Postings by Smokey's Family   Behavior & Training > My two cats
flip out at feeding time, but why?   Purred: Thu Jan 26, '12
1:17pm PST  I have two 11-month old cats (brothers) who act
completely insane when it's feeding time. As soon as they hear
the can of food being opened, smell it, or see their food dishes
in my or my husband's hands, they start leaping at us, trying to
climb our legs, and generally acting like they've never had food
in their lives. They wolf their food down more quickly than any
cat I've ever seen, but once they're finished, they're back to
normal.  Additionally, one of them will chew through any
packaging he can get his paws on to get to the food inside. If
he finds a crinkly plastic bag - even if it's not food! - he'll
either chew holes in it right there or will try to drag it
behind the couch to open it in private.  Some background: These
boys are half Abyssinian, and show a lot of that breed's
behaviors. We adopted them as rescue cats when they were about 3
months old, and this has