Fat Saké

This past Sunday we took our dogs to a local fundraising dog wash. We donated money to a good cause and the dogs received much needed baths (with the mess and smell kept far away from our house). While there we encountered a lovely black lab, who was as obese as he was sweet. Overweight pets are touchy subject for me, since I think it is the responsibility of the owner to keep their pets as healthy as possible, and this means not feeding them to death.

Fast forward a couple of days. We often add a bit of cold cereal (such as Cheerios or Rice Chex) to Sushi's mush of lab blocks and baby cereal. We do this mainly to give her some variety in her pretty boring diet. However, her sister also eats Sushi's food on a regular basis.

On the night in question, the cereal was Cinnamon Toast Crunch. I noticed Saké happily eating a piece of it and thought to myself how adorable she was and grabbed the camera. Then I thought about the overweight dog from the fundraising wash and realized that I had no more excuse than that dog's owners. Thus I present the last picture that will ever be taken of Saké enjoying Cinnamon Toast Crunch. If there is anything our fat rat doesn't need, it is empty calories.

Saké

Sushi

Demonstrating that she's doing better with eating hard foods, Sushi eats piece of Kix:

Sushi with Apple Jacks!

Slowly Sushi is able to eat harder foods again.

She isn't able to eat cereal yet if it is completely hard, but if I hold a piece under water for a couple of seconds, it gets just wet enough that she is able to eat it (and does so eagerly.)

Saké

Saké, in a tube, with a Cheerio. What more does a rat need in life?

Shy Sushi

The other night Sushi was sitting under her wine box eating a Cheerio. She was perfectly framed in the doorway and I grabbed my camera to catch what would have been a perfect picture.

The moment Sushi noticed, she turned just enough to block my view.

Sushi

You'll have to take my word for it that she is adorable when eating a Cheerio.

Yum...

It is hard to beat an Apple Jack first thing in the morning.

Saké

Great Starts

Breakfast *is* the most important meal of the day!

Sushi and her morning cereal.

There's Nothing to See Here

Why yes, I am eating a corn pop.

Saké.

Cereal

Most cereals are easy (and delicious) treats to keep on hand for the rats. We try to avoid the sugary ones (although I'll admit that they both love Cinnamon Toast Crunch) - Cheerios is a favorite.

This week we have Rice Chex and both girls have been enjoying it immensely.

Saké hangs onto a piece of Rice Chex.

Look at her little paws!

Her paws are almost as good as hands.