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I have donations for the animal shelter and we know what happens when I walk in there.
It’s another bunch of towels and dry cat food.
Jake is the cat that keeps on giving. Prior to his passing, I doted on his likes and dislikes when I bought cat food because it was paramount that he ate.
He was no fool. Lobster may have been his first choice but we negotiated tuna. I have no idea where he got a taste for tuna. I never saw him fishing. He wouldn’t go near the pond.
(No, there is no tuna in my pond! Just some nice little gold-fish that are multiplying like rabbits! Note to self: Renew sex talks with fish)
In the month before his death, I not only refilled his outrageously expensive medication but also purchased a BIG supply of tuna cat food. I was very optimistic.
The other cats will eat the canned tuna but not the dry stuff. The kibble was a premium brand with no grains or additives. (Nothing but the best!) When I say premium I mean $$$.
The little bugger died before eating it. That means I have 9 pounds of dry cat food that no one (except my sister-in-law but that’s another story) likes.
It’s packed up for the shelter trip that I am hoping the beloved husband makes. Otherwise I will need more cat beds.
Note on sister-in-law – She has been known to grab a handful of kibble that I keep on the counter. She says it’s tasty!
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Years ago, when I worked at my first radio station, a co-worker told me the dish on her desk was filled with health-food treats. I grabbed a handful before she could stop me. It was dog kibbles. Yuck! I’m sure that Jake would approve your donating his food to a shelter.
Kate … About that shelter run. I advise you to wear blinders if you go in. I’d be tempted to add to our kitty family, too, if I ventured inside one again. 😉
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She kept dog treats on her desk? Was that for the guys who nosh on everybody’s food all day?
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No, it was for her dog who often was at the station with her. But, that’s not a bad idea. Some guys are fairly indiscriminate when it comes to snacks. 😉
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One place was so bad, one of the guys came with a baggie to take some candy home for his kids. This is candy that one of the female staff had put on her desk.
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Years ago, Dave put a freshly-purchased jug of fresh-squeezed orange juice in the company fridge and somebody drank out of it. Ewww! Needless to say, that jug did not come home with home.
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That kind of stuff occasionally happened. Made me wonder how some folks were raised.
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I think it’s good to know yourself well enough to not put temptation in your path! I don’t think I would bring any more animals home, but the shelters do upset me. I can’t stand to see those little faces and I always come away upset. I do like your idea of taking towel and food to the shelter, though. I always have old towels and don’t know what to do with them. What a good idea!
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Our shelters take most anything. They like cleaning supplies, paper towels and old towels and blankets. I also take cat food that my picky cats don’t eat.
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Those negotiations must have been a real cat fight. Anyway, I’m betting on your sister-law moving in. At least the food will get eaten. 😀
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Perhaps I’ll “gift” the food to her. I don’t want a human pet for sure.
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Human pets can sometimes give animals a bad name.
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🙂
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I think you should keep the cat food sooner or later you will have another cat and it likely love tuna from a bag.
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Every time I keep food because I think they may change their minds, it’s get close to the expiration date. Some nice shelter cat will be grateful.
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I truly believe you need another cat and should definitely be the one dropping off the cat goodies. If you don’t go, your husband could come home with the wrong cat…. you don’t want that!!!
I keep the cat pantry well stocked with cat food, dry and canned. I figure if we have the BIG ONE (earthquake) I will have food for a few days, or even weeks, until I can get out again. I also keep well stocked with gallon bottles of water just in case,,, but that’s a whole other blog post…
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My husband is the only person who could head out to the shelter and come back with a guitar.
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I hear the shelter calling you … now would be the perfect time to lose your hearing. Good luck … in sending your husband, and staying away. I’m not putting any money on it, though. 🙂
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Yeah, pray for me.
