Kitty Standoff
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This morning I had some nice chicken livers to give to the gang. Reminder to self: stop giving them chicken livers. First they all want some, and when they get it, they don't eat it. Well, some do but not the cats I actually bought the livers for.
Before I went down, I heard some yowling going on. Uh-oh. I hoped like crazy it wasn't any of my "feedees."
When I went downstairs the entire crew was waiting for me. I fed Bag first both dry cat food and a liver. He didn't eat it either. I'm starting to wonder if he's sick or just picky. GG wanted some. I held one out for him. He sniffed and turned up his nose, but he has this jealousy problem and was upset because I'm feeding the others. Mostly wanted a piece and I gave her GG's.
The old Romanian lady who hates cats has a window that overlooks the backyard. She probably doesn't have much to do except look out the window or watch TV. Since she's complained about my feeding the cats, my guess is she's looking out the window. Out of deference to her, I try and feed the guys in areas she can't really see.
So I was going round the corner to where I feed the other cats. They're all following me, except for Sausage who jumps out ahead and is like, "C'mon, hurry up. Hungry!" At the corner, I see Grey Scrap. He's big and mean looking with scratches on his nose. Fluffy and the brats are afraid of him, and so am I, actually. Sausage is too young to know how dangerous that guy can be. I figure the only way to get rid of him is to throw him a liver. I do. It sails past him and he doesn't know to go after it. I throw him another and it hits his nose and lands at his feet. He devours it.
While he's eating, I give Sausage a liver and Mask and Patch hurry past him. I'm able to feed him too. There's another strange cat I sometimes see, and give him a piece. One left. I give it to Fluffy. She sniffs and rejects.
I was trying to encourage GG and Fluffy to come up with me, but they were more interested in glaring at Scrap who was still eating. I knew Fluffy wasn't going to attack him, not so sure about GG. He was crouching and his tail was flashing. I petted him and told him that Scrap was a big bad bully but he was just hungry. I made a bet with him that once Scrap was finished eating he would go away. GG made this low-pitched grrrrr. I continued to pet the guy until Scrap left and encouraged him and Fluffy to follow me upstairs. Instead Cinnamon came and wanted food. All my livers were gone so I gave him dry. Fluffy comes up and starts eating it, then walks away and Cinnamon goes after it. This feeding took forever, maybe half and hour.
This morning I had some nice chicken livers to give to the gang. Reminder to self: stop giving them chicken livers. First they all want some, and when they get it, they don't eat it. Well, some do but not the cats I actually bought the livers for.
Before I went down, I heard some yowling going on. Uh-oh. I hoped like crazy it wasn't any of my "feedees."
When I went downstairs the entire crew was waiting for me. I fed Bag first both dry cat food and a liver. He didn't eat it either. I'm starting to wonder if he's sick or just picky. GG wanted some. I held one out for him. He sniffed and turned up his nose, but he has this jealousy problem and was upset because I'm feeding the others. Mostly wanted a piece and I gave her GG's.
The old Romanian lady who hates cats has a window that overlooks the backyard. She probably doesn't have much to do except look out the window or watch TV. Since she's complained about my feeding the cats, my guess is she's looking out the window. Out of deference to her, I try and feed the guys in areas she can't really see.
So I was going round the corner to where I feed the other cats. They're all following me, except for Sausage who jumps out ahead and is like, "C'mon, hurry up. Hungry!" At the corner, I see Grey Scrap. He's big and mean looking with scratches on his nose. Fluffy and the brats are afraid of him, and so am I, actually. Sausage is too young to know how dangerous that guy can be. I figure the only way to get rid of him is to throw him a liver. I do. It sails past him and he doesn't know to go after it. I throw him another and it hits his nose and lands at his feet. He devours it.
While he's eating, I give Sausage a liver and Mask and Patch hurry past him. I'm able to feed him too. There's another strange cat I sometimes see, and give him a piece. One left. I give it to Fluffy. She sniffs and rejects.
I was trying to encourage GG and Fluffy to come up with me, but they were more interested in glaring at Scrap who was still eating. I knew Fluffy wasn't going to attack him, not so sure about GG. He was crouching and his tail was flashing. I petted him and told him that Scrap was a big bad bully but he was just hungry. I made a bet with him that once Scrap was finished eating he would go away. GG made this low-pitched grrrrr. I continued to pet the guy until Scrap left and encouraged him and Fluffy to follow me upstairs. Instead Cinnamon came and wanted food. All my livers were gone so I gave him dry. Fluffy comes up and starts eating it, then walks away and Cinnamon goes after it. This feeding took forever, maybe half and hour.
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