My cat the pig

I know I post Winston stuff too infrequently to some people's liking, but it's because I like to have some angle or inject a smidge of creativity, lest the posts just be gratuitous kitty porn. That means it takes a while for me to formulate shit -- but not in this case. Below is pretty much a scaled-back, fly-on-the wall account of a typical Winston dinner with just a few minor edits (and lots of speeding-up) to keep things moving. He seriously tears shit up on a regular basis:

A few things to note:

1. Rudy and Winston eat in separate rooms because if they didn't, Rudy would scarf down Winston's food and, quite possibly, Winston along with it.

2. We clean our walls a lot.

3. That platform is supposed to make Winston's eating more comfortable for him since he's respiratorily complicated. That's the idea, anyway. In actuality, it's just something else for him to get rowdy with in his feeding frenzy.

Comments

[whiterabbit]

Good god.

[sarah]

hahaha.
too funny.

my cats literally rip into bags of cat food, so it looks like i have rats. they also have figured out how to open tupperware containers by pushing them down a flight of stairs.

[SarahD]

Oh the humanity!

[Corinne]

Thanks Rich, I really needed a Winston post to brighten up my day today, and that one was AWESOME! I think its so cute how you guys give him a platform to help him - what good parents :)

[scorzi]

Whatever brand you're giving him looks like vegetable soup and/or vomit on a plate. Have you tried serving it in a plastic bowl so he just noses the bowl around or do you think he'll flip that too? Jesus that was weird.

[Nikita]

Rich - you have a heart of gold. That would drive ME insane in the membrane.

[Jasmine]

In case you were wondering, my cat was on my lap while I watched this video. He stared in wonderment for about two whole minutes, then got up and tried to touch Winston.

[chet's momma]

what a patient daddy you are. he is like a furry hoover. love to you all.

[heyhey]

I routinely entertain my cat w/ Rudy&Winston vids, and she just sat staring at this on my 20" screen, licking her chops, then afterwards whined at me to feed her snacks.

Also, where'd you get Rudy's fetching (studded?) collar?

[DarrylsMama]

The most badass part is when he's all, "Fuck this" and flips over his platform. Do you have to clean his face, too. I heart your Garfield water bowl.

[Kyle-Steven]

oh dear god. EVERY time you feed them? EVERY? You couldn't at least go for something less...moist?

[cinnarose]

I'm sitting here during lunch and laughing like a loon at a video of a cat eating. Everyone in my office now *knows* I'm certifiable. Thanks!

[Lauren]

Hahaha, I totally "lolled". I love your kitty videos.

[lipstickface]

is there cocaine in that catfood? I mean? What? Why? What on earth?! Its disturbing. The flipping of the platform was over the top. Winston kind of scares me now.

[Gayest Neil]

Awww...I worked with a fat girl who was too obese to eat and breath. She'd get to scarfing down her Lean Cuisine or Jenny or whatever-it-was-that-week and her breathing would become incredibly labored. Always scared me.

[Stroll]

I have two cats too and they dominate and control my life. For one thing: endless cat hair nightmare in the apartment and constant sheet-changes on the lint roller. It can be embarassing. For another thing, constant tearing-of-shit-up, despite the ridiculous three-level playground/scratch post thing.

Before these two (a fat lazy one that is eating me out of house and home, and a slim hyperactive one who constantly, *constantly* demands undivided attention), my roommate at the time had a cat that could only eat wet food because of some dental issues and would eat it with her hands like a person, and sling the shit EVERYWHERE. Sometimes high enough to baffle the human mind. So my cats now are banned from wet food for that reason.

Anyway, cats are awesome. Winston is a star! But whats-its-name is the wind beneath his wings, I bet.

[Tiff]

I think some commenters have forgotten that Winston has intestinal issues and needs a special diet.

[kt]

My GOD that was intense.

[milkyaqua]

That was funny and I'd hate to have clean-up after either Winston or Rudy although it looks like they do a decent job of that themselves. They both eat like little pigs though. My cat ate from a bowl and rarely finished anything in one sitting unless it was freshly made chicken. I'm glad I finished my lunch before I saw this video though, lol.

[Jennifer]

What is it with sib cats who eat each others' food?
Ours do that too, sometimes neglecting their own, making us think it isn't actually hunger, but territory or emulation.

Hey, I never noticed Winnie's bowlegs! I bet you have to clean his face after, and his tag. And the floor.

[Keisha]

Rich, vid's gone. What's up?

[Keisha]

Never mind, it's back!

[kate]

After watching the video and reading the comments I now know a)my own cats (George Mike and Mildred)have distant unknown cousins who mirror them to a T, and b)their crazy personas are not something I brought out in them-they were born nuts. PS-god bless you for feeding them what they need-(exorcist vomit). Fancy Feast and Fromm's leave a calling card, but no where near the one I just witnessed. Thanks for putting a smile on my face today!

[Erin]

Winston eats like a frat boy!

[Michelle]

What is in that cat food?

My cats love their food more than anything, to the point of beating down the dog for being in the same room during dinnertime, but nothing near the sheer chaos of Winston and his food.

That was disgusting, cute, and totally awesome.

