New Version of Guilt

Persia gets fed prescription Hill's x/d to prevent bladder stones, 1/2 a cup
a day, on vets orders. It's dry kibble. But she continually tries to guilt
me into giving her more. She's never been one to hang out in the kitchen,
not even when I'm cooking. In the past, she'd follow me into the kitchen if
she thinks I'm going to dish up some crunchies for her, but for the most
part when I say, "It's not time yet!" it halts her in her tracks. (Don't
anyone tell me they don't know what we're saying, they do.) Anyway, lately
she's turned on these new tactics to try to get me to feed her early or more
often.

I was at the stove in my tiny kitchen making some grits for breakfast when I
felt the sensation of being watched. I looked over and spied a green-gold
eye (and an ear!) peeking at me around the corner. I just had to laugh.
She'd already been fed and trust me, she wouldn't like grits. It's a
southern American thing :)

EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)...

A lot of HUMANS don't like grits! (I do, but they are IMO
an aquired taste - I learned to like them because my ex MIL
was from Louisiana, so my ex insisted I cook them for him.)

jmcquown...

Took me 30 years of living in the southern U.S. to acquire a taste for
grits. They pretty much don't taste like anything, come to think of it.
But if you can force yourself to eat oatmeal (my grandfather would have said
"parritch!") or malt-O-meal, or Maypo or cream of wheat, you can eat grits.
Not saying you'd want to, just saying you can ;)

jXwXeXrXmXoXnXt...

Force myself? I have hot cereal for breakfast every morning! Love the
stuff. Currently I'm eating 9-grain cereal (includes wheat and oats,
but not sure what else) which I doctor up by adding oat bran, flax meal
and sesame seeds, plus raisins and almonds.

I haven't had "real" grits, just "instant" grits. But I think I'd
probably like those, too.

Marina...

I've heard of grits before (actually once had to think up a translation
for it without too long an explanation), but don't know exactly what it
is. Could you enlighten me? It's made with some kind of corn product,
right?

Meanwhile, Persia is still trying to guilt me into feeding her more. She
needs to get on that treadmill!

Marina...

You'll have to get her her own little treadmill. ;o)

Lately I walk into the kitchen and there she is, meatloafing on the kitchen
floor with her front paws crossed, as if she's always done this. She's
*never* done this! Oh, so now you're going to hang out on the lineoleum to
try to guilt me into more food. I drink at least 8 glasses of ice water a
day, so I'm constantly in and out of the kitchen for ice (and constantly
filling ice cube trays; I don't have an icemaker). Now I have this cat
sitting there expectantly, and we *know* she's not waiting for ice. :D

Takayuki...

It must be so wonderful being followed and spied upon by your little
kitty cutie-pie! She is very smart to experiment with new ways to get
you to feed her more food.

jmcquown...

Unfortunately, Tak, I can't feed her more. She's on a very specific diet
because she's "fluffy" :) She has to eat Hill's x/d food to prevent bladder
stones but she loves the stuff and she wants more than the 1/2 cup a day the
vet told me to feed her. How she can still be fluffy on only 1/2 cup a day
is beyond me.

I think to myself, yes, you just wait right there. I'll go get the mop and
bucket and floor cleaner. Then we'll see what you think! Goofy cat :)

Jill <--wondering if the cat actually expects me to mop the kitchen floor...

Christine K....

Judging by the description of the product and the recipes on the site,
it seems to have some similarities to the Italian polenta, only it seems
to be used in more varied ways.

jmcquown...

It's similar, but not the same as polenta. Grits have the outer hull of the
corn extracted, whereas polenta and cornmeal is made from whole grain ground
corn.

Mop & Glo where are you?!