Where do you feed your cats? Do they notice/care?

I've heard it said that cats do NOT like to be fed too close to their
litterbox... but I honestly have to say that none of ours care a jot!
As long as that food dispenser and water fountain are full and
relatively clean, they don't care WHERE they are!

If I'm giving them special treats they get them out in the living room
in three seperate bowls, and the Kitten Kibble lives on the dresser in
the craftroom because it's the only place that discourages the greedy
monsters from eating it all! But the general food and water dispensers
are on a mat in the bathroom about a foot away from the litterbox, and
it doesn't seem to affect how much/when they eat.

"Karen AKA Kajikit" wrote in message
...
I've heard it said that cats do NOT like to be fed too close to their
litterbox... but I honestly have to say that none of ours care a jot!
As long as that food dispenser and water fountain are full and
relatively clean, they don't care WHERE they are!

If I'm giving them special treats they get them out in the living room
in three seperate bowls, and the Kitten Kibble lives on the dresser in
the craftroom because it's the only place that discourages the greedy
monsters from eating it all! But the general food and water dispensers
are on a mat in the bathroom about a foot away from the litterbox, and
it doesn't seem to affect how much/when they eat.

I live in a very small house, so I'm limited as to where I can put my
litterboxes. Thus said, I chose to put both under a table in the kitchen.
My kids eat and drink probably 3 feet from the boxes and they don't care a
whit.

Maybe it has something to do with how often you clean the boxes?

kili

I live in a very small house, so I'm limited as to where I can put my
litterboxes. Thus said, I chose to put both under a table in the kitchen.
My kids eat and drink probably 3 feet from the boxes and they don't care a
whit.

My Furballs have their food and water in the kitchen and their litter
box in the bathroom. Then again I've heard cats don't like their water
too near their food and mine don't mind. And that cats like privacy
when they are in the litter box but Sarrasine will often come and use
hers when I'm in the bathroom- a sort of "look what a good cat I'm
being- I deserve ham!" move I suspect

Lesley
Slave of the Fabulous Furballs

"Karen AKA Kajikit" wrote in message
...
I've heard it said that cats do NOT like to be fed too close to their
litterbox... but I honestly have to say that none of ours care a jot!
As long as that food dispenser and water fountain are full and
relatively clean, they don't care WHERE they are!

If I'm giving them special treats they get them out in the living room
in three seperate bowls, and the Kitten Kibble lives on the dresser in
the craftroom because it's the only place that discourages the greedy
monsters from eating it all! But the general food and water dispensers
are on a mat in the bathroom about a foot away from the litterbox, and
it doesn't seem to affect how much/when they eat.

Rusty has his own small room. His litter box, his dishes, his carrier are
all in there.
He doesn't seem to mind eating in the same room as his box. I do put his
dishes further away from the litter box.
When he was at Humane where I adopted him, his litter tray and food dishes
are practically next
to each other. Same thing when he stayed at TED, though the cage at TED is
bigger.

Winnie

On 2006-05-08, Karen AKA Kajikit penned:
I've heard it said that cats do NOT like to be fed too close to
their litterbox... but I honestly have to say that none of ours care
a jot! As long as that food dispenser and water fountain are full
and relatively clean, they don't care WHERE they are!


When I lived with my brother and his dog, I kept both litterbox and
Oscar's food and water in the bathroom. It was a fairly small space.
She didn't seem to mind; then again, I think I put the food and water
up on the sink, with the litterbox below.

--
monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully

pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca

"Karen AKA Kajikit" wrote in message
...
I've heard it said that cats do NOT like to be fed too close to their
litterbox... but I honestly have to say that none of ours care a jot!
As long as that food dispenser and water fountain are full and
relatively clean, they don't care WHERE they are!

If I'm giving them special treats they get them out in the living room
in three seperate bowls, and the Kitten Kibble lives on the dresser in
the craftroom because it's the only place that discourages the greedy
monsters from eating it all! But the general food and water dispensers
are on a mat in the bathroom about a foot away from the litterbox, and
it doesn't seem to affect how much/when they eat.

If you were asking me I'd probably not put my cat's food dishes near their
litterbox as I wouldn't like to eat next to a toilet myself. It doesn't
apply here as I feed them in the kitchen and there is no litterbox in the
house anyway. Toilet duties are done in the big outside.
If I did have a litterbox in the house I don't think I'd feed the cats near
it.

Tweed

Karen AKA Kajikit wrote:
I've heard it said that cats do NOT like to be fed too close to their
litterbox... but I honestly have to say that none of ours care a jot!
As long as that food dispenser and water fountain are full and
relatively clean, they don't care WHERE they are!

Our litter boxes are under the bathroom sink and in the bottom of the
hallway closet.

Our food dishes are in the kitchen and in the bedroom.

We used to just feed in the kitchen, but with 4 cats and a narrow
kitchen, the vet said Kumani's lack of eating and vomiting might be
made worse by feeling that there is too much bustle in the kitchen. We
fed her in the bedroom and it turns out she much prefers to eat in
there so now we feed dry food only in the bedroom, while water, soft
food and one bowl of dry are in the kitchen. The bedroom has a rug so
we don't want anything too messy in there.

--Fil

Nina and Francesca and formerly Panther get fed in the kitchen and
that's where I keep their full waterbowl all day. I have one litterbox
in the living room, and another in my bathroom. Everyone seems pretty
calm about the eating arrangements, but if they were hungry enough, I
suspect both cats would willingly eat near the litter box. I do scoop
the solids out of the litterbox daily to make sure it doesn't get too
smelly by hoomin standards.

Melissa

On Mon, 08 May 2006 09:50:30 -0400, Karen AKA Kajikit wrote:

I've heard it said that cats do NOT like to be fed too close to their
litterbox... but I honestly have to say that none of ours care a jot!
As long as that food dispenser and water fountain are full and
relatively clean, they don't care WHERE they are!

If I'm giving them special treats they get them out in the living room
in three seperate bowls, and the Kitten Kibble lives on the dresser in
the craftroom because it's the only place that discourages the greedy
monsters from eating it all! But the general food and water dispensers
are on a mat in the bathroom about a foot away from the litterbox, and
it doesn't seem to affect how much/when they eat.


I have TuTu's kibble dish on a mat in the computer room The litter box is
in the shower room off the computer room. I feed her wet food on a mat in
the kitchen. She has water pans in the shower, in the main bath tub and a
Petsmate fountain on the main bath counter.

Christina Websell wrote:

If you were asking me I'd probably not put my cat's food dishes near their
litterbox as I wouldn't like to eat next to a toilet myself. It doesn't
apply here as I feed them in the kitchen and there is no litterbox in the
house anyway. Toilet duties are done in the big outside.
If I did have a litterbox in the house I don't think I'd feed the cats near
it.

Tweed

I wouldn't put them together, either. Their dislike of eating where
they eliminate is instinctual, from the big cats, who will not soil
their den, IMO.
Cats olfactory senses are hundreds of times more acute than ours. We
wouldn't like to eat next to a toilet that hadn't been flushed, right?
I think if a cat has no choice, they'll eat anywhere you put the dish.
I realize sometimes space available issues lends no other choice to
owners.
Sherry