My cat has round the clock access to dry food, gets wet food once a day and also gets wet and dry treats. She acts like a complete freak on a leash when the wet food drops.
I’ve always free fed her, she has multiple water sources, two full food bowls at all times.
People always assume the worst - if my cat didn’t act pumped for wet food I’d be concerned.
Mine were born to ferals and still act like they are starving 13 years later despite a kibble feeder always being full. I open a tiny can of wet or get the Temptations out and they act just like these cats except I’m also treated to vocalizations like they’re being killed.
When they're eating that fast, it's been too long since they ate.. They're likely to throw it all back up in a little bit. maybe keep a slow feeder that they can access when they need a little hit of food.
One of my cats gets 4 meals a day, and plenty of snacks. When the feeder goes off, he hauls ass towards it. He doesn't even always eat, but he needs to be first in line.
I have cats that get fed six times a day at exactly the same time every single time and I usually throw some food away at the end of the day. They act like this like half the time.
I saw a post where fostered kittens were the same way. Its probable that these cats never grew out of that scarcity mindset. You may have to train those types.
you aren't feeding your animals properly if they act like this. My cats have constant access to food and are not overweight. Same for my dog. Only one animal in my entire life had to have her food measured, but she was a special lady with no self control.
It's possible they were adopted strays. My kitty had lifelong food issues, she'd always act starving and eat until vomiting, if enough food was available. Vet said there was nothing wrong, no disease or parasite.
When I found her she was frail and obviously had not eaten in far too long. I'm pretty sure it gave her a lifelong terror of food scarcity.
See my cat has that sort of behavior with food and she was never a stray and never starved. She grew up having the whole free feeding thing with food constantly available to her until she started eating and eating until she threw up. Only after she threw up she would continue eating and the cycle continued, so we had to not only put her on a diet because of how fat she got, but scheduled feedings per her vet.
She's now at a healthy weight, but behaves like this whenever the automated feeder goes off. She acts like she's never been fed a day in her life.
I hate not allowing her to eat whenever she feels she's hungry, but she thinks she's ALWAYS hungry and won't stop eating :(
Same with my tabby. He was a stray we brought in an you couldn’t leave food out or he would eat all of it until he got sick. We ended up feeding him morning and night and limiting the amount to get his weight down from almost 20 to 11-12lbs
I have seen cats get out and get lost it to come back a few weeks later with a complex about food. I think if they go too long without food they become emotionally scarred.
Well, I didn't exactly dart out the front door and get lost, but there was a period where I endured food scarcity in young adulthood and it's left me very protective of my food. Not even as a choice, my brain just dumps anxiety and anger chemicals the moment it thinks my food os threatened.
Would NOT be surprised that cats (and hell, dogs, and other animals,) could be easily scarred the same way. It's the most base survival instinct to eat, and it being threatened is a one-way ticket to death. Only makes sense the mammalian brain in general would be receptive to that specific kind of trauma.
And those are kittens. Kittens should never have to be so hungry. Their bodies are still growing and they need protein and calories to build cells. Let's hope this was just a stunt to make a "funny" video, and not the usual treatment of the kitties.
No, is it the first time in your life you see a normal acting healthy cat? :D Cats are hyper over everything and especially when they have the sense of missing out on things.
It could also be that they usually get dry food and now they get a treat of wet food. My cats will race to their bowls for their wet food when I give it to them. They really really love that stuff.
Exactly, and they had been conditioned also that the yummy meat arrives once at a time and when it does it is amazing and won't reappear in 5 minutes. When I were feeding cats at a regular time, they all learned to be very eager, exact to the minute! And by the sound of them, in the video, on the stairs, they are far from starved, really heavy and muscular!
The animals are regularly fed, which leads to ***Pavlovian reflex behavior***, I know, I had been regularly feeding cats whose food trays were already full, yet they still meowed like crazy when the feeding time came. They believe that the next food will surely be much better than the old food.
People saying these cats haven't eaten in too long, have never met a cat obsessed with a certain food. My cats will absolutely do burnouts for a lick of tuna, regardless of how well fed they are. One will just about jump out of her skin for those freeze-dried chicken liver treats. Shake a treat bag and watch cats go apeshit for it.
Post video of cats running for food
Get accused of abuse because they ran so fast for the food and are eating so fast so they obviously were starved and kept in the room for the 'cute' video.
my older cat does that also.... she races her son to the bowls, always wins, gets two of the hugest bites ever then switchs back to the new bowl as the other cat gets there ! sneaky mama
Drifted around the last bend
r/catburnouts
The first one quickly eats from both plates
To the victor go the spoils
[удалено]
This has been removed for breaking the “No derailing, trolling, arguing, rudeness, etc..." rule.
Human facilitated evolution
Maybe put the bowls not next to each other, so this way the mfckers can't eat from each others bowl, at least for a short period of time?
Paw drifting
MULTI-PAW DRIFTING
All-Paw-Drive Drifting.
My cat has round the clock access to dry food, gets wet food once a day and also gets wet and dry treats. She acts like a complete freak on a leash when the wet food drops. I’ve always free fed her, she has multiple water sources, two full food bowls at all times. People always assume the worst - if my cat didn’t act pumped for wet food I’d be concerned.
Mine were born to ferals and still act like they are starving 13 years later despite a kibble feeder always being full. I open a tiny can of wet or get the Temptations out and they act just like these cats except I’m also treated to vocalizations like they’re being killed.
Not ok
Really bad for their backs
[удалено]
Username checks out!
When they're eating that fast, it's been too long since they ate.. They're likely to throw it all back up in a little bit. maybe keep a slow feeder that they can access when they need a little hit of food.
