Do you let your cats eat off the dishes you do? Ok, I confess...we let ours lap up the juices, small drops of milk, etc. and I was told we were disgusting for doing this!:eek: We were told they would never let an animal eat off of human dishes!
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Do you let your cats eat off the dishes you do? Ok, I confess...we let ours lap up the juices, small drops of milk, etc. and I was told we were disgusting for doing this!:eek: We were told they would never let an animal eat off of human dishes!
I know a lot of people here do let their pets eat off their plates, but I am not one of them, even though I have a dishwasher which does steralise them, It's just not my thing, A definite NO in my household.
I would just like to add, what anyone else does in their household is their business, and I would never tell someone they are disgusting, for doing so,its just not my preference thats all.
I'm so disgusting. lol. My pets always eat off of my dishes. When I have leftovers, if they are safe, I throw them on a plate and put the plate outside for the dogs. I am very surprised that my husband has never complained about it!
BTW, the other day, we got pizza, and I left it on the kitchen table. Well, like three times, I walked by and noticed the lid open and pepperoni scattered on the floor. I guess I was to tired to really think; each time, I'd pick up the pepperoni and close the lid. Well, then hubby got home from work and came into bed...and it dawned on me...it was Ron that kept getting into the pizza. So I told hubby "Don't eat the pepperoni pizza, Ron was in the box." Mike goes "That's what I just ate." haha
I am one who lets our cats eat off our dishes. I have no problem with doing this..nor do I get disgusted by it. Thor laps up the milk left over from my cherrios in the morning :) When my husband and I give them wet cat food for a treat, we put it on small plates.
They are my babies and eating from the same dish after washing it, is fine with me...I wouldn't care if someone called me gross for doing it...they don't have too do it themselves.
My cats don't get people food very often at all and they certainly don't get any leftovers. There has been a few times that I will let Speckles stick her nose in my glass of milk and lap up a few drops. Then there was the time that Max dove into my mashed squash. Oh yes, and the time that Speckles stole a pork chop bone off my plate and hid behind the Christmas tree with it. :D
It wouldn't bother me if they licked my plate. I guess that makes me disgusting too. Besides, I put a bit of bleach in my dishwasher with every load.
And what about all those parents out there that lick the spoon your child just licked??? :eek: Or the husband and wife that share the same toothbrush. :eek:
Bella and Ripley lap up the milk from my Raisin Bran! LOL! I used to let the cats lick off our plates occasionally but since Trevor developed diabetes I can't have him doing that and I don't let Andy because Trevor might feel I'm playing favorites since he doesn't understand his condition! :p :rolleyes: That's what dishwashers are for. :)Quote:
Originally posted by Mandy-Lee
Thor laps up the milk left over from my cherrios in the morning :)
Well I guess I am disgusting:p No I am even worse because not only do I let them eat from our dishes, I share my food and keep on eating. THIS grosses my hubby out though. He will give up his cereal when he is finished but won't let them have any while he is eating. I don't care.:rolleyes: I let them taste my ice cream cone too. So there!:p
When we finish eating, we put the dishes in the sink. Sometimes Naughty Lali will jump up on the counter and start licking some of the dishes in the sink!!:eek: :mad: :rolleyes:
We don't usually let our animals eat stuff off our plates...
Sometimes if we have some leftover though, we'll give a little piece to the cats or dogs. It depends..
:D :D I love it!:DQuote:
Originally posted by sirrahbed
Well I guess I am disgusting:p No I am even worse because not only do I let them eat from our dishes, I share my food and keep on eating. THIS grosses my hubby out though. He will give up his cereal when he is finished but won't let them have any while he is eating. I don't care.:rolleyes: I let them taste my ice cream cone too. So there!:p
One day when the minister was at the home of a lady parishner for dinner he noticed that the plates were not really all that clean. he felt badly having to mention this fact, but thought he did it in kindness. The lady said, "I got the dishes as clean as soap and water can get them!". Feeling somewhat embarrassed, he finished his meal and then offered to help with the clean up. The lady said "No bother." and then went to the back door, opened it and yelled for her dogs........"HERE SOAP.......HERE WATER!"
