Leo: Toddler in a cat suit?
Mealtime with Leo has become an exercise in my creativity -- to say nothing of my patience.
The kitty is playing dry food games.
I always give Leo, and his brother by another mother, Pumpkin, a helping on a plate of dry and wet food. Pumpkin wolfs the whole thing down like a just-released POW. Leo daintily eats the wet foot, and then turns to the dry. Or, as recent history shows, not.
He used to eat it happily. Now it's a giant production.
I've found that he won't eat it on a plate on the floor like the rest of his food. But he'll eat it right up if I put a little pile of it on top of the recycling bin. In particular, he likes it if I arrange the pieces in a line so he can eat them one by one up the queue.
The kitty is playing games with me. Who has time in the morning for all this?
Ideas? Sympathy? Need to mock me? Bring it all on...
Photo of bad Leo by Jill
Comments
My husband just informed me that our dog won't eat unless her water dish is freshly filled also. Apparently, I've been too busy dumping food in her bowl while trying to get my own breakfast that I haven't noticed this particular quirk. Pickiest dog ever.
Posted by: Shannon | June 24, 2009 10:07 AM
Food as a production? Welcome to parenthood, Jill!
Posted by: Kate | June 24, 2009 10:30 AM
He not bad kitteh, Momma...he cute kitteh! And good trainer of people, too!
Seriously, I suspect that if Leo gets hungry enough, he'll eat the dry food off the plate. Or Pumpkin will beat him to it and then Leo will be motivated to eat his fair share when it is made available.
BTW, how did you take such an awesome picture of Leo!?!? Cats are so difficult to photograph.
Posted by: Tanner's Mom | June 24, 2009 5:44 PM
Love the photo, Jill!
I have been training our brother and sister rescue cats to come when I call them. Last night, after dinner outside, for the first time ever I called and only the good girl responded. Max spent the night outside. I feel like the mother of a teenaged boy again. Hmphh. So much for training cats. I think Leo is training you!
Posted by: Dahlink | June 24, 2009 5:59 PM