[kathotdog]

You have made me much more thankful of my kittes behavior. Yes, I get up around 3 in the morning to feed the 3 of them (I have no remembrance of how this started), but they do not make messes.

[Driver B]

Wow Winny, that's. . .just wow.

Benny and Fatty eat in separate rooms too - for Fatty's protection. It takes Benny about ten minutes to scarf down his 1/4c. dry kibbles, then he waits to clean up - but not nearly as patiently as Rudy. He yowls at the door till Fatty is done. Then licks Fatty's plate, whether there are any discernable crumbs there or not.

Thanks for the awesome video - I LOVED when Winston went under the stool and flipped it over. Hilarious.

[bootyqueen]

Is Winston bowlegged??? If so, hurrah, as it adds to his cuteness.

[j]

so cute. was winston a shelter cat? all the shelter cats i've had do that and i wonder if it has to do with being starved in the past.

[R.Kitty]

I don't think Winnie's bowlegged - I think he ate so much he was waddling!

Bless him and his IBS. Do you mix that yourself or can you buy it?

[Internet Marketing Badger]

I think Winston's new name should be Hoover Cat.

Just think if you could get him to snarf up other stuff - like dirt or lint or pieces of paper.

Then again, that wouldn't be any good for poor Winston's digestion.

Thanks for sharing this cool video!

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[meg]

My god, Winston really will eat anything. So much so that he will literally flip stuff over to get to it. haha.

I'm thinking Winston was just too full to eat, hence the waddle. Yes? No?

[jordanbaker]

Winston just singlehandedly cured my cold.

[Sarah]

Winston walks like he's been buggered. LOL GAY CATS.
I love how both cats want to eat each other's food, perhaps more than they want to eat their own (Rudy more so).
Winston is one of the most remedial animals I've ever seen and I think it's a testament to your kindness and generosity that you do all these extra things to keep him comfortable and healthy.

[Jen]

That made my day. I don't think I could deal with the wet food though. :) I never noticed Winston's little bow-legged walk, either.

I like Rudy's meerkat impression too. My Gracie does that.

They're both so fun.

[mariaaaaa]

Showed this to my five year old nephew and his comment was: "They should feed Winston in a cage!" (He loves cats btw!)

[Marie]

I have never questioned or doubted Win's worth...That is, until now.

There is absolutely no effing way I could deal with that! ;D You two are either saints or fools.

I mean seriously. Arrgh. Time to buy Win a spacesuit for meal times. And how about a large carrier house just for eating? Oy!

[rach]

This post gladdened my heart, especially the part about the platform helping Winston's respiratory problems. You gents just take such good care of your cats, even though Winston does seem to gleefully destroy your kitchen in the process of eating his specially prepared food off his special lung-care platform.

[Siri]

What do you feed him? Is that just wet cat food?

[Honey B Fly]

I'm seriously trying to spot the dif between Winston and one of my co-workers at lunch. I totally loved that over the top move of flipping over the platform. Tear some S&%t up, why don't cha?

[Jennifer]

Mind = Blown. I love him just the same but I think my retinas detached. God.

[Pauline]

The sped up tempo reminded me of the drug use scenes in requiem for a dream and the glue sniffing scenes in lija 4-ever

fast paced depravity

awesome on so many levels

[Jessica]

My goodness! He eats like he's been tied up and tortured for a week!

[racheee]

cops come and try to snatch my crops! Oh high school.

Winston looks like he's eating vomit. My dog gulps her food like that too, but it looks less like barf. I had no idea how much more low maintenance she is compared to Winston. You are a saint for keeping that cat.

[reddahlia01]

Oh my God, that was so entertaining yet gross at the same time. I can't believe he flipped that shit over. Does he not put up with bowls in those elevated feeders? Wow. I think I'm still in shock.

[Hannah]

I have to commend Winston on his dedication. Not even my fattest cat can keep eating for that long.

[spiffy]

I elevate my dogs' bowls too -- but with phone books instead of a platform -- sure, the top of the phone books are completely disgusting now; but at least my boys can't flip them over.

And I have no delicate sensibilities left whatsoever -- not after seeing my Bulldog inhale his dry food in less than two minutes, then promptly ralphed it all out in a mountain of phlegm and drool and unchewed kibbles -- then watching him and my Pug re-enjoy the hot mess, literally.

[Poesy]

There should be a special place in heaven for you, you're so good to your kitties. I love my cats but if they were that messy at every single meal, I would seriously be so over it.

[monica]

yea I gotta put my kitty's food bowl on top of a platform as well, and she flips it at least 3-4 times a week (im thinking i permanently glue the plate to the platforrm and maybe put weights somewhere so she can no longer flip it. lol. but this vid is so cute and so reminiscent of my kitty eating she literally gobbles it all up. and yes I would also like to know do you mix it or can you buy that food?

