In the process of raising cats, I believe many cat owners have encountered the behavior of cats guarding food at home. So why do cats guard food? What should cats do to guard food?

Why do cats protect their food?

1. Cats often live in the wild. Due to scarcity of food, their hard-earned rations will be stolen if they are not lost. Due to this huge survival pressure, cats have to behave in a food-protective manner. This is A way for cats to survive.

2. Kittens who are separated from their mother cats prematurely and are weaned prematurely are very prone to food-protecting behavior. When cats are not ready to live alone without their mother cats, it will leave a psychological shadow on them. Such cats will have strong food-protective behaviors.

3. Many people ignore that a cat’s physical health can also lead to a cat’s food-protecting behavior. If a cat shows food-protecting behavior for no reason, it is best to take the cat to the pet hospital to check whether there is any physical problem. .

4. The owner’s wrong feeding method can also lead to the cat’s food-protecting behavior. If the owner only feeds the cat a certain amount of food every day and the cat does not eat enough, it will trigger the cat’s desire to protect food. This is A cat’s instinctive reaction. ​​​​​​

How to protect cats’ food?

Preventing cats from guarding food should start from an early age. When feeding a cat, you can feed it with your hands or hold a cat bowl with your hand, and gently stroke the cat with the other hand. This can train the cat's anti-interference ability. Let the cat trust you not to take away his food.

Once the cat behaves poorly, you can take away the cat food and let the cat know that you have control over the food. Just like a leader, the cat will gradually obey you and know that once you protect the food, it will be in trouble. Gotta eat. When the cat behaves well, you can reward it with some freeze-dried snacks to make the cat more cooperative.

There are many training methods to correct the cat’s food-protecting behavior. The most important thing is that the scavenger is willing to spend time and energy to slowly guide the cat. In addition, when feeding the cat, the choice of cat food is also very important. You can usually choose some palatable cat food for your cat to make your cat love the food you feed it.