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Cat General => General Cat Chat => Topic started by: lisa77 on October 28, 2007, 14:12:07 PM

Title: Can I give into him ?
Post by: lisa77 on October 28, 2007, 14:12:07 PM
Leo has been sniffing round the kitchen all morning while the Beef has been in the oven.. ive just got it out & he wont leave me alone..!

If I chop it finely can i give him some ? He has all his teeth now.. Also if I put a little bit of the fat in would that be bad ?

I need him to get out from under my feet !
Title: Re: Can I give into him ?
Post by: Michelle (furbabystar) on October 28, 2007, 14:13:02 PM
YES i cant see why not !!!

Title: Re: Can I give into him ?
Post by: Ela on October 28, 2007, 14:30:45 PM
Although I agree with Michelle, if you give in you may well find that every day you will have a scrounging cat.
Title: Re: Can I give into him ?
Post by: jetcleo on October 28, 2007, 14:44:35 PM
I agree with both posts below although we did that with Cleo when she was younger and now everytime food is in the oven she's next to it scrounging - whether it's chicken, beef or at the mo -  lemon meringue pie!!!!  She'll get a shock when the oven door is opened this time
Title: Re: Can I give into him ?
Post by: Sam (Fussy_Furball) on October 28, 2007, 14:49:43 PM
If Leo is anything is like Zephyr he will snap your arm off for beef ....

With a name like Leo he's bound to love it (all lions like a bit of buffalo  :rofl: ).

Go for it spoil your boy xxxx
Title: Re: Can I give into him ?
Post by: lisa77 on October 28, 2007, 14:57:01 PM
Leo says Thanks!! He very much enjoyed his Beef !He lapped it up !  :evillaugh: 
Title: Re: Can I give into him ?
Post by: Sam (Fussy_Furball) on October 28, 2007, 14:59:14 PM
Glad he enjoyed it :)
Title: Re: Can I give into him ?
Post by: Michelle (furbabystar) on October 28, 2007, 15:03:40 PM
Aw bless him !

Can WE have some now please ?   :evillaugh:
Title: Re: Can I give into him ?
Post by: Desley (booktigger) on October 28, 2007, 19:08:38 PM
I have to say, giving him some beef wont harm him, but I wouldnt' do it straight from coming out of the oven to avoid him getting used to begging, and I think I read somewhere you are best off waiting till you have eaten, and then putting it in their bowl to help with them begging for treats.
Title: Re: Can I give into him ?
Post by: Gail Bengal Slave on October 28, 2007, 19:19:43 PM
YESSSS give him the little treat, I do. Except pork now.
Though I do give them one little piece  :shify:
Title: Re: Can I give into him ?
Post by: Tiggy's Mum on October 28, 2007, 21:20:29 PM
He definitely deserves to be given treats but I agree with Desley, give him treats on your terms as otherwise he might get into a habit of begging for things while you're cooking.  The boys don't get that much human food but when I do give them something I make sure it's after I've eaten. 

I fell into the trap with Tiggy of being a complete pushover, if she woke up and came into the kitchen while I was cooking or eating I'd stop what I was doing to gently pan fry her some chicken and then blow it until it was cool enough for her to eat  :shy:  Lots of cold or burnt dinners for me!
Title: Re: Can I give into him ?
Post by: The Duchess on October 28, 2007, 22:33:33 PM
my mum's dog and two cats would appear from nowhere on a sunday when they heard the drawer which held the electric carving knife being slid open...

also, Cosmo has started whining at me when he wants attention, strokes, cuddles etc - when I'm out he doesn't bother mathering up at OH 'cos he knows it won't work  >:( me, I'm just a sucker...
Title: Re: Can I give into him ?
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on October 28, 2007, 23:30:01 PM
I would be a complete pushover if anyone of my four would let me..................I really miss someone wanting my dinner  ;D
Title: Re: Can I give into him ?
Post by: clarenmax on October 29, 2007, 08:44:42 AM
I'm sure you're cooking's not that bad hun  :evillaugh:

Only joking, I know what you mean with your furries Gill.  I can lend you Max for a week if you like, then you'll know what pesking for food is all about  :rofl:

He doesn't do it so much to o/h, more to me as I'm a complete pushover lol.  He's better than he used to be, and knows that I'll always save him a bit at the end of the meal, so he'll sit there staring at my plate until I'm finished  :evillaugh:  When I first got him he'd literally try to hook food of you're plate when you weren't watching  :shify:  :evillaugh:
Title: Re: Can I give into him ?
Post by: Sabrina (Auferstehen) on October 29, 2007, 08:50:09 AM
He doesn't do it so much to o/h, more to me as I'm a complete pushover lol.  He's better than he used to be, and knows that I'll always save him a bit at the end of the meal, so he'll sit there staring at my plate until I'm finished  :evillaugh:  When I first got him he'd literally try to hook food of you're plate when you weren't watching  :shify:  :evillaugh:

Lirael's gotten a few treats from taking food right off your plate. Lately Smoke & Penguin circle my husband while he's eating (they know he'll put his plate down to type something on the laptop computer), they both completely ignore me which is great ;)

Last night I made chicken and took bits around to each cat....

Lirael was on her pillow in front of the fire and I fed her tiny bits, she's not spoiled at all!
Title: Re: Can I give into him ?
Post by: dolcetta46 on October 29, 2007, 13:35:55 PM
His dinner includes a part of our meal most of the time.  I always set aside a bit and serve it to him just before we start our dinner so we can at least eat with a clean conscience even if he protests that it wasn't enough.  But if he does have to wait because the food is still too hot, boy, we need to wear a metal armour on our legs... :Crazy:
Title: Re: Can I give into him ?
Post by: puddypaws on October 29, 2007, 14:26:03 PM
The minute we sit down to eat Ollie and Portia appear.  They sit very quietly for a while, then if nothing appears, Portia very gently pats my knee.  I've lost a few pounds the last few weeks(through trying to eat more healthily) but watching those hopeful little faces makes my appetite go!  I think it's moral blackmail myself.  ;D
Title: Re: Can I give into him ?
Post by: Millys Mum on October 29, 2007, 15:17:36 PM
I hate scrounging cats, my dad is always giving them a plate to lick (sorry hygienic people  :rofl: )
I make him save any scraps for the next meal they have, it also helps me keep check on what they are getting so theres no expanding waistlines  :sneaky:
Title: Re: Can I give into him ?
Post by: clarenmax on October 29, 2007, 16:24:50 PM
my dad is always giving them a plate to lick (sorry hygienic people  :rofl: )

Max has been known to lick the plates before as well ...... as long as they're washed up properly, don't see a problem  ;)
Title: Re: Can I give into him ?
Post by: lisa77 on October 29, 2007, 16:34:21 PM
Im not fussed either ! (& I am a clean freak !)