First they both got brushed.
Then they had one of those waterless bath things.
Next Frizzle got loose and I got her just in time by grabbing her fur on her back and lifting her back up by her skin. Oh she was screaming and mad!
The final straw is... I took their free feeding away! I'm not sure I should sleep tonight. I wish I could feed the kitties a raw diet but they want no parts of it. I've cried uncle with Murdoc eating too quickly and puking all over the place. Plus he needs to loose about 7lbs! How he is overweight with all that puking I will never understand. I always try to free feed since it decreases Murdoc's anxiety at feeding time and during the Spring/Summer/Fall we travel often. It's much easier to just leave the cats with a few giant mixing bowls of food. I guess when we travel again I will just leave them with a large amount of kibble and they will have to temporarily adjust. Not sure I can even use timed feeders since I can see Murdoc finishing his and then stealing Frizzle's food.
New kitty feeding protocol will be a 1/8 handful of blue buffalo Duck and Sweet potato first thing in the morning when I dose the dogs with meds. 1/8 handful when I leave for work about an hour later. 1/2 small can of Wellness cat food (I bought a mixture all with no chicken in it) around 6ish when the dogs get supper. 1/8 handful of kibble right before bedtime around 9pm. Plus they will have kefir milk as an option all day and of course the water buckets.
I almost wonder if Murdoc has a chicken sensitivity, but it still doesn't explain his unchewed kibble coming right back up! Poor Frizzle will just have to suffer along with the new diet protocol.
Now for Frizzle's door darting... It seems to only happen out back since that's when the humans are lax about looking for critters. They dogs are allowed through the back door so the paranoia is a bit less, which allowed Frizzle to take advantage of the exact moment of weakness and dart for freedom. It's just not safe outside! not only might the dogs eat her, but there is a large population of feral kitties and constantly dead cats in the road. Not to mention all the horrid things people do to outdoor stay kitties!
Tomorrow I am going to add a couple 5ft tall Xpens outside so we will have a double gate system. It will be a huge PITA, but I guess it's better than a dead Frizzle... Damn cat will be the death of me!
Why can't I have easy animals? Every single one has issues! Including Rainy, now that she hates the fireplace.
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