Twitter Thread: Delinquent Cats Who Got Put On (Medically Prescribed) Diets Having Temper Tantrums

Us, cat people, we try our very best to be the most purrfect cat owners that we can be. We want our cats to live long and happy lives, and so, we keep an eye on them. Anything small that we may see that seems suspicious… we don't question it. Better safe than sorry, so we go to the vet. Now, a lot of times - according to the vets we talk to at least - we're worried for nothing. Sometimes, cat owners pay hundreds of dollars in vet bills just to find out their cats have gas, or they take their chonky kitten to the vet only for it to turn out that the kitten is 'just fat'. Over our long time writing for ICanHas, we've come to know that people have a lot of ridiculous experiences with their cats at the vet's. 

Still, we stand by 'better safe than sorry', because sometimes, something really is going on. Sometimes, your vet will go as far as to prescribe a diet for your feline overlord, and according to this twitter thread, their royal booties tend to not take it too well. 

Author image for Mariel Ruvinsky Mariel Ruvinsky
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    Font - ellory smith @ellorysmith : My cat is on a (MEDICALLY PRESCRIBED) diet and it's making him so violently pissed off it's bringing the whole household to their knees 8:16 PM - Oct 27, 2022 - Twitter for iPhone 2,427 Retweets 184 Quote Tweets 77.4K Likes
    via @ellorysmith

    Considering how insane our cats get if we're exactly 5.3 minutes too late to feeding them breakfast, we can't even imagine the madness that putting them on an actual diet would bring to our home. You have our sincere good wishes, friend, and more than anything, we wish you luck. 

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    Sleeve - ellory smith @ellorysmith Today's damages funnilingus PEACE & LOVE
    via @ellorysmith

    Because clearly, luck is needed. We can't even get too mad at your cats, honestly. We've tried diets before, and if we - who understand why we're doing it and who have chosen to do it - get cranky AF, then we are not surprised in the slightest by them doing the same thing. 

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    Font - Cole @ColeAndersen3 Replying to @ellorysmith Can I see the angry man?? 6:35 AM - Oct 28, 2022 - Twitter Web App
    via @ColeAndersen3
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    Cat - ellory smith @ellorysmith Replying to @ColeAndersen3 co ALT MAGA ...
    via @ellorysmith
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    Cat - soup bepi @_sameice Replying to @ellorysmith our cat is overweight and also prescription so hes on a diet to lose weight but is bullying his siblings out of their foodbowls its like im playing cat wrangler every day i sympathise
    via @_sameice
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    Font - Melle @Creep_It_Real13 Replying to @ellorysmith Same, my cat was recently diagnosed as diabetic and she's been making life a living hell. The ironic thing is that I'm basically funding a cat who would rather kill and eat me right now than cuddle. Good luck, hope he adjusts soon! 7:35 AM - Oct 28, 2022- Twitter for Android
    via @Creep_It_Real13
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    Font - Anna @OdeToAphrodite7 Replying to @Creep_It_Real13 and @ellorysmith Same, my 13 yr old was diagnosed a couple months ago. I have a fear of needles. It's a great combo. Lately she has been yelling all day like she is in intense pain... but she just wants the food/treats she likes. I hope your kitty stays happy and healthy :) 4:26 PM - Oct 28, 2022 - Twitter for iPhone
    via @OdeToAphrodite7
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    Font - Cat Dee @RebelAthena Replying to @OdeToAphrodite7 @Creep_It_Real13 and @ellorysmith My hungry lab THROWS HER BOWL AROUND THE HOUSE. I have left it down for fear that, in the absence of her food bowl, she start throwing her water bowl around the house. 7:07 PM - Oct 28, 2022 - Twitter for iPhone
    via @RebelAthena
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    Font - wenzaree @wenzeroni Replying to @Creep_It_Real13 and @ellorysmith Between the howling anytime I even get up off the couch or bed bc they expect food, and constantly digging through garbage/getting on my counters (they've always been trained not to do this), I may lose all my hair. Lol diabetic cats are a handful 10:26 PM - Oct 28, 2022 - Twitter for iPhone
    via @wenzeroni
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    Font - Jackie @FiliaOmnium Replying to @Creep_It_Real13 and @ellorysmith A diabetes diagnosis is sooo difficult. There's a message board called Feline Diabates (and their accompanying fb group) that has a TON of knowledge and support. Would have lost my mind months ago if not for them. Good luck! 6:42 PM - Oct 28, 2022 - Twitter for iPhone
    via @FiliaOmnium
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    Font - William MéThal @WilliamThal Replying to @ellorysmith Same with mine. He's not happy about the electronic bowl that let's his friend eat freely but not him. I'm just glad he seems to think that I had nothing to do with that and the bowl is just a quirk of nature to him. 1:14 PM - Oct 28, 2022 - Twitter Web App
    via @WilliamThal
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    Font - meredith swift stan account @_folkwhore Replying to @ellorysmith my cat has recently been put on a urinary diet for her bladder stones and she's so mad about it she now wakes me up at 6 AM every single day and won't let me go back to sleep 9:31 AM - Oct 28, 2022 - Twitter for iPhone
    via @_folkwhore
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    Cat - 0² Nah, I'm tired. @SallyMaelstrom Replying to @ellorysmith When he sees his food bowl O
    via @SallyMaelstrom

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