Anyone Know A Good Therapist?
Not for me, for the cat.
My cat has always been an interesting character. Several people (well, at least two that I can name, one of whom is Sweetie) who "don't like cats" like Samson. In some ways he's very un-catlike. In others he is about as feline as they come.
For the past ten years he's been psychic and suffered from an Oedipal complex. I think he fully came out of the closet as a homosexual around that time as well. We've learned to work around those things, and the Oedipal issues seem to have waned in the past year, as TRP and Samson really have a lovely little relationship.
But now I fear my cat is developing an eating disorder. He's always had weird issues with food:
- Prefers to eat cat food out of the bag rather than his bowl
- WILL NOT eat canned food, only dry food
- Is so manic over catnip he will eat the seeds out of soil
- Eats plants. Living or plastic. Except the kind that will kill him.
- Human foods he enjoys: angel food cake, Oreo cookie filling, and the sauces from Lean Cuisine meals (although only in miniscule quantities)
But now the cat won't eat if there's the potential that someone will see him. Which is a bit problematic when the floor plan is rather open, and you like to spend a lot of time in the kitchen where his food dishes are. He'll be happily eating away, and if he notices you will stop immediately. He will be heading into the kitchen to eat and if you start heading that direction he will turn the other way.
Now, I'm sure part of it is that he wants to keep his trim figure (several people have commented on his ability to stay slender lately), but a boy's got to eat!
My cat has always been an interesting character. Several people (well, at least two that I can name, one of whom is Sweetie) who "don't like cats" like Samson. In some ways he's very un-catlike. In others he is about as feline as they come.
For the past ten years he's been psychic and suffered from an Oedipal complex. I think he fully came out of the closet as a homosexual around that time as well. We've learned to work around those things, and the Oedipal issues seem to have waned in the past year, as TRP and Samson really have a lovely little relationship.
But now I fear my cat is developing an eating disorder. He's always had weird issues with food:
- Prefers to eat cat food out of the bag rather than his bowl
- WILL NOT eat canned food, only dry food
- Is so manic over catnip he will eat the seeds out of soil
- Eats plants. Living or plastic. Except the kind that will kill him.
- Human foods he enjoys: angel food cake, Oreo cookie filling, and the sauces from Lean Cuisine meals (although only in miniscule quantities)
But now the cat won't eat if there's the potential that someone will see him. Which is a bit problematic when the floor plan is rather open, and you like to spend a lot of time in the kitchen where his food dishes are. He'll be happily eating away, and if he notices you will stop immediately. He will be heading into the kitchen to eat and if you start heading that direction he will turn the other way.
Now, I'm sure part of it is that he wants to keep his trim figure (several people have commented on his ability to stay slender lately), but a boy's got to eat!
posted by Swankette at 1:24 PM
3 Comments:
Sounds like your kitty needs to visit the pet psychic. :) Maybe he is just shy about his figure?
Holy cow, I think you fall into the category of rampant cat lover. And as for the cat nip, oreo cookies and angel food cake, your cat isnt alone in those departments. And as for Oedipal issues, well, I'd talk about that if I knew what it ment...
RB
My mom's cats will only eat dry food and will not eat any human food including tuna. One prefers to drink only rain or hose water and the other can open bathroom cabinets and unspool numerous rolls of TP within a wink of an eye.
Dogs are far less complex...
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