Toss it, heat it or eat it? Poll.

[Lizzie]

I would slurp it down like nothing happened. Probably because in my house, when the cats eat from my plate/food, it is as if nothing happened It does not bother me at all.

PS- I was going to start a thread/poll about this today. Mine was going to see whom all ate after their pets.

Katie - you don't mean your cats eat off your plate first and then you finish, do you? I couldn't do that. I do feed, water, litter them first in the morning and evening before I look after myself. I hope that's what you mean.

I spooned off the top of the rice, put it in the fridge, and had some more just now. I was surprised by the number of people that said they'd ignore it. As for tossing it, while rice doesn't cost much, preparing it is too much trouble to do twice. I buy brown rice in bulk so it has to be rinsed and then cooked for 40 minutes.

[kt_luvs_kitties]

Yes I share with the cats. They come up and take food off my plate while I eat It does get on my nerves, but I would rather eat after my cats than after some people I know ( I also kiss them right on the lips, it grosses some people out, but I can help it. Their tiny little lips are just TOO CUTE not to smootch!
NOW as for a dog, I just COULD NOT do that. They can lick my face and all that, but I would not eat after a dog. I dont know why!

[Lizzie]

Perhaps that's because dogs eat poop and cats only lick off their own bums?!

[Logan]

Don't get me wrong, because I LOVE my cat, just like I love my dogs, but I would not purposely eat or drink after him. He is horrible about trying to drink out of my water glass, beside the bed. In fact, so bad that I had to go with a cup with a lid on it.

I voted with Pam. I would throw it out, probably and start over. But that's me and I do my best to keep him off of the counters, anyway. So far, so good. Hey, we don't eat much rice, anyway, and I definitely don't think Butter would try to eat it. But, he does love any dairy product, so we have to either share in a spot where we don't mind him being, or he will climb all over us and the counters to get to it! LOL!! I remember the cat we had when I was growing up, Tigger, and he was HORRIBLE about stealing food! My mom would get so mad!!!!



Logan

[jennielynn1970]

As long as he was sitting by it as opposed to in it, I would just go along like it hadn't happened.

I have to totally agree here!! I have "shared" so many meals with my guys. At first I freaked out when it would happen (the thought of my mother finding out that I ate something the cat also was eating from made me feel bad!). The last how many years however, I just kind of shrug, and figure, what the heck. I've even chased down a cat that stole a piece of KFC off my plate to get it back. Little shit hid under the bed with it and growled at me, lol. Plus by this time I can pretty much guess who would be eating out of what (cereal bowls drinking the milk = Sophie & Furbee; scrambled eggs and cheese, chicken, cold cuts = Finae; spaghetti sauce and other weird things = Boris. Jorgie is a good boy and doesn't do any of that. Also haven't had Honeybun long enough to figure him out yet, although he was nibbling my Toasted BLT and Smoked Turkey Hoagie from WaWa tonight. Ate about 1/2 of the turkey on it when I gave it to him. He's a sweetie, and I can't refuse him!

[shais_mom]

I would probably scrape the top off.

Grace Quote:
As long as he was sitting by it as opposed to in it, I would just go along like it hadn't happened.

That's funny b/c when I first read the question that is what I thought she said that he was IN the bowl!
My trio loves to share with me too with the exception of Kylie. She rarely eats people food. Sometimes she eats lunchmeat turkey or chicken - there has been times I have went to give her something that I thought she would like and she shakes her head and gags! Once I was eating a bowl of cocoa pebbles and she reached her dainty little paw up to the bowl and FLIPPED it right out of my hand! She didn't even WANT any!
Kloe begs horribly and will eat some stuff. If she hears me get a bag of lunchmeat out of the fridge she is right by my feet so that I almost trip over her! And Kloe LOVES Frito Lay cheddar cheese in the can - I dip pretzels in it - and she will follow me to where ever I eat for it and stick her head in the can!
Part of the reason the cats are so bad is b/c ever since I got tv trays I rarely eat at the kitchen table. MY BAD. So a lot of the time they BOTH climb up into my lap while eating!
Keegan (dog) is a HUGE begger and is obnoxious about it.