[Magdalen] Golly! Thanks, Dad!

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

I'll put his bowl by me on the floor and see if that helps. They ask so
little, and give so much.

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Sun, Jun 21, 2015 at 7:48 PM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Could be, Jim! My dog will often come and get me to come out in the
> kitchen and sit there while she eats!
>
> > On Jun 21, 2015, at 3:26 PM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
> oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > We have two overweight kitties who have to eat a limited diet, and two
> > smaller ones who can eat pretty much what they want.
> >
> > I have a protocol now of feeding Nancy (our kitten) and Max (the deaf
> > elderstateman) in my office, out of range of the other two.
> >
> > Max lets me know when it's feeding time.
> >
> > He gets on my computer and sings. Then he rears up and waves his paws in
> > the air. Such a wonderful singing voice!
> >
> > I put down some food in his dish.
> >
> > A few minutes later, he comes and cries for food.  I fuss over him a bit
> > and then show him the dish, which has the food in it.
> >
> > It's really as if he says, "Wow!  Thanks, Dad!" and plows in.
> >
> > A few minutes later, he does it again.
> >
> > And a few minutes later....
> >
> > Isn't this the most wonderful kitty? I tell him.
> >
> > I wonder if he has cognitive impairment. My beloved says I see everything
> > in psych terms, having lived with it for thirty years.
> >
> > I console myself with the fact that he seems a happy enough kitty, and
> > purrs up a storm when he gets in my lap at other times.
> >
> > It's just so funny to have him come begging for food, then when I show
> him
> > the food I just put down for him, he's like, "WOW! Thanks, Dad!"
> >
> > Hmm. I wonder if he just wants me to spot for him while he eats....
> >
> > James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
> > *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
> > except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
>