My In-Bread Cat, Kitten

FIRST, let me start by saying that Kitten is doing much better!

Covering his pills in butter actually worked. He finished all of his medication last week and seems to be in pretty good health.

Now let me get to what I really want to talk about: Breading.

Breading cats has become a (relatively) recent internet craze, and being the fan of bandwagons that I am, I thought I should give it a go.

If you haven't heard of "breading", I would suggest a quick Google search of the term.

To put it simply (or more aptly, to put it in a way that channels Dr. Seuss): You cut a hole in a bread and then slide said bread on a cats head.

It was too difficult for me to choose my favourites, so here are all of the pictures I took of my attempt to "bread" Kitten.

Enjoy!

The fact that the bread was covering his whiskers seemed to have temporarily thrown off his balance.

He was unimpressed.

Then I decided to pull out some of his face-fur.

Also unimpressed.

Well, I hope you enjoyed that, because I can guarantee that Kitten did not... except for that brief movement, before I forced his flat little face though the bread, when he thought that he might actually get to eat the bread. Oh how wrong he was.

Kitten, Kitten, Pumpkin Eater.

Did I ever tell you that Kitten loves pumpkin?

No?

Well let me tell you, Kitten LOVES pumpkin.

Every time he hears the can-opener, he comes running; not because it might be canned food, but because it might be straight-up, outta-the-can, pumpkin.

Loves it.

The Quest for Regularity

WARNING: For anyone who may be squeamish and/or eating while reading this post, please do not proceed. The following is the heart-wrenching tale of how Kitten recently battled a severe bout of constipation. I will start from the beginning… 

As you may remember from A Paw Problem Kitten is always in and out of his litter box and tracking litter everywhere. I mentioned how he seemed obsessed with his litter and how sometimes he would just sit in there and do nothing for long periods of time. Well on Monday, the day before my last exam, Kitten went into his litter box first thing in the morning and just sat there with his head sticking out. Alone, that would have been weird for Kitten since he never leaves his head out of the litter box, but on top of that, he stayed in there for over 20 minutes. I went and shower and he was still in there. I thought this was weird, even for Kitten, but with an exam the next day, I just ignored it. 

Later in the morning, Kitten was in and out of the litter at least 5 times. It was starting to drive me insane because every time he came out, I would need to sweep; if I didn’t, he would track litter everywhere. At one point, I accidentally hit him with the broom when I was trying to get the litter off him. He got quite mad and ignored me most of the day. I thought this was the reason why he wasn't being a good study buddy while I studied. 

That evening Boyfriend got home and immediately asked me what was wrong with Kitten. I asked him why he thought there was something wrong and he said that Kitten ALWAYS comes to meet him at the door and because he didn’t, something HAD to be wrong. I told Boyfriend he was being crazy and I went back to studying. A while later though, Boyfriend said that there REALLY was something wrong with Kitten. I asked him what he meant and he said that Kitten had been sitting in one spot without moving for at least 10 minutes. I told Boyfriend that the same thing happened in his litter box this morning. 

At first, we thought that Kitten was having a seizure. We tried pushing him and he just slid across the floor, frozen like a statue. When we realized he wasn't have a seizure, we got out the cheese to try to lure him away from where he was sitting. The moment Kitten looked at that cheese with distain, we knew something was very wrong. Slowly Boyfriend and I put it all together and realized that Kitten was severely constipated. He hadn't pooped in a day or two, yet he was in and out of his litter ALL the time. He wasn't eating. He was licking his “behind” constantly. He wasn't walking and when he did walk, he walked like there was a pickle in him.

Boyfriend immediately searched online to see what we could do. Since cats are lactose intolerant, we gave him some milk to see if that would help. Boyfriend was also convinced that he could manually push it out. He tried pretty hard and said he "could feel it," but unfortunately wasn't able to squeeze it out. 

I was very worried since it was so bad that Kitten could barley walk, but Boyfriend assured me that he would keep an eye on Kitten when I went to bed (though he also told me that animals can die of constipation). Boyfriend then said that if Kitten didn't go by tomorrow, he was going to give him an enema. I am dead serious. Boyfriend was going to give Kitten an enema. Thankfully, Kitten did go over night. Though he still seemed a bit off the next day.

