Kitten funny with food

[dojo]

We got a kitten last week (5 months old) he has been good re food and litter tray. The last couple of days we have put food down he has eaten some of bowl 1/3rd to
1/2 then he starts clawing at the floor as if he is trying to cover it over... Like in litter tray... If we take it away and put it down half hour later he eats it... I thought initially he didn't like smell and trying to cover it over... But then why does he eat it to start with?

Whiskers wet food (till now) with a couple of biscuits mixed in and a dash of water.

[ali_kat]

They all do this, it's kinda funny

I'm assuming you're still giving him kitten food, as he's too young for adult. But why are you mixing it with biscuits & water?

Biscuits need to be in a separate bowl, they need to be crunchy for good teeth health

[paintman]

He's probably trying to hide it so its still there when he wants to eat it later. Ours occasionally do this.
They have a bowl each, two compartment so wet food goes in one side & dry kibble in the other. Water in a cat fountain a short distance away. Lily has a pink dish & Louis has a blue one. If you want to see cat confusion just change the placement of the dishes!

Edited by paintman on Sunday 26th October 17:30

[DuraAce]

Wet food, dry food and water. Three separate bowls required.

[dojo]

Ok thanks,
I leave dry biscuits out for him and water.
I put a few biscuits in meals to give a bit of crunch (no reason but he seems to like it)
He seemed to be a bit constipated when we got him so to make sure he was getting enough moisture the vet recommended putting a little extra water in meal... His poo is starting to soften up.

[paintman]

We do the small amount of water in the wet food for Lily - advised by the vet after she had a couple of bouts of cystitis.
Also found that a cat fountain - flowing water - was better at getting them to drink than still water in a bowl. Louis likes drinking from the cold tap & lets you know when he wants a drink!

[ali_kat]

Ah, that's good then