No way, Mikey. I've taught 'em to lick their paws and then wipe their faces with the wet paw. Way cheaper.
Oh dear gawd. I cook my cat beef, chop it into little pieces and mix it with kitten food (the cat's 8 years old). Sometimes I cook him fish and sometimes chicken, but he seems to like beef best.
The cat's got good taste, littlek.
Aye and bad health. I wouldn't do it, but he's diabetic....
Yeah, yeah, yeah. You would, too, cause it's your job (as far as cat's concerned).
Well, guess what? Little Lucifer (I mean Leto of course) is currently enjoying a nice dish of plain yogurt. His physician suggested this as a means of his antibiotic killing off the intestinal bacteria.
'His physician'???? Talk about your spoiled cat. My dog just gets a plain old vet.
I'm dreading the day he decides he needs to visit an analyst.
Call him Lucifer and I'd guess that moment might be coming pretty quickly.
My sister has brought her dog to a doggie therapist. She (the dog) is now on anti-anxiety pills....
I love my dog totally and she is a bit of a nut (though less now than when a little younger) but I just can not ever, ever see myself taking the pooch to a shrink. Just a personal thing, mind you. I have seen programs on the telly about neurotic doggies who have been helped with anti-depressants and the like -- just can't see me doing it.
I think I'd rather spend the time with my dogs and make sure they're getting the love and attention they need so they don't need to be anxious.
Bailey and Cleo were both rescued, and had 'issues' when i got them. It's been a lot of work, but i'd rather do that then consider meds. Lots of love and daily walks and time together is the key i think. We have one long walk together each day - if we miss a day, there is a real change in their behaviour almost immediately.
My dogs are incredibly spoiled though I rarely give them scraps or cook for them. They adore their food and I know it is good for them. Chows have delicate tummies. They split a large can of either beef or chicken Pedigreed and get a varying amount of their low-residue vet-supplied kibble immediately after, then again in the afternoon, except for starve days. Their boxes of "cookies" costs $5 each, but my last dog died from a digestive ailment, so I'm very, very careful about what they get.
This morning while it was still dark, Penny the red chow decided she wanted to take her black bear toy outside. Now this is a large stuffed animal which she carries all around the house and has for months. She looks hilarious holding it, since it is so big... a real mouthful. She wanted to take it outside. I asked her not to, but she wiggled and was so cute that I let her, thinking, I'll look for it later -- at least it is not raining.
A bit later I heard a bark at the door and in came her sister Poppy, followed by Penny, still wiggling and still holding the big black bear. She was so excited that she marched around the house once, then took it upstairs where it is probably on the bed. I think she's adorable.
An hour or two later and the black bear has been deposited in front of my door and Poppy's large brown bear is nearby. A large box of toys, all the food they can eat, rides in the car to special wonderful walks. More vetting than most children. Yes, they are spoiled, and so am I.
@bandylu2,
My cat Maddie has her own house. I don't mean a kitty house, a real house. We just moved to another house a mile from our old one. She won't let us catch her, so she lives there by herself now and we visit everyday to take care of her neccesities.
@donnahussey,
A house complete with servants is spoiled? Not from a cat's point of view.
@donnahussey,
Quote:My cat Maddie has her own house. I don't mean a kitty house, a real house. We just moved to another house a mile from our old one. She won't let us catch her, so she lives there by herself now and we visit everyday to take care of her neccesities.
I wonder what'll happen when new owners move into your old house?
On the credit side, you could have moved interstate!
