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pantyless_angel
2008-04-25 05:47 pm UTC (link)

judging from the comments that's not the only way cats act.

This is actually really interesting to me because we've never had a cat that overate. I wonder if it's genetic in cats like it is in people?

Cadbury, the cat in question was a barn cat we had to bring in as a kitten after he was injured. We decided he needed to stay a house cat after finding out he's partially blind, and partially deaf. Even before we brought him in he liked to just sit in poring rain. After bringing him in he started playing in the toilet after it had been flushed, and climbing into the sink when ever it was turned on. The shower thing was something my dad started. Cadbury always watched us take showers, and Dad wanted to see if he would get in. He did, he likes to sit on the side of the tub on the side under the shower head where he gets soaked, and soaks the bathroom. (I have never been so thankful for tile, and linoleum.) Now we have to keep the door open for him when we shower or he throws a fit.

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rosehiptea
2008-04-25 06:05 pm UTC (link)

To be honest, before I read these comments I thought cats almost never overate either. I guess I knew they could get fat but I didn't see so much of that either. Though I have heard of dogs eating until they just get dangerously ill if they get into a bag of food.

I did know a cat that loved to get wet and would get in the bathroom sink and wait for people to turn it on. His owners had serious disabilities and took bed-baths but he probably would have crazy about being in the shower. My ex-husband told me that's a sign of a skin condition but I never saw any other sign that he had a skin condition so I think he just liked to get wet.

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pantyless_angel
2008-04-25 06:48 pm UTC (link)

The only overweight cat I had ever met belonged to a friend, and I never did learn exactly how she got that way. All I know is that they tried several different diet foods and methods that never worked. The family loved her, and took really good care of her even after she developed diabetes she lived to 18. It makes me a bit angry to think that people
would accuse them of animal abuse when they took such good care of her.
overweight=/=lack of love and care.

Caddy doesn't show any signs of a skin condition. He's got as far as I can tell very health skin, and a healthy coat. The biggest sign of no skin condition I think is that our vet would never pass up the opportunity to sell us a super expensive medication/medicated shampoo.

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	rosehiptea 2008-04-25 07:02 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah, I'm sure your vet would tell you if he did. I think some cats just really do like water. Go figure. (Reply to this)(Parent)

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