My mum and I both love cheese popcorners. Easily our favourite mutual snacks. They were half off when we went grocery shopping and the cheese ones sell out really quick, so I grabbed 4 packs.
Cut to today, I was eating some, and was sitting on the couch, when my dog came up to me and looked at me with big eyes, she’s an old girl and I share my food with her a lot anyway, so I threw her a chip. Then my cat came over and was sniffing my fingers curiously, so I broke him off a little bit of the chip and he licked it clean and ate it. They both watched me eat the rest of the bag (which was crumbs really).
Cut to 10 minutes ago, I was sitting down on the couch, again, and I open a pack, I immediately hear the ring of a bell and my cat spawns in next to me sitting there with the cutest biggest dilated eyes and I see my dog saunter in looking at me with those eyes. And they both just sat there staring at me while I stared back eating the chips slowly.
I of course caved, threw my cat a chip and my dog. They both sat there, cute as buttons waiting for me to feed them more. I didn’t and instead wrapped the bag up. My cat gave me a miffed looking face and jumped away. My dog simply curled into a ball and watched the TV.
Ive fucked up. I’ve created little junk food junkies. And I know I will continue to enable this. I’m a pathetic person who gives into her pets wants and needs.
TL;DR I’ve created junk food junkies. And I’m scared because I know I’ll always cave because they’re SO CUTE.
Edit: guys. Please. I’m not an idiot I know that high sodium foods are bad for cats because I know they don’t drink a lot of water so it’s a killer for their kidneys. I gave my cat like 1/10th of a popcorner and my dog two one time. It’s not going to immediately kill them I’m not going to start feeding my animals bowls of popcorners. This is an obvious joke/cute moment between me and my animals. It is NOT that deep. I don’t need to be lectured.
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Here’s the thing: once you cross that line and let your pets develop a taste for junk food, it can be really damn hard to undo, they’ll keep looking to you for their fix, and before you know it, you’ve created little snack addicts dependent on you.
My boyfriend did this with cheese. Now any time I grab a slice or a little snack pack of cheese, my dogs expect their tax.
That’s just really bad for them. Processed foods are horrible for you, how do you think they affect a much smaller creature? The only human foods that animals should ever eat are whole, natural foods that haven’t been salted.
DO NOT DO THIS! People food can give pets conditions like pancreatitis which is painful for them and expensive for you. My dumbass step-dad found that out. Proper nutrition is essential for happy, healthy pets!
The real FU is showing the cat. They’re masters at getting into places and things they have zero business with. Now, even if you place the bag in a cabinet or on top of a shelf…that bag will end up with tiny tooth holes and/or opened on the floor with crumbs Everywhere.
My 2 feline ninjas saw me put treats away, Once….now I have to keep a lock on the door and place anything that isn’t puncture-proof in there.
This is a genuine FU. Stop feeding your pets human food, especially the cat. Human food, especially salty snacks like that, tends to be higher in sodium and cat kidneys are sensitive to this.