Possum (RIP) used to take food we'd give her directly, and run off and sit in the corner to eat it. That is all well and good (quite cute really) but not when its a piece of stinky oily fish and she'd left a trail of juice all over the carpet!!
She would also think that everything on my plate was 'rightly hers' and with no hesitation, she'd get her paw and begin dabbing at my chicken or fish...
Cooper and Peanut seem to be quite good (at the moment) and eat straight out of their bowls. They haven't tried to nick food off my plate (or OH's) but if I've had some toast and put the plate down (with a few crumbs left behind) then Peanut will have a little sample
That's exactly what Foxy does! She has a way of sitting really close to me and watching every mouthful as it leaves the plate and goes into my mouth. If I pause for a fraction of asecond she thinks that's her cue to step in and try and paw off something from my plate!
Orbit used to do that as a kitten!That's when my ex threw him at the wall....
I have so much hatred for anyone that lays a finger on any animal and hope they get it back 100-fold
Sam/Mark,
Orbit was about 6 weeks old & was sitting on the arm of the sofa.She was eating beans on toast & Orbit tried to paw a bean off the plate.She threw the cat then the plate at the wall.
Orbit hit the wall about 4 feet up,hit the floor hard,ran around & collapsed,blood coming from his nose.
I picked him up & ran him to the vet down the street,whokept him in overnight.
I got home,we had a big row & split up that night.
I kept Orbit & he had 14 odd years of happiness,good food & love.
(Funnily enough I can remember it like it was yesterday!)
RIP Orbit,My bestest bud!