Cat Behaviour question

not sure Andy, but you shouldn't give tuna to cats very often.

really? why not? :|

she's had it nearly every day for years :|

not sure why it does this but i'd have it put down to be on the safe side

It destroys their kidneys Andy. They love it but it doesn't love them. Once or twice a month is plenty often enough.

The time I saw the same behaviour with a cat I took in, was immediately after she had kittens.
I thought it was probably 'inbuilt' behaviour of keeping predators away from her young, by hiding her food.

just go to google and put in the top section "all these words", Tuna cat

Just put it in the mixer.

hmm dont think she's had kittens, but does seem like she's trying to hide her food, my initial thought was she peed on her blanket, but she hadn't

i hope i havent made my cat very ill :( she virtually asks for tuna every day now at the same time, anything we can replace it with so she at least gets something? :(

They do tuna cat food in tins, Andy Please don't give her any more proper tuna, well maybe a tiny bit once a month.

i won't md, gna be hard to get her off it, but we'll defo only do it as an occasional treat now.. just gotta find something to replace it, maybe just give her another food pouch, funnily enough she isn't keen on the fish cat food

I give Cleo Purina Pearl (in pouches) expensive though.

I also give her James Wellbeloved dried food, which is very good. They do a normal and light (for older more sedentary cats) Once again it's expensive but lasts for ages.

tuna is expensive too lol, i'll just have to resist her when she gives me a sad look and a squaky little meow

Andy, maybe she's having a phantom pregnancy? Could be.

I found with the cats I took in, when they were being picky about what they would and wouldn't eat, the thing to do was to give them 'Gourmet Gold'.
It's expensive for how much there is in a tin, but I've never seen a cat turn their nose up at it.
It's like a very fine paté - in Ocean Fish, Salmon and Beef varieties.

You can get "My cat" tuna flakes in cans from Morrisons. Not expensive. Other supermarkets will stock tuna cat food I would imagine.

Cleo turns her nose up at Gourmet Gold Tommy, but she's exceptionally picky. So I'm giving them to the stray who loves them.

thanks i'll have a good look for these, we don't have a morrisons near us, i'll have a good look round asda though(and pets at home if need be)

theres nothing wrong with a phantom pregnancy is there?

havent i seen on these medical programmes in humans it can be a tumor or something?

she isn't acting any differently, still runs around a lot when playing and jumping about diving for her toy etc when we flick it past her(despite her getting on)

I think the tuna in flakes from Morrisons is only about 30p max.

Mitchell, I think they all go through phases of what they will or won't eat.
I never gave them the Gormet Gold very often, so that's probably why it was always a success when they went off something else.

Nothing wrong with a phantom pregnancy at all, Andy. I wouldn't worry about it.

Probably so Tommy.

Andy, there's a very good cat forum (I can hear the laughter) where there's a very good crowd of people and you get some great advice.

I'll put the link up and you can have a look if you like.

ok thanks :)

Mitchell, funnily enough I only tried Thomas (next door's cat who more or less lived here) with the Purina Pearl pouches - but he wouldn't touch them at all!
They're very fussy creatures, and that's a fact!

that was to tommy, but it can apply to your post too mitch :D

Here it is Andy, you have to register to ask a question, but it only takes 30 seconds.

http://www.catforum.com/

thanks mitchell, i'll check it out :)

Certainly are Tommy. But they can be funny ha ha as well.

ok mate. gl.

They can, Mitchell.

Andy, nearly every manufacturer does tuna flavoured food. It's just a matter of finding which one your cat will like. I'd just buy a variety of brands of single pouches/small tins, before you start buying (say) boxes of the same one.

we started giving it to her (we give her normal cat food in the morning) when i was making myself a tuna sandwich, and it was like the smell woke her up and drew her into the kitchen
so we gave her some, and since then she's nearly always had it

Andy, I always gave it to my cats too - but not very often. There's no doubt that they love it. Just ween her off it everyday, and give it to her for a treat once in a while.

will do that, what about real chicken? she always has a bit when we have it?
and we normally have cod n *****on a friday and she has some of that, is that dangerous?

No problem with either chicken or cod, Andy.
Again, all of the cats I've had living with me have loved finely cut up chicken.

Something else I used to do was to occasionally give them cod fillet fish fingers - without the breadcrumbs.
If you cook them, then let them go cold, you can peel the breadcrumbs off in practically one stroke, leaving the fish intact.
Then, chop the fish finely.

They love fish as well. Give her some fresh haddock or cod or pollock now and again.

lol, snap Tommy.

They have to be fillet fish fingers though - I don't think it would work with the 'value' ones that are just fish mush.

means she doesnt like the tuna

That's a fantastic cat site Andy. 1000's of members, most not in the UK, but a very helpful place.

The fish finger oprtion is pretty good value, Canny.
A box of Tesco's cod fillet ones are £1.49 for ten.
I found 2-3 at a time was a good portion for a cat = 30-45p. Still expensive, but cheaper than buying fresh fish - and probably more convenient to just 'have in'.

thanks guys, i'll keep note of these suggestions, and will definitely go on that forum
need to go now as im falling asleep :(

Okay, goodnight Andy.

I think the "blocks" of frozen haddock or cod would be cheaper Tommy. You can get 4 decent sized fillets for about £3-50, and lots more fish than maybe 10 packs of fingers. Even enough for the cat owner. lol

Night Andy.

True, Canny.
It's just that cooking a whole fillet for just the cat would be too much - unless you were having the rest for yourself.
Still, each to their own.
Knowing how fussy cats are - and how much they will or won't eat at any given time, and then how they don't want to go back to food that's been in the bowl for a while, I think the fish finger option is just easier all round.

I hate Cats.

memories

The cat my daughters had when they were young preferred chocolate over cat food.

Andy Murray 05 Dec 22:53
recently my cat has been covering up treats .... pawing an envelope on the side as if to try to get something to cover her tuna up

any ideas why she would do this?

Animals are more attuned to the cosmos. Your cat understands that the end of times is upon us.

Ruuuuunnnnnnnn :(

thought chocolate was poisonous to pets?

You may be thinking of Potassium Cyanide.

I,m sure my cats know the price of things, they never like anything cheap.

Andy, my cat does this (the paw cleaning bit, not the burying bit) if I run out of her normal catfood give her something she doesn't like.

I've always thought it means she is trying to say it smells worse than **. In your case it may mean 'please, for pity's sake, not more tuna!'

thing is she loves(d) tuna, and almost begs for it til she gets it, the other thing she does it with is cat whiskas cat treats, again she'll sit there wide eyed staring at me until i give her some.

Got some tuna pate cat food earlier, couldnt find gourmet gold, but im guessing its a similar thing

Well, cats are not necessarily the most logical creatures Andy. Begging for it and then not wanting it after all is par for the course.

cats are not necessarily the most logical creature

Too right, I think they,re power freaks, making me get up to the fridge then not wanting the food.....