Illogical rationalization

Last Friday when I was walking home through the rain and slush from the grocery store with my backpack full of cat food I got it. I finally could understand the people who spend all their money on their pets, put them in diamond crusted collars and feed them more expensive foods than they themselves eat. As I don't have the means to give Brooklyn and Dunkin Donuts diamond crusted collars right now (nor would I ever do that no matter how many millions I was worth) I am just going to have to make sure they have enough food and toys and other equipment they need.

I didn't buy x-mas presents for anyone else except few toys for DD and BK and even those have not really been hits. I bought them these mouses that had catnip parcels in them and I think either the catnip had lost its mojo or my kittens don't react to catnip. The package also said that they could be used as activation toys, put treats in them and cats would try to get them. Well, as DD refuses to work for her food, it's kind of pointless. And BK chewed the tail from one of the mouses so I had to cut the tail from the other as well. What the hell kind of toys crumble like that? I of course immediately thought it will be dangerous for the kittens and their digestive systems to swallow plastic and this wasn't exactly my first scare thinking they ate something they weren't supposed to.

I gave the kittens the corks from plastic bottles and they have been the most treasured toys especially for DD. She can hunt them for hours! And she's very territorial of them. I've given them like 5 of them and then one day before x-mas I realized that I hadn't seen any of them for a while. I went through the whole apartment, all the nooks and crannies I could think of and nothing. I even went as far as feeling up the cats because I was certain they had swallowed them whole and soon they would start exhibiting signs of discomfort and basically die on me. The joys of single motherhood! As a last resort I took a flash light and looked under the couch again. And there they were, all of them. Phew! I was sweating like crazy at that point but thankful my babies were ok and I wouldn't have to dish out tons of money for the vet appointment and surgeries etc.

I've said this many times and I even thought I had it in my profile on Facebook in the "about me" sections but I don't.."Cat is not a cat unless it's fat"! I love fat cats. Sox and Bailey were just so cute and cuddly and I love the chubby stomachs of cats. I think it's some kind of disorder I have, genetic mutation or something. I obviously don't want my kittens to get sick so I want them to be regular weight and I also understand that they are growing like crazy right now but is it just me or do they look very skinny? The kitten pamphlets I got with the cats said that kitten is healthy and normal weight when you can feel it's ribs but not see them. That's what BK and DD are. And after their vet appointment a month ago when I put them on a scale they were between 2,2 and 2,6 kg. The scale was off a little so I can't be sure of the exact weights. And I think Brooklyn especially looks really skinny since DD is so fluffy. Every once in awhile I have to flatten DD's fur just to see that she's not actually fat. DD is very much a food nazi and always makes sure she eats enough so sometimes Brooklyn is kicked out of the food bowl. He doesn't want to fight with DD.

As part of my OCSFCD (Obsessive compulsive shopping-for-cats disorder I bought them cat milk. Because really, if kittens between 3 and 6 months old grow many times faster than human babies and human babies main dietary ingredient is milk, which is full of calcium for healthy bone growth...I need to give my kittens milk for calcium for...you get me? And since kittens cannot absorb cow milk they need their own concoction.  I bought Whiskas cat milk because I've given them Whiskas food and it's sexy to stay in-brand. And you know, just to make sure they like the milk and don't get sick by it. With 1,25 euros per 200ml bottle and me not made of money, I opted for cheaper brand. same size but 75 cents per bottle. And even cheaper with Arttu's discounts. Now I either need to give them both their own bowls for the milk or hold DD back while BK is drinking it because DD is crazy about her milk. I think DD has potential to become a fat cat unless she keeps running around like the crazy cat she is. But they're only 5 months old...we've got time!

There was supposed to be some kind of idea for this posting but I think I lost it somewhere along the way...