Preston’s Message to the Cats of the World #NutrishCats

As I sit here in my crate, I ponder how I got in this mess with my brother and sister cats (ATTN: The Cats have taken over.).  When I think back, I realize I have lived with my brother and sister cats Dr. Pepper, Mr. Pibb, and Ashes who crossed over the rainbow bridge, for over five years!  I also realize that cats aren’t so much different than us dogs (OK cats, stay with me here, this is not an insult).  Even though we may look different, and some of us aren’t lucky enough to have claws of mass destruction, we all want the same thing … a family that loves us and take care of us.  At first, I thought their demands were just mean and not fair.  But then, Mom sat me down and said this feud has to stop!  Being the smart westie I am, I decided to dive deeper into the psychology of the cat’s demands, and realized I need to treat them better.  So here I go with my apology to my cats, and all the other cats of the world.

1. I am sorry I steal your cat food whenever I can.  It is so smelly and yummy, it is hard to resist.  But I understand that you don’t like my food very much, so if I eat yours, you will go hungry that day.  That isn’t right.  No cat should go hungry ever.  So I asked my pals at Nutrish to help the rents out there with cats, and they said sure Preston, whatever we can do to.  They put coupons for their new cat food in your Sunday paper today!  The coupons are on the second page of the Smart Source insert, and there are coupons for both dry and wet food.
2. I know you cats need mommy and daddy time as much as we do.  That is why us dogs have agreed to give you Thursday and Sunday night as a dog free zone in the rents room.  Enjoy your time with our blessing.
3. I am sorry for interrupting your sleep by barking.  But for argument sake, you all sleep like 24 and ½ hours a day.  It is hard not to wake you up.
4. Sorry I chase you.  I will try my best to stop, but it is hard wired in our brain … an instinct, that tells us we MUST chase cats.  Just like your instincts tell you that you must scratch dogs.
5. Sorry we eat the litter cookies (poop) sometimes.  For the record, I have never gone snacking in your litter box … that must have been another dog.  I hope by us putting up your SweepOne automatic litter box, that will help remove the temptation for future litter box snack raids.
6. Finally, I apologize for not ever telling you that us dogs really do care for you.  You are our cats, and we would protect you any day from strange dogs, strange humans, or even the random plastic bag that blows through the yard..  We will defend your honor!

I have learned a lot this week.  I hope that you see that, and have it in your cat hearts to forgive me and give me back my passwords.

Your brother from another mother,