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    get your nose outta my face...stop licking me...you can eat
    later...buzz off, this is *my* table...stop scratching yourself...
    can't you read? this food isn't for you! stop trying to sneak
    a little outta the dish when I'm not looking...touch that and die!
    I'm warning you, edd, don't bother me when i'm eating...
    
    aja

    Get OFF my lap, Bob!!!!!  Bonnie, Get out of that plate!!  NO, 
    Flame, no more yogurt, its MINE!!  
    
    I have to give myself 1.5 portions because that .5 is going to 
    end up in the stomaches of Bonnie, Bob & Flame.  Geez, what pests.
      N

    And you ought to see when I have spagetti!!!  :-))))))
    

    "...so, Phyllis (my wife), as I was saying before we were so rudely 
    interrupted..."
    
    ***MEOOWWRR!!*** Translates to: It's MY dinner time and I want what's 
       coming to me and this MEANS EVRYTHING IN SIGHT!
    
    "...just how WAS your day?"
    
    ***MEYeeewrrrp!!*** Translates to: STOP this idle chatter RIGHT now or 
       I'll do something drastic. H'mmm that is Turkey soup he's eating...!
    
    As I raise the soup spoon containing a chunk of homemade turkey
    soup, the forward progress of my arm is abruptly interrupted by two paws 
    with a wrestling grip undoubtedly learned from Bonkers watching too 
    many Wrestling matches...
    
    "Phyllis, DID YOU SEE THAT?!! I can't believe he WENT as far as
    grabbing the spoon right of my MOUTH!" We have to teach this 2 yr.old
    some table manners!"
    
    Russ 

    You guyes reminded me of a cute thing my horse did (I know it's not cat
    related, but it *was* cute).  Jesse *LOVES* beer, probably more than
    any other treat we could give her.  One hot summer afternoon, we had
    come back from riding and were having a beer.  I had already given Jesse
    hers, and I was sitting on the bench talking w/ my friend.  All of a
    sudden Jesse reaches over the fence and grabs the bottle from my
    hand - and proceeded to drink the beer.....I was concerned she'd bite
    the glass....so I hopped over the fence to get it from her.....but of
    course she wouldn't let me have it until she was finished....Silly
    horse!

    I have Cereal Monsters, sigh.
    

    Well, would someone *please* tell me how a 9-year old sealpoint
    siamese knows the particular crinkle sound of a Doritos bag?
    I don't get company for chips, popcorn, crackers or the like -
    but take out a bag of Doritos and - whoom instant Siamese - begging
    on her hind legs no less!!  ;-)
    
    Mary-Michael and Charm (the Doritos fiend)

    
    
    	Duke eats EVERYTHING with only one exception...popcorn.
    
    	Which of course happens to be Sasha's favorite.  She could
    	hear the bag opening a mile away.  Wonder what she'll do now
    	that we have a hot air popper.  That should be interesting.
    	If I don't give her a piece when *she* wants one, she'll sit on
    	the back of the couch and bat at me with her front paw.
    	"Hey you...mom, gimme a piece will ya!  What's wrong with you!"
    
    
    
    	

    Well, Flame and Bonnie will eat popcorn!  As long as its cheese
    popcorn.  Actually, Flame will eat just about anything.
    

    Rusty & Pepper also will eat just about anything!  Veggies,cereal,
    chips, cheese-but they *adore* my snack pack pudding, any flavor!
    
    My horse begs for your Diet Coke - he failed the Pepsi challenge :-)
                                       
    L-

    Thai likes cereal, but ONLY "Cheerios".  Midnight only wants something
    if it's made with spaghetti sauce (I say wants because he doesn't get
    it).  The rest seem to be preoccupied with their own dishes of food
    while I'm eating (I always feed them first).
    
    Pat, Thai, D.P., Holly, Midnight, Buffy, Jamie (& Cookie)
    

    Hi Pat,
    
    It seems, tomato sauce, tomato juice is very good for cats.  acidifies
    the urine!!  When my SilVee has cystitis, the vet always says, don't
    forget her juice!  They really seem to love tomato anything, cats do.
    Maybe they know something that we don't, eh???
    
    Some of mine like only Cheerios also, but I think it's because they
    like the milk at the bottom of the bowl with the sugar!  And, because
    it's pretty much the only cereal I eat except for Corn Flakes !!
    
    E.

    
    That's interesting to know.  Maybe I should share some of the sauce
    with him then.  How much do you give, a teaspoon, tablespoon, ?  Wonder
    if D.P. should have some; he's the one that has had urinary tract
    problem until I switched to Science Diet for everyone (everyone but
    Midnight as he won't eat the canned variety - not enough spaghetti
    sauce).
    
    Re. Cheerios.  Thai gets one at a time from corner of table.  He'll
    stand on his hind legs and with one paw, pulls the Cheerios to his
    mouth.  Normally I don't encourage begging at the table but this is the
    only time he does this and only when I occasionally have Cheerios for a
    change.  I call him my "Cheerios Kid".
    

    Well, tomato juice would be better - less spices and stuff.  Next
    time you speak with your vet, ask and see what they say.  If I
    have some in the house, I'll put a small bowl down and let any
    one that wants some have some - they love it!  SilVee hasn't had
    a problem in a while, knock on wood !!!  Of course, keeping her
    on the medication for at least 3 weeks helped also.  Sometimes
    the usual 7 to 10 days just doesn't work.
    
    E.

    I gave up this morning -- the Cereal Monsters got their own (little)
    dish.
    

    Last night Stitch was at it again.  Asparagus is in season and he's
    off to the races.  The minute you put them in the steamer or boiling
    water the aroma starts to drive him nuts.  We couldn't keep him
    off the table during dinner - every time we turned around he was
    into the asparagus, we gave him a small plate of his own, but he
    wanted more, more more - Stitch - stay out of my asparagus - at
    least until the price goes down.
    
    
    Giudi

    re: asparagas - sounds like my place when I cook fish.  Mao goes
    absolutely bonkers!  She talks non-stop and bounces all over every-
    thing in the kitchen.
      N
    

    Ditto thinks Columbo yogurt is co-YUM-bo!  
    Any flavor...must be like SnakPak pudding, I guess.
    I have to share with him OR ELSE he ignores me
    pointedly for up to an hour   :-)
    
    Susan

    
    We have to be carefull about leaving loaves of bread out on the
    counter.  Not too long after we aquired Jasper, we came home to
    find an unopened loaf of bread bitten in about 20 different places.
    Little tears were carefully made in the wrapper, and a tiny bite
    nibbled just underneath.  I wouldn't have minded if the culprit
    had eaten *one* piece of the loaf, but...nnoooo!...she had to try
    almost *each* slice of bread to see if they all taste the same!!
    
    We weren't sure who did it the first time, but a few months later
    we caught Jasper in the act!!  This time it was a bag of rolls.
    
    The funny part is, is that if you break off a piece of bread that
    you are eating, and give it to her--she will take it or leave it.
    Unless, of course, it has butter on it!!
    
    Debbi