Hi, I’m Christopher! Read my introduction to learn more about me and my silly Russian Blue cat, Olga.
When Olga was a kitten, she was not very naughty and always ran into the kitchen when she smelled my cooking. I gave him dry food every day and wet food a few times a week, and I made the mistake of copying my old cat food. Free feeding is not recommended for most pets, but my Siamese cat never became overweight when allowed to graze all day on kibble.
Free Feeding Frenzy
I shouldn’t feed Olga for free; his head was bigger than his body when he was young, and his stomach was starting to catch up. When my vet said he was a little heavy for a kitten, I changed his diet and only give him dry food in the morning and wet food at night.
This lasted for several months, and as he entered adulthood, he no longer had a bulging stomach. He loves wet food but only eats formulas with chicken or turkey. I discovered early on that seafood and beef are not kind to his gut, and until recently, he liked dry food.
Kibble Conundrum
He stopped eating his kibble, and when I tried introducing new brands gradually, he ate them for days until they threw him up. I tried diets with limited ingredients and too many brands to remember, but nothing seemed to agree with her stomach. He only allows wet food, and I stop giving him treats.
I don’t know why, but he eats more when I’m in the same room. If I go out to fill the bird feeders after leaving a bowl of food for him in the morning, he will wait by the window until I return and then run back to his bowl to eat.
He doesn’t like to eat alone, and sometimes, he leaves most of his food and walks away. If I call him back and tap his bowl, he goes back to his food and gobbles it up. Some dogs and cats get irritated or aggressive if you stand too close to them or touch them on the back when they are eating, but Olga prefers it. He eats all his food now, but I still need to encourage him.
Picky and Proud
Living with a picky cat is annoying, but Olga is healthy. He does not bother me when I eat and does not eat foreign objects, plants, or toxic chemicals. Being selective and indecisive can be an advantage for him. Because he has such a sensitive stomach, he may not be able to eat something harmful.
That’s not a statement from someone with veterinary expertise, but it applies to my stubborn cat. Before eating, he stares at me and sighs if I look at him. He acts like a hungry animal and tries to scare me by closing the closet door or knocking my pen off my desk.
His begging was incessant, but as he was hungry, he did not eat all his food unless I joined him in the kitchen. Olga is an oddity in nature, but she is a good cat.
