Trying to defeat the Food Monster
Went over to a pet store in Cambridge today, and now I'm trying an experiment with the kitten*. I bought Mari a gravity feeder to put her dry food into, and hopefully this will reduce the whining since she can get food under her own power rather than bugging us. I asked someone at the MSPCA if I should try it, and they basically said "why not?" I really want to do something to try and stop her whining so as not to bother K, the new roommate, since I know all too well what it's like to deal with someone else's annoying cat.
I was warned that it might be a learning curve for her, since she's probably never self-regulated her food before, having been a stray, and will probably stuff herself. Right now she's still eating from it and gave me a pathetic sounding meow like she was saying "Why am I so full?" She'll learn.
I also got her a nametag, with my phone number on it. She also has a Home Again tag and she's microchipped, but you can't be too careful. If she ever does get out I want people to have a way to contact me.
I also got her some catnip. This should be entertaining.
* I know I technically shouldn't call her a kitten since she's a full grown cat (and in fact had her own kittens before I got her) but she's small and cute enough that it fits.