Cats Do Not Like To Diet

last week, i noticed that one of my cats looked even more enormous than usual. i think he has an eating disorder. he will eat, throw up, and return to the food bowl to repeat the whole process over again.

i decided to ration my cats' food.

toby and mittens still haven't accepted the new state of affairs. they compulsively pace the kitchen, staring at their empty food dish in disbelief. toby became so impatient for his dinner yesterday that he very pointedly threatened to bite me several times. 'playfully'. just a 'love nip'. he paced across my keyboard. cried. stared.

at meal times, they eat until full, leaving very few leftovers. i give them what they need. it's clear that they don't think this is enough, judging from all the whining and fighting. em0's tiny little cat has to swallow her dinner whole, or my cats will sneak in and devour it. toby stares at me in the morning, willing me to get up. if i get up, he gets fed, so his goal is to stare a hole into my head. he knows if he gets pushy, i will lock him in the bathroom. he doesn't paw my face anymore like he used to. but, his stare is *so* reproachful.

these power struggles are so draining.

being in a house full of hungry cats is a singular experience. cats seem to turn up everywhere. they're always underfoot. they become increasingly pushy and downright pissed off. it's rather menacing actually.