# A battle is raging between wife and cat

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-battle-is-raging-between-wife-and-cat/598711>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 5, 2011, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-battle-is-raging-between-wife-and-cat/598711 "2011-10-05T18:35:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2011, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-battle-is-raging-between-wife-and-cat/598711/61 "2011-10-08T17:43:38Z")

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> [@AClockworkMelon](#):
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> Why are you feeding the cat on the desk? Tried putting its food bowl _on the floor_?

I have 2 beagles. They love cat food and it is not good for them.

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**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2011, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-battle-is-raging-between-wife-and-cat/598711/62 "2011-10-08T17:53:30Z")

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> [@Muffin](#):
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> But if the human happens to die before the cat, then the previously finnicky cat will nom-nom-nom down on the ex-human.
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> In my town, a old fellow who had a lot of cats died. His cats chewed away on him to survive. Eventually some neighbours smelt something wrong and called the authorities. His children, who lived in town but who hadn’t been arsed to visit him, sued the town for not looking in on him. His neighbours tried to sue his estate for him devaluing their property values by being eaten by his own cats.
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> I think the cats were the only sane sentients in the whole affair.

This story made my laugh out loud (and I think I agree with you).

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**Author:** ![Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/46a35a/32.png) [@Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_T-Bonham.net)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2011, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-battle-is-raging-between-wife-and-cat/598711/63 "2011-10-08T19:00:27Z")

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> [@Indyellen](#):
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> Unfortunately, we’ve had to drop it down to no more than half a can at a time because she’ll bolt it and then throw it back up. ☹
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> Is this normal for a cat that’s been a stray? I figure it is, but was curious about others’ experiences.

Yes, it’s quite common for a cat that has ever had to survive on its own – eat quickly, before something makes you run away.

But it’s not uncommon in non-stray cats, too. Especially if they were raised with more aggressive kitten littermates.

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**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2011, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-battle-is-raging-between-wife-and-cat/598711/64 "2011-10-08T19:19:13Z")

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> [@t-bonham@scc.net](#):
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> Yes, it’s quite common for a cat that has ever had to survive on its own – eat quickly, before something makes you run away.
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> But it’s not uncommon in non-stray cats, too. Especially if they were raised with more aggressive kitten littermates.

My cat spend his first year living with foxes. He wolfs his food down, despite there being a big tub of food available to him all the time. It’s not the he over eats, it’s that he often eats too quicky and occasionally barfs it back up a few minutes later.

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