It is not unusual for cats to be greedy, otherwise humans would not have invented the word "greedy cat". Moreover, the attribute of "greedy" is somewhat cute when placed on a cat. When the cats see their owners bringing out delicious food, they immediately act coquettishly and beg for petting, and the relationship between them will only become more harmonious.
But the cat Tiantian’s owner, Aling, has a headache because of his gluttonous behavior. Because its gluttony has exceeded Aling's tolerance limit.
You may ask, how greedy can a kitten be? Aling jokingly calls his cat the "Super Invincible Gluttonous King"! As long as the food is discovered by it, it is basically impossible to escape death!
The unopened cat food "lyed" quietly on the table. At this time, a pair of big eyes looking at it eagerly, the cat food was discovered! The owner of the eye quickly began to chew on the cat food packaging bag until the bag was broken and the cat food was exposed.
Aring was worried that the cat would eat too much and burst, so she locked it in a cage. When packing the bag, some cat food accidentally spilled on the ground. Tiantian immediately stretched out her paws to reach it. He looked eager as if these few pieces of cat food were the last remaining food in the world.
Not just cat food, but anything edible can't escape the eyes of this little guy. Arling just bought the bread from the supermarket and put it on the table. Probably because the cat smelled the fragrance, it sneaked up to the table when Aling was not paying attention, and successfully bit the supermarket shopping bag by "gnawing", and finally succeeded in eating the bread!
In order to prevent more food from being "poisoned", A Ling could only put all the edible things into cabinets or boxes, and all the cabinets were full. One time, Aling temporarily locked the snacks into the cage and placed them at the innermost side of the cage. He was afraid that the little guy would steal them, but he still found them. With a hook of his little paw, he successfully got a snack.
Some people may say, is Tiantian so greedy because he usually doesn’t have enough to eat? The answer is no, because Aling will feed Tiantian cat food every four hours. Tiantian will behave normally when she can't see him eating. Once he finds food, he will become impatient and must eat it in his stomach.
Because Tiantian is a stray cat who has been wandering on the street before being adopted by Aling. Aling knew that it had suffered a lot, so he never beat it. Yes, but because of this, Tiantian sometimes even snatches food from A Ling! Aling was a little helpless about this.
When A Ling is cooking food in the pot, if the cat smells it, it will even jump directly to the side of the wok without restraint and take the food away from the pot.
Aring felt that she could no longer let Tiantian continue to be willful. She took the cat to the pet hospital to consult a doctor. The doctor guessed that the little guy must have suffered a lot while wandering outside, and he probably often didn't have enough to eat. So once it finds food, it will eat as much as possible to ensure that it survives.
Fortunately, it finally met the kind-hearted Aring, but in Tiantian's subconscious, it still believed that food was difficult to find, which is why it was so greedy.
After hearing what the doctor said, Aling felt sorry for Tiantian. It turned out that "gluttony" was just a way for Tiantian to survive at that time, and it became a habit over time.
The doctor also said that A Ling was too indulgent in the cat’s gluttonous behavior, which caused the cat to completely ignore its owner. Sometimes appropriate restraint is necessary. First, put all the food in the storage box and try not to let the cat access it. When your cat behaves destructively, stop it and let it know that you are angry and that you hate its behavior.
The doctor is not a professional animal behavior expert, and each cat's situation is different. He can only summarize some methods from his own experience. Whether it is effective or not will have to be tested by practice and time.
Does your cat have similar problems? There is no better solution. If you have any, please leave a message! Let’s help A Ling and fellow scrappers with similar problems.
Finally, Xiao Ai would like to say something to every friend who has the idea of raising a pet. When you decide to raise them, you must be mentally prepared in advance. As the saying goes, "no one is perfect", and the same goes for animals. You may be attracted by their beautiful appearance, but this does not mean that they are perfect.
They may be naughty, chewing things, urinating everywhere, barking in the middle of the night, or even getting sick, requiring a lot of time and energy from their owners. If you're not sure whether you can tolerate their behavior, don't get one.