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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / January 2007Kitten Behavior
Just got a 3 mo old male kitten/cat. Clean bill of health from vet. At feeding time he'll eat some of his food and then paw all around the food dish like he's trying to bury his business. He'll walk away and return a short time later, finish his food and paw again. No appetite problems, no litter box problems, frisky to a fault and equally affectionate. Just strikes me as odd. Any thoughts? Alan I take it you mean when he paws at it it is liek he is trying to bury it. If so that is a natural thing cats do > Just got a 3 mo old male kitten/cat. Clean bill of health from vet. At > feeding time he'll eat some of his food and then paw all around the food [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Any thoughts? > Alan > Just got a 3 mo old male kitten/cat. Clean bill of health from vet. At > feeding time he'll eat some of his food and then paw all around the food [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > strikes me as odd. > Any thoughts? It's perfectly normal. He's trying to bury his food so no one will steal it. He may even continue the behavior when he's older. In fact, my cat Sara would sometimes pull a newspaper off a nearby chair and drag it over her dish. Hello, too funny, I've a new kitten now about 5 mo's, she does that same thing, scraping the area around her food to cover it up.. Been awhile since I'd had a kitten, but concerned me that she may be covering up an (accidental) potty. Thanks for reassurance. I've a questiont maybe someone can help me with, she's quite the bitter. She'll let me pull & rub her teeth/gums, but is insistant on bitting? Any antidote for that? Glad to have LIFE around again! Happy Trail's To You! Here is something for you to think about. What would you do if I was to rub your gums and teeth. I would lose a finger right ;-) But on another terms most cats when you rub their teeth stops them from biting. My phantom had a tendency to bite when he was excited. He did it one to many times and I grab his mouth and rub his teeth. The action shocked him and now it is only playful chewing and nipping no pressure or blood. Also for all us kitten owners get the furball used to being bothered by examing their paws their ears their teeth and such so it is not some bad thing when you have to do it Phil has a great site on it http://www.maxshouse.com/PreventativeHealth.htm > Hello, too funny, I've a new kitten now about 5 mo's, she does that same > thing, scraping the area around her food to cover it up.. Been awhile [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Happy Trail's To You! Thanks. Good to know my rubbing & toe touching and such is a good thing. I've gentled and raised a foul so I see it can work with felines too. She has not given up biting & pouncing on my legs as I walk by. I'm sure it's play stalking. Happy Trail's To You! > Thanks. Good to know my rubbing & toe touching and such is a good thing. > I've gentled and raised a foul so I see it can work with felines too. > She has not given up biting & pouncing on my legs as I walk by. I'm sure > it's play stalking. > > Happy Trail's To You! Exactly I get stalked all the time specially at 3 am in the morning one eye open heading for the bathroom only to awoken rudely by a pouncing furball |
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