Times are Changing with Isis and Me

External Since: Jul 28, 2007 Posts: 15

I got Isis, my long-haired tabby, in about 2000 at the shelter. She was
about 3 so she is about 10 now. Over the years some things have changed.
Just recently, for instance, she has a new approach to demanding food. Since
dry food seems to be out of vogue with Her Majesty these days I give her
canned. And when the bowl is empty things get ugly around here. Lately she
has started attacking me when the doggone bowl is empty. I means paws AND
claws on my legs as I attempt to walk from A to B. The message is clear.
Fill it up, Mac.

She can get real ornery about this and starts making quite a racket. After I
fill the bowl and she's done licking her chops then we're fine again. We've
worked out a great way for me to use her as a pillow and I get my enjoyment
from that. This whole thing is perfectly typical of the power play dynamic
that has gone on since day one. We can't seem to agree on who is in charge
about what.

Mike in Illinois

External Since: May 27, 2007 Posts: 891

"Mike" <mike.RemoveThis@nospam.com> wrote in message
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>I got Isis, my long-haired tabby, in about 2000 at the shelter. She was
>about 3 so she is about 10 now. Over the years some things have changed.
>Just recently, for instance, she has a new approach to demanding food.
>Since dry food seems to be out of vogue with Her Majesty these days I give
>her canned. And when the bowl is empty things get ugly around here. Lately
>she has started attacking me when the doggone bowl is empty. I means paws
>AND claws on my legs as I attempt to walk from A to B. The message is
>clear. Fill it up, Mac.
>
> She can get real ornery about this and starts making quite a racket. After
> I fill the bowl and she's done licking her chops then we're fine again.
> We've worked out a great way for me to use her as a pillow and I get my
> enjoyment from that. This whole thing is perfectly typical of the power
> play dynamic that has gone on since day one. We can't seem to agree on who
> is in charge about what.
>
> Mike in Illinois
>
>
>

You are fortunate that she wants canned food. That is much healthier for
cats than dry food. On the other hand, I won't claim that you are fortunate
that Isis uses "claws on your legs." ;o)

MaryL

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