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[–] jordanlund 92 points 2 months ago (8 children)

"The food bowl is empty! IT'S EMPTYYYYYYY!!!!"

Food bowl:

[–] [email protected] 86 points 2 months ago (7 children)

Some cats don't like to put their faces in bowls. It pushes on their whiskers, which repeated daily can cause them pain or irritation. That's why they refuse to eat anything but the center of the bowl, where the pressure on their whiskers is the least

Try feeding them on a small plate or shallow bowl

(You might also see cats pawing their food onto the floor, then eating it. Same reason)

[–] PassingDuchy 16 points 2 months ago

I have a shallow dish for my cat and he still does this... He just doesn't believe seeing the bottom is natural lol.

(Before anyone says anything yes the dish is flat, I bought it for my hedgehog to eat without having to clamber and then had to swap their dishes when he discovered the shallow dish was light enough for him to toss around for fun lol)

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