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okay, I’m praying that if you end up going to the shelter, that the next cat that comes home with you brings you much love and amusement. Oh, that’s not what you meant? Too late. 🙂
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Sigh! 🙂
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Hmm, I think you need to bring it yourself. (devil on the shoulder) Do you use Da Bird? the cat toy? I just tried it with Kana and am ecstatic about it.
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Yes we have Da Bird and it works on all the cats. For the older ones it’s only a minute or two but for Morgan she will enjoy longer.
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Been doing 10 minutes at a time with Kana at which point I’m exhausted and she’s all ready to go! Sigh. That girl has so much energy!
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I was never sure if Da Bird was exercise for the cat or the owner….
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I took the advice of someone training to be a behaviorist. I sit on a chair and around it I around open grocery bags (paper), a little cat cave, one of those nylon cat cubes, and a cat pad that had bars over it with toys hanging from it. We are next to a table. I fly Da Bird through the air and have it land on the table (where Kana can jump), inside and around the stuff on the floor, etc. So it is like a little jungle where she has to hunt for the stuff. I just sit there in the same chair!!! haha And I still got tired ahead of Kana!
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Wow! You do go all out. I sit on the sofa and flop it around.
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LOL
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And as you know I am doing this because I’m desperate considering the Kana/Tiger challenge.
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🙂
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Yes, you are smart not to go in the shelter. Very smart. Went with a friend once. She came home with a kitten. I came home with Commando Cat.
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Another person I would not go to a shelter with. We are so weak!
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… now feeling a bit sick …
(about the kibble not the shelter)
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She loved it!
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I would do the same ~ send hubby in with the goodies. It’s sooo hard to walk away from any caged kitties!
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cats (unlike dogs) are not happy in cages. Fortunately more of the shelters are creating cat rooms where they can roam. I’m not good there though either.
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If only I could adopt them all . . .
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We cannot go to a shelter together….ever!
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Ah-ha! Now I understand the animal shelter reference from your comment on my blog!
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What else would I do with all that money? I don’t have enough digits to count it!
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In my day, it was the dog’s chocolate drops, not kibble!
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Hmmmm….interesting….
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🙂
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Sure, send your husband, and postpone the inevitable a little while longer!
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That works for me. You never know when I’ll find two little stragglers in my backyard like you did.
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Yes . . . you better send someone else to drop off the kibble.
It’s safer.
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For sure!
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It sounds as though there will be some happy cats at the shelter.
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They are always happy to see the beloved husband, who gags at the smell of the place. They are always screaming, “Take me, take me!”
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You should take one!
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I have three very demanding ones now.
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Perhaps you could train your S-in-L not to check out the counter tops? It worked very well with Ray, and it only took dry kibble! 🙂
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I have a family full of grazers. They are not trainable (well maybe with a shock collar but I wouldn’t even use that on a pet). Anything on the countertop is game. Fortunately only Morgan (my cat) will jump on one counter (which is where the kibble was) and I keep it there so my dieting cat won’t feast on it. We often have nuts on the people counter for people. Morgan seems to get the distinction.
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I guess the kibble couldn’t hurt you. Might try tossing it on a salad or in trail mix. Maybe a handful on top of oatmeal. I usually put yogurt and a sprinkle of nuts on mine. Kibble would make a nice little crunch.
I’m not doing it!!!! These are just little suggestions for your sister-in-law. 🙂
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She was so funny. She grabbed and ate a whole handful before anyone noticed. After we told her, she spit the mouthful she had out but she said it was really good. It must have been to take the second helping. I didn’t even think it looked like trail mix. On yogurt? Hmmmm……
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It sounds a bit gritty to me. 😦
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There will be some very well-fed, very happy, shelter kitties. Also when I see “shelter run” I get excited to see your new cat(s)! I know that’s not the intent but I think we both know what’s going to happen.
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Yes, I absolutely cannot go. Well maybe just a peak. No, that’s what happened with Morgan. I had to adopt her. Who would adopt an adorable hyperactive one-eyed cat? Oh yeah, me (or you!)
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