On Fri, 03 Jun 2005 01:47:05 +0000, jr via CatKB.com wrote:

I have noticed that the cat will often sniff her food and that starts
pawing the ground around her bowl (similiar to litter box covering). I
had previously thought that this was there way to say, 'no way' to the
food but she just comes back later and eats it. Is she just trying to
cover the food for when she returns later?

Yes!