Needs me there to eat???

[Catty1]

Cole, the younger cat, does this every so often. But now Oscar, who was wild his 1st 2 years then tamed, has started doing something odd.

Once or twice during the wee small hours, he will start 'muttering' (rather than meowing, which he doesn't do often) - will jump on a dresser, or bat at a picture, things he NEVER does. It's like he is out of food.

But he's not. I go into the kitchen, and he happily starts crunching out of his bowl. Then I go back to bed...til a couple of hours later.

Does anyone else's cat need their company for them to eat?

This doesn't worry me at all....just wondering about it.

[KitCat]

Poor Cocoa Kitty was an adult Siamese cat that weighed 7 lbs. when I got him. He had been living off grass and handouts like doughnuts and bananas because he didn't know about hunting. Then I kept feeding him and it's my fault he got overweight.
He will lead me to his bowl and then he will eat. He loves to be petted when he's eating, but I have him on a diet so I don't pet him when he's eating because I don't want to "reward" him.

[AbbyMom]

Yes, indeed. Abby cannot eat without me present. I believe this is because her sister cat, Becky, hates her and once tried to .... permanently eliminate her?

Anyhow, when she gets hungry in the middle of the night, she wakes me and I go downstairs with her and sit while she eats. If I don't, she will lose more weight and I can't have that.

Luckily for Abby, I frequently have sleeping problems these days, so this is just one more thing to wake me.

[kittycats_delight]

Vixen does the same thing to me. She wakes usually around 5:30 or 6:00 for me to go to the kitchen with her so she can have some kibble. Meanwhile there is kibble in the bedroom where we sleep. I don't know why but she has a few pieces with me in the kitchen then she returns to the bedroom and finishes her meal there.

[Mad Mags Moo]

Bubble likes some encouragement when feeding time comes along - she will sit at the kitchen door and wait till food is put down - I then have to say din dins Bubs. Then she trots over and I give her a stroke and say yum yum and she just eats away!!!
Squeak on the other hand needs no encouragement!!!!!!

[Queen of Poop]

I don't have a cat, but my dog Sasha can't eat without me sitting right by her, not all the time, but most of the time.