Mealtimes, revisited

So Tubbs has a new ritual for mealtimes:  not eating.

She has decided her diet food is no longer worthy.  When I put her food down, she will not touch it.  Instead I have to hold her back when I put down Buddy's food.  She sits and waits for Buddy to finish, hoping he'll leave a few morsels.  Her food remains untouched.  Okay, if I leave it down long enough she'll pick at it, but come Monday breakfast she won't have that luxury; I'm not leaving it down all day while we're at work.  She's going to be a very hungry cat tomorrow ...

This has been the regular scene this weekend (pardon the panoramic view of our kitchen, I'm a lousy photographer):

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Buddy eats, Tubbsie watches.  Her dishes are just around the corner from the stove.  Buddy goes for some fresh air on the balcony, Tubbs licks up what little he's left.  She's not even interested in her dry food.  Hopefully the work week will break her of this newfound habit, when she'll have about 10 minutes to decide whether or not she's going to have breakfast that day.  Cats ...

Update:  I have taken to standing over Tubbs to ensure she at least eats a few bites of her food before honing in on Buddy's.  This has helped a bit.  It also helps that Buddy has been eating more of his food in one go rather than thinking he can pick at it later.  So some success ...