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[llywela]

Took my little kitten Poppy to the vet this morning to be spayed. As predicted, she was cross about the nil by mouth thing, although she wasn't nearly as bad as I was expecting - she is usually really, really naughty when she wants food. I did make sure she was well fed last night, mind - gave her some posh expensive food as a treat to be certain she'd eat well before her 9pm deadline. And eat well she did. Didn't stop her wondering where the hell her breakfast was this morning, but she opted for pitiful rather than naughty. Kept giving me these big woebegone eyes of why aren't you feeding me? Look! I'm being good!

Poor baby. This is my last day in work before Christmas, so I'll pick her up tonight and then can hang out with her at home while she's sore and sorry for herself the next couple of days.

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[mabus101.livejournal.com]

Sadly, cats have very little concept of delayed gratification. We have to look out for them in the long run.

Poppy will be happier later, though she doubtless won't remember to thank you. Oh well. *scratches Poppy's ears*

[llywela13.livejournal.com]

Sadly, cats have very little concept of delayed gratification.
LOL so true! The posh food last night wasn't to make up for missing breakfast, but to be certain she'd actually have a good meal before the fasting kicked in! She has days where she isn't all that interested in food, sometimes just ignores whatever's in her dish and waits for something better for the next meal. I wanted to make sure there was something really tempting down in case she was having one of those fussy days. And it worked. *G*