a "diet," too. One of them more than the other, actually. You've got me curious about your mother's feelings about cats...?
Now Stephanie you know that old saying - curiousity killed the cat. Oops sorry, my apology to cat lovers. I am just not a cat person but I am a magnet for cats. The minute I step into Stefani or Gretchen's house (fortunately they don't let me in often)the cats come out of hiding and want to rub on my leg. Eeewww!
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