Everything is a Competition
There's this thing that happens around here where we fight over the cats.
But not the dogs. Never the dogs. I will gladly allow the dogs to select anyone who is not me to be their favorite.
The cats, on the other hand, LIKE ME BEST. NEENER NEENER.
I don't know what started it, but there it is. Each and every one of us fights for the affections of the cats. SOMEONE has even taken to sneaking wet food to the kitten, which was a low blow since I was the original briber by way of food. My game was stolen.
Recently Alexis has upped her game. She will stop everything to pay attention to a cat or two. She pets them and gives them toys and generally stops the world for the fuzzy meowers.
It's working. For some reason, they are starting to REALLY like her. I mean, Max has always slept with her, but not Kiara is all ZOMG! IT'S MY ALEXIS! when she sees her.
It's not fair.
Alexis knows it. Alexis knows that she is winning them over, and she loves it. She gloats and goes on and on about how they like her better.
Earlier tonight Alexis stopped the world to love on Kiara. Kiara returned the favor by purring and stopping her world for Alexis. The love fest went on and on and on, all the while with Alexis grinning like a Gloater McGloaterton.
Then Alexis locked eyes with me and yelled, "IN YOUR FACE."
So, Internet, how do I make a cat like me best? Because GAME ON.
(I'm sure this thing where I make Kiara wear stupid stuff has absolutely nothing to do with her preferring other people to me. Impossible!)
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Reader Comments (3)
I, personally, think cats are just stupid enough to fall into that trap when it comes to kids. They pet them, they constantly smell like food, they leave clothes everywhere that smell like them and are perfect for curling up in and they have the best toys that aren't actually supposed to be toys.
N has a terrible habit of smothering the kittens. And yet, there they always go, rushing to his lap and loving on him.
It may be time to break out the serious foods for bribery. Canned will be pish posh once there are shrimp and fish scraps on your side.
1 word...bacon. Bacon wins everything in this house. All 4 legged creatures (and 2 legged ones) are won over with bacon. I'm sure the meatless kind will work as well. As soon as my cats smell bacon they are sitting in the kitchen ignoring even the dogs' presences.
crab or shrimp.
ages ago i worked in a kitchen and started dating a guy who had a cat. i would bring a small piece of crabmeat or shrimp to his place and the cat would go nuts for me. i even taught him to say his name (ralph) using those two treats.
related...is is weird that i convinced the guy that we should change the cat's name to ralph?