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Cat just asked ‘What else?’ re food

29 replies

Snooks1971 · 25/02/2023 18:26

Sorry no witnesses obviously.
She’s been proffered 35 different types of food today on different saucers. (ok maybe 6 or 7, but it feels like 35) plus cream
Shes eyeballing me now
She’s about 19
She said ‘wha ehh’ which I interpreted to be What Else, surely.

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FormerlyPathologicallyHappy · 25/02/2023 19:16

If they get to 19 they’ve got you over a barrel.

girlofsandwich · 25/02/2023 19:23

Wow 19 is an incredible age! Can we see her 😍

My old cat would diligently eat around the meat to only get the jelly for a time...

Maybe warm cooked chicken or sardines? If it's hard for her to chew, maybe some warm water so it soupy. Warming up any food can make it more appealing!

Snooks1971 · 25/02/2023 19:38

Not the best! Having a scratch. She had us over a barrel tbh when she was a found as an unwanted kitten. She’s forgotten her roots 🙂

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SleepingisanArt · 25/02/2023 19:58

Our cat (M17) is very partial to chicken leg cooked on a bbq, if not available freshly roasted chicken leg will do. He also likes roast beef and steak. Only eats expensive small tins of cat food (not all brands - he's fusst) and can't have the same flavour twice in a row...... He's got fussier as he's got older..... (We have had a cat who made it to 24 so we expect to deal with this for some time to come!)

NewUserName2023 · 25/02/2023 20:17

Wow - 19! She's well loved 😻
Our old moggy "talks" like crazy when hungry/thirsty but at least meiows a sort of thank you when I put the cat milk down for her.

TroysMammy · 25/02/2023 20:37

When I put my cat's dried food in his bowl he turns his head to me with a "is that it?" look.

Toddlerteaplease · 25/02/2023 20:39

I can't go Into the kitchen without my two ganging up on me and demanding cat soup. That they only eat the liquid of. I'm getting a bit concerned that Magic appears to be reading my mind. So will have to be more careful with my thought when she needs her antibiotics or to go to the vet.

FormerlyPathologicallyHappy · 25/02/2023 20:57

SleepingisanArt · 25/02/2023 19:58

Our cat (M17) is very partial to chicken leg cooked on a bbq, if not available freshly roasted chicken leg will do. He also likes roast beef and steak. Only eats expensive small tins of cat food (not all brands - he's fusst) and can't have the same flavour twice in a row...... He's got fussier as he's got older..... (We have had a cat who made it to 24 so we expect to deal with this for some time to come!)

Poor cat, is it too much to ask for the bbq to go on all year round?

Snooks1971 · 25/02/2023 22:47

So, on Thursday evening she ate 8 slices of wafer thin chicken. Mad for it. Cream for afters.
Like the sucker I am I bought more chicken.
Oh no, it’s disgusting she said, I would rather starve. ( she knows we will cave)

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Florissant · 25/02/2023 22:55

I once had to get on my knees and beg my cat to eat steak because she was on a hunger strike as I could not find the only brand of Whiskas that she would eat.

fetchacloth · 25/02/2023 23:12

Try her with a well mashed chicken fillet with a bit of gravy.
One of my previous elderly cats was partial to this after losing most of his teeth. I was his favourite meal 😋

Rebel2 · 25/02/2023 23:14

My old toothless boy is currently all over lilys kitchen kitten food (more calories)
He loves natures menu too

Currently has cystitis poor lad

Cat just asked ‘What else?’ re food
Dilbertian · 25/02/2023 23:17

My elderly loved mashed pilchards and raw egg, together or separately.

OhNoNotThatAgain · 25/02/2023 23:30

Have you tried prawns? Grated cheese? Swiss roll?

I've never known a cat turn down swiss roll.

Triflenot · 26/02/2023 23:27

Really? Swiss Roll?

Rebel2 · 26/02/2023 23:32

Triflenot · 26/02/2023 23:27

Really? Swiss Roll?

Mine goes absolutely mad for jacket potato with baked beans Confused
And anything dairy. I have to eat custard standing up or he tries to shove his paw into my mouth

Snooks1971 · 27/02/2023 19:55

Rebel2 · 25/02/2023 23:14

My old toothless boy is currently all over lilys kitchen kitten food (more calories)
He loves natures menu too

Currently has cystitis poor lad

He’s so beautiful. Reminds me of a toothless girl I adopted years ago called Pam ❤️

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Snooks1971 · 27/02/2023 19:59

Yes to grated cheese, haven’t tried Swiss roll but she’s so odd that she probably would like it. She does like a very small cheese sandwich (white bread, butter and mature cheese). About an inch square.

(I don’t actually prepare an inch square sandwich from scratch but just cut a bit off ours). I’m obviously not dedicated enough.

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Bunnyishotandcross · 27/02/2023 20:01

My dcat is veg mad...
Sits at the table every night begging..favourites are broccoli and peas. And dd licks the sauce off kidney beans if we have chilli!

Snooks1971 · 27/02/2023 20:04

@Bunnyishotandcross raw or cooked? Ours was potato peelings mad until she was 14. So strange.

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ladymalfoy45 · 27/02/2023 20:06

This injury from my girl because I wasn't quick enough to give her the 'oysters' from the roast chicken last night.

Cat just asked ‘What else?’ re food
ladymalfoy45 · 27/02/2023 20:09

But @Snooks1971 your girls whiskers are amazing.

Snooks1971 · 27/02/2023 20:13

ladymalfoy45 · 27/02/2023 20:06

This injury from my girl because I wasn't quick enough to give her the 'oysters' from the roast chicken last night.

@ladymalfoy45 you need to up your game, how dare you keep her waiting. The poor wee thing

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Snooks1971 · 27/02/2023 20:18

@ladymalfoy45 they are stupendous aren’t they! She often “trims” though in front of the wood burner Confused

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ladymalfoy45 · 27/02/2023 20:30

@Snooks1971 lovely girl. Hoe she doesn't singe too much. Has she got little wavery,curly bits at the end of her eyebrows and whiskers?

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