I hate wasting the tuna flesh too...for many reasons...I am a vegetarian too. Now I accumulate a few cans then leave it outside for the local skunk or other animals. I live in a small city but that food gets eaten every time I put it out.
My kitty recently was diagnosed with Renal failure...very common in cats, so now I have to administer subcutaneous fluids into her every other day and she knows she will get tuna juice after as a reward.....ya gotta do what ya gotta do. Spent a fortune on the right food for her,,,,of course she...
" It think a lot of us are ultra-sensitive to our pets and can over-worry very easily." That statement really helps me. I know deep down I have to relax.. she has such a good life here. It also helps to know that not all cats are playful..esp. at 7 years old.
Your words have helped me a...
She absolutely hates being picked up! She does however, love to be kissed all over when she is sitting or lying down and will even let me hug her, but she will not initiate anything. I had to stop the treat thing,,trying to persuade/teach her to come and be with me, because she gained 2 pounds...
Yours is a lot more catlike than mine. She won't sleep with me except once in a while on a far corner. I wish I knew if she was content. Thank you for sharing that.
She was feral her first three years of life. Then she became an indoor cat in a good home with lots of other cats and dogs for 3 more years. I adopted her one year ago. It's just her and I now. She is a sweet, clean, smart girl but, she is not at all interested in coming to sit with me ..I have...