貓咪為什麼會撥弄食物或水碗？7 個原因

August 12, 2014 • jaime

貓咪為什麼會撥弄食物或水碗？7 個原因
貓主人都會認同，貓咪有些相當有趣的習慣與行為，有些很容易解釋，有些則不然。其中一種你可能注意到的奇特行為，就是貓咪會在食物碗或水碗裡扒弄。如果你的貓咪也是這樣，不妨繼續閱讀，一起解開這個不尋常習慣的原因……

可惜的是，這個奇怪習慣沒有單一明確的答案；不過好消息是，這並不代表有任何嚴重問題。反而有幾種可靠且合理的理論，其中任何一種都可能適用於你的貓咪。

歸根究底，你不需要急著採取行動；但如果你覺得這種行為很煩人或會弄得一團亂，也可以根據成因尋找減少這種行為的方法。

現在就來看看可能的原因：

1. 飲食改變
你最近是否將貓咪的飲食從乾糧改為濕食，或反過來呢？如果是，這可能是牠在告訴你，牠不喜歡這個改變，並希望吃別的食物。牠們可不會無緣無故挑食！如果你發現某種特定食物或口味會讓牠更常扒弄，就應考慮將該口味從菜單中移除。

2. 本能行為
貓咪扒弄的行為，也可能只是與大型貓科親戚共有的基因本能。野生貓科動物傾向掩埋食物，可能是為了留待之後食用，或避免被其他動物吃掉，同時也能嚇阻掠食者。因此，你家的貓咪或許只是模仿與生俱來的行為。這在曾是流浪貓或野貓的貓咪身上尤其常見，因為牠們天生會學習更保護自己的食物。
 
3. 年齡
如果你的貓咪還很年幼，牠可能是因為缺乏安全感而出現這種行為。家裡是否還有其他貓咪或動物？牠可能感到有點焦慮，或覺得自己的食物供應受到威脅。等牠對環境更有安全感，並確信食物不會被搶走後，這種行為應該就會停止。你可以試著將貓咪的食物碗放在獨立的房間裡，避免受到家中其他成員打擾。

4. 擺放位置
貓咪是非常愛乾淨的動物，非常不喜歡食物碗靠近貓砂盆。如果你目前就是這樣擺放，那麼貓咪扒弄的原因，可能是本能地厭惡必須在便便附近吃東西。如果空間允許，試著將貓砂盆移到其他位置，看看是否能停止這種行為。

5. 清潔度
接著，若貓咪覺得食物碗或水碗本身不夠乾淨，也可能會在碗裡四處扒弄。請確保每天徹底清洗貓咪的餐具，或許這種行為就會停止。

6. 碗的尺寸與類型
你用什麼樣的碗餵貓咪呢？也許碗的尺寸與形狀正是造成牠扒弄的原因？一般來說，貓咪不喜歡鬍鬚碰到碗邊，因為牠們的鬍鬚非常敏感，鬍鬚特別長的貓咪更是如此。為了避免食物或水灑得到處都是，較窄的橢圓形碗或側邊較低的碗最為合適。

7. 視力
這個原因最常見於水碗。貓咪是近視，視力不佳，因此很難判斷碗中的水究竟在哪裡。牠們會用爪子撥動水面製造漣漪，讓水更容易看見。如果你使用玻璃或金屬碗，問題會更加明顯，因此可改用陶瓷碗或有圖案的碗。或者，你也可以考慮購買飲水機。貓咪特別喜歡飲水機，因為牠們喜歡從戶外水源喝水。

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評論(8)

  1. Wai

    My cat uses her paw to fish out a single piece of food out of the bowl and then proceeds to eat it off the floor. She has done this for 17+ years now - the only time she didn't was when she didn't eat for 3 days in protest because my dad bought the wrong brand of food! When we finally switched it back, she was so hungry she just dove right in! :)

  2. Bee

    My cat smacks his water and food bowl around getting water all over the floor. Why does he do that?

  3. Najiha

    My cat does the same too i dont know what to do!

  4. Kimberly Todd

    My cat likes to dig in her water bowl and the toilet Getting water everywhere. I have no clue why she does this!!!

  5. Joyce Smith

    Monkey turns over her dry food bowl. She's getting several types, mainly fancy feast naturals chicken and another brand name for indoor cats, also chicken, both which he likes. Good with wet food thank God! Sometimes moves the water bowl too. Anyone's cat like to dig in the litter pan? He's just so michevious!

  6. Cierra

    I have two cats both two years old and sisters one drinks of water like it’s fine but my other one digs in the water and makes a huge mess I gave them fresh water every day I did change her bowl about eight months ago and now she digs and splashes and gets water everywhere before she drinks out of it is there anything I can do to help so I don’t have a mess in my kitchen

  7. Cyn

    One of my cats repeatedly smacks the water in ANY water dish, then licks it off his paw. Not w the kitten is doing the same. He rarely drinks any other way.

  8. Kitkat

    Cat instinct have them play with their prey for a long time before eating it because if the prey is exhausted then it won’t fight and injure them. They may just be instinctually playing with their food. I would try a non slip mat (you can get them really cheap at the dollar store) or bowls that have non slip rubber bottoms to help the bowls remain stationary. As for water, my kitties do have a hard time seeing the level of the water. Whatever the reason I would try the non slip mat and no slip bowls so they stay put. Hope that helps, good luck! 🍀 🐈‍⬛

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