• sbv@sh.itjust.works
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    8 hours ago

    We don’t need a variety of food to survive. But, generally, we have choice, so we choose to vary our diet because it’s more interesting.

    Pets do not have a choice. They eat what they’re given. Or they choose not to and die (a lil cat I was sitting chose that route).

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      8 hours ago

      What the fuck? Cats don’t just chose not to eat and die. That cat died from neglect.

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        6 hours ago

        I was under the impression cats fed on sunlight and heat? I thought the food was just like, a scheme to drain the household economy.

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        7 hours ago

        He was well fed and offered different foods. His owners played with him and kept him clean. He didn’t want to eat. They had him tested for allergies, etc but the vet didn’t find anything wrong. They put him on something to increase his appetite. He ate a little. Then he stopped.