Wandering Willow asks:
My 18 yr old cat wants to eat about 12 times per day, about 3 bites per meal. She's too old to perceive that there's already food in her bowl. Should I feed her that much?
W.W., This is a difficult conundrum, but you have come to the right place. The solution for the difficulty in this situation is two-fold. In the first place, larger servings are an absolute must - at least five or six times larger - this will ensure that she will be able to perceive the food in her bowl without eyestrain. Consider serving her food in a basin or small tub, something suitable for the bathing of a small child, or for cleaning the engine of a small car.
I also suggest that you arrange for her to have a regular visitor, someone who can provide dignified and friendly conversation for her, someone who is dapper and attentive, worldly-wise and well-travelled, a person of refinement and taste, someone who will appreciate her for the beautiful creature that she is, and who will be considerate of her needs above all else... for example, a friend who will be gracious enough to make sure that her food bowl is emptied regularly.
Shall we start tomorrow?
TWELVE TIMES PER DAY!! FRANKIE!!!
2 comments:
rrrrRRRRRROWWWWWW!!!!!
HHHSSSSSSSSSSS
NO PIGS IN THE CAT FOOD BOWL!!!!!
sincerely, Puff
Hi Frankie,
This is Max, Carroll's dog writing to say thanks for giving her such great advice the other day. I really appreciate it. Those things she called olives weren't my all-time favorite snack, but that cheese....oh yeah, baby! Bring on the cheese!!
So, Frankie, I've got a question...you don't seem to have any problem with self-esteem, but Birdie didn't even really want to keep you when you first showed up at her place, right?
Well, my situation was sort of the opposite -- my people wanted me, Carroll especially had been really pining for a dog ever since something happened to their last one. And she was really excited right after I came to live with them. But y'know... sometimes I get the feeling that she doesn't realy love me the same way she used to love their other dog. I feel like I'm living in his shadow all the time even though I do my best to be good.
You seem to get in trouble all the time, but you feel OK about yourself. I don't get in trouble very often at all, but I don't feel so good about myself.
Howe can I get better self-esteem, Frankie? Does it involve olives?
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