I recently adopted a stray kitten that I found on the streets. She's a small brown maine coon named Mitski. The poor thing was eating scraps of garbage in a dark alley when I found her. Without thinking twice, I picked her up and brought her home. After giving her a nice warm bath and some fresh food, she looked as good as new. Just like most cats, she loves to sleep and be cuddled. But there's one thing that stood out to me as a bit peculiar. I had only started to notice it after being with her for a few days. Mitski is always hungry! She loves her cat food and will always ask for more, even after I fill her bowl and give her scraps of tuna for dessert. Sometimes she'll purr and whine for more, leaving me conflicted. The label on the cat food says to limit intake to one serving. I didn't want her to get fat. So I decided to take a trip to the pet store and find some better cat food that would satisfy Mitski. After scanning the aisles, I found a box with the name HappyCat. It said, "premium cat food sure to satisfy your hungry kitten." Perfect! This would work. I bought a few boxes of HappyCat and went home, excited to give them to Mitski. As soon as I entered the house with the food, she pounced on my legs with her small feet. Mitski was already so excited. She rolled over on her back with her feet in the air and purred loudly. That was something she did when she wanted me to pet her or feed her. I scratched her ears and she let out a purr in response. "Guess what I found, my good girl?" I cooed while holding up the box of HappyCat. I opened the box and scooped some of it into her bowl. Mitski immediately lapped it up, stuffing lumps of food into her without taking a second to chew. "Slow down there Mitski", I said. She was swallowing the pieces whole and not leaving any crumbs. She was making such a mess. But I still love her because she's my good little kitten. So I'll feed her whatever she wants. Watch as her needy little tongue laps up all the food until she's a drooling mess. And when she's all done, she'll let some of it go in the form of a clear sticky liquid. The liquid ends up coating her completely, making her wetter than she was before. If I'm holding her up, some of it will even get on me. Mitski is sitting on my lap so she ends up getting her liquid all over my fingers and lap. Naughty kitten always making a mess for mommy to clean. "Bad kitten!" I yell. She looks up at me with those sweet innocent eyes. "I can't help it mommy", I imagine her saying. Aww of course she can't. My good little kitten can't help it. She's insatiable. That's why she deserves whatever she wants. Even if she always demands it from me and leaves a big mess, I love giving her what she wants. I wipe the liquid from her lips and my lap. She's looking at me with that hunger in her eyes again. Opening the box, I take out another scoop. Time for another round.
