When I was growing up, Morris the Cat was the official spokescat for 9-Lives Cat Food. Through his commercials, he world tell the world that he was finicky – and that nothing would satisfy his taste other than 9-Lives Cat Food…

…Morris – you have met your match.

More than any other cat in the world, Beavis is by far the most finicky cat in existence. Not only will he only eat Fancy Feast Cat Food – but he will only eat one particular flavor – Tender Beef Feast. And more than ever before – I learned that the hard way last night.

When Diane went food shopping last week, she accidentally bought Sliced Beef Feast In Gravy instead of Beavis’ Tender Beef Feast. Thinking he would eat anything given to him like any other cat in the world would, I fed it to him – only to watch him devour his Meow Mix Seafood Medley dry food – and leave the wet food completely untouched. Truth be told, if you cleared a room and opened one hundred cans of cat food – Beavis would find the Tender Beef Feast amidst the sea of cans and only eat that. So considering that he did not have his one and only meal – he was not a happy kitty.

In the last two days, Beavis has been meowing like a cat who has not eaten in months. He has also resorted to knocking anything he can get his little paws on off of the dressers in protest of his food deficiency. Last night, he must have woken Diane and I up at least a dozen times by doing this – he even broke her mini flashlight when he tossed it off of her dresser in protest.

I understand that he has his preferences, but there are cats out there that would lick my feet to eat what he throws away. If I weighed a can of food that he did not like and then gave it to him to eat – I could leave it out until it rotted – and then weigh it again only to find that he did not take a single bite. Granted, he has his favorite, but I am amazed at the fact that he would rather starve than eat something he doesn’t like. I am starting to wonder which one of us is really in charge of this relationship.

Needless to say, I went to the store today and got him his Tender Beef Feast – and now – all is right with the world. As I have always said, Beavis is truly a unique creature in so many ways – and considering that discipline is something he will never, ever comprehend – I guess I have no choice but to come to the realization that he is the one truly in charge of me rather than the other way around – and that I have no choice but to do nothing and accept that – as well as have a healthy supply of Fancy Feast Tender Beef Feast on hand – if I ever want to get any sleep.

Eat your heart out Morris.