I have a VERY nosy. and ALWAYS hungry cat. Well we dont want him to get overweight, so we dont feed him 4 times a day. only 3. but since of this when we are eating food (popcorn,chips,marshmellows,candy..etc) Mr Munchkin thinks he can just stick his head in and get it. well last time he ended up with a marshmellow bag stuck to his head. lol. But he gets this stuff out then he runs with it. then he kills it. kills it again. kills it again. KILLS IT AGAIN. then final he kills it one more time then he eats it. . well when we try to take it away. he doesnt let us. is there a cure?!!!!!! I NEED ONE!! can anyone help me to teach him to stop?!

Cats are curious at the best of times. If you add a greedy guts to that, they seem to think all food is for them. Plus Chewie is still very young and most things are still a game. Skitz loves my food too, although I have taught him manners. He knows to wait until I offer him something. A stern ´NO´ does the trick. For the extra pesky try a spray bottle. Everytime he sticks his nose where you don´t want it, give him a squirt. He´ll soon learn that people food isn´t for kitties.

Just know if he finds it sitting with out a human, even for a second then it is his!
Good Luck.

hehehe must say I had a good laugh reading your story could see it all happening! I think furry is right a squirt now and then taught my cats some boundaries! Although my old cat never learned not to steal marshmellows if she got her paws on a bag she killed them all and ate a few!

A spray bottle would help, but you know I came home yesterday and found mine in the floor, the neck of it broken! Ozzie (I know it was him) had pushed it off the microwave and into the floor. LOL Cats are smart for sure.

But, are you feeding him enough when you do feed him, and does he eat it all? If he isn´t getting enough food at each feeding, then that might explain why he´s going after your foods. Giving him more cat food is much better and healthier than him stealing chips and candy. And if he isn´t really eating what you give him then you might consider switching brands or types. For instance, my cats were getting tired of Purina so I tried giving them Iams, and they gobble it up! I also give them something different at least once a week - canned food, meats, tuna, etc.

squirt bottles cure everything! Lou no longer scratches my carpet up. he scratches his post. when the boys start to fight, I show them the bottle and they sit down. its very funny. I dont have to use ot anymore just show it to them.

A spray bottle would help, but you know I came home yesterday and found mine in the floor, the neck of it broken! Ozzie (I know it was him) had pushed it off the microwave and into the floor. LOL Cats are smart for sure.

But, are you feeding him enough when you do feed him, and does he eat it all? If he isn´t getting enough food at each feeding, then that might explain why he´s going after your foods. Giving him more cat food is much better and healthier than him stealing chips and candy. And if he isn´t really eating what you give him then you might consider switching brands or types. For instance, my cats were getting tired of Purina so I tried giving them Iams, and they gobble it up! I also give them something different at least once a week - canned food, meats, tuna, etc.
Lol.... YOU WONT BELIEVE WHAT THIS CAT EATS!! he eats every bite!!! even sometimes sneaks over to duckies food and takes a few before we catch him.

Squirt bottle ive used on Pete, Stormy, And Duck. But i didnt think of it for Chewie. Ill try it out.... he hasnt been as curious and nosy as usual.... but he is still getting his head stuck in bags...

Teri13 Thats how it is for Pete... you even act like your gonna touch it... he runs. Lol...

Thanks everyone for your help. ill try your advice out!!!

squirt bottles cure everything! I dont have to use ot anymore just show it to them.
I can´t thank all you people enough for all the useful tips you´ve given. I´ve only been using a squirt bottle for a couple of days and the cats run to hide just at the sight of it. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

Life would be awfully borring without our silly kitties doin´ their silly tricks!

The picture I imagine of Mr Munchkin with the marshmellow bag stuck to his head is so funny! Does he kill the marshmellows? And does he make sure THEY ARE REALLY DEAD before he eats them? HaHaHa!

Water spray bottles are nature´s gift to Humans Whose Lives Are Dominated By Their Cats.

Tigger has also always been a very inquisitive cat and should anything be opened be it a door, bag or whatever he has to see what’s inside. But I must say he has never actually ‘stolen’ food. When he was a kitten a loud no would do it – he hates it to be shouted at. Now when he wants something he just puts up such a fuss that we all come running to do his bidding!

The picture I imagine of Mr Munchkin with the marshmellow bag stuck to his head is so funny! Does he kill the marshmellows? And does he make sure THEY ARE REALLY DEAD before he eats them? HaHaHa!

Water spray bottles are nature´s gift to Humans Whose Lives Are Dominated By Their Cats.
Lol... yup... kills them over and over!!! Lol. weird cats!!!

My only problem is I feel so guilty using the spray bottle. I will be trying to cook dinner and molly and Shakespeare are both up on the bench sticking noses into everything! Even garbage but I still cannot bring myself to spray them! I think I need to toughen up lol

My cat Azriel always follows me into the toilet when I have to go. As a result, I can´t close the door or else she´ll scratch at it and meow to be let in.
Puss will sometimes come in and when I stand up, she´ll hop up onto the seat and stick her head in and take a look. Gross
And Minka always has to know what I´m eating!