The funniest of all though was Ramses, my grandmother’s last cat, who would flop over on his side, with his head by the dish, and literally shovel the food into his mouth with both paws. It was hilarious, sad, and a bit revolting. There’s a reason he ended up a 37lb cat!

Any other time, she’ll all over the tuna. She doesn’t get much, because of her kidney failure; also, tuna is Very Bad for kitties. She gets just enough of any treat to know that she’s being indulged, then we sing the “All Done” song. She knows what “All done, all gone, no more, all finished, all gone, alllll done” means, and she wanders off to wash.

(We sing to her a lot because kitties communicate tonally, not so much syllabically.)

Meals are equally dangerous in her eyes. A piece of kibble is brought from the kitchen to the living room, set on the carpet, inspected and then consumed. If all goes well, the rest of the bowl will be slowly eaten and there will ALWAYS be 3 pieces of kibble on the floor next to the bowl for the ‘Kibble Gods’.

I thought it was only us! Thanks for sharing.

Likewise, what did you mean about that poor cat eating with a needle sticking out of her??

Bridge the Cat only drinks out of glasses or the bathtub. As a result, we have little glasses of water all over and have to leave a bit of water in the tub after a shower.

Mabel the Cat was never allowed to drink out of anything but a bowl before she moved in with Bridge (because there’s nothing worse than finding your cat’s head in your glass of milk), but because Bridge is allowed, Mabel need to be too. This permission is thrilling for her, I’m sure, as evidenced by the amount of time she now spends drinking.