Two things about Hillary

[james_davis_nicoll]

She loves this heat. I knew that.

If left unattended with a peeled banana, she will eat a surprisingly large amount of it. This was something of a surprise.

I can't say that her expression when I caught her was that of a cat who was stealing a treat. It was more ... determined to have this special food when the other cats could not, regardless of its taste.

I just hope this experiment goes better than her sister's consumption of green peppers.

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[elynne.livejournal.com]

Amber won't eat anything except krunchy kitty kibble, and whatever she can catch. She won't eat cat treats, fish (raw or cooked), wet cat food, meat (raw or cooked) - nothing. She utterly disdains human-provided non-kibble.

Best Amber escapade to date: bringing a live yearling crow into the basement, and letting it go. The crow was a crowning achievement, but she's also played catch-and-release with sparrows, starlings, a flicker (kind of woodpecker the size of a pigeon), mice, rats (foot-long city rats), and a hamster. Okay, the hamster didn't make it into the house alive, so it technically doesn't belong on the list.

Miir can frequently be found in the kitchen, begging for a taste of anything that anybody is making. If somebody is eating it, she's willing to try it, no matter how unlikely. This is how I know that she loves crisp rice cereal, sourdough bread, and soy milk. Tuna sushi will cause her to instantly materialize with pitiful meows and adorable kitten staaares as she slowly wastes away from starvation.

Best Miir escapade to date: having found a box of powdered milk large enough for her to crawl inside of in a floor-level cupboard, she proceeded to claw it open and go. to. town. I came into the kitchen and beheld a grey-and-black striped kitten whose face and forepaws were coated with white powder, licking her chops and mewling triumphantly. She complained when I took the powdered milk away, and cleaned up the spill. An hour later, she complained even more, and spent a lot of time in the litterbox.

... I'm totally posting this in my LJ. :D