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[TBoneTX 45,663]

(This is not Cat T-B., for the record.)

Edited December 15, 2023 by TBoneTX

[TBoneTX 45,663]

This VJ Poll needs to be participated in by all... uh... participants.

https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/356713-cat-barf-si-man/

[Ontarkie 14,324]

Ours have not messed with the tree too much. SAdly the lights around my so called fireplace have been chewed. One if the kitties must be trying to recreate National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. 

[TBoneTX 45,663]

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[TBoneTX 45,663]

Cat T-B. is usually served treats at around 3 or 4 p.m.

Too much earlier than that and she forgets, consequently insisting on more at the regular time.

 

Today, I made the mistake of serving her treats at 1 p.m.

At around 3 p.m., I finished kitchen chores and prepared to go upstairs.

Cat T-B. jumped on the counter, mouth-seized the treat bag, and dropped it at my feet.

This was a somewhat obvious hint, so she got her second round of treats.   

[TBoneTX 45,663]

I outsmarted Cat T-B. today.

She was sound asleep on my bed upstairs.

I sneaked downstairs and ate not one, but two, tins of sardines for supper.

Didn't have to gulp them or urgently whisk them far up into the air to avoid intense feline interest.

I felt, and feel, not one crumb of guilt or regret.   

[YecaCruz 379]

This guy gives zero fluffs today; it's not like he pays the mortgage!

[TBoneTX 45,663]

8 hours ago, YecaCruz said:

This guy

He looks like an exploded pillow, YC ma'am!

He also looks similar to Cat T-B..  If I have any upload space left, I'll post a foto* of her.

     *Spanish spelling, which English should adopt

[TBoneTX 45,663]

What to Do When Your Cat Won't Eat — and How His Whiskers May Be to Blame

 

Cats can be tough to read, and even their owners may get frustrated trying to figure out what's bothering them.  One question that often pops up: Why won't my cat eat?  A cat turning his nose up or barely eating can certainly be a cause of concern!  We asked veterinarians and cat experts for the answers, including what to look for, how to get a picky cat to eat and how to start them on new food.  [...]

 

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/14-tricks-getting-picky-cat-172725950.html

[TBoneTX 45,663]

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Cat Ownership May Increase Risk of Developing Mental Health Conditions

 

Recent findings from a study published in the Schizophrenia Bulletin have sparked discussions in the medical and pet-loving communities.  Researchers have unveiled a surprising link between cat ownership and an elevated risk of experiencing schizophrenia and related mental health conditions.  [...]

 

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/cat-ownership-may-increase-risk-110658420.html

[Ontarkie 14,324]

Quite honestly I blame the food industry. Not the cats. 

[TBoneTX 45,663]

10 hours ago, Ontarkie said:

Quite honestly I blame the food industry. Not the cats. 

For what -- appetite, or schizophrenia?

[mam521 2,113]

Keep them indoors and they're less likely to pick up toxoplasmosis.  They are lil murder machines anyway - they are quite damaging to bird and reptile populations.  

 

https://www.catster.com/statistics/how-many-birds-do-cats-kill-statistics/

 

 

[Ontarkie 14,324]

11 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

For what -- appetite, or schizophrenia?

Our food industry is about profit. More ####### you eat the more money they make and the sicker you get. Just look at the recent report about cheerios, laden with pesticides. Touting their heart healthy ####### to get you to eat it. While your health declines and then they sell you something else. Whether pills or more so called healthy foods.

[mam521 2,113]

4 hours ago, Ontarkie said:

so called healthy foods

True story.  

 

Dairy in the US is AWFUL.  The industry is treated as a collective so you don't know the quality and cleanliness of the farms.  The milk is picked up and trucked to a central location.  The limit for SCC (somatic cell count or an indicator of a cow being sick) in the US is 750,000cells/mL in milk; in Europe, milk with a SCC of 400,000cells/mL is considered unfit for human consumption; Canada also has a 400,000cells/mL limit.  Cows that are sick in Canada have to be taken out of milking rotation, their infections treated and no traces of antibiotics can be found in the milk before they are put back into milking rotation.  Not true in the US. The US just hyper pasteurizes the milk products, leaving them devoid of the same quality their Canadian and European counterparts offer. Pasteurized cow puss...yum 🤢

 

Around 84% of cattle in the US carry Bovine Leukemia Virus (BLV) which isn't a required test in the US, not even in the herds that supposedly produce organic milk products and other raw milk products.  This is important because there is a mounting body of evidence suggesting that there are higher rates of breast cancer in humans who consume these infected milk products.  Europe is BLV free.   

 

Cereals - Froot Loops (among other cereals) in the US form are banned basically everywhere else due to the food dyes.  Add to the other chemicals now in Cheerios and Quaker Oats.  Lovely considering many kids eat these products on the daily.  

 

Crackers and potato chips - banned in other countries due to the use of hydrogenated oils of various types in addition to food dyes.  The coveted Goldfish crackers, for example, contain Red Dye 40 in the US.  Other countries like the EU and Canada have Goldfish that are coloured using all natural, plant-based dyes (beets in this case).  

 

Meat - American ground beef is banned for some disgusting pink slime additives that are put into it.  Pork in the US is injected with a hormone that reduces the amount of fat on the pig.  The hormone is banned across most of the globe including China, if that says anything.  

 

So, the schizophrenia - probably just exacerbated by our kittehs when they track in some toxoplasmosis.  

 

Anyway, I digress.  Back to the topic at hand.  

 

If we go back to animals and you think about the cat food you need to feed your cat, which often isn't even made of "fit for human consumption" ingredients, how do we think this is potentially impacting our lil purry friends, too?