By VeganVampyre - 23/05/2015 17:07 - Canada - Clarenville
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Hey everyone, OP here :) Just to clear a few things up, she is a street kitten that I just rescued about a week ago, and she had been attacked and beaten up by other cats quite a few times when she was out on the streets, so I'm thinking this lovely new behaviour is either a) she feels safer having me "protect" her while she eats, or b) she's just realized it's really nice to have company nearby and she's taking advantage since she was always alone before. I'm sure she will grow out of it as she gets more comfortable and used to being here :) To the people saying I should control her food better- I feed her twice a day, but she prefers to graze rather finish it all at once. And since this is the healthier eating habit, I will not force her to change to a less healthy eating habit. To the people telling me to ignore her- can't do it. I'm so thrilled that she actually trusts me, and I feel so bad that she was on her own for so long that I can't bring myself to ignore her for any reason just yet. To all the other YDI comments- I rescued a gorgeous, friendly little kitty from a probably short and horrible life on the streets, being attacked by other cats, and in return I got a lovely cuddly companion. Do I deserve that? Absolutely. :)
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Hiimhaileypotter
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Give her a set amount in the morning, and a set amount at night. That way she's not grazing all day. Either that or get used to carrying the food bowl around with you so she doesn't howl.
How about evicting you cat?
my cat is goofy like this too. I ignore her when she does stuff I don't like since it's mostly for attention.
#13: I tried substituting "cat" with "girlfriend", and your post still made sense, though I'm not sure how I feel about it ;P.
Does your girlfriend howl at you when she wants to eat, 29? Because that's more than a little strange...
Your cat is probably just a social eater, maybe move her food dish somewhere closer to where you are so eventually she can feel comfortable eating alone.
amileah13
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Our dog is like that too. He's a social eater. He will literally just sit my his food and wait until he gets egged on to do so and then we have to continuously congratulate him on it. I say, if the animal is hungry enough it'll eat on its own
msmedieval
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My dog is the same. It was cute at first but now not so much.
amileah13
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Yeah I know what you mean! It becomes a pain after awhile so sometimes I'll humor him, but if he does get hungry enough he'll eat without any prodding. He's a good boy otherwise
My cat started doing that once.. She got over it after awhile.. Stick it out hopefully yours will grow out of it too
That's pretty adorable, OP. Try to give her the food and then exit the house for a while until she eats it for a couple of times
Can someone explain why #17 was thumbed down? I don't understand what was wrong with this comment. It seems like good idea (but I don't have cats so I don't really know).
You don't train cats, the cats train you.
Mine does that too. It's cute but I wish he would eat especially when I'm away for a couple days
Maybe your vet has an idea of how to deal with this behavior.
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That's actually pretty ******* adorable.
Do you own th the pet? Or is the pet owning you?