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Warpy

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9. I once came home from work to a similar scene

Reply to Ocelot II (Original post)

Fri Jul 3, 2026, 12:33 PM

Yesterday

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)

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This is what happens when you forget to put the cat food container away. [View all] 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 Yesterday #5

We have special treats for our cats that are a constant form of hide and seek and open mjvpi Yesterday #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 Yesterday #6

. irisblue Yesterday #7

"Here, take my advice, I'm not using it" lolol JMCKUSICK Yesterday #8

I once came home from work to a similar scene Warpy Yesterday #9

"(Yes, cats snore)" 3catwoman3 21 hrs ago #18

I once had a cat, the late lamented Milo, who snored so loudly Ocelot II 7 hrs ago #21

Bad year for those tiny ghost ants. They love her wet food. tavernier Yesterday #10

Bosco, my tabby cat, and Daphne, my standard poodle, work in tandem. Bumbles Yesterday #11

It tastes better when you've "caught" it. TeaLeaves Yesterday #12

Booonaza!!!!!! paleotn Yesterday #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 Yesterday #14

Dave and Chet, as in The NBC Evening "Mews"? Clever names! yonder Yesterday #16

Ssscccooorrreeee!!!! mwmisses4289 Yesterday #17

I'm laughing at your "hoovering up" terminology. 3catwoman3 21 hrs ago #19

If I hadn't swept most of it up I can't imagine how much they might have eaten Ocelot II 21 hrs ago #20