This is what happens when you forget to put the cat food container away.

[Ocelot II]

I keep dry cat food in a large tupperware container (lower left in the photo) and store it in a cupboard where it can't be gotten to. But this morning I forgot to put it away and left it on the counter, and as I was sitting in the living room I heard a sort of rattling thump. Entered the kitchen and found cat food scattered far and wide and my little 14-lb. darlings Dave (top) and Chet (purple collar) hoovering up as much as they could manage. I swept up as much as I could but there will be kibbles in all the corners and nooks and crannies and they will find them. They're still at it.

Don't forget to put the cat food away.

[Walleye]

1. I would expect nothing less

[Polly Hennessey]

2. Dave and Chet are no longer your fourteen pound darlings. Make that eighteen.

Our Barrett can unscrew the lid unless it is tight, very tight. Yes, to your question, Barrett is slightly’ overweight. 😆

[hlthe2b]

3. whew. I hope they are really good scavengers to find all those in the nooks, crannies & corners

I am overrun with insect invasions (fruit flies, ants, gnats, drain flies) and am uber vigilant with this hot weather. Colorado has blessed respite throughout most of the year, but all of a sudden the damned things try to take over!

Good luck!

[Freddie]

4. Also don't forget to put the unopened bag away

My boys Andy and Charlie (21 lb) have on a few occasions chewed the bag open and had a feast.

[Biophilic]

5. Been there, done that.

[mjvpi]

15. We have special treats for our cats that are a constant form of hide and seek and open

[sinkingfeeling]

6. I dropped a bowl of dry cat food on the kitchen floor years ago. My two dogs fought the broom for cleanup duty.

[irisblue]

7. .

Yeah, I've done that

[JMCKUSICK]

8. "Here, take my advice, I'm not using it" lolol

Guilty myself also.

[Warpy]

9. I once came home from work to a similar scene

only with a big bag of catnip they'd managed to knock off the top of the fridge. The catnip was everywhere and there were two totally dissipated cats snoring away in the middle of it.

(Yes, cats snore)

[3catwoman3]

18. "(Yes, cats snore)"

They most certainly do. Always makes me laugh.

[Ocelot II]

21. I once had a cat, the late lamented Milo, who snored so loudly

that I had to poke him or turn him over so I could sleep.

[tavernier]

10. Bad year for those tiny ghost ants. They love her wet food.

I can’t even keep it on the floor anymore because within seconds 1 million of them are just engulfed in the whole cat dish. I have to keep it up on her kitty play stand so she at least has a chance to eat some before they find it. Truly Nolan comes here year around but in July these particular ants just show up for about three weeks and nothing will get rid of them. But then again I live in the tropics so I guess that’s a trade-off between that and ice and snow. Strangely, they have no interest in her dry food, nor people food. But then again, I don’t keep anything out for longer than it takes to eat it.

[Bumbles]

11. Bosco, my tabby cat, and Daphne, my standard poodle, work in tandem.

Their biggest prize was a large cheese pizza from Costco knocked to the floor by Bosco and eaten, almost entirely, by Daphne. Somehow, there were no ill effects.

[TeaLeaves]

12. It tastes better when you've "caught" it.

Bowls are for beginners.

[paleotn]

13. Booonaza!!!!!!

Of course I'm laughing because I don't have to clean it up. But I have been there. More than once.

[NBachers]

14. Well if you didn't starve these poor hungry skin 'n' bone cats, they wouldn't need to steal their own food. Everyone can

see how food-deprived the poor things are!

[yonder]

16. Dave and Chet, as in The NBC Evening "Mews"? Clever names!

Did Huntley push it to the Brinkley? Looks like that team got the big scoop again!

[mwmisses4289]

17. Ssscccooorrreeee!!!!

The hooman forgot to put up the catffod!! Party time!!
😸😻😸

[3catwoman3]

19. I'm laughing at your "hoovering up" terminology.

I've used the same phrase to describe our male Siamese mix. He eats like a dog - so fast I wonder if he tastes it.

We have to feed the 4 cats in different places where we can shut doors or the "vacuum cat" who be done with his in no time and then go on to everyone else's dishes.

I'm occasionally tempted to create a scenario like the one in your picture to see if he has a satiation point, or would he eat until he puked. I suspect the latter.

[Ocelot II]

20. If I hadn't swept most of it up I can't imagine how much they might have eaten

before they became too stuffed to move. As it is, they have been unusually lethargic all afternoon, just lying around digesting.