I Don't Know Another Way to Break it to Ya...

but one of our cats is just downright dumb. Care to make any guesses as to which furry feline I am speaking of?

Well, if you guessed Crisco (formerly known as Cailean), then you would be right! Now don't get me wrong, I love this cat with all my heart. I picked him out when he was just a few weeks old and still think he is just the sweetest thing. But sadly, while he was overly blessed in the girth department, the brains are a little lacking.

Here's the background story on what sealed the deal for me on this observation.

So when Sienna (our other more "street wise" kitty) is hungry, she let's you know. And I mean that in every sense of the word. She doesn't just meow at you. She yammers. She whines. She begs. She falls down on the floor rolling around dramatically meowing over the fact that she is just SO hungry. Fortunately, if you ignore her long enough, she'll eventually give up and leave you alone (many hours later). Crisco, on the other hand, just follows you around. And around and around and around. He can be THE most underfoot kitty ever. If he even thinks you might be headed towards anything that resembles his kibble, he musters up his fat rolls to somehow propel him ahead of you in an effort to help guide you to his dish. When he realizes this is not your intention, he tries his hardest to guide you there. At first you think it's blind affection with the way he rubs up against your legs all LOVE ME! And then when you sit down, he reaches up and taps your lap with his paw as if he wants to join you on your lap. But nooooo. All he wants is to be FED. And he will NOT LEAVE YOU ALONE. It's a different form of begging altogether.

But Sienna, see, she's lived on the streets for part of her life, and she's no dumb kitty. She knows how to get to food if there is food to be had. While Crisco is trying his best to convince you to get up and give him some kibble already, Sienna is crafitly figuring out how to get to the food that is in fact already there. And for your viewing pleasure, I have caught this clever kitty in the very act of foraging for kibble.