So, why am I single? Well, let me tell you a little story about my cats...
I was sitting outside on my porch, watching my cat Echo roll around in the driveway while I smoked my cigarette (terrible habit I know, I'm trying to break it, don't judge me). I got to thinking she was getting a little overweight and I hate fat animals. I think it says something about the owner when a cat or dog looks more like one of an overstuffed fur pillow than a quadruped. Anyway, another cat that my sister pawned off on me is quite overweight too (Boots, he's the fatty to the right over there) but I've been at a loss as to how I should go about putting my cats on a diet.
*Side note: I have five cats...5
I had an epiphany. I could buy four more cat carriers and lock them all in there for a half hour during feeding times. That would get them on a schedule and I could regulate how much each of them is consuming. Then I could eventually remove them from the carriers and maybe they'd be conditioned to eat out of their own bowls. I'm not so naive as to think I could just accomplish this without any reinforcement, so to keep the dream alive I would have to watch them and use a spray bottle to keep them in line. Then I thought why not take it a step further...I could eat at the same times, and to keep an eye on them I could have them sit at the table with me during meals.
Then, to my dismay, I realized that I'm turning into a creepy cat lady and I'm only a few steps away from putting them in bonnets and taking them for walks in strollers.
There are other reasons why I'm single, but this one is a good place to start.
I was sitting outside on my porch, watching my cat Echo roll around in the driveway while I smoked my cigarette (terrible habit I know, I'm trying to break it, don't judge me). I got to thinking she was getting a little overweight and I hate fat animals. I think it says something about the owner when a cat or dog looks more like one of an overstuffed fur pillow than a quadruped. Anyway, another cat that my sister pawned off on me is quite overweight too (Boots, he's the fatty to the right over there) but I've been at a loss as to how I should go about putting my cats on a diet.
*Side note: I have five cats...5
I had an epiphany. I could buy four more cat carriers and lock them all in there for a half hour during feeding times. That would get them on a schedule and I could regulate how much each of them is consuming. Then I could eventually remove them from the carriers and maybe they'd be conditioned to eat out of their own bowls. I'm not so naive as to think I could just accomplish this without any reinforcement, so to keep the dream alive I would have to watch them and use a spray bottle to keep them in line. Then I thought why not take it a step further...I could eat at the same times, and to keep an eye on them I could have them sit at the table with me during meals.
Then, to my dismay, I realized that I'm turning into a creepy cat lady and I'm only a few steps away from putting them in bonnets and taking them for walks in strollers.
There are other reasons why I'm single, but this one is a good place to start.
