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A KLEPTOMANIKAT
When you were just a tiny kitten,
You revealed a strange addiction.
You took things that weren't nailed down,
Things, since then, I've never found.
You could not read; you could not write,
Still my glasses you did swipe.
You stole my clips; you stole my pen,
My desk won't be the same again.
With the joy you got in tripping me,
You took away my dignity,
Then, as the thief you had become,
You stole my equilibrium.
People's socks come by the pair,
Why take one and leave one there?
And earrings, also, come by two's,
How come I just have one to use.
Where do you stash the stuff you take?
I've looked until my poor head aches,
I fear that now, my little cat,
You are a kleptomanikat.
Unknown
"Another cat? Perhaps. For love there is also a season; its seeds must be resown. But a family cat is not replaceable like a wornout coat or a set of tires. Each new kitten becomes its own cat, and none is repeated. I am four cats old, measuring out my life in friends that have succeeded but not replaced one another."
~ Irving Townsend
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Did you know that your older cat has different nutritional requirements than when she was young? Older cats (greater than 7 years of age) should be fed adequate levels of protein as they are less efficient in processing it. Increased levels of fiber will help maintain normal bowel function as bowel motility decreases with age.
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