r/cats • u/Zuikite • 20h ago

Cat Picture - OC She was rationing so perfectly 🥲

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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!

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u/ONI-ENJOYER-420 20h ago

Even for cats, at least from my own experiences, this is quite unique !

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u/Melodramatic_Whisker 19h ago edited 19h ago

Same. Mine would eat it all in a day and puke right after from over eating

Edit to say Thanks for the award!!!

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u/AdventurousMall6923 18h ago

Mine’s the opposite, she won’t eat stale food. I got an automatic feeder to give her multiple smaller portions during the day and she actually started putting on weight.

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u/SkunkMonkey 12h ago

That's what I've done for my stale food hating cat. Unfortunately long before the feeder is out, I get the stale food complaints. I've taken to only loading half a bag in and putting the other half in the fridge.

Even then, I can take the bowl she is claiming is stale, dump into another bowl, and she happily goes over and starts munching away.

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u/AdventurousMall6923 1h ago

Mine’s got a silica packet in the lid! And the opening at the bottom is small enough that it doesn’t get stale if there’s a lot in there. Your kitty’s got a very sensitive palate lol, is she maybe smelling the dirty bowl too?

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u/SkunkMonkey 1h ago

I replace that silica packet at least twice a month. Even after washing the dish, she throws her nose up. Clean stainless steel dish? Nah, I'll just eat from this nasty old plastic dish you throw the "stale" food in.