Quote Originally Posted by Lizzie
Big question for all those of you who, like me, find it impossible to keep certain cats out of human food.

What do you do when you have to cool a big pot of something that just came off the stove? A
with 13 cats I have, I put it away in mircowave so whatever'd not get cold faster as refrigator would in case I got caught in doing of something else. but in refrigator right away too sometimes if there's not enough room.

for eating my own dinner, they have learned to not bother me or even walk up to me. I give a little quick growl and push her/him away WITH foot/leg gently (you confuse them with smell of food/fork on your hand) if s/he keeps crawling up on you. it took them a while to understand and understand that the whistling is when it's time for theirs! of course, don't whistle when you're cooking your dinner. this training would start all over once you have a softer heart than you think and hand a tiny piece of food. I watch what I drop too. and dinners with my friends here which happens occasionally, I put them all in my room with a litterbox and treats in case they bother my friends somehow; meowings, hairs, nudges, beggings, etc.

glacier, none of my cats are obsessed with human food and in fact two of my cats hate human food as it'd squish their eyes lol. yet I can't assume that (for the other 11) because out of habit I keep all the food/boxes out of their sight. once at an old home I had to keep all of my food in bathroom because the cabinets weren't shut closed strong enough - there's one strong almighty cat here!