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I am having a problem with my female cat (cat #2 of three - altered long hair mixed tiger stripe). She is about 10 months old and eats EVERYTHING. For instance, if I leave something on the counter while I go to get the baby she will eat it. She eats raw tofu, raw meats, bread, baby food - ANYTHING I leave out for a second, she eats.
She doesn't usually get sick, but she is getting fat and I worry about her health!

I've tried a squirt bottle but she LIKES IT!!! I've used packing tape turned inside out but she can get around it. I'd like to say I will never leave anything ont he counters for a second or two, but it isn't gonna happen!

Any ideas? Today I had to scrub orange off her white paws because she fell into a pot homemade of soup! Thankfully it wasn't boiling yet, I had just turned the burner on under it. If I have to lock her in another room when I cook, I'm going to have to.

My other cats (11mo old male, 8 mo old female) don't do this!!!!!! My dog doesn't even do that!

Thanks,
Meg

Wow! I have 2 cats and owned cats all my life and never heard of something like this with cats. I would suggest maybe restricting her to 1 room and feeding her there, so you can control her a little more. Does she have a weight problem? Other than that you might talk to a veternarian, maybe he/she can shed some light on this subject

they have various sprays you can squirt around your kitchen, bitter apple and such, that keep cats out of the space.

Also...if the cat is obsessed with food, it must love treats. You could try training her using that, although I understand the problem with trying to train a cat not to eat using food as a reward

Another method is the pennies in a jar trick. It usually scares a cat