What did your pet(s) do today?

RockOn · 06-10-2018, 07:01 PM

I have made a mistake and it is not an easy task to untrain.

Last week I started feeding them outside. Now Jennifer Avery and Jeffrey Alan won't eat indoors anymore. Kevie Daniel is not picky. He will eat anything, anywhere, anytime I fill his bowl and offer it to him.

Anyway, they have been in and out all day. They want to be outside but after 15 minutes in brutal heat, they want back in the 65 degree bedroom.

Gemme · 06-11-2018, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by RockOn

I have made a mistake and it is not an easy task to untrain.

Last week I started feeding them outside. Now Jennifer Avery and Jeffrey Alan won't eat indoors anymore. Kevie Daniel is not picky. He will eat anything, anywhere, anytime I fill his bowl and offer it to him.

Anyway, they have been in and out all day. They want to be outside but after 15 minutes in brutal heat, they want back in the 65 degree bedroom.

That's easy enough to fix. Refuse to feed them outside. They will eat inside when they get hungry enough. At least it's not a life long habit you're trying to correct. They should figure it out soon enough.

For my own little furlings, Loki went berserk this morning after breakfast. They always feel a little wiley after they eat the wet stuff but he was puffing up at nothing and crying and running all over the furniture. I looked at Gracie and asked her what was wrong with her brother and I swear she shrugged.

For dinner, Loki was so concerned with finishing Gracie's food that he left a bunch in his wet bowl so I called Gracie over to it. Ha!

RockOn · 06-12-2018, 05:54 AM

Wet food is to your kitty babies like sugar is to children.
LOL! Wires them up tight!

Gemme · 06-12-2018, 07:06 AM

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Originally Posted by RockOn

Wet food is to your kitty babies like sugar is to children.
LOL! Wires them up tight!

lol

Not exactly. I think Loki gets so wound up because it's been a long time between dinner and breakfast and he's still learning how to stretch the dry food from lunch all the way through. Most of the vets I talked to recommended a total wet food diet for them for moisture content but I think they both like the crunch of dry. It's satisfying to them so I make sure they get both.

On a related note, I'm whittling down Loki's calorie intake and maybe that has something to do with his newfound spryness. Maybe he's losing weight. It's hard to tell with him. He would be a giant cat if he was emaciated. I think if I can get him between 13-14 lbs, he'll be good. I'll confirm with the vet at the next visit but I'm pretty sure that would be a good weight for him.

He's still crazy obsessed with food and that's probably going to be a lifelong thing but once he gets to playing or I run them with the laser pointer, he doesn't think about it so much, so I'm doing that as well.

RebelDyke · 06-12-2018, 07:33 AM

He begged me not to leave this morning. Sigh. And it is suuuuuuch a good day to stay in bed and cuddle. Little heathen. He knows just what strings to pull. Sigh.

FireSignFemme · 06-12-2018, 10:07 AM

Monte is acting like he doesn't feel well however I can't pinpoint what it might be. If he isn't showing signs of improvement by this evening, I'll schedule with his vet in the morning.

2qt · 06-12-2018, 12:04 PM

Woke me up from the beautiful warmth of my blankets to go stand outside in the freezing cold while they analyze every snip of grass to find the right blade & texture of grass to do the do on...

Gemme · 06-25-2018, 07:46 PM

Gracie gets weirded out if I lean too far over her too closely but she will lay closely without care behind my rolling chair at the computer.

Loki has been a love bug since I got home. Both are contently chilling in their designated areas.

Chad · 06-25-2018, 07:56 PM

The baby kitty grew a whisker that is 6 inches long. It is magnificent!

RockOn · 06-12-2018, 04:53 PM

I took young Jeffrey for a walk right as daylight came on this morning. I cannot walk all three right now. Anyway, he found a box turtle in the front woods near the road. He was so excited. Course I could not let him play with it. He would have eventually started chewing it. But he sure enjoyed sniffing it.

GeorgiaMa'am · 06-12-2018, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by RockOn

I took young Jeffrey for a walk right as daylight came on this morning. I cannot walk all three right now. Anyway, he found a box turtle in the front woods near the road. He was so excited. Course I could not let him play with it. He would have eventually started chewing it. But he sure enjoyed sniffing it.

Weren't you afraid Jeffrey would get his nose nipped?

RockOn · 06-13-2018, 05:44 PM

The turtle closed up his front end and never would come out when he saw Jeffrey starting toward him. When Jeffrey initially spotted the turtle, the turtle was walking. Jeffrey became so frustrated he began pawing at him on his shell because the turtle refused to come out. Rest assured, I was keeping a close watch.

I know first hand it hurts when they bite. I had a box turtle named Sam when I was in 1st or 2nd grade. I took him outside to impress some girls. Sam came out and grabbed my right cheek. I pulled and pulled, he still stayed clamped on. I was so embarrassed but acted like no big deal, happens all the time. I excused myself. Went inside and stood on the commode seat, looked into the mirror. All I could think about was my grandmother telling me if a turtle bites you, it won't let go until it thunders. That day was bright and sunny, not a cloud in the sky! I was freaking out. Of course he did get tired and let go of my cheek in a little while. I remember my Mom asked me what happened to my cheek and tried to pull my face around to look at it. I pulled away, blew her off with "oh, nothing." LOL!

