2006-11-11 13:27:54 · 19 answers · asked by Mittys Momma 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
Kitties, just like tigers and leopards, don't always eat all their food at once; they save some for later. In the wild, cats cover their prey with leaves and debris, to keep it from being discovered and eaten by others.
Your kitty is a smart cat; what she's doing is the cat equivalent of covering her food with Saran Wrap for later!
2006-11-11 13:37:58 · answer #1 · answered by silvercomet 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
I don't really know, but when my cats were doing that, I guessed that they either (1) didn't like the food, or (2) were "burying" it to save it for later...and burying it so that the other cats couldn't eat it.
2006-11-11 21:41:38 · answer #2 · answered by Kerry M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mine does the same thing.
A new kind of cat food, she takes a taste, and if she doesn't like it, she scratches the floor: meaning she refuses to eat it and no she will not touch it nor come back to it.
2006-11-11 22:09:52 · answer #3 · answered by NBibi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My cat does the same thing and did at the shelter.
They thought she just didn't like wet food, but she does.
She eats OK alone, but with the other cat she buries it, but will continue to eat if I say it's OK.
It is what the group said a protection of her food and not necessarily she doesn't like it.
2006-11-11 21:51:42 · answer #4 · answered by Hedicat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A couple of mine scratch by their water. Are they trying to save it for later? One of them also splashes in the water bowl every single time before he drinks...and leaves his paw in the bowl while he gets a drink. I have no idea...anybody else have an explanation?
I understand the symbolic burying of food...maybe it's the same thing, just misplaced.
2006-11-11 22:15:02 · answer #5 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many carnivores instinctively bury 'leftovers' to save them for later on. It has nothing to do with not 'liking' the food, they simply want to hide the smell from scavengers.
2006-11-11 21:50:27 · answer #6 · answered by Dreamer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We have two cats and they do the same thing, except one of our cats is picky about where the actual food bowls are. If your cat(s) are actually moving the dish, they may just be picky about exactly where it is. Otherwise, I'm not sure why they do that.
2006-11-11 21:31:59 · answer #7 · answered by aerobee82 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't worry. Just like humans cats have there different querks and do things like this. I had a cat that ate his food with his paw and also put his paw in his water while drinking it. My cat now touches my face with his paw for me to pet him.
2006-11-11 21:37:35 · answer #8 · answered by CMG 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We as pet owners have to remember that our pets where once wild before we domesticated them, and a lot of the habits they have are instinctive, Sometimes after eating, or simply when you put down a bowl of wet food, your cat may try to let you know that the food is not to his liking by trying to "bury" the entire bowl! This behavior can also occur when the cat is displeased with the location of his food bowl, the food itself, or possibly when he is not very hungry, and is trying to "bury" his food (which he is then thinking of as "prey") for him to have later on, when he is perhaps more ready to eat.
http://www.hdw-inc.com/behaviorswhy.htm?NF=1
2006-11-11 21:43:36 · answer #9 · answered by pinkpiggies336 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Cats have scent glands in their feet and are claiming their territory. That's why they also do it when they are in the litter box and my cats do it sometimes when they are in a spot to sleep and don't want to be bothered. Just the kitty way of saying "This is mine."
2006-11-11 21:57:59 · answer #10 · answered by bassetmom 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