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Peachy's New Year's resolution (3 pics)

14 years ago

We're not the only ones determined to eat healthier in the new year; Peachy has made a resolution to eat more kale. (She has also resolved to leave my favorite spider plant alone.)

Here she is begging for kale:

Trapping the elusive kale under the butcher block (she looks like she's sleeping, but her eyes are closed in the bliss of knowing the kale is within her grasp):

In the mouth at last!! (She actually eats quite a lot of it.)

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Comments (8)

lindalou
14 years ago
my cats are always snacking on my plants, too. think i will put kale on the grocery list for this week. if they don't eat it, i will. i love kale!! ;)
Chi
14 years ago
That's great that she eats greens. One of my cats likes the cat nip plants that you can buy at the pet stores. He chews on them. I'll try kale and see if he likes it too.
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lydia1959
14 years ago
She's a cutie! My younger cat likes 'cat grass' and an occasional lettuce leaf. My other 2 cats (1 now deceased) didn't care for 'greens' at all.
petaloid
14 years ago
Peachy is such a pretty girl!
lynn_d
14 years ago
What a grown up girl she is getting to be! WOW!!!! She's about the same age as our Baby-Baby.
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I'm going to try kale on her and if she spits it in my face I will tell her that her Aunt Susan suggested it! LOL!!!
Georgysmom
14 years ago
Peachy and baby-baby are adorable. My last cat loved snicker bars. My daughter would give her teeny-tiny pieces. It was like catnip to her.I don't know if chocolate is as bad for cats as it is for dogs, but she lived to be 21 1/2 years old. She was the best.
alisande
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14 years ago
Baby-Baby is just lovely!! I can't imagine her spitting anything in your face, Lynn. LOL

Georgysmom, I'd have to guess chocolate must not be all that bad for cats if yours lived that long. :-)

To me, raw kale has no scent at all, but somehow Peachy knows as soon as I put it on my cutting board. She gets so excited!

Linda, let us know what happens with your cat and kale. Lynn, too!
Jasdip
14 years ago
GREAT pics Susan and Lynn. They are just adorable.
I'd love to hear and see how everyone's cats are doing with kale and other unusual cat foods.

I'm afraid I don't eat anything fancy like those greens. I detest cilantro and I would get kale in a box or produce that I got from the grocery store for my worms. Kale is a funny thing, even thawing after being frozen, it didn't soften or become mushy at all.

I'd love my cats to eat some veggies. I'll keep trying to see if there's something that intrigues them.

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