• Tess@piefed.blahaj.zone
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      The regular kind, he just ate it, as much as he could before I managed to drag him away from it.
      It was kind of worrying to be honest.

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        I mean yeah that is worrying… you as either a person or cat should probably not eat jellified petroleum, yeah.

        But… wtf?

        Maybe he’s just… hungry?

        A very odd cat?

        Like I’m trying to look this up, and I’m basicslly seeing this fall into the category of pica, which is essentially a mental disorder that can be triggered by a number of things…

        https://www.webmd.com/pets/cats/features/unusual-cat-cravings

        Maybe take kitty to the vet for a checkup?

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          He had a thyroid problem and never managed to gain a lot of weight. Still, he grew to be quite old.
          He’s been gone for over ten years now, but I still miss him.

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            Ah.

            I’m sorry.

            I’ve loved and lost a cat as well.

            … yeah I’m basically crying right now, don’t know what to say.

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          Cats don’t have opposable digits. Saving that jelly for later when ya aren’t looking. Or maybe when you are.