No help here. I cave every time. Who can resist a cat that's hell-bent on tripping us until we feed them? Especially when they look so darned cute doing it and if yours is anything like my Mishi, he can be very vocal about it too. <sigh> and the vet says he's overweight! Harrumph! I say Mishi is just big boned and Mitzi is "Plush"