Cat Has Food Obsession

[smurfchops]

My cat has always loved his food and would eat at any time. he has always been a mad ginger moggie and is now 12. But he is becoming obsessed. Miaows all the time for food, really loud, he has been wormed and gets regular food, maybe he is bored but every time I get off the chair he jumps up and starts miaowing again and running to his empty dish. I usually ignore him. Or just cuddle him but how can I get him over this obsession ? He is not a skinny cat and well fed and loved but this is getting very annoying now and I find myself shouting at him to shut up which I dont want to do. I think he is just a potty cat.

[Barmaid]

If he is well and has been checked out, ignore him. Just completely ignore him. Don't even shout at him to shut up.

[LoftyLottie]

Elderly cats can suffer from dementia, which involves lots of loud miaowing (sp.) for no particular reason, attention seeking, demanding food,and other obsessive and unusual behaviour. It is not unusual. I believe it would be worth taking him to the vet as there are drugs available which help calm dementia in cats. Sometimes they miaow loudly at night because they get muddled and need company.

[petal54]

my 12 year old has become more vocal,though rarely finishes her food,having gone to her dish,had food put on it,shell then go to door to go out,sometimes the otherway about.she has a catflap but soone 1 of her 'umans opens the door,even visitors let her in/out now

[LoftyLottie]

(Much the same as dementia in humans!) I recognise some of these traits in myself ;o(

[Barmaid]

Loftie is, of course, completely right.

But looking at your previous threads about this, seems as if Moggy has learned that MIAOW means he gets fed, cuddled or talked to. I've got one like that. He's perfectly healthy. We've agreed that I'll ignore him and he'll ignore the fact that I am ignoring him.

[ferlew]

I was shocked a few months ago, when I read the food pack.
80% water !!!!!! In a pack of Felix or Whiskers, shocking.
I am now feeding actual meat or chicken.

[cupid04]

Our cat is about the same age and he started gulping his food and throwing up. We've cut him down to half a pouch at a time mixed with dried food so he has to chew properly.Cost about £250 at the vets to check he was ok.
The vet said if it happened again he'd give him an injection to disperse the fur balls.He was over grooming, but seems to have settled back down to normal. We were conned another £30 for a grooming brush as well.

[petal54]

it gos to show what a bunch of 'old' what's its re pets,they know how to reel us in

[Rosetta]

Our cat, aged about 17yrs, gets a lot of furballs which affect her appetite/ demand for food (they are not the same thing ). To counteract the furballs we dose her on catalax on the advice of our vet. Having said that, cats are very manipulative and I would have thought 12yrs is a bit young for dementia

[mightymouse]

You MUST brush your cat regularly. Also have the vet take a blood test to check his thyroids, though this problem is more frequent in female cats.

Never shout at your cat!

[LoftyLottie]

Lottie: "(Much the same as dementia in humans!) I recognise some of these traits in myself ;o( "

Barmaid: "Lottie is, of course, completely right"

Hmmmmm ;o(

[Rosetta]

qed about manipulation, cat has just come to sit by Mr R, has head butted him several times as she wants his chair for her night time sleep

[boxtops]

Black Spot just did much the same to OH - my seat, please, bedtime.

[LoftyLottie]

The dog is sitting next to me whining because she wants me to go to bed so that she can settle down for the night in the cat's basket in the bedroom or perhaps even next to me on the bed. The cat has now taken over the dog basket!!

[AlwaysConfused]

try feeding moggy hairball control food. Iams and whiskas do such a thing.

[LoftyLottie]

Hills do as well. A bit more expensive, but you feed less and it fills them up more so. Usually sold at vets or animal feed retailers, but much better than the normal pet foods.

[tamborine]

hah I can join the cat forum ;)

My grumpies have their cat food on a table, away from the dogs. Now theyve begun eating the dog biscuits as well. Are they just greedy ?

[LoftyLottie]

Believe it or not Tambo, my cat, Alice, will only drink from a glass on the kitchen work surface!! She has her own glass. She won't drink from a bowl and she won't drink from a glass on the floor. She will however, drink from my glass of water by the side of the bed on the bedside table. I put a lid on it, but she manages to get it off!!

[LoftyLottie]

She has her food on the window sill - away from the dog!

[tamborine]

How does a cat drink from a glass. do they drink wine too