My kitten only eats if I put her food in my hand?

Hmm. Since I've never had a kitten before, I'm not quite sure why this is happening. Do you play with her a lot? Maybe she misses you and wants your affection?

Ohhhhh! I hope you figure it out. Maybe it is just a short termed thing she is going through and it will work out. Maybe she needs something else in her diet. Do you every try to switch up and give her soft food sometimes. That's what my daughter does. Twice a week her cat gets canned food. So it is like a big treat to her. I don't know if this would help, but maybe.

I can't be that patient. I'd give food on the plate but can't allow my pet to take food from my hands. Why does your cat like it that way? Well, maybe your cat is sick. I don't see any reasons why it could be that lazy if the cat is not feeling something wrong. Well, maybe I am wrong because I have not really experienced taking care of cats. Maybe you should take it from someone who has good experience in taking care of cats.

Cat and most of this animal creatures are just like human. They want to be pampered and treated like human. However, occasionally try to put his food on his plate. There is a possibility that the creature might revert back to his good old ways of feeding from plate. have a nice day cheers!

I think kittens want this to have the connection of being fed by mother. Your kitty is probably anxious and wants that extra bit of care. I had dogs do that. They just did it for awhile when they want more attention from me I think.

The cat may just want to be pampered a little but the kitten may just not like the cat food, maybe a wet cat food is needed

I personally think that kittens should be fed the wet foods either canned or dry food that you moisten yourself. If you have dry food, you might consider wetting it with warm water and stirring well to make it gravied. Also be sure that you keep fresh water out at all times. I refresh the water two to three times a day. As in response #1, your cat is going to eat if she is hungry unless she is ill. After ruling out illness, just put the food down. She'll get it.

Oh my kitten did that! And then he went through a phase where he would only eat off a spoon. Don’t worry, he/she will come around trust me.. you should try holding the food on your hand but hovering it over the bowl, and slowly tilting your hand more and more until eventually the kitten is eating out of the bowl and doesn’t realise because your hand is still beside it. Kittens can be strange little things, their mums can sometimes feed them from mouth to mouth believe it or not, I’ve seen it, which would explain the need for a hand or a spoon! But they will come round. My little man had to be bottle fed for the first 2 or 3 weeks I had him!

Oh my kitten did that! And then he went through a phase where he would only eat off a spoon. Don’t worry, he/she will come around trust me.. you should try holding the food on your hand but hovering it over the bowl, and slowly tilting your hand more and more until eventually the kitten is eating out of the bowl and doesn’t realise because your hand is still beside it. Kittens can be strange little things, their mums can sometimes feed them from mouth to mouth believe it or not, I’ve seen it, which would explain the need for a hand or a spoon! But they will come round. My little man had to be bottle fed for the first 2 or 3 weeks I had him!

My puppy is also like that.id wants my hand every time on his head while eating.when i do so i feel good.it indicates the intimacy of our relation