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Why does a cat bury its food bowl: you will be surprised when you find out
05.04.2023 11:49
Updated: 15.04.2023 02:42
Everyone is familiar with the situation when a cat starts to bury its food bowl. The pet scratches the clean floor with its paw for a long time and diligently, but it is unclear what effect it expects from this.
There are a lot of options here, and the reason is not always a dirty bowl or that the cat is blue blooded or a “clean freak”.
Cats differ from dogs in one way – their attitude to food. A cat can eat as much as it wants and leave the rest for later.
Many pets eat in several shifts. Dogs mostly eat everything to the very bottom and then lick the bowl.
Why does a cat bury food?
In fact, this is a gesture with which she wants to show her attitude towards food.
She either says "I'll save this for later" or hints that she doesn't like the food. You can tell the difference only if you continue to observe your pet.
Another reason is that the cat is not satisfied with the portion size. Perhaps if you add a little more, it will start eating.
And now the correct answer
In fact, at this moment, instincts play in the cat. Distant ancestors buried the remains of food in the ground so as not to attract predators or to leave supplies for later.
As is known, domestic cats' instincts periodically make themselves known.
But it has been noted that if you give in to the cat’s tastes and replace the food with fresh food several times, the cat will begin to do this more and more often.
In general, there is nothing unnatural in this behavior of the pet.