Boyfriend and I looked into things we could do to help Kitten stay regular. Boyfriend promised he would stop giving him cheese, and we decided we would switch his dry food and start giving him wet food again. 

Yesterday, I went to the pet store to pick up these supplies. I told the pet store girl that my cat was constipated and she was very sympathetic and told me that cats don't naturally drink a lot of water, so they should have wet food daily to get their fluids. She also told me that if it got bad again, to mix some pure pumpkin puree into his food. I held off on the pumpkin, but I will say that I was a bit frustrated to be buying a brand new bag of cat food since the one we had was only half done and we buy pretty expense food for Kitten. 

This is what Kitten had…

And this is the new one I got for him. He also got a few cans of fancy wet cat food.

On top of all of this, we also bought Kitten cat grass to get some fiber into him. The store only had the kind that you grow yourself. I just planted the seeds last night, so hopefully they will actually grow.

Honestly though, Kitten eats better than boyfriend and I. The products in Kitten’s food are all grown in Canada, the meat is free range and there are no preservatives. And Boyfriend and I eat things like this:

Luckily, Kitten seems to be getting back on track (no pumpkin or enema needed). He has been running around and breaking things like normal all day, which makes me very happy.  

Oh, and don’t forget to vote for Kitten’s Look-A-Like!

Sandwich Fail

You may remember from earlier posts, that when Kitten was a little kitten, Boyfriend and I thought it would be funny to put him in between some bread to make a Kitten Sandwich. Well last Saturday, Boyfriend and I were at the St. Lawrence Market; we saw a gigantic loaf of bread in the day-old section, and we knew what had to be done. We even decided that we would up the ante and add lettuce to this Kitten Sandwich.

Things did not go as anticipated. Our plan had been that Boyfriend would hold the bread and I delicately insert Kitten avec lettuce. Then I would snap a few infinitely adorable photos. 

Unfortunately, Boyfriend and I had not accounted for Kitten's massively increased strength. Kitten fought with all of his might to escape the Kitten Sandwich. In one of his classic fits of rage, Kitten broke free of the sandwich, severing the bottom of the loaf and splaying crumbs everywhere. I tried to convince Boyfriend that it would still work, but even I knew our shenanigans were up. 

Though, my heart had been set on a Kitten Sandwich and never one to quit, I tried to see if putting lettuce on him would be equally as funny. It wasn't. All it did was further upset both me and Kitten. 

 Kitten vs. Lettuce

Kitten LOVES Pizza & Beer!

I know I have done several Kitten & Pizza posts before (Kitten LOVES Pizza!, Re: Kitten LOVES Pizza), but Kitten really does love pizza. Pizza night is probably more exciting for Kitten than it is for Boyfriend and I, and Boyfriend and I REALLY love pizza nights. In fact, I think tonight it going to be a pizza night... 

Kitten didn't actually like the beer though. He checked it out and decided against it. I am not sure, because Kitten doesn't speak English yet so I can't ask him, but I think his father might have had a drinking problem. The other night when Boyfriend and I were having a glass of wine and watching the Bachelor, Kitten came over and knocked the wine glass right out of Boyfriend's hand and all over the couch. I tried to tell him that a glass of red wine is good for you, but I am also starting to wonder if Kitten understands English at all...

I apologize for the rambling, but I am starting to get sick and am having trouble concentrating.

Anyway, please enjoy some more Kitten & Pizza pictures!

Clementine: Tasty Treat or Enemy?

Join Kitten as he tries to determine if a slice of clementine is something that needs to be eaten or something that needs to be destroyed.

Re: Kitten LOVES Pizza

I really should get to studying Crim, but I also feel like after that Contracts exam my fellow studiers might need some Kitten love. 

It isn't much tonight, but I hope you enjoy it. 

Here are some photos taken on Kitten's pizza night...

Kitten LOVES Pizza!

Like I've mentioned previously, Kitten loooooves food. Last night Boyfriend and I had some late night pizza and Dragon's Den. Like usual Kitten seemed very excited about our choice of cuisine and entertainment. Boyfriend was in an extra-sharey mood and decided to split his crusts with Kitten. 

Enjoy!