I took Tim to the vet in April. As I suspected he is overweight to the tune of about 2 pounds. The vet said I should cut back on his food. Actually, what the vet said was to mix in some canned pumpkin into his food, and Tim ate it too! Tim will eat just about anything I put in front of him. But the pumpkin didn't agree with him. So I have been trying to just cut back on feeding him so much. He gets a good serving of wet cat food at 6 am, and usually (now) a very small snack at noon, and then the other half of his wet food ration at 5:00 pm. I am beginning to wonder if Tim actually knows how to read clocks because at 5 pm on the button he is always right at my elbow. It was pretty awful the first few days but I thought we were beginning to come to terms with the kitchen door being closed once in awhile. The begging and the horror of an empty bowl was beginning to dim... but then, what should I find on my front porch today but this:
Now Tim wears bells. Two of them. And an ID tag that rattles against the bells when he walks. It has been over a year since Tim "hunted" anything. And I am afraid he may have gotten one of my "friends" today because there are a few squirrels that come to the porch for almonds. But I have to wonder... could it be that Tim decided to do something about his hunger? He brought the squirrel right up onto the porch and left it at the front door. He didn't try to eat any of it but... could it have been a message?
Look at this face and you tell me what you think!
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