sometimes when i feed my cat wet food he'll stand next to his food bowl and scratchs the floor with one paw like he does when he's at his litter box not only that but then he refuses to eat the food after meowing for it.
2006-06-10 02:36:02 · 11 answers · asked by princess dia 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
I would have to say that your cat is telling you that the food in question, is not food, but something that you bury. I had a siamese cat that absolutely hated fish. This is how he dealt with it. Kinda like 'Get this outta my face!!'
2006-06-10 03:01:28 · answer #1 · answered by amaridy 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
There are quite a few diseases that can cause diarrhoea in humans that can spread from cats. The ones that cause diarrhoea usually come from infected cat faeces rather than bites though. Routine screening of a stool sample from you sister should have picked these up, but it may be worth mentioning the cats to the doc if she hasn't done this already. Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV), I'm assuming that is what you mean, is a cat only virus that can't cause disease in humans.
2016-03-15 02:33:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had the same experience bout that.. Our cat scratches the floor right next to his food because the cat smells something awful.. Whenever we forget to clean and wash his bowl everyday he scratches the floor near the bowl the next day.. Your cat is sensitive like ours.. And sometimes the smell of the food your feeding him reminds him of his poo and covers it up like what he really does to the real poo...
2006-06-10 02:51:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My cats do this also and I have always wondered what they are doing. Interesting question. According to the other responses if food is the reason I'll have to pay attention as to what they are eating when this happens. Thanks for the question!
Have a good day
2006-06-10 02:50:17 · answer #4 · answered by Cyndee 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ive seen that before, usually for some reason the flavor of the cat food reminds them of poo and they feel the need to cover it up, like they would in a litter box. And obviously they dont eat what they think is poo.
2006-06-10 02:43:09 · answer #5 · answered by amosunknown 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He could be doing this for one of two reasons.
1. He does not like the food you are giving him, and he is trying to bury it just as he would something that smells bad in his litter box. Try switching foods, he may still paw the floor but if he goes back and eats it later then he is doing what could be the other reason.
2. Cats of all sizes bury their food to save it for later so no other animal might find it. If you ever watch the big cats (lions, tigers, cheetahs, etc...) they will bury their catch when they are finished eating. And then they sleep close by, and nothing comes to eat it. Well your cat does not have to watch his food, nobody else will eat it, so he can go sleep and come back for it later. In other words it's instinct and he cannot help himself.
2006-06-10 04:01:38 · answer #6 · answered by SuzyQ9363 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is an instinctual trait common with ALL cats, wild and domestic (and so is burying their feces, by the way). Wild cats will hunt an animal, eat enough to get full, and "cache" (bury/hide) the rest of their kill so they can eat more later and not run the risk of other animals coming along and eating it. Hiding the uneaten meat or burying it with dirt and moss prevents other predators from smelling the meat.
2014-01-30 22:10:49 · answer #7 · answered by Lilly Ann 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because cats are extremely superstitous creatures. If he did that once and then found food or water he thinks if he does that each time he will find food or water. It's actually a sign of higher intelligence.
2006-06-10 02:40:05 · answer #8 · answered by valstellc 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
It's trying to dig a hole and bury what you are feeding it
2006-06-10 02:41:35 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He's trying to bury it....stop buying him the cheat sh*t
2006-06-10 02:40:34 · answer #10 · answered by Athera78 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