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Cat covering food dish
Don't know if this happens with anyone else's cat. With the wet food,
my cat will usually try to cover the dish with anything on the ground such as , plastic wrap, junk mail, and empty carton, etc. Recently, she has aslo done that with the dry food. This evening, she covered both dishes with saran wrap that used to be on the ground next to the garbage can. Once, she completely covered the dish with an empty orange juice carton!!!! She covers th dishes with a digging motion with one paw. Ididn't know housecats buried their food. My cat spent her kitenhood in the city streets, so I wonder if that was a habit of hers to protect a limited food supply. She gets fed plenty now!!! |
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Doe John wrote: Don't know if this happens with anyone else's cat. With the wet food, my cat will usually try to cover the dish with anything on the ground such as , plastic wrap, junk mail, and empty carton, etc. Recently, she has aslo done that with the dry food. This evening, she covered both dishes with saran wrap that used to be on the ground next to the garbage can. Once, she completely covered the dish with an empty orange juice carton!!!! She covers th dishes with a digging motion with one paw. Ididn't know housecats buried their food. My cat spent her kitenhood in the city streets, so I wonder if that was a habit of hers to protect a limited food supply. She gets fed plenty now!!! Well, all my cats do that, and two have never been outside. I think it's an instinctual thing. Of course, that's a new theory (as of right now), since I used to think it was because of having more than one cat, so... Smokie Darling (Annie) |
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You're a good cat father to your stray furry master.
I've heard of worse and wierder food habits than hers. "Smokie Darling (Annie)" wrote in message oups.com... Doe John wrote: Don't know if this happens with anyone else's cat. With the wet food, my cat will usually try to cover the dish with anything on the ground such as , plastic wrap, junk mail, and empty carton, etc. Recently, she has aslo done that with the dry food. This evening, she covered both dishes with saran wrap that used to be on the ground next to the garbage can. Once, she completely covered the dish with an empty orange juice carton!!!! She covers th dishes with a digging motion with one paw. Ididn't know housecats buried their food. My cat spent her kitenhood in the city streets, so I wonder if that was a habit of hers to protect a limited food supply. She gets fed plenty now!!! Well, all my cats do that, and two have never been outside. I think it's an instinctual thing. Of course, that's a new theory (as of right now), since I used to think it was because of having more than one cat, so... Smokie Darling (Annie) |
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Doe John wrote:
Don't know if this happens with anyone else's cat. With the wet food, my cat will usually try to cover the dish with anything on the ground such as , plastic wrap, junk mail, and empty carton, etc. Recently, she has aslo done that with the dry food. This evening, she covered both dishes with saran wrap that used to be on the ground next to the garbage can. Once, she completely covered the dish with an empty orange juice carton!!!! She covers th dishes with a digging motion with one paw. Ididn't know housecats buried their food. My cat spent her kitenhood in the city streets, so I wonder if that was a habit of hers to protect a limited food supply. She gets fed plenty now!!! Harri Roadcat does this too, but only with good stuff that she doesn't want to eat all at one sitting. She doesn't do this with her dry food, but when I put down wet food or the times I give her a little bit of milk, she'll enjoy just a little bit of it then will try to scrape a bag or something over the rest. I usually help her out a bit by putting the dish inside a plastic grocery bag. |
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Dan M wrote:
Doe John wrote: Don't know if this happens with anyone else's cat. With the wet food, my cat will usually try to cover the dish with anything on the ground Harri Roadcat does this too, but only with good stuff Indeed, Persia does this with the "good stuff" (gooshy food) when she doesn't eat all of it at once. I have her dish on an old table mat by the kitchen and she covers the dish with one corner of it. Jill |
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"Smokie Darling (Annie)" wrote in message oups.com... Doe John wrote: Don't know if this happens with anyone else's cat. With the wet food, my cat will usually try to cover the dish with anything on the ground such as , plastic wrap, junk mail, and empty carton, etc. Recently, she has aslo done that with the dry food. This evening, she covered both dishes with saran wrap that used to be on the ground next to the garbage can. Once, she completely covered the dish with an empty orange juice carton!!!! She covers th dishes with a digging motion with one paw. Ididn't know housecats buried their food. My cat spent her kitenhood in the city streets, so I wonder if that was a habit of hers to protect a limited food supply. She gets fed plenty now!!! Well, all my cats do that, and two have never been outside. I think it's an instinctual thing. Of course, that's a new theory (as of right now), since I used to think it was because of having more than one cat, so... Smokie Darling (Annie) It is instinctive. When I had one cat, she did it. Now only Cheeky does, of my current two. It is so insulting when one slaves over a hot can opener to have them try to cover it like it is poo! |