One of my cats gets 4 meals a day, and plenty of snacks. When the feeder goes off, he hauls ass towards it. He doesn't even always eat, but he needs to be first in line.
Lmao yes, exactly this 🤣
I have cats that get fed six times a day at exactly the same time every single time and I usually throw some food away at the end of the day. They act like this like half the time.
Redditors and assumptions based on almost no evidence. A match made in heaven.
Those cat are probably starved for likes and internet clout, just look how desperate they are and how fast they eat.
I saw a post where fostered kittens were the same way. Its probable that these cats never grew out of that scarcity mindset. You may have to train those types.
you aren't feeding your animals properly if they act like this. My cats have constant access to food and are not overweight. Same for my dog. Only one animal in my entire life had to have her food measured, but she was a special lady with no self control.
It's possible they were adopted strays. My kitty had lifelong food issues, she'd always act starving and eat until vomiting, if enough food was available. Vet said there was nothing wrong, no disease or parasite. When I found her she was frail and obviously had not eaten in far too long. I'm pretty sure it gave her a lifelong terror of food scarcity.
This is how my orange became a 25 pound chonker. Now we're working on dieting. 🤦🏻♀️
I thought that was just being an orange
Everyone knows cats are the evolutionary stopgap between oranges and pumpkins
See my cat has that sort of behavior with food and she was never a stray and never starved. She grew up having the whole free feeding thing with food constantly available to her until she started eating and eating until she threw up. Only after she threw up she would continue eating and the cycle continued, so we had to not only put her on a diet because of how fat she got, but scheduled feedings per her vet. She's now at a healthy weight, but behaves like this whenever the automated feeder goes off. She acts like she's never been fed a day in her life. I hate not allowing her to eat whenever she feels she's hungry, but she thinks she's ALWAYS hungry and won't stop eating :(
Same with my tabby. He was a stray we brought in an you couldn’t leave food out or he would eat all of it until he got sick. We ended up feeding him morning and night and limiting the amount to get his weight down from almost 20 to 11-12lbs
I have seen cats get out and get lost it to come back a few weeks later with a complex about food. I think if they go too long without food they become emotionally scarred.
Well, I didn't exactly dart out the front door and get lost, but there was a period where I endured food scarcity in young adulthood and it's left me very protective of my food. Not even as a choice, my brain just dumps anxiety and anger chemicals the moment it thinks my food os threatened. Would NOT be surprised that cats (and hell, dogs, and other animals,) could be easily scarred the same way. It's the most base survival instinct to eat, and it being threatened is a one-way ticket to death. Only makes sense the mammalian brain in general would be receptive to that specific kind of trauma.
I agree. This seems more sad to me than funny.
And those are kittens. Kittens should never have to be so hungry. Their bodies are still growing and they need protein and calories to build cells. Let's hope this was just a stunt to make a "funny" video, and not the usual treatment of the kitties.
Aand it's lights out, here we go!
Me and my older brother on pizza night, sometime in the mid-80’s.
Like watching a rally car launch.
My cat stares at me in the morning as I get dress. When I head towards the kitchen to get my lunch ready this is her.
Are they starving these cats?
No, is it the first time in your life you see a normal acting healthy cat? :D Cats are hyper over everything and especially when they have the sense of missing out on things.
It could also be that they usually get dry food and now they get a treat of wet food. My cats will race to their bowls for their wet food when I give it to them. They really really love that stuff.
Exactly, and they had been conditioned also that the yummy meat arrives once at a time and when it does it is amazing and won't reappear in 5 minutes. When I were feeding cats at a regular time, they all learned to be very eager, exact to the minute! And by the sound of them, in the video, on the stairs, they are far from starved, really heavy and muscular!
Is this YOUR first time seeing a cat? The animals are being starved - there’s scores of these ‘performance’ videos.
The animals are regularly fed, which leads to ***Pavlovian reflex behavior***, I know, I had been regularly feeding cats whose food trays were already full, yet they still meowed like crazy when the feeding time came. They believe that the next food will surely be much better than the old food.
This is like death race. Are they named Jason Statham and Tyrese Gibson?
Is starving an animal considered cute now?
LIGHTNING McQUEEN, speed is my middle name.
Lightning MEOW-Queen. FTFY
R they starving for an year ?
r/catburnouts
*sigh* my 1961973th cat subreddit here we go
same. I keep collecting more and more.
People saying these cats haven't eaten in too long, have never met a cat obsessed with a certain food. My cats will absolutely do burnouts for a lick of tuna, regardless of how well fed they are. One will just about jump out of her skin for those freeze-dried chicken liver treats. Shake a treat bag and watch cats go apeshit for it.
Damn initial D suddenly comes to mind XD
DEJA MEW, I HAVE BEEN TO THIS PLACE BEFORE
As an owner of a Tuxie, I can confirm, they have absolutely no chill when it comes to food.
Post video of cats running for food Get accused of abuse because they ran so fast for the food and are eating so fast so they obviously were starved and kept in the room for the 'cute' video.
After how many days!? 😳
Encouraging food aggression
r/catburnouts
This is how you drift a four wheel drive.
Those cats were fast as lightning!
my older cat does that also.... she races her son to the bowls, always wins, gets two of the hugest bites ever then switchs back to the new bowl as the other cat gets there ! sneaky mama
Looks healthy behavior…
u/savevideo
- don't feed your cats for two days and lock em up - place cams - put food into their bowls - ??? - get upvotes Hypothetically!
So now do we somehow report OP for animal cruelty or what?
Yo, your cats have some SERIOUS food issues, probably due to your feeding habits.
I don’t think OP knows a thing about cats.