Why does my cat dig around bowl

I was wondering my cat always make a digging action around his food bowl before and after he eats, is that normal.

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I don't know if its normal or why they do it but my Phenom does it too.

my cats does it too to her food bowl and water bowl

Yes it's normal. Lilly does it with her wet food, too. She paws at the carpet square her food dishes are on, and at the wall- trying to get it to fall down on the dish!

It's an instinctual thing... they're "covering" their food so no one else will be able to find it & eat it. Little do they know us humans aren't rushing to take their food from them- silly kitties!

No problem! Lilly usually does it until I tell her it's okay and she can stop.

As you said, just another reason to love them!

my lil ginger kitty does that..even if its a scrap of food on the floor she tries to bury it..shes funny lol

My cat Reilly does that all the time too, and it's very normal. Just be careful that you don't leave your favourite t-shirt on the floor so kitty can use it to cover his food! (Reilly you bad kitty!! )

I think it's more to cover up the scent of uneaten food from predators than it is to make sure no one else eats it... I can't remember where I read that though....LOL

Originally Posted by pondwader

I think it's more to cover up the scent of uneaten food from predators than it is to make sure no one else eats it... I can't remember where I read that though....LOL

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Yes, that is what I've read that the big cats, such as cougars & bobcats do. JC does that around food that he DOESN'T like, though - maybe his motives are a lot more obvious