Friday, January 6, 2017

My Left-over Cat

Do you have a left-over cat? Josie is my left-over cat. I don’t mean that she herself is a remnant. Very often when I serve soft-food, there are left-overs. Renn rarely eats soft-food, and when he does, he eats small amounts. When he eats more than that, he will consume a portion of what he is given and refuse to eat more of it, though he will eat the same amount of a second portion. Tucker will down most of any ration he is given, but not all of it. What happens to the remnant?

Josie gets it. Now, she doesn’t just get a glob of dried-out, day-old food plopped on a dish in front of her, while the others get fresh servings. I wrap it in plastic initially and, when it is time to serve the food, I mix a small portion of it with a new serving. Since my Chubs is usually a good eater, she receives two or three helpings, into each of which is mixed a bit of left-over. That way, yesterday’s food is consumed at last. And that day produces yet more left-overs.


This does not happen all the time. Now and then, the beasts gobble all of their helpings. The important thing is that Josie receives her nutrition and enjoys it; she appears to do so, anyway. And thank goodness the Great White is my left-over cat; otherwise, I’d have mounds of unwanted food by the end of each week. I’d have to eat it. I’d be my own left-over cat.

20 comments:

  1. always good to have that one cat willing to hoover up anything left over :)

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  2. With my bunch, I rarely have canned food left over. Alex will eat only dry food, while the others eat both dry and canned. However on the rare occasion that there is unwanted food, Danni and Willow will be happy to finish it. That said, Danni is starting to resemble a football, so much to her disappointment, she no longer gets leftovers. :-(

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    1. Josie seems still to be at a good weight, so, though she eats well, I think she is eating better than she used to, so her shape is still not quite footballish.

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  3. I am like your other cats. I cannot clean my plate no matter what. It seems we need a left over cat here too!

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    1. In the Victorian days, it was not done to eat everything on the plate, as it suggested the diner was a glutton. I'm sure that's your reason, too, Simba.

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  4. Jinx is my most active demander of food. His tummy meter goes off every few hours it appears. But he is the type of eater where he likes to nibble off and on for a few times. I know it's my own fault but Annabelle only eats what I hand feed her. *sigh* OR she has to be nearly starving and then she'll eat on her own. Oh yes, she is my princess.

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  5. Good to have one cat that cleans up the leftovers. I shudder to think how much wet cat food I threw away over the years.

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  6. We could use Josie here, for Nicki's leftovers, which Derry typically doesn't eat, unless he's still really hungry. :-)

    At least Josie is her doing her part to be budget-conscious for you!

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    we canna even rememburr what we waz gonna say now ~~~~

    heerz two an atlantic silverside kinda week oh end ~~~~~ ♥♥♥

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  8. Hmmmmmm Mommy just throws it in da trash and complains 'bout not bein' made of money and mot havin no money trees or fairy god mothers. MOL Big hugs

    Luv ya'

    Dezi and Raena

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  9. felineoni izza awesum last name dood! my last name iz O'Cat❤️

    butter lover boomer =^..^=

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  10. I'm only one cat here =^x^=

    My dad feeds two stray cats ( one white one black ) the white one, she always clean up all left over. I guess it's woman things !

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  11. Holly eats all wet food served and leaves nothing behind but a well licked bowl. But she leaves behind her good-for-her biscuit food. Jessie, too in her healthy days licked her bowls clean. Poor Josie would starve here😞.

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    1. I'm glad that Holly and Jessica both made the most of what you gave them. I love to see mine eat well, and licked dishes are wonderful.

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  12. Sasha and Sami tend to leave a bit behind, but there are no leftovers. Saku waits (patiently if I am watching, pushes his way in if I am not) and takes care of whatever is left.

    Good to hear you have Josie....I don't imagine you'd enjoy the leftovers. :) Have a great weekend!

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  13. You are lucky to have Josie to eat the leftovers. Flynn is so picky and will only eat three varieties. The trouble is that two of those varieties only come in packs of eight, four of an enjoyed variety and four that may as well be poison. Only yesterday I took two large bags of unwanted food to our local shelter. There must have been at least £80 ($95)worth there. At least it went to a good cause.

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    1. What we go through - and spend - for our loved ones!

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  14. With just the two boys, the wet foods here are hit and miss on getting cleaned up so I give little bits at a time and until they have both had their fill. I have also changed back to the "small" cans so that it is fresh since they won't eat it if it gets "stale".

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  15. There are no leftovers in this house. Sammy and Prancie make sure every bowl is clean:) They are little piggies.

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  16. Miss pops links her food all over at dinner time but will rarely eat .ore than half. She usually wakes up at 11pm to tackle it again, and often will eat some the next morning. Not a bad plan for 3/4 of the year but in summer she has to hurry before the flies eat it.

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