[Kathy]

Winston is the awesomest, and y'all are so good to him and Rudy! If my cats did that on a daily basis - and they do gobble food on occasion and make quite a mess - I don't think I'd be "over it," I think I'd just be watching and laughing my ass off, every day. :)

And the "Hoover Cat" comment? Awesome in theory, not so much in practice. One of our cats loves nothing so much as eating dirt off the floor - which would be cool, if it stayed down, I guess. (And as long as he wasn't hurting from it.) But it all comes back up. And if you think a dustball or a couple strands of human hair on the floor are gross, they're nothing compared to the same stuff, only wet with cat stomach juices. Shudder. And he will go through the trash after anything with earwax on it. GROSS.

[Melissa]

Winston is FIERCE!

For all you cat owners out there with shedding problems - get the furminator. You can just google it. My mom got one for us for christmas and it has massively cut down on hairballs floating thru the house as well as fur-traps on the sofa. Of our 6 cats, only 1 will really not let me use it on her.

[Winston's #1 fan (please don't tell my cat)]

Winston is one hot bitch.

Everyone who said they would be "over it", etc., should not have pets. When you get a pet you are making a commitment - you don't just get rid of a pet because they become too much work. That's weak.

[Derby the Dog]

"This video is no longer available"

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Did Winston's lawyer's contact you?

[Washington Cube]

I can always count on Winston to brighten my day. I see one of my friends in D.C. posted above, claiming that Winston cured her cold. :::Hi Jordan:::

I absolutely love those cats and the good care you've given them, making sure he has his little stool. When his head dipped, I thought, "Here we go." Sure enough. Flip.

The last cat I had (and he did me in for cats, he was such a smartie,) made me laugh so hard one time.

I came home and went in the kitchen. There were "Swiss Miss" cocoa pouches ripped open and all over the kitchen floor; a guilty looking cat hovering around. He had learned how to open the cupboards, and his Tender Vittles was nearby (with the cocoa.)

He got into the box, pulled the pouches down...I guess with kitty logic thinking "pouches=yumz" and kept looking for what he just knew had to be kitty food.

I always laugh remembering this, thinking "How disappointed he must have been, after all of that work."

[Judy]

Oh my gosh - are Winnie's back legs okay?

[SJ]

Thank you for being gratuitous when you should be and not when you shouldn't. I enjoy this amount of Winston. There's no need to ho him out.

[Cass]

Holy hell.

[Steph]

I. Love. Win. Ston.

And I don't know what the hell everyone else is talking about, but I think his dinner looks delicious. They yello-curry thing he's eating in the Thanksgiving Feast always makes me want to order Indian.

[Steph]

I. Love. Win. Ston.

And I don't know what the hell everyone else is talking about, but I think his dinner looks delicious. The yellow-curry thing he's eating in the Thanksgiving Feast always makes me want to order Indian.

[Miss Lisa]

Winston needs a splat mat, stat.
http://www.amazon.com/G50301-Grace-Splat-Mat/dp/B000056JDA
I'm going to watch The Wire now.

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MORE WINSTON!!! PLEASE!

[Chris]

I'm nauseous now!

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[Jan]

Best thing about this clip is Winston's bandy-legged walk away from the carnage. Future vid suggestion:"winston walks away"

[Liz]

ok, i don't feel nearly so bad about how my cat eats now. she will inhale her daily wet food within five minutes (and won't let me get away with not giving it to her, either), but she doesn't *make* quite that big a mess.

[Miss Lisa]

Your film is funny how you eat Winston. And you were even eating Rudy's food! Thanks a lot. See ya - Jackson, who turns six tomorrow.

[Cze-Johnson Carrie]

I feel like I just watched a cat version of 2 girls and 1 cup.

this was truly disturbing. I'll probably watch it 10 more times.

[dynasty]

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[sean]

wow that was great!

may i recommend a bowl rather then a plate- perhaps the edges could keep a portion of it in?

`sean

[Susan]

That is hysterical! Damn, and I thought my cat was a pig! Winston is outta control!

[T.]

Rich! I just loved seeing you on that Jezebel segment with Tracie! That was hysterical, dude, please come to Jezebel more often! (I swear I am not a creepy fangirl.)

What are you feeding him, anyway? And do you have to clean his face afterwards? Inquiring creepy fangirls want to know.

I think his dinner looks delicious, too.

[Bwoz]

Winston and Rudy are outrageously cute -- love the videos! I have 6 "found" cats and cannot get any more, but kudos to you guys for taking in your forever pets.

[Maria]

I had a rescued cat who died from feline AIDS a couple of years ago, and when he was alive he had a lot of health problems (his brother also died from the same thing later, but didn't have the health issues). One of his problems was that his metabolism was SUPER fast, so he was a monster when he ate. He was the size of a kitten but he would intimidate any other cat around him when it came to food. He always made little growling sounds as he ate. I miss him.

You guys are awesome for taking care of Winston. Take it from someone who knows, it's not always easy, but it's rewarding!

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[cat]

Please repost! I was just talking about this video today and wanted to show some people. Must see Winston go buck wild on food again!

[Catsandbeer.com]

when you going to reupload this dude???????

[Sonic cat scarer]

That was a nice read, thanks :) I was just wondering if anyone could help me out with a question. I have been having some problem with cats dirtying up my garden and have seen some products about to stop this (link to one in my name). I just wondered if anyone has used these devices or would have any other methods to stop this. Thanks, Liz