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SheltieLover

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9. My elder rwscue absolutely must eat every 3 hours

Reply to wnylib (Reply #8)

Mon Feb 6, 2023, 02:30 PM

Feb 2023

Even wakes me up in the middle of the night to do so. No, leaving dry out does not satisfy her. She wants new dry food.

Cats...

My senior was a rescue, so I presume she still has food insecurity.

She bangs cabinet doors, bats at keys hanging on doorknob & frantically scratches at food bag.

She is up to 16 lbs & she is not a big cat. Ongoing problem here for more than 10 years now.

When I first adopted her, she would literally try to steal food from my fork as I was lifting it to my mouth, so I strongly suspect food insecurity.

Hugs to you & Ember!

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Animal sensitivity to vibrations? [View all] wnylib Feb 2023 OP

Many species (especially in the wild) have been documented to detect early indications of tremors hlthe2b Feb 2023 #1

Thanks. I've read about animals anticipating a quake wnylib Feb 2023 #3

I remember feeling a 4.0 when I lived in Manhattan at about three in the morning once Walleye Feb 2023 #2

Several years ago when I lived in Cleveland, wnylib Feb 2023 #5

Absolutely bucolic_frolic Feb 2023 #4

Totally. Cats senses are superior to our own. Ziggysmom Feb 2023 #6

Absolutely! SheltieLover Feb 2023 #7

Food is nearly sacred to Ember. She eats almost wnylib Feb 2023 #8

My elder rwscue absolutely must eat every 3 hours SheltieLover Feb 2023 #9

Fortunately, Ember's weight stays good. wnylib Feb 2023 #10

Poor Ember! Such negligent care! SheltieLover Feb 2023 #11

A lot of people from the Depression years were like that. wnylib Feb 2023 #12

Good for Ember! SheltieLover Feb 2023 #13

WOW! Raising 13 kids alone would be hard enough at any time, but wnylib Feb 2023 #14

Ember sounds like quite an amazing kitty! Life is an on going collaborative event. SheltieLover Feb 2023 #15

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