‘How does your cat tell you they’re hungry?’ : 15 Hissterical and wholesome ways fur babies pester their pawrents fur treats

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Laurent Shinar • Writer and Editor
Sep 21, 2026 10:15 AM EDT

In cat pawrent culture there are a lot of satirical jokes around the hunger of our cat children. The main point behind it being that our cat kids like to make a big old song and dance about how they are about to wither away into nothingness unless they get their canines stuck into something good and quickly. So we figured it would be a fun thing to do to find out how other cat kiddos are driving their pawrents crazy asking for food.

Now of course we cannot claim that all cats are kookoo when it comes to food and asking their pawrents for it. But……it is kinda true. In the wild or cities of the world, stray cats often do not know where and when their next meal will come from. So the meal that is right in front of them is more important than anything else in the world, and if you have been timid enough to actually promise them that meal, well….you already know what kind of a mess you've gotten yourself into.

So for those of you who want to know what to expect and for those of you who want an understanding shoulder to cry out your grievances, we've got you. Amongst these crazy cats you will find everyone from the cat who basically hugs her hooman into submission, all the way to the cat that has no warning setting and simply strikes whoever and wherever it sees fit. So kick back and we hope you will get to say to yourself 'Thank goodness my cat doesn't do that!'.

 

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    "Starts acting like a little demon."
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    A classic that will ring throughout the ages.

    obeyyourbrain What I can only describe as yelling at me.
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    Oh this one is extra crafty, we bet she gets given fish yogurts as her treat.

    Josie 13209 She gets super lovey dovey and wants to snuggle
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    Mm, this sounds delightful with a side of migraine on a Monday morning…

    [deleted] The little will poke at my head at 4 in the morning.
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    The equivalent of a cartoon character trying to trip you up using outlandish ideas and then shaking their fist at you when they fail.

    GetUrHandsOffMyLife By meowing incessantly at me while standing in front of her food bowl. She also cuts me off while I'm walking to the kitchen and stands in front of the cabinet where her food is, shaking her tail a bunch.
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    You gotta love it when they get creative with their meows.

    Lockshala MROWrowROW!!! "Are you hungry?" mreh!
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    When their eyes start glowing that subtle red color.

    [deleted] Starts acting like a little demon
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    Mmm, yes playing almost d**d is a pretty clever way to get what you want.

    Beeposki When I had a cat they walked to the kitchen or to me and whined- a whiny sort of meow as it tries to make itself sound like if it doesn't eat in the next minute it will die and you'd better feed me already you lowlife human.
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    Finally a feline that understands the workings of a microwave.

    b_wald81 I usually just hear 'em trying to work the microwave
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    Oh the painful mistakes we hoomans make.

    [deleted] They meow and stand by the pantry. I taught them to meow for food and it was a mistake. If it is vaguely afternoon/evening and I'm near the pantry they are meowing.
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    At least a first warning is issued with this one.

    [deleted] If I'm sleeping, she starts meowing in my ear. If that doesn't work then she bites my scalp.
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    When your cat knows how to use physical closeness to their advantage.

    brir_b She'll look at you and give the loudest meows! And when you try to approach her to pet, she'll run to her food bowl as soon as you get close. looking back to make sure you're following.
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    Who’d have thought cats could learn from dogs…?

    die_fast_eat_trash She starts walking around with her nose to the floor looking for anything she can eat, I call it ant eating
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    This is a pawrent who has not slept in since they adopted their cats.

    MaggieBarnes Insistently, aggressively, constantly, loudly and repeatedly.
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    It is hard to say just how domesticated these cats truly are…

    emilyl14 They dont they just start tearing the cat food bag open. And if I hide that they head for the dogs. An alternative is bringing home a bird or rat.
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    Nope, nope, nope, nope, nope, nope.

    seven_seacat Claws. Wherever the cat can reach.
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