The Cat Thread

Share the ideas. Two of ours are incapable of jumping on kitchen counters with grace anymore. It's more like..."oh look, high spot, I can see prey easily, go go gadget slinky body...yawp..uh oh...I've made a huge mistake...I WILL NOT GIVE IN...oh wait no, yes I'm giving in, I'll bring down everything on the kitchen counter to prove I was right, I'm a cat after all....aaaaand mission accomplished. HEY HUMAN, your stuff is all over the floor, you are stupid and I'm awesome...now feed me".

Think yours got your wrapped around their paws just right. I saw Patch walking very carefully on my desk so she doesn't knock anything onto the floor.

In terms of weight control, I will start by cutting down treats / food in general. Will still free feed her as my days could be a little unpredictable in terms of when do I get home etc. But will only give her an hour to finish off her wet food, which she never does, so the dry food could fill the gap, and all in all, she should get just the right amount. Currently she could finish 2 pouches and a big bowl of dry food...

I have instructed the boyfriend not to give her any milk, admittedly, we have been giving her pretty much daily, sometimes twice a day, coz we thought each other didn't. And that goes for the her favorite Webbox meat sticks.

Might actually use the laser pointer regularly, she has worked out the red light comes from me and seems to enjoy the chasing, so that so be a fair bit of work out. She hasn't been going out as much the last couple of weeks, possibly due to the weather, otherwise, she is out and about all day. Think he staying in more than often lately has contributed to the weight gain.

I used to live with a fat cat and no matter what was done, he just wasn't interested. So I don't know if there is anything one can really do other than putting them on a diet.