A Bit Advice Please!

[adam15951]

My lovely old cat



keeps trying to nick our food she jumps up and sniffs our food and trys to grab it off you plate!!!!!! i dont know why she suddenly started to do it last week im trying(not succeding) to train her not to but it doesn't work

any advice pleasssseeeeeee

 

[timmystood]

Has she been wormed lately??? This could be the problem.

 

[b.c.f.c]

yes it will be worms, if cats do not get treated for worms for 3 months or more they have most likely got worms and want to eat loads.i always know when my cats need worming as they dont stop meowing for food, even after they have been fed.your lucky though as my cats always do it, even when they have not got worms, some times i even have to share my tea with them.

 

[adam15951]

yes it will be worms, if cats do not get treated for worms for 3 months or more they have most likely got worms and want to eat loads.i always know when my cats need worming as they dont stop meowing for food, even after they have been fed.your lucky though as my cats always do it, even when they have not got worms, some times i even have to share my tea with them.

are there any other syptoms(i know iv spelt it wrong ) because that is what she does with my tea!!

 

[timmystood]

Not really... Just get some worming tablets anyway. See if they make any difference (won't do any harm to try) and report back to use what happens.

 

[WILDER]

Also when a cat rubs it bum on the floor that can be a sign, there coat dosn't look glossy, and check the bum area to see if its looks inflamed.

 

[RandomWiktor]

If your cat goes outdoors, it is safe to assume that it has worms. Cats need to be dewormed often when allowed to roam, whereas indoor cats can usually be dewormed as kittens and, so long as there isn't another animal they share the litter with that goes outside, be done with it. Aside from being voraciously hungry, cats with worms may have a bloated abdomen, an itchy bum, a poor hair-coat, reduced energy, or weight loss.

However, I wouldn't take being hungry as being worms. It could be something very benign, like a hormonal change making her crave certain foods. It could be that winter is coming and she has an instinct to bulk up. Perhaps someone in the family fed her a table scrap as a treat recently, and now she wants more. Something could have upset her even; cats are known to show distaste by spraying urine, shredding furniture, stealing food, and generally wrecking things. The only other concern I would have if she is an older cat would be the kidneys. Cats in renal failure will often eat excessively without weight gain and drink/urinate almost constantly. But, if she hasn't been drinking and urinating a whole heck of a lot, and is only stealing food, I'd suspect something else.

 

[SarahBravo]

My cats were pretty well behaved and hardly bothered me when I was eating or preparing food in the kitchen. Then my mother came to stay for a week, fed them raw meat and chicken as she was chopping it for our dinner and fed them scraps from the table, now they are absolute monsters!!!! And my ma went home a year ago!!!

I would go with the above advice - worm her, check that her belly isn't swollen and that she isn;t drinking noticeably more than usual, and if she's still trying to mug you at dinner time you could either try feeding her her own meal the same time you eat, or try some other behaviour training.

Not that I take my own advice, I still get the backs of my legs clawed when mine try to crawl up me to get to the chopping board, and when I order pizza I have to order enough for them too.....

Let us know how you get on! Cute cat btw - I love b & w cats!

 

[adam15951]

thanks for all the advice
will do
goingf to get tablets on monday
she is very thin
ill report back onn monday
adam