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We have a "dry pet foods" cabinet, a small walk in pantry that holds canned food, dog treats, medications, supplements, and kibble for the cats (we use as treats, it's cheaper that way) and some basic cleaning supplies. On the lower shelf we have an open bin full of litter with a scoop with some space to store extra litter in bags or boxes.
One of my jobs in the morning is to feed animals. For the house cats, this job is dropping globs and chunks of raw food into several dishes and feeding them in their favorite spots. This is a good way to do a quick once over, make sure no one is limping, missing, off their food, or has any injuries visible to the naked eye.
This morning was more than hectic, so the cats were fed late and were past the point of meowing and crying and to the point of angry stomping while yelling and hollering. I gave up and gave them a big pile of kibble spread into several long, narrow lines and ran out the door.
About an hour later I come back in and notice a missing cat. I'm calling and looking behind furniture, in favorite hiding spots, under a stray food bowl (ever notice that the more you look for something, the stupider the places are that you look?) and can't find her.
Then I hear it, the sound of crunching coming from......you guessed it.....the cabinet, the door open about an inch because in my rush I didn't shut it tight enough. When I open the door, she shoots out like a flash.
Inside the pantry, cans knocked over, much more kibble had disappeared, treat bags were chewed up and to top it off this lovely young lady took it upon herself to climb into the open litter bin to answer natures call.....twice
Moral of the story is always do a head count unless you want a cat to spend the next few hours looking a little green from her gorging and using some of those cleaning supplies I mentioned to clean up a few piles of puke
Also she's 100% fine and quite proud of her adventure
One of my jobs in the morning is to feed animals. For the house cats, this job is dropping globs and chunks of raw food into several dishes and feeding them in their favorite spots. This is a good way to do a quick once over, make sure no one is limping, missing, off their food, or has any injuries visible to the naked eye.
This morning was more than hectic, so the cats were fed late and were past the point of meowing and crying and to the point of angry stomping while yelling and hollering. I gave up and gave them a big pile of kibble spread into several long, narrow lines and ran out the door.
About an hour later I come back in and notice a missing cat. I'm calling and looking behind furniture, in favorite hiding spots, under a stray food bowl (ever notice that the more you look for something, the stupider the places are that you look?) and can't find her.
Then I hear it, the sound of crunching coming from......you guessed it.....the cabinet, the door open about an inch because in my rush I didn't shut it tight enough. When I open the door, she shoots out like a flash.
Inside the pantry, cans knocked over, much more kibble had disappeared, treat bags were chewed up and to top it off this lovely young lady took it upon herself to climb into the open litter bin to answer natures call.....twice
Moral of the story is always do a head count unless you want a cat to spend the next few hours looking a little green from her gorging and using some of those cleaning supplies I mentioned to clean up a few piles of puke
Also she's 100% fine and quite proud of her adventure