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Doe John wrote:
Don't know if this happens with anyone else's cat. With the wet food, my cat will usually try to cover the dish with anything on the ground such as , plastic wrap, junk mail, and empty carton, etc. Recently, she has aslo done that with the dry food. This evening, she covered both dishes with saran wrap that used to be on the ground next to the garbage can. Once, she completely covered the dish with an empty orange juice carton!!!! She covers th dishes with a digging motion with one paw. Ididn't know housecats buried their food. My cat spent her kitenhood in the city streets, so I wonder if that was a habit of hers to protect a limited food supply. She gets fed plenty now!!! Well I got duds. My two don't do this. Can I get a refund? I believe it's instinct to protect what's left of their food so others don't smell it. Bob |
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"Doe John" wrote in message
... Don't know if this happens with anyone else's cat. With the wet food, my cat will usually try to cover the dish with anything on the ground such as , plastic wrap, junk mail, and empty carton, etc. Recently, she has aslo done that with the dry food. This evening, she covered both dishes with saran wrap that used to be on the ground next to the garbage can. Once, she completely covered the dish with an empty orange juice carton!!!! She covers th dishes with a digging motion with one paw. Ididn't know housecats buried their food. My cat spent her kitenhood in the city streets, so I wonder if that was a habit of hers to protect a limited food supply. She gets fed plenty now!!! Mine do that, but I thought it was just a snide comment on the quality of the food! ; Hugs, CatNipped |
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Hi, Rexie's done that since he was about five months. The vet says it's
because he has so much feral in him. She'd never seen so much in a Siamese before, but he does it all the time. What gets me, is that altho he doesn't eat 'hoomin' food (except for peas), he'll cover anything we happen to leave. If he jumps up to the counter when I'm eating, (don't freak, it doesn't bother me) he won't do it to my plate, but if I stand up like I'm leaving, he will. If I have my soda near my puter and he jumps up, he does it around the soda (I'm watchful when he does it around liquids). It's almost as if he doesn't consider it HIS food, but knows it's some kind of food. He also does it to his water dish at times. Also, his bowl sits on a placemat and I'll find the placemat kind of folded up over the bowl! Crazy! -- Shirley B. Reply to: PIX OF REXIE: http://cards.webshots.com/cp-9765879...55873683SwWQZJ AND OUR HOMEPAGE: http://jumi-shirley-butler.com "Doe John" wrote in message ... Don't know if this happens with anyone else's cat. With the wet food, my cat will usually try to cover the dish with anything on the ground such as , plastic wrap, junk mail, and empty carton, etc. Recently, she has aslo done that with the dry food. This evening, she covered both dishes with saran wrap that used to be on the ground next to the garbage can. Once, she completely covered the dish with an empty orange juice carton!!!! She covers th dishes with a digging motion with one paw. Ididn't know housecats buried their food. My cat spent her kitenhood in the city streets, so I wonder if that was a habit of hers to protect a limited food supply. She gets fed plenty now!!! |
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"Shirley B." wrote in message
... Hi, Rexie's done that since he was about five months. The vet says it's because he has so much feral in him. She'd never seen so much in a Siamese before, but he does it all the time. What gets me, is that altho he doesn't eat 'hoomin' food (except for peas), he'll cover anything we happen to leave. If he jumps up to the counter when I'm eating, (don't freak, it doesn't bother me) he won't do it to my plate, but if I stand up like I'm leaving, he will. If I have my soda near my puter and he jumps up, he does it around the soda (I'm watchful when he does it around liquids). It's almost as if he doesn't consider it HIS food, but knows it's some kind of food. He also does it to his water dish at times. Also, his bowl sits on a placemat and I'll find the placemat kind of folded up over the bowl! Crazy! I think it is instinctual in cats to bury *anything* that has an odor that might attract other predators or scavengers to their territory. Hugs, CatNipped -- Shirley B. Reply to: PIX OF REXIE: http://cards.webshots.com/cp-9765879...55873683SwWQZJ AND OUR HOMEPAGE: http://jumi-shirley-butler.com "Doe John" wrote in message ... Don't know if this happens with anyone else's cat. With the wet food, my cat will usually try to cover the dish with anything on the ground such as , plastic wrap, junk mail, and empty carton, etc. Recently, she has aslo done that with the dry food. This evening, she covered both dishes with saran wrap that used to be on the ground next to the garbage can. Once, she completely covered the dish with an empty orange juice carton!!!! She covers th dishes with a digging motion with one paw. Ididn't know housecats buried their food. My cat spent her kitenhood in the city streets, so I wonder if that was a habit of hers to protect a limited food supply. She gets fed plenty now!!! |
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