Hi everyone!
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My kitten (he is 7 months old - 8 months on 12/6) seems to feel the need to eat all food in his sight. He will eat his wet food and my 14 year old's wet food, I've had to separate them while feeding wet because of this. He will eat my 14 year old's dry food (a mixture of adult Blue Wilderness Chicken Hairball Control and Halo Grain Free Wholesome Chicken) but he will not eat his kitten food (Blue Wilderness Kitten Chicken formula) unless he absolutely has to.
He will also try to eat our food too. One time I was making stuffed peppers and he actually sampled the raw ground beef. He also likes red sauce, carrots, apples, potatoes, chocolate, pizza, rat food, rat poop, and many other things.
I do not think this could be a case of feline pica because he doesn't chew on things like wood, plastic (unless he plays with a bottle cap), hair ties, incense, candles, pens, our hair, etc...
So can anyone explain to me why he feels the need to eat everything that is food. lol.
I think it could be because he was a shelter kitty, and was housed with more that himself that it's just a mentality that if he didn't try to eat it all he wouldn't get any food.
I'm unsure as to where this post should go, but I think this would be the best place for it to go. If not, please feel free to move it.
My kitten (he is 7 months old - 8 months on 12/6) seems to feel the need to eat all food in his sight. He will eat his wet food and my 14 year old's wet food, I've had to separate them while feeding wet because of this. He will eat my 14 year old's dry food (a mixture of adult Blue Wilderness Chicken Hairball Control and Halo Grain Free Wholesome Chicken) but he will not eat his kitten food (Blue Wilderness Kitten Chicken formula) unless he absolutely has to.
He will also try to eat our food too. One time I was making stuffed peppers and he actually sampled the raw ground beef. He also likes red sauce, carrots, apples, potatoes, chocolate, pizza, rat food, rat poop, and many other things.
I do not think this could be a case of feline pica because he doesn't chew on things like wood, plastic (unless he plays with a bottle cap), hair ties, incense, candles, pens, our hair, etc...
So can anyone explain to me why he feels the need to eat everything that is food. lol.
I think it could be because he was a shelter kitty, and was housed with more that himself that it's just a mentality that if he didn't try to eat it all he wouldn't get any food.