So a little back story: my cats don't jump. They never have. I've never had to worry about things on the counters, etc. because they've never tried to get them. Buddy has bad hips, and pretty much will take tiny little jumps (like from one piece of furniture to another) but nothing more.
This week I bought an emergency 3.5lb bag of kibble for Sierra (I've had a couple instances where I forgot to have her raw food thawed, so wanted to have kibble around just incase). I had it sitting out on the kitchen counter.
I come home from work tonight, and the bag has been torn open with a perfect Buddy-head sized hole! I was SHOCKED! So I left it there, sat back and watched. A few minutes in, Buddy climbs on one piece of furniture, then hops onto another, and bam, he's made it onto the counter and waltzes straight to the bag of kibble!!! The little MONSTER!
I pulled out my kitchen scale to see how much he had managed to eat out of the bag, as it seemed significantly lighter: over 1lb!! That's insane!! He's only an 11lb cat! LOL I can't believe he managed to eat a pound of kibble over the course of the day. Just goes to show I could NEVER free feed him!!
I'm going to have to re-evaluate our furniture set up... we're in a tiny apartment so our options are limited, but I think I'll have to find something that cuts out his options for getting onto the counter!
This week I bought an emergency 3.5lb bag of kibble for Sierra (I've had a couple instances where I forgot to have her raw food thawed, so wanted to have kibble around just incase). I had it sitting out on the kitchen counter.
I come home from work tonight, and the bag has been torn open with a perfect Buddy-head sized hole! I was SHOCKED! So I left it there, sat back and watched. A few minutes in, Buddy climbs on one piece of furniture, then hops onto another, and bam, he's made it onto the counter and waltzes straight to the bag of kibble!!! The little MONSTER!
I pulled out my kitchen scale to see how much he had managed to eat out of the bag, as it seemed significantly lighter: over 1lb!! That's insane!! He's only an 11lb cat! LOL I can't believe he managed to eat a pound of kibble over the course of the day. Just goes to show I could NEVER free feed him!!
I'm going to have to re-evaluate our furniture set up... we're in a tiny apartment so our options are limited, but I think I'll have to find something that cuts out his options for getting onto the counter!