Food obsessed kitten will stop at nothing for a snack, internet educates new cat mom that kittens need a lot of calories: 'I can’t even drink coffee on the couch without her fighting to get to my cup'

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Briana Viser • Writer and Editor
Nov 19, 2025 4:00 PM EST

Being a new cat mom comes with jarring responsibilities, ones that sometimes require input from outside sources. When the protagonist in the story below gets a young kitten, she is lost on how to deal with the little girl's behavior. This kitten wants food – a lot of food. She claims she has to lock her kitten in a bedroom every time she eats or else the little kitten will try to eat her food. After posting on the internet in dire need of insight, some wholesome strangers come in with advice for her. 

Her kitten isn't just randomly eating a ton, she's actually probably very hungry. Based on what the protagonist says she feeds her, all of the comments were expressing worry that the kitten might not be getting enough calories. Of course she would be biting at a cup of coffee, she's so young and nascent and doesn't understand the world enough to know what's edible and what isn't. We've all been there with our kittens – tearing the bag of uncooked lentils from them while they froth at the mouth in desperate need of dried beans. Read the full story below for all the juicy details. And don't forget to comment whether you agree with advice or not. 

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    Food motivation driving me INSANE.

    Hungry kitten
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    My 5 month old devon rex so obsessed with human food (amongst wanting to eat EVERYTHING ELSE). This is my
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    first time owning a kitten so I'm begging to know if they grow out of this. I have to lock her in the
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    bedroom anytime I cook/eat—| can't even just drink coffee on the couch without her legit fighting
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    to get to my cup no matter how much I redirect her. Please help... lol.
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    CeruleanShot • 14h ago How much are you feeding her? She sounds hungry.
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    Kittens need a LOT of calories because they are still growing, they basically
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    need as much as they're willing to eat. I gave my kittens free access to dry food 24/7 and split a small
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    can of wet food a day. (I would have given them more wet food but they
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    didn't seem massively interested in it, even after trying multiple types.)
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    14h ago Edited 13h ago Be persistent, and calm when correcting. It gets better. I have 3, and all 3
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    Cat food
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    have the tendency to do this. It was worse during the kitten phase.
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    My experience has shown me that the solution will depend on the cat, and it never 100% goes away.
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    Some kitties will develop better manners than others, but you still can't trust them enough to turn your back
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    for a split second. (Yesterday I caught my most polite one of the three dipping one of her paws into the espresso I
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    had freshly extracted, then licking the espresso off of her paw.) These behaviours and how it all plays out over time can definitely be
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    influenced by their early kittenhood experiences before you came into the picture... my most food- oriented and persistent kitty
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    came from a feral colony where he had to scavenge and fight for scraps as a tiny kitten.
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    I grab a few treats and tell them it's time to go to the bathroom. Give them the treats and close the door. Do whatever business I have
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    in the kitchen, whether it's groceries, dinner, or just coffee. Then I secure any food such as desserts that will sit out (whether it is in
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    the fridge or microwave). Then I let them out and give them more treats. They quickly learned what I mean when I tell them to go to the
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    bathroom, and they usually willingly and happily scamper to the bathroom, waiting for a treat and for me to close the door.
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    But yeah. Never ever let your guard down. It seems like a hassle at first, and it really can be, but you adapt and then it's just a part of the routine.
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    Also. Don't think for one second that food or drink containers are safe to leave sitting out in the open
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    unless they are completely leak-proof and chew-proof. (One of my three will eat plastic and styrofoam, etc., to get to food, even if it is frozen.)
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