Re: Am I too strict?


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Christina Websell <spamfree@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I made a tuna/asparagus/cheese pie topped with mashed potato today for
my
dinner tonight. Kitty sat on the arm of my chair begrudging me every
mouthful.
I told her to go and eat the food she'd already got in her bowl and
didn't
give her any. Now I feel guilty.
I would never allow my dogs to beg for the food I was eating, it's such
bad
manners so I apply the same rule to my cats. Do you think this is
unreasonable?

How I handle it is, it depends on two things:

* Will the food be OK for the cat to eat?
* Do I want to deal with a cat begging at every meal ever after?

For the first, of course, it depends on the food. In Kitty's case,
it's probably OK to give her stuff that I might not give a younger
cat, because many foods that are bad for you are only bad over time,
in a cumulative way. If the cat is already fairly old, I wouldn't
worry as much about that.

In this case, probably the food would have been pretty safe for any cat as a
one off.

As for whether you want to have her begging from now on, that's up
to you. But if you feed her at your table, she will be back for more!

I know and that's why I never allowed my dogs to do it. It's just
that..aww, she is so old, shouldn't I let her do what she wants for the life
she has left to her? My head says no, my heart says yes.

Licky interrupts: "GIVE KITTY WHAT SHE WANTS OR ELSE!!!"

Joyce again: OK, Licky, pipe down. We all know what your opinion is! :)


LOL, Licky. We both love her.

Tweed




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