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Real Estate Agent with RE/MAX Destiny Real Estate Cambridge, MA

One niblet left in the bowl Like most real estate agents I work long days and fairly irregular hours. Sometimes I'm home by six, other nights it's closer to ten.

 

My Champ is long suffering.   He used to be an outdoor cat and he lived with his sister. Now it's just the two of us - and he's the one who bears the brunt of my crazy schedule.

 

Nothing is more poignant to me than coming home to find that he's once again left that one lone nibber in his bowl. 

 

He keeps one in reserve - just in case - he still has one more piece of kibble in the bowl if worse comes to worst.

 

That solitary niblet kills me every time.  And I love the window it gives to what he's thinking, to how he plans.  He loves his food but has the self restraint to save that one last piece.

 

Give that man a bowl of kibble! 

 

Beatiful blue eyed cat in front of a computer

Leslie Prest
Leslie Prest, Prest Realty, Sales and Rentals in Payson, AZ - Payson, AZ
Owner, Assoc. Broker, Prest Realty, Payson,

That is REALLY funny. He really does this on a regular basis? Cats!

Apr 10, 2010 04:48 AM
Michelle Gibson
Hansen Real Estate Group Inc. - Wellington, FL
REALTOR

Liz - That is SOOOOOO funny.  My bagel Molly (basset/beagle mix) does the same exact thing, but I think she's doing it to aggravate and tease my pug who won't go near her food bowl.

Apr 10, 2010 08:26 AM
Gloria Todor
Premier Property Sales & Rentals - Springfield, PA
& Doug Durren (484) 431-3686 in SE PA

Liz, that's great.  Champ sounds like he knows how to take care of himself.  Cute fellow.  Our cat spends a lot of time alone too. As soon as we come home after many hours out, one of the first things she does is trys to get me over to her food bowl, she actually "herds" me over.  ---Gloria

Apr 10, 2010 10:59 AM
Elizabeth Bolton
RE/MAX Destiny Real Estate Cambridge, MA - Cambridge, MA
Cambridge MA Realtor

Hi Hannah ~ I just had to memorialize it - he slays me.

Hi Leslie ~ He does it all the time. What a monkey!

Hi Michelle ~ I can't believe you have bagel dog - that is a new one on me - I bet she's adorable.

Hi Gloria ~ I laughed out loud at the image of you getting herded to the bowl.  Cats are too cool.

Liz

Apr 10, 2010 02:17 PM
Tom Davis
Harrington ERA,DE Homes For Sale, $$ Save $$ Buy Today ! - Dover, DE
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Hi there Elizabeth,

Hope you had a great Easter!

Wow... What a CAT!  That really is pretty Cool ! 

The Cat just eats everything all the way down to the last one and keeps it!! Wow... most animals I think wouldn't be able to do that like yours.... You Really Have A SPECIAL CAT!  LOL!  I am going to have to share this funny story... it really is funny!

Thanks,

Tom Davis

Apr 11, 2010 02:36 AM
Michael Bergin
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage - ABR - SRES - Alexandria, VA
Northern Virginia Real Estate

Too too funny!  I think cats have the guilt thing down pat.  We have been puppy sitting for the past week and it's been quite the experience.  Incredibly adorable, smart, funny, energetic and we'll be glad when his owners come home this afternoon.

MB

Apr 11, 2010 08:58 AM
Martha Brown
Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc., Annapolis MD 21403 - Annapolis, MD
Your Homes Around Annapolis Agent

Amazing how a pet can lay the guilt trip on us. Too funny. When my Max was alive and I was away for extended hours he would follow me around the first 15 minutes I was home just meowing up a storm. I am sure he was telling me exactly how he felt about my being away for so long. Poor thing.   

Apr 11, 2010 04:42 PM
Maria Morton
Platinum Realty - Kansas City, MO
Kansas City Real Estate 816-560-3758

This is so cute!  One nibble left in case you abandon him. Poor Mr. Champ.

Apr 11, 2010 05:06 PM
Jeff Dowler, CRS
eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA
The Southern California Relocation Dude

Love your cat, Liz. Ours get more neglect than they would like sometimes. And they let us know.

Jeff

Apr 12, 2010 02:59 AM
Todd Clark - Retired
eXp Realty LLC - Tigard, OR
Principle Broker Oregon

Ok, I've never heard of a cat or dog doing that. That is a little weird and funny at the same time. Have you tried to see if she would eat it if you left it a little longer?

Apr 12, 2010 03:27 AM
Ted Tyndall
Davidson Realty Inc. - Saint Augustine, FL
I will help You find the Home YOU want to Buy

Elizabeth, thats a riot. My cat eats it all and then claws open the bag which I leave under a counter he can get to.

Apr 12, 2010 08:35 AM
Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
Real Estate Broker Retired

He's beautiful, cute story.

Apr 12, 2010 11:46 AM
M. Suzi Woods (Gravenstuk)
NOW Sharing the life and spice of the GC one day at a time - Grand Canyon, AZ
Suzi Woods, Prior Independent REBroker in MS

Liz, precious story read as I sit here with my Shadow curled up beside me. Both of our cats greet us at the door. Does Champ need a Cat Companion?

Apr 12, 2010 02:27 PM
Sandy Shores FL Realtor®, Melbourne Real Estate
M & M Realty of Brevard Inc. - Melbourne, FL
Brevard County Real Estate, Florida's Space Coast

Elizabeth, Now that is one smart cat. I bet it is heartwrenching when you walk in the door to find that lone piece of food on the plate - what a reminder of the crazy career we have choosen. 

Apr 13, 2010 10:15 AM
Al & Peggy Cunningham, Brokers
RE/MAX West Realty Inc., Brokerage - Brampton, ON
Our Family Wants To Help Your Family!

Oh Liz that is just too cute! Imagine old Champ saving one teeny tiny little morsel just in case.......how their little minds work. He is a beauty though Liz! 

Apr 13, 2010 01:23 PM
Myrl Jeffcoat
Sacramento, CA
Greater Sacramento Realtor - Retired

Elizabeth - Champ looks like a really WISE ole cat!  Isn't it amazing how different the personalities of cats can be from one another.  It makes you wonder how they think through things enough to save just one nibble:-)  I had a black cat that taught himself to use the toilet!  He never managed the strength to flush, but the rest he did entirely on his own!  His pet peeve was women who left the lid down!

Apr 14, 2010 01:22 PM
COMPASS PALM SPRINGS | Stewart Penn
COMPASS - Palm Springs, CA
COMPASS Palm Springs - Broker Associate

Elizabeth - Your cat is obviously part economist:)

When our cat is 2/3 through his bowl of food he starts "talking" .... telling either my partner or I that we need to take note that he needs a refill.

 

Apr 14, 2010 04:07 PM
Joan Whitebook
BHG The Masiello Group - Nashua, NH
Consumer Focused Real Estate Services

Our pets can often be the victims of our crazy schedule.  I have had my husband come home sometimes to take care of our cat when I am running late!  I love the kibble in reserve... just in case!

Apr 15, 2010 03:11 PM
Joseph D. Federico
MVP Realty - Naples, FL
Southwest Florida Homes with Joe Federico

Liz-I think your cat has will power, my cats would eat all day, if they could.

Apr 18, 2010 12:43 AM
Ann Allen Hoover
RE/MAX Advantage South - Hoover, AL
CDPE SRES ASP e-PRO Realtor - Homes for Sale - AL

Cats are so funny........all of mine have their own quirky habits too.  Champ has beautiful markings!

Apr 20, 2010 06:30 AM