Why Does My Cat Scratch The Floor After He Eats

Continued treatment for your cat s scratching licking and chewing.

Why does my cat scratch the floor after he eats.

This is not an unusual behavior. Though it may seem that your hard flooring is bound to suffer a bit the scratching isn t harmful at all. In the end it s pure instinct and it helps the cat stay in touch with its wilderness roots in case it ever has to fend for itself out there. There s nothing wrong with your cat.

If you re feline pal has taken the time to physically cover his food rather than just pawing on the floor he s just going the extra mile. If you have a kitten as well as an adult cat you may have noticed her scratching the floor area and it may have left you confused. Instead this is still him trying to be sneaky and not let predators know where he is. She does cover after using the litter and then proceeds to scratch the wall next to it.

Your kitten may scratch the floor after eating because of her instinct. The wall and floor scratching behaviors you are describing are common cat behaviors. Domestic cat this is part of the burying behavior discussed above. My lani does this with food she doesn t like.

So when my cat eats some of her food first then begins to paw around the dish she s following an instinct that doesn t make much sense for her circumstances she is after all a house cat. Why does my cat scratch around his food. However kitty doesn t think like that. This behavior may be witnessed before or even after the meal.

Before or after your kitten or cat eats or drinks it may paw scratch or knead the floor as if it is digging or burying something. I experimented with 2 snacks one she liked and one she didn t. Everything your cat does even the things that make no sense to you at all are geared towards the cat s survival. Why does she do this.

In fact your pet is demonstrating an instinct shared even by the big cats and it is a very positive sign that it is feeling at home in your house. The youngest cat ibby ditty has always scratched the floor or the wall after she eats or after she uses the cat litter box. In the wild cats don t come back to a meal they ve stored for several days. She scratched at the first one and ate the second so i now interprete the scratching as her saying this smells like my poo since she will eat other foods she deemed worthy.

She has always done this. Because it can be difficult to diagnose flea infestation in cats some veterinarians recommend trying reliable flea control products purchased from a veterinary office for six to eight weeks to see if it reduces the incidence of licking scratching or chewing. Should i do something about it.