Hello, I’m Christopher! Read my introduction to study 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 couple of instances every week, and I made the error of replicating my earlier cat’s eating regimen. Free feeding isn’t beneficial for many pets, however my Siamese cat by no means grew to become obese 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 stated she was a bit 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 sort to her intestine, and till just lately, she appreciated dry meals.
Kibble Conundrum
She stopped consuming her kibble, and after I tried to introduce new manufacturers steadily, she ate them for a couple of days till they made her vomit. I’ve tried limited-ingredient diets and too many manufacturers to recollect, however nothing appears to agree along with her abdomen. She solely tolerates moist meals, and I now not give her treats.
I don’t know why, however she eats more when I’m in the same room. If I’m going exterior to refill 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 wish 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 canine and cats grow to be irritated or aggressive in case 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
Dwelling with a choosy cat is annoying, however Olga is wholesome. She doesn’t trouble me after I’m consuming and doesn’t eat international objects, vegetation, or poisonous chemical compounds. Being selective and indecisive could also be a bonus for her. Since she has such a sensitive stomach, she could also be much less more likely to eat one thing dangerous.
That’s not an announcement from somebody with veterinary experience, but it surely applies to my cussed cat. Earlier than dinner, she stares at me and whines if I take 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 appears, 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.