Now aren't you glad you asked??? Heh Heh! (I know I ramble way too much.)

06-12-2018, 05:54 AM	#3
RockOn Senior Member How Do You Identify?: sitting over there ----->>>>> :) Preferred Pronoun?: .... Relationship Status: .... Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: .... Posts: 3,522 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,081 Thanked 10,302 Times in 2,610 Posts Rep Power: 21474856	Hey Gemme Wet food is to your kitty babies like sugar is to children. LOL! Wires them up tight!

06-25-2018, 07:46 PM	#8
Gemme Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Queer Stone Femme Girl of the Unicorn Variety Preferred Pronoun?: She, as in 'She's a GEM' Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: The roads are narrow here Posts: 36,631 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 182,498 Thanked 107,861 Times in 25,664 Posts Rep Power: 21474888	Gracie gets weirded out if I lean too far over her too closely but she will lay closely without care behind my rolling chair at the computer. Loki has been a love bug since I got home. Both are contently chilling in their designated areas. __________________ Gemme's Journal I'm misunderestimated.

06-25-2018, 07:56 PM	#9
Chad Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: OFOS Stone butch Preferred Pronoun?: He Relationship Status: Loved Caregiver Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 6,164 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 11,746 Thanked 20,309 Times in 5,677 Posts Rep Power: 21474859	Pets The baby kitty grew a whisker that is 6 inches long. It is magnificent!

06-13-2018, 05:44 PM	#12
RockOn Senior Member How Do You Identify?: sitting over there ----->>>>> :) Preferred Pronoun?: .... Relationship Status: .... Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: .... Posts: 3,522 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,081 Thanked 10,302 Times in 2,610 Posts Rep Power: 21474856	back to GeorgiaMa'am The turtle closed up his front end and never would come out when he saw Jeffrey starting toward him. When Jeffrey initially spotted the turtle, the turtle was walking. Jeffrey became so frustrated he began pawing at him on his shell because the turtle refused to come out. Rest assured, I was keeping a close watch. I know first hand it hurts when they bite. I had a box turtle named Sam when I was in 1st or 2nd grade. I took him outside to impress some girls. Sam came out and grabbed my right cheek. I pulled and pulled, he still stayed clamped on. I was so embarrassed but acted like no big deal, happens all the time. I excused myself. Went inside and stood on the commode seat, looked into the mirror. All I could think about was my grandmother telling me if a turtle bites you, it won't let go until it thunders. That day was bright and sunny, not a cloud in the sky! I was freaking out. Of course he did get tired and let go of my cheek in a little while. I remember my Mom asked me what happened to my cheek and tried to pull my face around to look at it. I pulled away, blew her off with "oh, nothing." LOL! Now aren't you glad you asked??? Heh Heh! (I know I ramble way too much.)

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06-10-2018, 07:01 PM	#1
RockOn Senior Member How Do You Identify?: sitting over there ----->>>>> :) Preferred Pronoun?: .... Relationship Status: .... Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: .... Posts: 3,522 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,081 Thanked 10,302 Times in 2,610 Posts Rep Power: 21474856	I have made a mistake and it is not an easy task to untrain. Last week I started feeding them outside. Now Jennifer Avery and Jeffrey Alan won't eat indoors anymore. Kevie Daniel is not picky. He will eat anything, anywhere, anytime I fill his bowl and offer it to him. Anyway, they have been in and out all day. They want to be outside but after 15 minutes in brutal heat, they want back in the 65 degree bedroom.

06-12-2018, 07:33 AM	#5
RebelDyke Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Butch Preferred Pronoun?: She/Her/Hers...please no male ID..it's insulting Relationship Status: settled and content Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: oz Posts: 2,569 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 4,574 Thanked 3,223 Times in 1,574 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	He begged me not to leave this morning. Sigh. And it is suuuuuuch a good day to stay in bed and cuddle. Little heathen. He knows just what strings to pull. Sigh.

06-12-2018, 10:07 AM	#6
FireSignFemme Senior Member How Do You Identify?: N/A Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: WA Posts: 4,434 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 37,962 Thanked 10,264 Times in 3,142 Posts Rep Power: 21474850	Monte is acting like he doesn't feel well however I can't pinpoint what it might be. If he isn't showing signs of improvement by this evening, I'll schedule with his vet in the morning.

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2qt Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She, her.. Relationship Status: Single Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Mothership Posts: 873 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 861 Thanked 1,966 Times in 582 Posts Rep Power: 15312204	Woke me up from the beautiful warmth of my blankets to go stand outside in the freezing cold while they analyze every snip of grass to find the right blade & texture of grass to do the do on...

06-12-2018, 04:53 PM	#10
RockOn Senior Member How Do You Identify?: sitting over there ----->>>>> :) Preferred Pronoun?: .... Relationship Status: .... Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: .... Posts: 3,522 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,081 Thanked 10,302 Times in 2,610 Posts Rep Power: 21474856	I took young Jeffrey for a walk right as daylight came on this morning. I cannot walk all three right now. Anyway, he found a box turtle in the front woods near the road. He was so excited. Course I could not let him play with it. He would have eventually started chewing it. But he sure enjoyed sniffing it.