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Ocelot II

(131,919 posts)
Fri Jul 3, 2026, 10:17 AM Yesterday

This is what happens when you forget to put the cat food container away.



I keep dry cat food in a large tupperware container (lower left in the photo) and store it in a cupboard where it can't be gotten to. But this morning I forgot to put it away and left it on the counter, and as I was sitting in the living room I heard a sort of rattling thump. Entered the kitchen and found cat food scattered far and wide and my little 14-lb. darlings Dave (top) and Chet (purple collar) hoovering up as much as they could manage. I swept up as much as I could but there will be kibbles in all the corners and nooks and crannies and they will find them. They're still at it.

Don't forget to put the cat food away.
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This is what happens when you forget to put the cat food container away. (Original Post) Ocelot II Yesterday OP
I would expect nothing less Walleye Yesterday #1
Dave and Chet are no longer your fourteen pound darlings. Make that eighteen. Polly Hennessey Yesterday #2
whew. I hope they are really good scavengers to find all those in the nooks, crannies & corners hlthe2b Yesterday #3
Also don't forget to put the unopened bag away Freddie Yesterday #4
Been there, done that. Biophilic 23 hrs ago #5
We have special treats for our cats that are a constant form of hide and seek and open mjvpi 21 hrs ago #15
I dropped a bowl of dry cat food on the kitchen floor years ago. My two dogs fought the broom for cleanup duty. sinkingfeeling 23 hrs ago #6
. irisblue 22 hrs ago #7
"Here, take my advice, I'm not using it" lolol JMCKUSICK 22 hrs ago #8
I once came home from work to a similar scene Warpy 22 hrs ago #9
"(Yes, cats snore)" 3catwoman3 14 hrs ago #18
I once had a cat, the late lamented Milo, who snored so loudly Ocelot II 23 min ago #21
Bad year for those tiny ghost ants. They love her wet food. tavernier 22 hrs ago #10
Bosco, my tabby cat, and Daphne, my standard poodle, work in tandem. Bumbles 22 hrs ago #11
It tastes better when you've "caught" it. TeaLeaves 22 hrs ago #12
Booonaza!!!!!! paleotn 22 hrs ago #13
Well if you didn't starve these poor hungry skin 'n' bone cats, they wouldn't need to steal their own food. Everyone can NBachers 22 hrs ago #14
Dave and Chet, as in The NBC Evening "Mews"? Clever names! yonder 21 hrs ago #16
Ssscccooorrreeee!!!! mwmisses4289 21 hrs ago #17
I'm laughing at your "hoovering up" terminology. 3catwoman3 14 hrs ago #19
If I hadn't swept most of it up I can't imagine how much they might have eaten Ocelot II 14 hrs ago #20

Polly Hennessey

(9,074 posts)
2. Dave and Chet are no longer your fourteen pound darlings. Make that eighteen.
Fri Jul 3, 2026, 10:22 AM
Yesterday

Our Barrett can unscrew the lid unless it is tight, very tight. Yes, to your question, Barrett is slightly’ overweight. 😆

hlthe2b

(115,325 posts)
3. whew. I hope they are really good scavengers to find all those in the nooks, crannies & corners
Fri Jul 3, 2026, 10:28 AM
Yesterday

I am overrun with insect invasions (fruit flies, ants, gnats, drain flies) and am uber vigilant with this hot weather. Colorado has blessed respite throughout most of the year, but all of a sudden the damned things try to take over!

Good luck!

Freddie

(10,192 posts)
4. Also don't forget to put the unopened bag away
Fri Jul 3, 2026, 10:28 AM
Yesterday

My boys Andy and Charlie (21 lb) have on a few occasions chewed the bag open and had a feast.

mjvpi

(1,948 posts)
15. We have special treats for our cats that are a constant form of hide and seek and open
Fri Jul 3, 2026, 01:05 PM
21 hrs ago

sinkingfeeling

(58,288 posts)
6. I dropped a bowl of dry cat food on the kitchen floor years ago. My two dogs fought the broom for cleanup duty.
Fri Jul 3, 2026, 11:37 AM
23 hrs ago

Warpy

(114,772 posts)
9. I once came home from work to a similar scene
Fri Jul 3, 2026, 12:33 PM
22 hrs ago

only with a big bag of catnip they'd managed to knock off the top of the fridge. The catnip was everywhere and there were two totally dissipated cats snoring away in the middle of it.

(Yes, cats snore)

Ocelot II

(131,919 posts)
21. I once had a cat, the late lamented Milo, who snored so loudly
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 10:38 AM
23 min ago

that I had to poke him or turn him over so I could sleep.

tavernier

(14,586 posts)
10. Bad year for those tiny ghost ants. They love her wet food.
Fri Jul 3, 2026, 12:38 PM
22 hrs ago

I can’t even keep it on the floor anymore because within seconds 1 million of them are just engulfed in the whole cat dish. I have to keep it up on her kitty play stand so she at least has a chance to eat some before they find it. Truly Nolan comes here year around but in July these particular ants just show up for about three weeks and nothing will get rid of them. But then again I live in the tropics so I guess that’s a trade-off between that and ice and snow. Strangely, they have no interest in her dry food, nor people food. But then again, I don’t keep anything out for longer than it takes to eat it.

Bumbles

(603 posts)
11. Bosco, my tabby cat, and Daphne, my standard poodle, work in tandem.
Fri Jul 3, 2026, 12:49 PM
22 hrs ago

Their biggest prize was a large cheese pizza from Costco knocked to the floor by Bosco and eaten, almost entirely, by Daphne. Somehow, there were no ill effects.

paleotn

(23,135 posts)
13. Booonaza!!!!!!
Fri Jul 3, 2026, 12:55 PM
22 hrs ago


Of course I'm laughing because I don't have to clean it up. But I have been there. More than once.

NBachers

(19,680 posts)
14. Well if you didn't starve these poor hungry skin 'n' bone cats, they wouldn't need to steal their own food. Everyone can
Fri Jul 3, 2026, 12:59 PM
22 hrs ago

see how food-deprived the poor things are!

yonder

(10,326 posts)
16. Dave and Chet, as in The NBC Evening "Mews"? Clever names!
Fri Jul 3, 2026, 01:12 PM
21 hrs ago

Did Huntley push it to the Brinkley? Looks like that team got the big scoop again!

3catwoman3

(30,292 posts)
19. I'm laughing at your "hoovering up" terminology.
Fri Jul 3, 2026, 08:32 PM
14 hrs ago

I've used the same phrase to describe our male Siamese mix. He eats like a dog - so fast I wonder if he tastes it.

We have to feed the 4 cats in different places where we can shut doors or the "vacuum cat" who be done with his in no time and then go on to everyone else's dishes.

I'm occasionally tempted to create a scenario like the one in your picture to see if he has a satiation point, or would he eat until he puked. I suspect the latter.

Ocelot II

(131,919 posts)
20. If I hadn't swept most of it up I can't imagine how much they might have eaten
Fri Jul 3, 2026, 08:52 PM
14 hrs ago

before they became too stuffed to move. As it is, they have been unusually lethargic all afternoon, just lying around digesting.

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