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Cats!
Ive never had cats (my mother disliked them and 'taught' us to dislike them growing up) - but since Ive got two ex-ferals Im a total cat slave.
Second arrival was half dead, skeletal, feral when she arrived. Took 6 months of feeding her several times/day, sitting close to her while she ate, before she even let me touch her. Now shes fat (well actually obese), totally tame, lives in the house, and is the BEST cat on the planet
Because of her horrendous start in life, I refuse her nothing (shes about 4 years old, the vets reckoned) - but the little maggot is now getting fussy about her food 
:( Our first arrival - beautiful long haired tuxedo, found as a tiny kitten, has always been very very fussy - no real interest in food - only best quality catfood, tuna, probiotic yogurt, and nothing else - literally. Now fatty cat is pulling the same stunt - though she will eat any meat. What are you all feeding your cats. Raw chicken I thought would be good for fatty cat, but she prefers cooked please. Anything else to feed her - looking for suggestions/ideas please (and if it might tempt fussy cat all the better) 0 -
I followed fatty cats story, what a triumph to get her to this!
She is totally manipulating you, with a history and appetite like hers, she should eat anything that comes her way. My advice is hold firm and she won’t deprive herself of food when hungry
Quote: “it didn’t take my cat long to train me”.
Do you ever watch Simon’s cat on YouTube?0 -
Cats!
Ive never had cats (my mother disliked them and 'taught' us to dislike them growing up) - but since Ive got two ex-ferals Im a total cat slave.
Second arrival was half dead, skeletal, feral when she arrived. Took 6 months of feeding her several times/day, sitting close to her while she ate, before she even let me touch her. Now shes fat (well actually obese), totally tame, lives in the house, and is the BEST cat on the planet Because of her horrendous start in life, I refuse her nothing (shes about 4 years old, the vets reckoned) - but the little maggot is now getting fussy about her food :( Our first arrival - beautiful long haired tuxedo, found as a tiny kitten, has always been very very fussy - no real interest in food - only best quality catfood, tuna, probiotic yogurt, and nothing else - literally. Now fatty cat is pulling the same stunt - though she will eat any meat. What are you all feeding your cats. Raw chicken I thought would be good for fatty cat, but she prefers cooked please. Anything else to feed her - looking for suggestions/ideas please (and if it might tempt fussy cat all the better)
Fussy cat ? Not here. One of my three tried that and now eats the same as the others. despite the wide, anguished eyes and utterly pathetic wails... Loves her food now.. five cats on a small pension and no access to shops is enough without special food for me or them!0 -
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Do you know what happens when a dog eats catfood?
He is a bit mopey for two days and then suddenly pukes up four crumpled catfood sachets
(By the shreds on the floor we had supposed that he had shredded one pouch, eaten the contents and perhaps swallowed two or three pieces of pouch...that's why he was under supervision and found to be a bit mopey...never had we realised that the little sh*t managed to steal a total of four, open them all, get some of the catfood out and impatiently swallow the rest whole)0 -
Do you know what happens when a dog eats catfood?
He is a bit mopey for two days and then suddenly pukes up four crumpled catfood sachets
(By the shreds on the floor we had supposed that he had shredded one pouch, eaten the contents and perhaps swallowed two or three pieces of pouch...that's why he was under supervision and found to be a bit mopey...never had we realised that the little sh*t managed to steal a total of four, open them all, get some of the catfood out and impatiently swallow the rest whole)
The pouch is the damaging thing more than the food ..
Was once given 12 tins of cat food by a neighbour who had bought it bymistake and totally believed that it would make her dog blind?
ah read this..
https://www.petmd.com/blogs/dailyvet/2009/August/21-4582
Interesting timing as when my fortnightly grocery order arrived yesterday they has send 24 tins of dog food when I had ordered cat food... Cannot send it back so will mix it in with cat food. Have done it before... for the same reason. NB the tinned food is only as a small second meal as their main food is raw chicken.
Hope the dog recovers fast.0 -
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I had to attend an appointment yesterday so it was one the first times Esmae was alone with Mr C for a couple of hours, well it went spectacularly bad
It was so awful that when I got back the two had been asleep in the same bed, both buried under a blanket with one paw & a poof tail sticking out! I was a bit jealous cause it’s obvs she didn’t miss me at all 0 -
I had to attend an appointment yesterday so it was one the first times Esmae was alone with Mr C for a couple of hours, well it went spectacularly bad
It was so awful that when I got back the two had been asleep in the same bed, both buried under a blanket with one paw & a poof tail sticking out! I was a bit jealous cause it’s obvs she didn’t miss me at all
aw she did! Sought second best as comfort!
Just in from my early marathon to the Church I take care of. Left at 5 am.. followed of course by my five. Oh they had a mighty fun time in the Church as I cleaned and tidied! love the oceanside lanes at this hour.
On the way back, the three new ones split off and raced atop a laneside hillock. Streaking after each other, running and leaping while we three, old cat, middle aged act, and very old catperson watched in sheer delight. The sheer joy and energy of these three young rescues..
Jacob, the middle aged one still is not totally happy with these "noisy" young things and has to be persuaded to come along..
home to raw chicken breakfast for them.. yum! What a life ! lip licking now going on!0 -
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The tiny shiny one stays out 24 hours sometimes; maybe ... takeaway :eek:Advertisement