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I know that some people do not like this practice. I do it and see nothing wrong with it.
THAT'S HILARIOUS! LOL :DQuote:
Originally posted by sirrahbed
:rolleyes: I let them taste my ice cream cone too. So there!:p
I WOULDN'T DO THAT MYSELF,BUT THAT'S COOL THAT YOU DO ;)
This is very funny as well! VERY! LOL...good one!:DQuote:
Originally posted by jenluckenbach
One day when the minister was at the home of a lady parishner for dinner he noticed that the plates were not really all that clean. he felt badly having to mention this fact, but thought he did it in kindness. The lady said, "I got the dishes as clean as soap and water can get them!". Feeling somewhat embarrassed, he finished his meal and then offered to help with the clean up. The lady said "No bother." and then went to the back door, opened it and yelled for her dogs........"HERE SOAP.......HERE WATER!"
:D:D:D
I know that some people do not like this practice. I do it and see nothing wrong with it.
This is hilarous! I needed these laughs this evening!Quote:
Originally posted by jenluckenbach
One day when the minister was at the home of a lady parishner for dinner he noticed that the plates were not really all that clean. he felt badly having to mention this fact, but thought he did it in kindness. The lady said, "I got the dishes as clean as soap and water can get them!". Feeling somewhat embarrassed, he finished his meal and then offered to help with the clean up. The lady said "No bother." and then went to the back door, opened it and yelled for her dogs........"HERE SOAP.......HERE WATER!"
:D:D:D
I know that some people do not like this practice. I do it and see nothing wrong with it.
I don't have a cat, but when I give my birds cereal on top of their cage, it is usually in one of our plates. What are dishwashers for? :p But if I'm eating, and the tiels want to eat out of my plate while I'm eating from it, I don't let them. Everyone who comes to our house has seen those CorningWare plates that we use on top of the birds' cage, with the birds sitting IN it, eating cereal, and no one has ever commented on it. I'm surprised that even the non-animal people had nothing to say about it. Maybe they didn't notice, or maybe they thought we just have that one special plate for them. :o We don't. I just take any random plate out of the dishwasher while unloading it, and give them their cornflakes in it.
ROTFLMAO!Quote:
Originally posted by jenluckenbach
One day when the minister was at the home of a lady parishner for dinner he noticed that the plates were not really all that clean. he felt badly having to mention this fact, but thought he did it in kindness. The lady said, "I got the dishes as clean as soap and water can get them!". Feeling somewhat embarrassed, he finished his meal and then offered to help with the clean up. The lady said "No bother." and then went to the back door, opened it and yelled for her dogs........"HERE SOAP.......HERE WATER!"
I have to clarify myself, I don't actually share my plate with my pets, I let them have it after I'm finished.
Not disgusting at all! I always have a Leroy nose in my dinner and a Pepper Jack paw seems to always reach in to snatch something off of my plate. I let them have my bowl or plate after I'm done if there is some soup broth left or something like that. The only reason we don't all share the same plate is because I try to keep them from getting too much table food but they always manage to get a bite if they want it.
I figure if I'm going to schmoozle their bellies, kiss their nasty little noses and paws, cut dingleberries from their behinds and all that stuff then eating behind them can't be that bad!!:D :D :D
I've seen that story before, Jen ... too funny!
Well, yes, I let my babies help clean my plate ... occasionally! But generally they are locked out of the kitchen while we eat ... or we would get no peace! :eek:
My main spoiled one, is Grace! She loves to lick the buttery syrup left on my plate after I finish my waffles! :D Heck .... the dishwasher kills any germs! Plus, I feel safer eating after a kitty than I would most humans!!!:eek: :D
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Originally posted by sirrahbed
... I let them taste my ice cream cone too.
Cinder & Smokey wunder...
Don'cha LIKE Ize Kreme??
Dad haz his "slow moments" :rolleyes: ...
But *Sharin* an Ize Kreme Kone izint wunna them!
Wudint be NUFFIN LEFT - :p
cept maybe da part of da Kone he had his finners on!
