People IRL who were like Twinkie’s human counterparts used to annoy me to no end. They still annoy me but to a lesser degree now that I have learned how easily manipulated they are once you learn their triggers. ::snicker::
Our kitten not only doe this, he keeps trying to bully the (much, much larger) dog out of her food too. Which he will then completely ignore, unless she even so much as looks at it, of course.
I am having a similar situation with my dogs. The vet put my spaniel on a diet so she is now guarding all of the food dishes and not sharing with the others.
One of my cats a vegitarian, and the other hoovers up anything it can find. I also have a stray that is orange like twinkie, but a very dainty eater. I always end up with the strange animals.
Ugh, the vet recently had us put all our cats on a diet. Max, the sleek little guy, had become a chubby thing after being denied food for 36 hours (when he was fixed). He is now obsessive about food!
Meanwhile, our other two cats are part Maine Coon. They have HUGE paws and jaws. They are truly enormous cats. Lucy stopped cleaning himself (yes, they are boys… long story) because of the fat, so the diet has been good for him. However, poor Marcie is our largest cat and the least obese. He has the biggest paws of the bunch and long, long legs. The diet has been the hardest there as he has taken to eating our daughter’s dolls and their rubber dresses. I’m now quietly sneaking Marcie more food when the others are outside just to keep the peace.
Cat diets… What a drag. Mouse gotten spoiled with wet food & has decided she’s gonna turn her nose up on the dry stuff (morning fare). The gross food isn’t yucky. It’s Trader joes,kitty!
Thank you, Kim, for calling it “ownership” and not referring to yourself as a “pet parent”. It’s just me and my cantankerousness, I know, but whenever I hear someone call themselves a “parent” of their cat/dog/whatever, I can NOT help myself but to start making snide remarks about their genetics if their kids are THAT ugly and drink out of the toilet …
Plus I have a healthier respect for my pets, when I have one. I’m not a parent … I’m a “pet drinking buddy”. ::slips on his shades:: Because I’m cool like that.
People IRL who were like Twinkie’s human counterparts used to annoy me to no end. They still annoy me but to a lesser degree now that I have learned how easily manipulated they are once you learn their triggers. ::snicker::
My gray cat, Bort is such a fat ass. Twink knows the score!
Our kitten not only doe this, he keeps trying to bully the (much, much larger) dog out of her food too. Which he will then completely ignore, unless she even so much as looks at it, of course.
Takes one to know one…apparently does not apply to strays.
Through the lips and past the gums, look out stomach, here it comes.
Father, Son and Holy Ghost, he who finishes first gets the most.
Fluffers may opt to wheel and deal a food exchange with Twink, but I’m not sure he’d be the kind to go for licked-over leftovers.
I am having a similar situation with my dogs. The vet put my spaniel on a diet so she is now guarding all of the food dishes and not sharing with the others.
One of my cats a vegitarian, and the other hoovers up anything it can find. I also have a stray that is orange like twinkie, but a very dainty eater. I always end up with the strange animals.
Ugh, the vet recently had us put all our cats on a diet. Max, the sleek little guy, had become a chubby thing after being denied food for 36 hours (when he was fixed). He is now obsessive about food!
Meanwhile, our other two cats are part Maine Coon. They have HUGE paws and jaws. They are truly enormous cats. Lucy stopped cleaning himself (yes, they are boys… long story) because of the fat, so the diet has been good for him. However, poor Marcie is our largest cat and the least obese. He has the biggest paws of the bunch and long, long legs. The diet has been the hardest there as he has taken to eating our daughter’s dolls and their rubber dresses. I’m now quietly sneaking Marcie more food when the others are outside just to keep the peace.
*sigh* Isn’t pet ownership grand?
Cat diets… What a drag. Mouse gotten spoiled with wet food & has decided she’s gonna turn her nose up on the dry stuff (morning fare). The gross food isn’t yucky. It’s Trader joes,kitty!
Thank you, Kim, for calling it “ownership” and not referring to yourself as a “pet parent”. It’s just me and my cantankerousness, I know, but whenever I hear someone call themselves a “parent” of their cat/dog/whatever, I can NOT help myself but to start making snide remarks about their genetics if their kids are THAT ugly and drink out of the toilet …
Plus I have a healthier respect for my pets, when I have one. I’m not a parent … I’m a “pet drinking buddy”. ::slips on his shades:: Because I’m cool like that.