Do your cats steal food?

My cat (recently departed) used to steal anything she possibly could, but she wasn't very good at it. She used to sit nearby when you were eating chicken (her favourite) and pretend she wasn't interested, but you could tell she was. If you got up for even a moment you had to take the plate with you because she'd be up there. She used to raid bins, jump on benches, and even stole meat while it was cooking on the BBQ. She was very naughty. Once she stole a piece of chicken out of a plate of green curry. She gutsed it down really quickly in case someone saw and stopped her, and realised too late that it was HOT! She sat there pitifully coughing and gagging and then drank a huge bowl of water. After that she was a bit more careful.

Every plant and animal in the known world sees what it wants and helps itself. Only man has decided to call it 'stealing' and 'wrong'. Talk about taking something very simple and twisting it into something complicated complex and ugly. The human race can sometimes really get on my nerves.

My cat has little interest in people food. Sometimes if I offer a special invitation he will have alittle milk,salmon or tuna but that's about it. I had one cat who had lived for awhile as a street cat who used to get into the trash. He also used to come running when the refrigerator door opened. Most of my cats have been alittle interested in people food.

a few years back i had the most wonderful cat, Cupid. he never done anything wrong except for a couple times and kept our house clear of any pests. i had a boyfriend back in the day that drank until he passed out on weekends. one night he'd been eating big sausages, forget what they're called, and sharing small bites with Cupid. he passed out on the couch with one big sausage left in the plate on the coffee table, nose high to cupid, that kept eyeing it. walking back and forth sneaking looks to see if i was looking. i pretended to not look, but kept watch out of cornr eye. he politely strolled by one more time pulled it off the plate then ran .

My cat never steals food but she does however steal socks which leaves me to try to find them all or hide them all from her otherwise she will be doing the one hiding

hi, nice to meet you here. I don't have cat. But my neighbour got and their cat was steal our fish. Have a nice day and happy my lotting!

My cat doesn't like most human food (excepting lettuce and Tuna), so he doesn't try to take it. He does however like to smell it and sometimes will meow until you give him some of your food. If you relent and give him some, however, he will ignore it!

My former roommate has sleep apnia and loooong before she was correctly diagnosed she used to go into these little sleeps. Well, we were eating fish sticks and I kept trying to make her wake up and she kept falling asleep. So, when my cat, Sab, pulled one of her fish sticks off the plate, I figured she deserved it, after all, the roomie wasn't paying attention.

well my cats certainly don't steal food. at least that's what they think. my girl will open her treats drawer, take out her treats and tear open the package to enjoy it. i don't think she considers that stealing as she does it right in front of us. she just feel that getting her own treats is like us getting a drink from the fridge. my corss-breed boy actually jump up the dining table when we are going to have dinner to take a look at the dishes. if there is something he wants, he'll just sit down and 'demand' to be given his share. so no, i'd say my cats don't steal food. they just take whatever is theirs. cheers ;p

Our cat don't steal food. But our neighbors cat does. One day i forget to close the backdoor in our kitchen. I never notice that our neighbors cat silently entered our house. At that time im going to fry a chicken wings. After i wash the chicken i left it in the strainer. When i return i saw the cat getting one piece of chicken. She run so fast out to our house when she saw me. Well, no one to blame but me because im not carefull.

I don't call it stealing either! As much as we'd like to think our animals know right from wrong they don't live by our rules. Unguarded food is no-ones property to them. I've a cat that not only 'steals' for herself, she feeds the dog! She flicks food on to the floor for her. As my dog is a canine dustbin we have to be very careful not to leave certain foods around. All my animals obey the leave command and have been taught not to beg, but if no-one is there to tell them of course they are going to eat it.

I have 3 cats now and i have never caught them stealing, not food anyway. I give them a taste of what im eating so they will leave me in peace to eat. my whole purpose for laying in bed is to rub Miss Kitty's belly. Thank goodness she has short attention span. Last nite i tried to ignore her and she just kept touching my face with her paw and poking at me till i give her what she deserved, her belly rub. I could have gotten to sleep so much quicker if i just naturally let her come first. So heres how it went. Bubba sleeping beside my pillow, Sissy sleeping beside or on my legs and Miss Kitty under the covers getting her belly rubbed. This belly rub is like everytime i lay on my bed no matter what time of day or nite it is. If i dont cover up she likes to get inside my clothes. My Miss Kitty is quite the something else. She has even figured out how to open my desk drawer and take things out and the desk drawer closed again. I havent figured out how yet. She knows where the catnip is and she scratches the door to let me know when she wants it. I have never seen a cat quite like her before. She is very smart. she was found in a bush with her litter and bottle feed till i got her at a very young age. She even presses her mouth to my lips. Like she is kissing me.

I love cats but i never own one.As i have known they really eat food everytime they see anywhere.Unlike the dogs, if you train them they will obey orders,.Cat maybe can understand also but perhaps it depends how you raise them or how they grow up.

Sitting here laughing ~! Well ~ yeah, I would consider the incidents you mention ~ stealing! Although, I must admit to also considering it amusing! My own cats "steal" from my plate ~ or at least try to if it's something they find suits them... The most amusing "attempted" theft was catching Haley (who was only about 6 wks. old at the time and weighed all of about - ohhh - 3lbs.) try to steal the 22lb. turkey I was thawing out of the kitchen sink..!!! Ohhh SHEEESH what a sight! She was tugging her little heart out and her butt kept sliding forward ~ honestly I was laughing my a** off! Still do when I remember it~ too funny..!

I have 15 cats in my house but I never encounter the situation that my cat are stealing food because I alwys make it sure that they fed in the right time......

Hi positive, [i]My Parents' cat are stealing food..LOL! I call it stealing since they know where their plates are and if we are not putting it there, it is not for them..lol! So, when we are going to leave anything on the table like fish or meat, they will crawl and go there once no one is there...They will run away when they will see anyone of us coming back and my Mother will always told us, it's not their fault since we are the one who were careless! LOL![/i]

My cats dont steal they just take. When you are trying to et something they will come over and put their paws in your food and just start grabbing. The other day my son was eating his lunch and our cat Tiger came over and just sat down on his plate so he couldnt eat his sandwhich. She was rolling all over it so I made Zac another one. While I was making his other sandwhich she was sitting on my counter eating the one that she had rolled all over. I never knew cats even liked table food. So I put all the cats outside when we eat.

It really is. Our cat can not be trusted when food is left unattended, he would really go for it. Of course he knows that it is not for him because the food is covered in our kitchen table but he will really force himself to uncover the food and eat until he would be full. We give him food regularly but, he really want to eat anything that's left unattended. Sometimes we give out cat a lesson, smack a little here and there when he made mistakes, It works because he is careful the next time he sees food. But we always keep food now to avoid tempting our cat to be stealing.

Hey hey !!!!! My cats are little mooches ! they can be such pains always wanting their food , or people food . I had them since they were kittens , so yes they are very spoiled . They sometimes will take food right from the plate . GRRR GRRRR GRRR GRR !!

Yes, my cat Star steel food from his brother Luna all the time! If Luna turns his back for one minute Star will take his dish and eat his food. Then if Luna wants his dish back, it too bad, too late! You would think that he would know better by now. His brother is a thief! He does all the time! Oh, and yes my boys have girls names. I named them before I got them. I liked the names and they fit so Star & Luna it was, even though they are boys! Luna is a thief too! He will steel my food. He loves ice cream. If I turn my back he will help himself to my plate. So I guess they are "cat burgalers"- and hence the name!