Lighthearted feline behaviour question

RE: Lighthearted feline behaviour question

Kirsten Simpson — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 09:14:26 GMT

Mine does this on occasions. She then goes back and eats the food later so I think it's more a "burying" for eating later type issue she is doing!

RE: Lighthearted feline behaviour question

Martin Atkinson — Tue, 20 Jun 2017 09:07:45 GMT

[quote user="Badger "]We just joke that he's trying to clean up the mess left by the Toothless One sucking on biscuits (she has meat, prefers biscuits, the contrary creature that she is). [/quote]I've had a couple of toothless cats and its amazing how they manage to chomp on dry food. Clients always worry the cat won't be able to eat after total extraction and I can always point to my own and say they're probably going to find it easier because they don't have a mouthful of painful teeth anymore. One of ours used to prefer live food anyway and he was still the best mouser we had, we just used to find squashed soggy bodies with no holes in them - it is surprising how much force they can generate even with no teeth!! He must have been frustrated he couldn't chew on them and AFAIA he never managed to swallow one whole.

RE: Lighthearted feline behaviour question

Badger er — Tue, 20 Jun 2017 00:16:50 GMT

Martin, mine do this too. Mostly the younger one paws around the food bowl of the more geriatric cat. We just joke that he's trying to clean up the mess left by the Toothless One sucking on biscuits (she has meat, prefers biscuits, the contrary creature that she is).

No idea about the evolutionary (or otherwise) aspect to the behaviour, but at least our little weirdos are not alone.

RE: Lighthearted feline behaviour question

Martin Atkinson — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 17:50:29 GMT

[quote user="Bob Russell"]Try the 'executive standard' French food from Virbac![/quote]I've tried it, they weren't that fussed. Needs to be mouse flavour I think!

RE: Lighthearted feline behaviour question

Evelyn Barbour-Hill — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 17:49:04 GMT

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RE: Lighthearted feline behaviour question

Bob Russell — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 17:48:32 GMT

Try the 'executive standard' French food from Virbac!

My lot thought they had died and gone to heaven!

RE: Lighthearted feline behaviour question

Mark Hedberg — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 17:34:20 GMT

[quote user="Martin Atkinson"]

I've always considered myself knowledgeable about cat behaviour but wonder if anyone has an answer for this. I put my cat's breakfast down and after looking enthusiastic she sniffed it then turned her back on it and proceeded to scrape her paw on the floor as though she was symbolically attempting to bury it. I've observed this behaviour on many occasions and wondered why. So question:

a) is she demonstrably protesting about the the quality of cuisine on offer (too anthropomorphic),

b) attempting to bury it because she doesn't want it and instinctively wants to get rid of it so it doesn't attract rivals/predators,

c) not hungry so attempting to cache it safely for later as a resource,

d) any other reason which one of you bright people can come up with ?!

[/quote]

Obviously d), you're neglecting your cat by not dressing up in a pressed tuxedo and presenting the dainties on a silver platter from an antique Wedgewood bone china saucer, pre-sliced by highly trained French Ninja chefs! You probably just slopped the food in an old cat bowl and slid it in front of her like a short order cook in a cheap restauraunt!

RE: Lighthearted feline behaviour question

Martin Atkinson — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 16:02:26 GMT

[quote user="James Dunne"]she probably thinks it's a dog's dinner and is trying to get something tastier out of the floor.[/quote]

[quote user="Anthony Dennison"]she thinks it smells like sh*t so is behaving like she has just crapped? [/quote]

[quote user="Utlendigur"] She's hinting that unless the cuisine improves, your carpets, wallpaper, soft furnishings etc will be scratched to shreds[/quote]

I'm on the phone to Royal Canin right now!

RE: Lighthearted feline behaviour question

Utlendigur — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 15:55:06 GMT

f) She's hinting that unless the cuisine improves, your carpets, wallpaper, soft furnishings etc will be scratched to shreds

RE: Lighthearted feline behaviour question

Anthony Dennison — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 14:28:55 GMT

e) she thinks it smells like sh*t so is behaving like she has just crapped?

RE: Lighthearted feline behaviour question

Martin Atkinson — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 13:35:34 GMT

[quote user="David Mills"]

I think you've too much time on your hands old fruit.

[/quote]Ahah....you don't know the answer so can only make a sarcastic comment!!

RE: Lighthearted feline behaviour question

David Mills — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 12:38:13 GMT

I think you've too much time on your hands old fruit.

RE: Lighthearted feline behaviour question

James Dunne — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 10:33:52 GMT

A lighthearted reply...I'd go with answer a) she probably thinks it's a dog's dinner and is trying to get something tastier out of the floor.