Be the Judge and Jury

[catnapper]

Dear friends, you have heard a very heartfelt story from the Prosecution. what they did not point out is the fact that the cats are not hungry. They often beg for food when there is already food left in their bowl from the begging session hours earlier. Whatever bowls the "crazy dog" (as they so called my sweet Callie) can get, she will knock off the table and eat herself.

They also forget to mention that on a daily basis, they are happy, loved, and well cared for. The following photos are marked for your consideration

Exhibit Mikey A


Exhibit Mikey B


Exhibit Pouncer A


Exhibit Pouncer B


Exhibit Harry


Exhibit Abby


Exhibit Trixie


Exhibit Mystic


Exhibit Flutter


Ladies and gentleman of the jury, I hope you see the photos for what they are: photos of happy and content cats. There is absolutely no aboos. I am confident you will render a not guilty verdict. Thank you

[Barbara]

I am afraid my dear kitties I cannot see too much abuse. And Harry- I remember when you were a baby- I am sure you can go back to being a handsome and slender young man. Just imagine how much more mischief you can create once you lose a little of that fluff

[Scooter's Mom]

You have a lovely bunch of kitties! I remember when you brought Mikey, Mystic & Trixie into the group. I think they're all boo-tiful (as your signature states).

Jingle Belle is a fluffy kitty, too. She's always been bigger, she doesn't eat more than Charlie (he, in fact, eats a lot more than she does but he looks so much thinner!) but she is just a fluffy kitty. My vet said some kitties are just fluffy.

[krazyaboutkatz]

Well I don't see any abuse at all. All I see are happy and content cats. I also have to watch my Ziggy's weight and I just tell her that she's on a permanent diet and it's for her own good because I love her and I want her to live a long happy and healthy life. I think that portion control is needed and what they don't finish needs to be put away for later. They'll soon learn to eat everything you give them each time. Good luck.

[Freedom]

What a neat way to post pics in a thread! Very creative!

Ahem, dear kitties in Catnapper's House: if you are allowed to get any rounder, THAT will be the aboose!!!!!

I was startled to read you won't feed them when you get up in the morning. They ALLOW that? Gosh, mine are jumping all over me, the dogs and the bed, pawing at me to get up and feed them! Not sure how you manage that, but if you do, LET ME KNOW! LOL

Cats in the wild are not foragers. They only eat "fresh kill." In this house, if the food has been in the bowl more than 6 hours, it is "stale" and cannot be eaten. Trick: put 4 or 5 fresh kibbles in your hand, stir the stuff in the bowl and add those 4 or 5. This releases the aroma! It will save you money as you won't be throwing out "stale" kibbles. Been doing this for over a year, lol. Oops, better not let the Prosecution read this paragraph!!!

[catnapper]

I was startled to read you won't feed them when you get up in the morning. They ALLOW that? Gosh, mine are jumping all over me, the dogs and the bed, pawing at me to get up and feed them! Not sure how you manage that, but if you do, LET ME KNOW! LOL

This is easy because hubby gets up an hour before me to feed them. He usually has Mystic and Flutter crawling all over him I would give them a small snack when I got up because they all asked for food like they were starving... and the funny thing was that there was almost always still fresh food in it from hubby just an hour or so earlier. Then the dog would knock the bowls over and eat the leftovers. I think about 20% of my cat food went to Callie's tummy

And to be fair, Harry is a big boy, but that has to be the most unflattering photo. He's not that much of a pudge. Harry is the only one the vet "yells" at me for. Mikey and Poncer are borderline pudge. Trixie is fluffy because of fluffy hair - though she IS a huge piggy. Abby, Flutter, Mystic are all a good weight per the vet.

[Karen]

Oh kitties, mama knows excess weight can lead to all sorts of problems or kitties, like diabetes, pancreatitis and heart troubles, and she just wants what's best for you! It's not really aboose - after all, you wouldn't want to have to be stuck with a needle every day just to feel better, would you?

[pomtzu]

Kitties win - hands down!!! They should get what they want, and when they want it, with no questions asked! Perhaps dear kitties, you should speak to Moff's Chip - he will definitely show you all the ways to get attention. The trick here is to keep you well fed, fat and happy - and too lazy to get into any kind of serious mischief like he does. What better way than the never empty food bowl?

[Freedom]

This is easy because hubby gets up an hour before me to feed them. He usually has Mystic and Flutter crawling all over him

Ah, now I get it. Whew, thought I was missing a way to get more sleep! LOL