Hello, I’m Christopher! Learn my introduction to be taught extra about me and my foolish Russian Blue cat, Olga.
When Olga was a kitten, she wasn’t as finicky and all the time ran to the kitchen when she smelled my cooking. I gave her dry meals day by day and moist meals a number of instances every week, and I made the error of replicating my earlier cat’s eating regimen. Free feeding isn’t really useful for many pets, however my Siamese cat by no means turned chubby when allowed to graze all day on kibble.
Free-Feeding Frenzy
I shouldn’t have free-fed Olga; her head was a lot bigger than her physique when she was younger, and her stomach was beginning to catch up. When my veterinarian mentioned she was slightly heavy for a kitten, I modified her eating regimen and solely gave her dry meals within the morning and moist meals within the night.
It took a number of months, and by the point she entered maturity, she now not had a bulging stomach. She loves moist meals however solely eats formulation with rooster or turkey. I found early on that seafood and beef weren’t type to her intestine, and till not too long ago, she favored dry meals.
Kibble Conundrum
She stopped consuming her kibble, and once I tried to introduce new manufacturers progressively, she ate them for a number of days till they made her vomit. I’ve tried limited-ingredient diets and too many manufacturers to recollect, however nothing appears to agree together with her abdomen. She solely tolerates moist meals, and I now not give her treats.
I don’t know why, however she eats extra once I’m in the identical room. If I am going outdoors to replenish the birdfeeders after leaving a bowl of meals for her within the morning, she waits on the window till I return after which runs again to her bowl to eat.
She doesn’t prefer to eat alone, and generally, she leaves most of her meals uneaten and walks away. If I name her again and faucet on her bowl, she returns to her meals and devours it. Some canines and cats develop into irritated or aggressive should you stand too near them or pet them on the again once they’re consuming, however Olga prefers it. She eats all her meals now, however I nonetheless need to encourage her.
Choosy and Proud
Residing with a choosy cat is annoying, however Olga is wholesome. She doesn’t hassle me once I’m consuming and doesn’t devour international objects, vegetation, or poisonous chemical compounds. Being selective and indecisive could also be a bonus for her. Since she has such a delicate abdomen, she could also be much less more likely to eat one thing dangerous.
That’s not a press release from somebody with veterinary experience, but it surely applies to my cussed cat. Earlier than dinner, she stares at me and whines if I have a look at her. She acts like a ravenous animal and tries to intimidate me by slamming the closet door or knocking my pen off my desk.
Her begging is relentless, however as hungry as she seems, she doesn’t eat all her meals except I be a part of her within the kitchen. Olga is a freak of nature, however she’s cat.