naughty cat around food

[hotpink]

my kitten is about 5 months old and is very loving but she is a little sh*t when it comes to food. she always has food out, so she's not hungry (maybe a little picky). when you go into the kitchen she runs around your feet and meows like she's on fire! you can't eat your own dinner or prepare any food for yourself because she starts going mental. can i calm her down in any way so she's not like this as an adult cat? thanks x

[wolf63]

As I type I am eating my dinner. There is a cat staring at me (and the food) to my left and to my right another is sneaking along the desk towards my plate. It is a joint attack.

In the kitchen is two bowls of cat food that have just been put out.

As soon as they are sure that they are getting none of my food - once I have eaten it all - they will go and eat their food.

At least with a dog you can admonish it and send it into the next room. A cat will laugh at you if you try that.

Have fun! :-)

[hotpink]

oh my days, this is what the next 20 years are going to be like?? she's driving me mad!

[wolf63]

One thing about cats - they are never boring.

They are always thinking up ways to annoy you. When I go to the loo Frankie sits on the shelf and bats things off the shelf. There are little plastic ducks and pony tail bands and other small things flying towards me. I can hear his snigger.

Your kitten will calm down - eventually!

[lizzydrippin]

I take it that she's been wormed? only that can make them a little food obsessive. Apart from that cats always think that they might be missing out on something tastier. You could always try eating your dinner out of a cat bowl on the kitchen floor and leaving their dinner on a dinner plate in the front-room. It could just work!

[pastafreak]

My cat must be the odd one out-she never comes looking for my food. maybe it is because she is already a bit too big to haul herself onto anything higher than a step!!

[meltoadhall]

our cats fed in the morning and then lifted after half an hour, same in the evening and thats all they get. You could try putting her in another room and shutting the door while you eat.

[wolf63]

pastafreak your cat sounds like my last cat. He was old and had short legs. He had to climb the side of the bed to get up for a sleep. You could hear his belly hit off the stairs on the way down.

I now live two young thugs and they leap everywhere.