Finger-lickin’ good!

We cats are notorious for our finicky appetites, and it drives our human parents crazy. Now I’ve never actually been in a supermarket, but I hear it’s quite a hoot to watch the cat owners milling about the pet-food aisle, looking perplexed and studying the ingredients on tiny cans of expensive food, while the dog owners just grab a giant bag of tasteless kibble and are on their way!

I usually take great delight in checking out my mamas’ selections when they get back from the store.

Usually I’m pretty excited about the choices, until the can or pouch is opened and then dumped into my dish. Often I will like a particular type of food on, say, Monday, but by Tuesday I’ve soured on it. Sometimes I walk away looking offended, without even so much as a taste of what’s in the dish. Believe me, Those Two can get pretty exasperated with me!

The other day Mama G was disgusted when I walked away from a mousse-type food that I had seemed to love just a few days earlier. So I wasn’t entirely surprised when she got down on the floor, scooped up a finger full of that food, and lured me back to my dish, telling me how good it was. I sniffed it, then started eating it off her finger. And I had to agree with her, it was pretty tasty! Maybe presentation is everything!

She repeated this process several times, until my dish was nearly empty. Afterward, I felt kind of embarrassed for her. She had become the mother who makes airplane noises while spoon-feeding a cranky child.

But I wasn’t content to let it go at that. After Mama C got home from work that evening, and Mama G told her about the food episode, Mama C had to try it for herself. I obliged once again.

I seem to have Those Two wrapped around their own fingers!