Miss Kitty won't move and just moans when we have tried a harness on her.
I'm so glad we added Noodle to the family. She keeps Miss Kitty on her toes and they are hilarious to watch.
Angel: If I'm not back in a couple of hours— Gunn: You're dead, we're screwed, end of the world.
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SuziQ - May 23, 2012 11:04:20 am PDT #6373 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Jessica - May 23, 2012 11:05:49 am PDT #6374 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Are their children pets?...NO...and neither are ours.
No...but your cats are. Unless there's more to this story than I want to know.
Amy - May 23, 2012 11:10:03 am PDT #6375 of 30001
Because books.
My cats are already indoor/outdoor, but trying a harness on either of them seems like it would lead nowhere good. Cortez would probably imitate Miss Kitty, Suzi.
Zenkitty - May 23, 2012 11:13:08 am PDT #6376 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
(IOW, Avon has been winning a war of attrition on the 7 am feeding time. Monday morning I was started awake at 4:15 or so and he was standing on the edge of the bed, STARING AT ME. That is why we are harness training him.)
Free feeding solved the "feed me now!" problem for us. I leave dry food out all the time. They eat when they want. They get soft food twice a day. They are all at good weights according to the vet. Leo still wakes me up most mornings around 5am, but he wants attention, not food. I rub his tummy and go back to sleep.
The harness was a hilarious failure with Leo. I tried every configuration, every harness, I tried tightening it and loosening it, no way. I don't know how he got loose, he would just turn to liquid and pour himself out of it. I've never even tried it with the others.
bon bon - May 23, 2012 11:16:23 am PDT #6377 of 30001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Avon is a little chunky, and eats Kripkat's food-- KK has painful teeth so he leaves a lot on the plate-- so free-feeding won't work, unfortunately.
Jesse - May 23, 2012 11:17:32 am PDT #6378 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Yeah, until the vet tells me otherwise, my cat is free-fed dry food. Which doesn't mean he doesn't sometimes wake me up.
Atropa - May 23, 2012 11:18:15 am PDT #6379 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I don't know how he got loose, he would just turn to liquid and pour himself out of it.
That's what Dread Beastie did. It was amazing to watch. But no harnesses for any of the other kitties, mostly because when we've adopted them, we've had to sign waivers saying we'd never ever let them outside.
Amy - May 23, 2012 11:20:05 am PDT #6380 of 30001
Because books.
We free-feed both cats dry food. In fact, when I offered wet food, neither one was particularly interested, which amazed me. Tuna they'll eat, though, as a treat.
I try to just fill the bowls twice a day, though, because they're both big guys, and neither one of them needs to weigh any more. But they're also getting more exercise now that the weather's nice.
Connie Neil - May 23, 2012 11:21:20 am PDT #6381 of 30001
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Amon might have liked a harness. Hubby and I tried to go for a walk around the block once, and he followed us, crying horribly, "Where are you going! Why are you leaving me! Please come back!" Maybe he'd have been happy to come with us.
Crap, now I'm missing him all over again.
SuziQ - May 23, 2012 11:22:48 am PDT #6382 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
We had to stop the free feeding cause Miss Kitty was turning into a big ball of fur. But now that she has Noodle chasing her, she gets a lot more exercise. Will talk with the vet at their next visit cause these early morning wake ups are killing me. (And with school being done for CJ, he won't feed them before I get up during the week).