a couple of questions.

[ak47]

My kitten is about 3 months old and ever since I adopted him from the shelter I've noticed that after he eats he paws around his whole dish, as if he's cleaning up or saving food for later? I have only ever owned 2 other cats before and they never did this.


Also one other thing is when he's cuddly he likes to come up and lick my cheeks and chin.. I don't know if I should stop him ddoing this or not or why he even does it.

 

[tammyp]

Hi Ak47,

Mine also do these things.  The 'burying' behaviour usually is because Kato doesn't like the smell of the food, so he wants to bury it.  But I have heard they might do this also to 'save' it for later.  You'll get to know what your kitten means after a while.  It's one of their amusing quirks and nothing to worry about.

Same with the licking.  Cats will only lick those they regard as 'family', so take it as a high compliment.  Of course, if you don't like it, then you can re-position your kitten into a cuddle that is away from your face...

 

[molldee]

My cats do this. After they eat enough, they "bury" it for later. If they finished the whole bowl, they don't paw at the ground. So I think it is to save it for later.