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"pawing" after eating
Another question...
Each time Delilah (7 m old) finishes eating, she paws her placemat like she is covering litter. Having seen this, the little one - Stella, has started doing the same. Could this be because they were strays and covered up their mice or whatever it was they ate? They both eat very well... three times a day for wet food and a bowl of dry for the night time. -- rach "Hipsters - UNITE!" |
One of my cats started doing it, and the other began soon after. They'll
even go as far as carry things from various parts of the room to bury the food with. They've been known to bring underwear from the bathroom floor and lay them over the bowls. I think it's just instinct to try to hide uneaten food, whether they feel threatened or not. Jon ".oO rach Oo." wrote in message ... Another question... Each time Delilah (7 m old) finishes eating, she paws her placemat like she is covering litter. Having seen this, the little one - Stella, has started doing the same. Could this be because they were strays and covered up their mice or whatever it was they ate? They both eat very well... three times a day for wet food and a bowl of dry for the night time. -- rach "Hipsters - UNITE!" |
One of my cats started doing it, and the other began soon after. They'll
even go as far as carry things from various parts of the room to bury the food with. They've been known to bring underwear from the bathroom floor and lay them over the bowls. I think it's just instinct to try to hide uneaten food, whether they feel threatened or not. Jon ".oO rach Oo." wrote in message ... Another question... Each time Delilah (7 m old) finishes eating, she paws her placemat like she is covering litter. Having seen this, the little one - Stella, has started doing the same. Could this be because they were strays and covered up their mice or whatever it was they ate? They both eat very well... three times a day for wet food and a bowl of dry for the night time. -- rach "Hipsters - UNITE!" |
Interesting question. One of my 12 cats does that, too. But the rest
don't! Dave ".oO rach Oo." wrote in message ... Another question... Each time Delilah (7 m old) finishes eating, she paws her placemat like she is covering litter. Having seen this, the little one - Stella, has started doing the same. Could this be because they were strays and covered up their mice or whatever it was they ate? They both eat very well... three times a day for wet food and a bowl of dry for the night time. -- rach "Hipsters - UNITE!" |
Interesting question. One of my 12 cats does that, too. But the rest
don't! Dave ".oO rach Oo." wrote in message ... Another question... Each time Delilah (7 m old) finishes eating, she paws her placemat like she is covering litter. Having seen this, the little one - Stella, has started doing the same. Could this be because they were strays and covered up their mice or whatever it was they ate? They both eat very well... three times a day for wet food and a bowl of dry for the night time. -- rach "Hipsters - UNITE!" |
Glad to see someone has more cats than I do (we have 5):)!!!!
Gail "Dave" wrote in message ... Interesting question. One of my 12 cats does that, too. But the rest don't! Dave ".oO rach Oo." wrote in message ... Another question... Each time Delilah (7 m old) finishes eating, she paws her placemat like she is covering litter. Having seen this, the little one - Stella, has started doing the same. Could this be because they were strays and covered up their mice or whatever it was they ate? They both eat very well... three times a day for wet food and a bowl of dry for the night time. -- rach "Hipsters - UNITE!" |
Glad to see someone has more cats than I do (we have 5):)!!!!
Gail "Dave" wrote in message ... Interesting question. One of my 12 cats does that, too. But the rest don't! Dave ".oO rach Oo." wrote in message ... Another question... Each time Delilah (7 m old) finishes eating, she paws her placemat like she is covering litter. Having seen this, the little one - Stella, has started doing the same. Could this be because they were strays and covered up their mice or whatever it was they ate? They both eat very well... three times a day for wet food and a bowl of dry for the night time. -- rach "Hipsters - UNITE!" |
From: "Jon C"
They've been known to bring underwear from the bathroom floor and lay them over the bowls. LOL! too funny. My cats do this too (not the underwear but pawing the floor). They've done it since they were kittens. I think it goes back to cats being predators and they would cover their scent by burying the remains of their food. Lauren ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm |
I read somewhere that in the wild cats cover 'left overs' for later and the
pawing is a throw back to that. My Sheena and a couple of foster kittens growl when they eat to keep the others away. -- Joe http://www.jwpitt.com/cats.htm Cat Rescue http://www.animalrescuefoundation.com God created the cat so man could have the pleasure of petting the tiger ".oO rach Oo." wrote in message ... Another question... Each time Delilah (7 m old) finishes eating, she paws her placemat like she is covering litter. Having seen this, the little one - Stella, has started doing the same. Could this be because they were strays and covered up their mice or whatever it was they ate? They both eat very well... three times a day for wet food and a bowl of dry for the night time. -- rach "Hipsters - UNITE!" |
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