Dishes ??
Yep, we DO dishes, fur sure!
Soooo Gud - Dad hasta Dubbel-Check iffin HE washed em
affore he puts em away!
(Don't TELL him; but we KNOW he's put wun or two DOG-warshed plates
onna counter; den *furgot* an used em again da next day!) :eek:
:D
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While my husband and I eat supper, Thor will sit up behind us on the bar stool and do the "Forrest Gump" (is what I call it). He will tilt his head from side to side..watching every portion of food go into our mouths. He won't say a word, he'll just tilt....tilt.... it is very funny.
My father and step-mother were up visiting for a week and saw it first hand and couldn't stop laughing at him. He was between them both..in the background, on the stool. Everytime my father would turn around to look at him, Thor would tilt his head side ways...further each time.
I need a picture of it.
All the time! Allen dips his paws into my iced tea, and Nicki eats ice-cream from my spoon. I figure that its the same as having their fur flying everywhere! :p
Mine (cats and dogs and birds) do it too, Lisa! :o Not often, but they do. It all goes in the dishwasher and gets washed at a very high temperature, so I really don't worry about it!!!!
I use my saucers for cat plates. I don't even use the cups that they go with.
My dogs no longer get table scraps as it's very bad for them, but when we used to feed them table scrabs they ate from our platesall the time. I used to even feed them with my fork.
BTW, I just got finished sharing my popcicle with Nala and Kiara. ( Simba isn't a popcicle kind of guy) and I always share my ice pops with them!;)
Eddie and Edwina both have been known to "help" with dinner. Last week Eddie was "helping" me eat some peaches.... My husband will give them tuna when he has it and, of course.... serves it to them on a plate.
One of my favorite stories is one my mother tells of visiting my borther and his new wife (they are both veternarians.) My mother watched my SIL finish up the kitchen and see a plate on the floor which a dog had licked clean. My SIL looked around for my brother (the fussier of the two) and, when she didn't see him...put the dish away.
Didn't bother my mother either!
Shhh! No one's supposed to know... My SIL would be HORRIFIED to know that the bowl she was using is also a (dum da dum dum ) cat bowl.
Of course, she's never been happy to be kissed by a cat. (her loss)
Hubby and I share dinnerware with the cats and run them (the dishes, not the cats) through the dishwasher as necessary. But honestly, my SIL could get physically ill if she knew. My mother would also be disgusted, but wouldn't get ill.
So this is just a little secret in the immediate family. And now with Pet Talk. Don't tell!
Too, too funny! The pepperoni pizza story, the ice cream cone, and edwina's sil cracked me up (laughing out loud in an apt alone- what will the neighbor's think?) I have no problem with dishes. We share and share alike. I was brought up with, "Cat's spit is cleaner than ours". (my mom had 16 cats, her mom had cats, her mom too...) I don't eat off the plates licked clean, I wash them, but to me- that's clean. And of course I share food. How can one not? THEY insist! Scamp loves milk and if i didn't tilt the glass for him to have some lickins', he would put his foot in and knock it over. So better to just let him have it. After several drinks, he's done and goes away! I don't mind tossing blobs of meat at them when they are being pests. When I'm done, leftovers are for everyone, plate goes on the floor!
Oh, that should go into the Furminology Dictionary!!:DQuote:
Originally posted by Mandy-Lee
While my husband and I eat supper, Thor will sit up behind us on the bar stool and do the "Forrest Gump" (is what I call it).
Jen, I hadn't heard that one before. ROFLMAO!!! :D :D
Hubby is VERY fussy so the cats only eat off my plate (and sleep in the bed) when he is away on business!:p
SO disgusting!
*Marsha and I even share popsicles!*
LOL I remember once I was cooking dinner for a friend and I had left open the container of sour cream. I turned around for a second to grab a plate and the next thing I knew Corkscrew had this innocent look on his face and his whiskers were covered in sour cream! Thankfully my friend was an animal lover and she had no problem placing a spoonful of Corkscrew's sour cream on her plate!
