What does it mean when the cat doesn't eat, but instead 'buries shit'?

Saw this snippet online:

"How to tell if the cat poop coffee you drink is real?"

"You need a cat, let the cat smell your coffee, and if the cat shovels shit, it means you're drinking real coffee."

Although it is a joke, it reflects an interesting thing in the process of raising cats:

Why do cats not only have no interest in eating certain foods, but also act like burying feces?

The food here is not only what the shit shoveling officer eats, but sometimes also cat food and canned snacks for cats.

What does the cat want to express by doing this action?

First: resistance to unfamiliar foods and smells

For example:

When you give your cat a new cat food, the cat will show obvious resistance.

If you don't take a step-by-step approach, your cat is likely to have a strong discomfort with the new cat food.

Unfamiliar food smells are easy to disgust cats; if your kitten is an insecure cat, then it is more reluctant to eat unfamiliar food.

Therefore, the best way to change food is the "seven-day food change method".

And when the cat smells the food the owner is eating, the unfamiliar smell will also make the cat feel a little uncomfortable.

Cats have such a keen sense of smell that after the brain analyzes these smells, it sends instructions to the cat's behavior.

Eventually, the cat buries shit in the face of these less-liked foods.

Second: some cats secretly hide food

Some dogs are like this, every time you give them food, they don't necessarily finish.

Especially when giving steamed buns to dogs, he often eats half and hides the other half; after eating, hides the other half.

First dig a hole in the corner or the ground, and then hide the steamed buns in it.

At that time, I didn't understand the meaning of the dog, but later I understood:

This is the dog to avoid starvation, so it will hide part of the food.

From another point of view, it also shows that the dog lacks a sense of security and often does not have enough to eat.

The same goes for cats.

If you adopt a stray cat, they are often hungry when they are outside.

Then, the stray cat will hide the food to avoid going hungry next time.

Third: No need for food in the moment

This is only a part of the cat's performance.

For example: the cat has eaten and is not hungry at all now.

At this moment, the shit shovel officer opened the can of snacks for the cat again, and the cat could only watch helplessly, unable to eat it anymore.

Therefore, the cat will make the action of burying the shit.

In the cat's subconscious, they think: "As long as I do this, the food will not disappear, and I will eat it when I am hungry."

In fact, according to the analysis of zoologists, this may be a "storage behavior" of cats.

This behavior is basically present in most cats, and in some dogs, too.

Of course, there are also very few factors:

The food you prepared for your cat has spoiled, and the cat smells the smell and feels uncomfortable and may cause harm to itself.

Therefore, cats will treat food like this with the action of "burying shit".

Of course, the cat's move can also help the shovel officer analyze whether the new food you bought for the cat is qualified.

Today's topic:

Does your cat do this?

(The article with the picture source network)