17 Thieving cats and the stolen human foods that make them go crazy: 'She will beg and plead for neon orange mac and cheese'

Jesse Kessenheimer • Writer and Editor

Sep 28, 2025 9:00 PM EDT

Catnip makes cats go crazy. Their pupils dilate, their heart rate spikes, and their little paws have never moved faster than when there's a bundle of catnip left out for them. But the kittynip isn't the only thing that makes cats become lunatics; sometimes it's the simplest of human foods like bell peppers, cream cheese, or finely smoked meats.

There's one thing every cat lover knows for certain, and that's that each cat they encounter is wildly different than the last, and just when you think you've cracked the code of the feline brain, some orange cat with one brain cell hops into your life and derails everything. Cats are not only unpredictable, but they're also intelligent little beasts. One minute, they're hiding under the sofa pretending not to notice your dinner, the next second, they're flying through the air to steal a bite.

When those little teefs sink into human food, there's no stopping the feral feline energy that overtakes them. Purrhaps you'll even wonder, did someone put catnip in this cheezburger?

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