Notes: The cat, Sophie, is around 6 years old. She has a sister cat that is 4, Peeks. Not actual sister, but you know what I mean. They've been together the entire span on Peeks life, so nothing new there. They are on a grain free diet. They eat LID dry food, and they always have it available. They get wet food at night when I get home, same time every day.
All of the sudden, Sophie had started being extremely whiny and beggy about food. She inhales her food so fast, that she isn't chewing, choking on it, and consequently, throwing it up. To remedy that, I sat with her and took her food away and gave it back to slow her down. She has learned to chill out a little bit if she knows I'm watching.
Then she has taken to stealing Peeks portion. So, when putting both bowls down, she hovers each bowl while eating out of them so Peeks can't get to it. I started putting Peeks bowl up on the counter and offering it to her later (most of the time she wont eat it unless it's doused in gravy anyway). Sophie figured out I had the bowl on the counter, she would wait til I turned my back, get on the counter, eat it, and run away.
She also sits in the kitchen and begs. She will give up after a while when she realized I'm not handling food. (I spend a lot of time hanging out the kitchen non food related) But the minute I reach for the fridge or get a can out, she goes crazy again.
She used to be timid about eating treats, but now she dives on them when I give them.
She also has gotten extremely bold at human dinner time, and will without warning (she's smart so she's sneaky) stick her paw in my food so she can lick it.
She isn't abusing dry food (just wet food and human food), she isn't drinking more, and as far as I can tell, urinating hasn't increased. Did my cat just turn into a grubby little fatty or is there something medical that I'm missing?
All of the sudden, Sophie had started being extremely whiny and beggy about food. She inhales her food so fast, that she isn't chewing, choking on it, and consequently, throwing it up. To remedy that, I sat with her and took her food away and gave it back to slow her down. She has learned to chill out a little bit if she knows I'm watching.
Then she has taken to stealing Peeks portion. So, when putting both bowls down, she hovers each bowl while eating out of them so Peeks can't get to it. I started putting Peeks bowl up on the counter and offering it to her later (most of the time she wont eat it unless it's doused in gravy anyway). Sophie figured out I had the bowl on the counter, she would wait til I turned my back, get on the counter, eat it, and run away.
She also sits in the kitchen and begs. She will give up after a while when she realized I'm not handling food. (I spend a lot of time hanging out the kitchen non food related) But the minute I reach for the fridge or get a can out, she goes crazy again.
She used to be timid about eating treats, but now she dives on them when I give them.
She also has gotten extremely bold at human dinner time, and will without warning (she's smart so she's sneaky) stick her paw in my food so she can lick it.
She isn't abusing dry food (just wet food and human food), she isn't drinking more, and as far as I can tell, urinating hasn't increased. Did my cat just turn into a grubby little fatty or is there something medical that I'm missing?
