i taught him to jump up on my dresser on command by conditioning him with moist cat treats. Now, he will do it on command like a dog!
I also bought him a leash and harness and we’ve stepped out briefly a few times. The neighbors were oggling us lol
I also just fed him wet dog food because I’m broke and the wet dog food was waaaay cheaper than the tiny tin of wet cat food. I got a HUGE tin for a buck fifty and the tiny little cat tin was two bucks!
He loved the dog food, so I might make the change to every other day wet dog food, just to keep costs down.
Just wanted to share this because I’m laughing inside and he’s so cute!!!
I think that cat food is higher protein content compared to dog food. That’s why it’s not good to feed dogs cat food on a regular basis (and visa versa, not good to feed cats dog food).
So cute! I used to walk with my cat off a leash - he thought I was so incompetent out of doors that he stuck close to me to make sure I didn’t wander into traffic or something. I got a lot of admiring comments from people I’d meet.
Careful about dog food as a long-term solution - it misses a lot of the nutrients a cat needs to stay healthy.
Another way I treat my cat like a dog is by accidentally buying a giant dog travel carrier from wal mart because it was the cheapest out of all the other sized carriers and was temporarily discounted. It’s about almost as long as my love seat and is intended for medium sized dogs.
So anyways, I go to the vet, right? I come in with this huge carrier, put it on the ground while I talk to the receptionist, and tell her my cat has an appointment.
the receptionist starts giggling.
He’s in that? she goes.
Oh, it was the cheapest one at wal mart.
She laughs more. The waiting room chuckles.The cat is sitting in the corner of the carrier and there is about a 3 by 3 space of free area around him. FEET! heh
The vet tech brings us in and I pull him out and she laughs and goes, “wow kitty, you’ve got so much space!” and I tell her the story about the cheap medium sized dog carrier at wal mart and we both laugh.
He’s going for a check up on the 28th! I got a coupon for a free vet exam from a different clinic in the mail! He’s going back to the vet in the giant green carrier because the other carriers are like expensive, even the tiniest carriers.