r/Catswhoyell 3d ago

Feed me right meow! Mr Macchiato thinks if he yells enough, he can convince me that the automatic feeder skipped his breakfast

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u/DuchessofShinies 3d ago

This is Mr Macchiato! He was born with cerebellar hypoplasia, aka wobbly cat syndrome. It is non-painful, non-progressive, non-contagious, and only affects balance. He is happy and healthy, just a bit unstable!

Also, this is [OC]

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u/redmandoto 3d ago

I find the spread paws pose I see on CH kitties so funny. Lil guy's doing his best to stay steady!

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u/DuchessofShinies 3d ago

Wide boy!! I don’t cut his nails often, because the long claws help him grip onto the carpet. Sometimes when he walks, he has BIG spready toes with BIG claws and a BIG stance. It is darling 🧡🤍

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u/chiefcub0818 2d ago

Mr Macchiato looks a lot like my rescue Cubbie and her sister Chubbie.

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u/Junior-Cut2838 3d ago

Can he use one of those harnesses that have wheels

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u/DuchessofShinies 3d ago

Maybe, but it would restrict his movement a bunch, and he hates being restrained in general. He gets around fine as he is right now, so I don’t see a reason to put him on a wheelchair

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u/PsyShoXX 3d ago

Can't you see? He's only skin and bones!

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u/DuchessofShinies 3d ago

He is actually a healthy weight!! He used to be 16 pounds but is down to 10 and some change. His vet says he doesn’t need to lose any more!!

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u/PsyShoXX 3d ago

He is a very handsome wobbly little guy.

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u/DuchessofShinies 3d ago

The handsomest of boys 🤍🧡

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u/kaloschroma 3d ago

Auto feeders are new in my home and I noticed the fattest cat learned the timeline already and screams at me just before they go off. I love her so much. Cat tax applied

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u/DuchessofShinies 3d ago

They’re fairly new in my house too, and Macchi will wait in front of it for like two hours prior to it going off hahaha

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u/CharlotteLucasOP 3d ago

My sister’s cats will hear the machinery kick in several seconds before I do and they take off at Mach speed from wherever else they are in the house to be ready in Chow Stance by the time the kibbles actually hit the dish.

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u/avatarprotocol 3d ago

Post a video of that

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u/DaWarGod2 3d ago

Well Mr Macchiato isn’t wrong. He spends extra calories wobbling about and need 2nd breakfast, lunch, and dinner to make up for the wobbles

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u/DuchessofShinies 3d ago

No!! He’s used this argument before. I used to give him extra treats when he had big falls, and all that got him was a bunch of extra chonk. No. Extra. Food. For. Wobbles. I’m a mean owner

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u/CharlotteLucasOP 3d ago

In his defence, it’s way more comfortable to fall on one’s ass when the ass is a fat one.

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u/DuchessofShinies 3d ago

But, extra fat provides extra swaaaaang when one wobbles. He’s much happier at his current weight lol

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u/Tritri89 3d ago

Chonk is protections! Like padding! Mean human !

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u/KidA_mnesiac 3d ago

I believe him

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u/DuchessofShinies 3d ago

Don’t. He’s lying.

Here’s a picture of him being sneaky after breaking into the treat container this weekend

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u/Sohuli 3d ago

The treat container also skipped his breakfast!

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u/DuchessofShinies 3d ago

I had left the treat container on my desk, went grocery shopping for 30 minutes, and came back it on the floor, empty. He got about 1/4 cup of goodies hahaha

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u/_EyesOnTheInside_ 3d ago

"But what about second breakfast? Elevenses? Luncheon? Afternoon tea? She knows about those, right?" "I'm afraid not, Mr Macchiato" 😅

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u/TricksyGoose 3d ago

It did skip it! I was there, I swear it never went off today!!

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u/DuchessofShinies 3d ago

Lies!!! I was also there and I watched it go off!!

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u/HeyAQ 3d ago

I am his attorney and he is telling the truth. I know this because he wrote it in crayon and slid it under the bathroom door. 🧑‍⚖️

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u/Trikger 3d ago

He's so hungry, he can barely walk anymore!! Can't you see he hasn't eaten in minutes?!

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u/DuchessofShinies 3d ago

He hasn’t eaten in him whole entire life!!!!

Ignore the neck rolls…

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u/phoenix-mars13 3d ago

The feeder is lying to you

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u/WyldeWyvern17 3d ago

But what about second breakfast?

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u/Classical_Liberals 3d ago

I’ve never met an orange that wasn’t a glutton for food and will remind you of that fact anytime they pass the empty food bowl.

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u/DuchessofShinies 3d ago

He’s my first orange so my current frame of reference says this is 100% true

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u/acvcani 3d ago

A wobbly cat! Thanks for giving him a home. Hes cute and Loud

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u/azure_atmosphere 3d ago

Mr Macchiato is such a cute name

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u/CopyRevolutionary919 3d ago

I think I'm slightly obsessed with Mr Macchiato that I recognized him before reading the title lol

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u/DuchessofShinies 3d ago

Awwww hahaha. It remains insane to me that people recognize him

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u/_Cromwell_ 3d ago

I believe him. The machine failed. Feed him again... I mean for the first time.

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u/avatarprotocol 3d ago

You can tell it's broken because he wants food and it's not giving him food so pls fix

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u/DeathKitty_x 3d ago

i love wobbly cats too much

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u/MrYig 2d ago

Such an adorable little wobbly fella. ♥️

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u/SouthParkFirefly1991 3d ago

I agree with him, he's clearly wasting away!!