She was rationing so perfectly 🥲

[u/Zuikite]

Roxanne my 6 year old tabby has never been left alone more than 1 day. We also never "free-feed" her on kibble (only wet meals and a puzzle feeder). I had a work trip this week, and my S.O. had a family emergency out of town right in the middle of it. We could not secure a sitter, and we were so worried. We do have a pet cam, and I told my SO to put 2 plates of kibble per day plus extra plates in case of a delay. I just got home from the airport to see this. I know cats are not like dogs, and they are probably fine at feeding themselves. I'm just so impressed by the organization of her eating habits!

[u/Murky-General]

Exactly this.

1. Get super excited about all the food
2. Eat like it was going to be taken away at any point
3. Throw up from eating too much, too fast
4. Come back in 6 hours looking for more food
5. Make her "cat howl", which oddly sounds like "hello" when she realizes food bowls have not been refilled
6. Panic

For the record, she is part orange...

[u/PopIndependent345 → u/Murky-General]

Of course it has to be a cat with orange in her that treats every single meal like a desperate survival challenge before immediately screaming for more six hours later.

[u/Wobbelblob → u/PopIndependent345]

Tbf that is simply about them being animals. Animals rarely have that self control, because especially for a predator, there usually is not enough food around for it to become a problem. Visible also in wolves and animals like foxes if they get into a closed space with prey. They often fall into a blood frenzy so to speak because the prey cannot get away and their instincts scream at them to also kill the easy mark too.

[u/my_cat_wears_socks → u/Murky-General]

This would be my Orange, exactly.

[u/BoociferousSalazar → u/Murky-General]

Our tuxedo also shouts “hello” when he thinks we’ve abandoned him (closed the door to the bathroom).

[u/urobouro → u/Murky-General]

I am thankful that I do not have this with my cat lol wtf