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Old March 19th 04, 06:02 PM
Kreisleriana
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On Fri, 19 Mar 2004 16:49:04 GMT, O J yodeled:

Hi All,

We've all seen a cat make 'covering up' paw swipes after putting
down something we think should just tickle our cat's appetite. How
many of us have then gone and offered something else to kitty only to
have him or her repeat the behavior. This is often followed with the
cat's 'hungry' behavior. Altogether a frustrating experience for a
catslave.

As far as I know my mother holds the record for opening different
cans of cat food to present to a cat who seemed interested in getting
more cans opened, but not interested in eating anything. One night I
saw her driven into a state by my cat, The Puddy, where she just had
to find something the little rotter would eat. She must have opened
half a dozen cans, laid them before his majesty, and watched in
frustration as he proceeded to make the 'covering up' motion to each
dish that was presented.

When he finally got tired of this game, he walked away without
eating a bite. I won't repeat here the remarks she made regarding
cats and where they could put their snooty attitude.

Regards and Purrs,
O J



My personal favorite is when he gulps it down, hurks it back up, then
immediately asks for more. I call him "Caligula" when he does that.
:P


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Old March 19th 04, 06:10 PM
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Laku does this "covering up" thing too at times. Sometimes it's when
we've just given him new food and he's sniffed at it and then "covers it
up", sometimes he walks up to his bowl, first does a few covering up
scratches and then settles down to eat. I've begun to think that the
covering up scratches wouldn't necessarily mean that he thinks the food
offered was like poop - not up to his standards - but maybe also, at
least sometimes, something like "I'd better cover this up so nobody else
finds it", like a d*g burying a bone...

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Old March 19th 04, 09:56 PM
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O J wrote:

As far as I know my mother holds the record for opening different
cans of cat food to present to a cat who seemed interested in getting
more cans opened, but not interested in eating anything.


That's an interesting form of feline entertainment. I wonder if cats
hold competitions with each other? ("I got her to open 6 cans tonight!"
"Yeah, but can you beat the record of 15?")

One night I
saw her driven into a state by my cat, The Puddy, where she just had
to find something the little rotter would eat. She must have opened
half a dozen cans, laid them before his majesty, and watched in
frustration as he proceeded to make the 'covering up' motion to each
dish that was presented.


Perhaps your mom would benefit from Cat-dependents Anonymous?

Joyce
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Old March 20th 04, 01:20 AM
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CK wrote:
also, at least sometimes, something like "I'd better cover this up so
nobody else finds it", like a d*g burying a bone...


I agree. Persia does this too, but it's usually after she's taken a few
bites and then she scratches the corner of the cloth placemat her bowl is on
over the bowl. Either she's trying to protect it from scavengers (what
scavengers? This is a single-cat household!) or maybe it is her version of
putting plastic wrap over the bowl so the food will stay fresh

Jill


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Old March 20th 04, 05:35 AM
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"jmcquown" wrote:

CK wrote:
also, at least sometimes, something like "I'd better cover this up so
nobody else finds it", like a d*g burying a bone...


I agree. Persia does this too, but it's usually after she's taken a few
bites and then she scratches the corner of the cloth placemat her bowl is on
over the bowl. Either she's trying to protect it from scavengers (what
scavengers? This is a single-cat household!) or maybe it is her version of
putting plastic wrap over the bowl so the food will stay fresh


LOL! I like both these analogies a lot.

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Old March 22nd 04, 11:20 PM
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Kreisleriana wrote in message . ..
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My personal favorite is when he gulps it down, hurks it back up, then
immediately asks for more. I call him "Caligula" when he does that.
:P


You need to borrow one of my cats. When big K has his occasional spot
of vomitage, mu will usually gambol across and chow on the steaming
sick. Hey - can't complain, saves me a cleaning job!

Steve.
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Old March 23rd 04, 01:10 AM
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In article , "jmcquown"
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CK wrote:
also, at least sometimes, something like "I'd better cover this up so
nobody else finds it", like a d*g burying a bone...


I agree. Persia does this too, but it's usually after she's taken a few
bites and then she scratches the corner of the cloth placemat her bowl
is on
over the bowl. Either she's trying to protect it from scavengers (what
scavengers? This is a single-cat household!) or maybe it is her version
of
putting plastic wrap over the bowl so the food will stay fresh

Jill


Spicey "buries" her food to. Big cats (lions, tigers and leopards) put their
food in trees and or hide it so maybe its an instinctual behavior. She usually
eats more later than 'reburies' it.
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Old March 23rd 04, 11:37 PM
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Imp does this EVERY time he eats. He has to scratch and cover it
completely, so "no one" can find it. He'll be scratching for like 5
minutes around the carpet.

I've learned not to leave anything on the floor because I'll find it
in the food or water dish. Can you imagine coming home to one of your
t-shirts in the food dish? Or your bathroom mat in the water dish?
Once I found one of my hair scrunchies in the food dish. Sheesh!

Kristi
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Old March 28th 04, 05:19 AM
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rachel polanskis wrote:

Cleo Carrington Smith does this after she's eaten too.
In fact on occasion, she has sniffed our plates after we've
eaten and done then as well!

Does your cat have a feral past? I believe it is something to do
with that. Not all cats do it though.


Betty does it, and though I can't be 100% sure, I don't think that she
was ever feral. She's the most soft, dainty, spoiled little thing
I've ever seen.

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Old March 28th 04, 05:52 AM
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On Sat, 27 Mar 2004 23:19:41 -0500, Takayuki
wrote:

rachel polanskis wrote:

Cleo Carrington Smith does this after she's eaten too.
In fact on occasion, she has sniffed our plates after we've
eaten and done then as well!

Does your cat have a feral past? I believe it is something to do
with that. Not all cats do it though.


Betty does it, and though I can't be 100% sure, I don't think that she
was ever feral. She's the most soft, dainty, spoiled little thing
I've ever seen.


Sammy does it, too, and her whole life has been spent indoors, except
for supervised visits outside. But, then it could be that she picked
it up from her mom. Little Bit was never feral, but she was a stray
when she arrived on the doorstep and announced she was moving in ;-)
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