The cAtkins Diet
So, we trundled off to the vet over a week ago. Sorry we haven't been writing lately. We thought that having Jennifer at home on vacation last week would result in more blog-time, but she ended up having other things to do. Anyway, we have to say that it was the best trip ever! to the vet. First place, no one got any shots. They had decided last year that Thalia only needed shots every 3 years b/c she's an indoor-only-kitty (at least that's what they said the reason was--we kind of suspect that her slight Hannibal Lecter impersonation was behind it). When we showed up this time and they were talking about shooting Shelby, the vet asked why he was on the every year schedule, does he go outside? Jennifer said no, everyone's an indoor-kitty. They asked Jennifer what she wanted to do and she said she didn't really care. So, Shelby got a shot reprieve.
Then it was on to the weigh-in. Not surprisingly, Shelby is still trying to compete in a higher weight class. Thalia's not exactly what you'd call skinny either. Then the vet asked Jennifer how she felt about canned food. Jennifer thought to heself that she really didn't have an opinion on it. Not something she'd eat herself, but she isn't morally opposed to it or anything. She responded that she'd always been told that the dry food was better for our teeth and that the canned food would make us even fatter. "Yeah, that's what we used to think," the vet said. Apparently now they've decided that the whole tooth thing is genetic. And she said as far as weight goes that "the dry food is all carbohydrates, and the canned food is much higher in protein, so it would actually help them lose weight."
Just like Atkins, Jennifer thought. That was when we started talking about the cAtkins diet. 
Thalia was all excited, telling Shelby about when she used to get canned food and how yummy it was. Shelby had never even seen canned food, so he was initially unimpressed. But when he first saw the cans and realized it looked just like his favorite people food (tuna fish), he started to think that maybe it wasn't such a bad idea. And now every morning when Jennifer gives us our dishes of food Shelby comes running in and growls at his food while he scarfs it down. We're not sure if he's growling to indicate that it's his food and everyone else better back off, or b/c he's so happy, or what. In any case, Jennifer thinks it's really funny.
And after all, that's what we're here for: to keep Jennifer amused.