Our Maine Coon Beacan, has a really strange habit that he's had since he was a kitten but seems to be getting worse as he gets older (and larger!) I wonder if anyone here can explain his strange behaviour or at least shed some light on the situation?
When he goes to eat or drink from the food bowls, he often will stand in front of them and dig at the floor. Sometimes he's so preoccupied with trying to dig that he knocks the bowls all over the place! If he's in the kitchen where it is a tiled floor, he looks like he is running on the spot (with just his front legs). It almost looks like he's digging in the litter. It's so odd because as far as I know, cats don't bury their food, so it's not like it's a natural instinct.
Anybody else's cat do this? It's so peculiar!
When he goes to eat or drink from the food bowls, he often will stand in front of them and dig at the floor. Sometimes he's so preoccupied with trying to dig that he knocks the bowls all over the place! If he's in the kitchen where it is a tiled floor, he looks like he is running on the spot (with just his front legs). It almost looks like he's digging in the litter. It's so odd because as far as I know, cats don't bury their food, so it's not like it's a natural instinct.
Anybody else's cat do this? It's so peculiar!