Timeline for Why does my cat chew through bags to get to food?
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| Feb 14, 2021 at 12:27 | comment | added | Flater | @AllisonC Our big eater lived on the streets as a <3 month old kitten when we picked him up. He was unhealthily skinny. To this day (4 years later) he still scarfs down every meal like it's his last and chases us for every scrap whenever we eat, even to the point of vomiting due to overeating. He doesn't learn, but we think he learned that lesson out on the street. But, to his credit, he's still a lean cat and runs it off, whereas the other two eat less and have been getting a bit fat. | |
| Feb 14, 2021 at 1:42 | comment | added | Allison C | @Flater my cat who's always convinced he's starving was from an owner-surrendered litter, so apparently it's pure instinct, since he's never not had food available on a regular basis. :) (My stray rescue, on the other hand, controls herself just fine around food bags. Cats!) | |
| Feb 13, 2021 at 9:08 | comment | added | Flater | Note that "being convinced they're starving" is usually a hunting drive, where you don't know how long it'll be until the next meal and therefore you jump at every opportunity you get. Some cats just never shake that instinct, even after years of being fed on a schedule. Others learn to wait and only tear through a bag after you've missed their scheduled meal. | |
| Feb 12, 2021 at 23:45 | comment | added | arp | My first thought: because it's fun. | |
| Feb 12, 2021 at 22:23 | comment | added | Digital Trauma | Yep. Bags of dry pasta ripped open and spread all over the kitchen floor. For the most part, magnetic latches on cupboard doors help, but Laser is a tenacious opportunist usually spots a forgotten open cupboard door. | |
| Feb 12, 2021 at 15:26 | history | answered | Allison C | CC BY-SA 4.0 |