Why Does My Cat Stare At My Food?

When raising cats, whenever the owner has something to eat, the cat likes to run over and stare at the food in your hand. So why do cats do this? In fact, besides gluttony, there are other reasons:

1. Instinct drive

The existence of cats’ food-obtaining instincts will drive cats to obtain food. So when they see their owner holding food in their hands, they will watch from the sidelines.

2. Master’s favor

If you have fed a cat by hand before, after the cat tastes the sweetness, it will know that the owner loves it very much. So when the owner holds food in his hand, the cat will keep staring at you.

3. Feel curious

Cats want to explore the world and the food their owners are holding. So, the cat will stare at you every time the owner eats.

4. I hope you can feed it

Cats are very greedy little animals. Whether the food in the owner’s hands is suitable for eating, cats want to smell and taste it.

5. Fragrance temptation

The food on the owner’s hands is cooked with various seasonings and smells much better than cat food. Cats cannot naturally resist such fragrant food, so they stare at the food in your hand.

However, feeding cats human food often causes them to be picky eaters, and heavy oil and salt foods are not suitable for cats’ health, so cats should eat some light and low-salt cat food as their staple food.

Conclusion

When a cat begs for food, many owners cannot bear to let the cat wait, so they feed the cat. This is a bad habit. Feeding cats regularly and quantitatively is best, as not feeding the cat randomly.