So to answer the question, I have no problem sharing dishes with the kitties :)
If I didn't share here, I'd be mauled! :eek: There's several ummm...persisitant felines here that don't take no for an answer. If they don' have at least a taste of what I'm eating, I'm pestered to the point of just handing it over. When hubby's home though, the squirt bottle comes out. :D
Cubby use to be trained to sit in front of us while we eat and not even look at the plates while we were eating. We never ment to train him to do this. He must have learned that the licking the side of daddy's plate = water bottle and no plate to lick. Now when we eat he gets on the arm of the couch and sniffs the plate. After we are done eating we set the plate down, point at it and call Cubby over. If you set it down and don't call him over he will not touch the plate. My whole family shares their plates with their pets. My BIL"S don't agree but who cares he's my cat if you don't like what I serve food on then don't come her complaining that you are hungry.
OK - I'm disgusting!!!
In all my life - ALL our cats have finished up bits of food on plates - and they've all had their likes and dislikes.
Some would kill to get a bite of cheese, with one it was chocolate digestive biscuits, Ketchum adores tomato soup, Bagel shares my cup of tea with me every morning - only the first one of the day - then she's satisfied!! Dan adores tuna and would sell his soul to the devil to get it off your plate - but as he's getting older he's a little more patient and sits and waits for the plate to go on the floor. They all love the occassional lap of milk - after I've eaten cereal - but sometimes Ketchum can't wait - he jumps on my knee and we 'share'.
AbbyMom - how sad for your SIL - fancy never being kissed by a cat - her loss.
I've never thought anything about plate sharing with cats - it's just a normal, family thing to do!
Lynne
Guilty here too! When Tito and Sophie get special treats - lactose-free milk, tuna, pieces of hot dogs, etc. - we give them to them in these tiny bowls we have. Guess that's not too bad, as we don't really use those bowls for anything else. And whenever I eat cereal, they are both in my face, trying to get to the milk. I usually finish and then let them lick the empty bowl.
Oh and last night, I was drinking a beer out of a bottle, and Sophie licked the bottle and I drank after her. Hee hee. She loves beer! Whenever I have one, she's always there trying to lick the bottle. :p
Well, my guys do not get people food or scraps so no they don't eat off the dishes. Although I do feed their soft food treat to them on our coffee saucers so I guess we do share the dishes :). But if I were to feed them human food, I would have no shame sharing my plate :).
Actaully,The Found Cats,have nicer plates,and metal bowls,than I do!
My husband is not thrilled with the cats coming and taking a drink our of his water cup so he has placed 3 large cups on his end table in the living room. The one closest to him is his, the second one closest to him has crystal light in it and the last one farthest from him has water for Abner and Mystic.
Then you have me......I could care less. I share everything. It is public knowledge here on PT that Abner absolutely adores his evening glass of milk....from my glass.
I do not however all the cats to get on the tables or eat/drink out of companies plates. I think my company would run the other way and probally not come back.
When people come over I warn them that if they have a glass of ANYTHING, they sure had better keep it in their hand or expect a kitty head exploring it. Remus dispises soda (I think the bubbles scare him tehe) but anything else is fair game! He isnt much into people food, unless it involves fish in some way, then I have to fight with him just to get a bite! I dont mind sharing with my kitty, to me he is a part of the household just like anyone else!
I agree... How could you not share?... Your sitting eating all those yummy treats with those little sad eyes looking up at you for just a little taste... Didn't ypu learn when you were a kid it's rude to eat in front of people.. so by gosh SHARE... hahahaha
No honestly I do share everything my parents get sooo mad at me because the animals know they can get some from me so they watch me at dinner no one else just me.. mom and dad get sooo mad hehehe.... I just don't understand how could you not share??
Just a little bite of course ;)
Deirdre not only shares my dinner with me...she will also drink out of my water glass. This doesn't bother me in the least.
However! It makes me shudder to see a mother share a drink or ice cream or something with a child...*shuddering at the thought*
ewww....I mean....backwash and babyspit.........bleeeeecccchhhhhh!!!!
:D :D :D
Denyce