obviously winter is coming

our place is getting colder and colder, especially at night. it is the end of october, and the season is clearly changing. my furry companion seems to have subconsciously realised this as weel as suddenly she has started eating very large amounts, even of the tapioca and manioc japanese food that she normally spurns. i assume this is some way of trying to bulk up a bit before winter sets in completely? her fur is puffing up also and she is starting to look like a little cotton ball instead of the lean mean tiger who killed mice all summer long. the down side of this sudden furry-body building is that there are more, um, malodourous physical manifestations of her eating binge. her box is constantly overflowing. i suppose this is the down side of the changing seasons!