The dogs get a Milkbone everytime they come in from outside. They also have their own doggie beds and a doggie blanket in the bedroom if they decide to sleep upstairs. They only lay on the bed when I am alone in the bedroom. There is just no room with both of us in bed. My BF always saves a small piece of pizza crust for each one.
The cats get num nums. Not all of them eat them though. Several like the sink water so we keep a kitty cup on the bathroom sink and fill it up when they jump up on the sink. We have several that like that so you pretty much can bet at least one will want you to fill it everytime you enter the bathroom.
One cat gets kitten chow as her special diet. She was getting dry skin and scratching all her hair off. I figured she might be allergic to the cat food and we tried to switch several times but it was still there. We tried kitten chow and it cleared up so that is her main food now. She gets served seperate in a little dish on the top of the pantry cupboard.
The cats sleep where ever they want. Some sleep with us while others lounge in different areas of the house except for Button she always sleeps with my daughter. I have a lot of kitty beds and some sleep on them and some don’t. I always find one that is in a strange place in the morning that for the most part does not look like it is a comfortable place to sleep.
The latest:
Despite the fact that I have a perfectly adequate reverse cycle split system on the wall I had to buy their furrinesses a heater they could cuddle in front of.
Oh and the rabbit has his own personal air conditioner in his room.
All these things you do to spoil your cats? That’s just normal life in our house! They sleep where they want, they get whatever food they like, they get scraps when I’m cooking, they get leftovers when we’ve eaten, they get kittytreats, they have the best spot on the bed…I tell you, it’s a cat’s life!
My cat spurns the water in his bowl, and loves the sinks/bathtub, so I’ll leave the water dripping for him occasionally. His favorite thing is to drink out of MY cup, so lots of times I’ll pour a cup of water, take a few sips in front of him, and then leave it on the counter for him.
He also has his own toothbrush. I keep mine and my daughter’s in the medicine cabinet, but I keep his in the holder on the sink, and every time I brush my teeth, he jumps up on the sink and chews on his toothbrush.
Before we had a kid, we spoiled our cat. We used to give her various size cups, glasses and bowls to drink out. It was kinda like ‘Signs’ and how she drank water. When we had company over, we’d put some water in a martini glass with a touch of food coloring to ‘freak’ everyone out!
Now the cat is lucky to get food/water when we remember it - it’s getting better!
There are these large dog toy/stuffed animals that have velcro openings in the belly so you can put those little squeaky diaphragms in them so when you seal the opening and give it to your dog, it’ll squeak in different areas where he’ll bite them.
But for our cat, what I did was buy the stuffed animal, but instead of putting the squeaky toy in, I put in a whole container of cat litter so it filled up the entire toy. Note that this toy is about 60% of the size of our girl cat, and she loved it enough that she has 3: a puppy, a ducky, and a hedgehog. We’ll come home and find her completely narcotized on one of them, blissfully holding them like a long-lost lover.
My wife says that this is how I “spoil” the cat. But it makes her happy and costs next to nothing, so I’m not sure how it’s spoiling her at all.
Cat…litter? Or catnip? The first is kinda strange, but hey, whatever makes your cat happy. Please tell me where I can buy this narcotic cat litter so I can get some for my five.
For my guest dogs, salmon patties. Salmon, egg, milk, garlic and some whole wheat cracker crumbs…nothing in there that’s bad for them, but, oh…the doggie kisses!
But my husband builds them elaborate cardboard “apartments” to fit in the aquarium portion of their cage. They’ve got ramps and doorways and catwalks. He’s now moved on to balsa wood. Ok, so he’s mostly doing it for fun because he likes to build things, but he’ll spend an entire week’s evenings on those suckers. We hide pieces of cheese in the hard to reach spots to keep them interested.
In addition to a piece of banana or carrot now and then, they each get an entire Cheez-It to themselves once a month or so. When I shake the box they run to the top level of the cage and sit obediently.
Their cage has two wheels–a big one and a small one.
My dogs get all the pig ear strips, bully sticks, and chicken jerky they want. They get Natural Balance tube food (we call it Sausage) when they come inside from going potty. They get WholeMeal bars for a bedtime snack. They get very expensive kibble food. They sleep in bed with us. They get table scraps, and even whipped cream directly from the can on occasion. And in repayment, they sometimes let me dress them in silly little clothes. One more picture - the new guy isn’t in the other pictures - he gets carried around all the time, or else he cries.
