Every time I don’t give Tabs a taste of whatever I’m eating, he takes it as a personal slight, but in weird cat psychology, he thinks that his most coercive tool to woo me is by forcing lurvies upon me, so when he wants a taste of my croissant or my scrambled eggs or whatever, he won’t take no for an answer. He HAS to climb up on my lap or place a possessive paw on my shoulder, and then stare deeply into my eyes and telepathically transmit his desire. “Let me have some. Let me have some. Let me have some. Let me have some.”
It’s kinda annoying!
Tabs really got into his patrol this morning. We went out a little later than usual, so it was sunny, but it was still chilly and wet, which I actually think he likes.
Weirdly, fall is one of his favorite times of year. He loves it when the leaves are on the ground, because there’s more stuff to investigate, and he also likes keeping tabs on the local wild turkeys, which are at their most plump right now.
Plus, the grass is green and extra tasty.
We didn’t see any neighborhood cats this time, but I think there was one stalking us from somewhere. Tabs and I both got the feeling we were being watched, but we never saw who was doing the watching or from where.
It was probably Left Turn, one of the neighborhood troublemakers who likes to give Tabs a hard time and sneak up on him from behind, and poor Tabs doesn’t have finely tuned cat senses anymore.
He’s still a thug, though. Even in his senior years, he’s always ready to throw down, but sometimes the younger cats do get the drop on him.
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
I bet Tabs is only concerned about your safety and wants to make sure the food you are having is tasty.
Haha, so funny how Tabs is curious about food! Sometimes I’ll be chopping vegetables or something I know the cats won’t like but they are fascinated and won’t stop staring until I let them see what it is.
So nice that you still have green grass! We had our first snow so it’ll be a while before the kitties can hit the salad bar. 🙂
Hi Ruchita,
Ya know, Tabs is not really into chopping veggies unless I’m opening up an avocado (which happens often as Connor loves them). There’s something about the scent of avocado that drives me crazy! I’ve read that cats officially aren’t supposed to eat them in large amounts, but if a tiny piece falls on the floor he’s free to nibble on it if he wants.
I’m guessing, even Throw Down deep inside knows this is Tabs Territory and not to fiddle to much with the main cat!!
No body messes with the Boss Kitty! He might be a senior kitty but he still can throw down.
Goodness, you had me cracking up about Tabs being a thug in his senior years! It’s cool the harness doesn’t bother him, was that an easy thing to have him start? I have 2 seniors I would love to walk every now and again… I think they would love it seeing how they sneak through my legs and out the door when I take the trash out.
Have a great new year and tell Tabs not to party too hard.
Toki