Greedy kitten driving me bonkers.

[ElspethFlashman]

Kitten is 4.5 months old and we feed him at least twice a day.

But omg is constantly and I mean CONSTANTLY looking for food.

So we can't leave any food on counters, but also we can't eat food on the sofa or even eat crisps watching TV! He's literally in your face trying to eat the crisps out of your hand! And will come back numerous times, is not deterred by being swatted away!

Oh and god forbid we go near the utility room where his food is! He yells and yells and yells.

We also now can't open the fridge door without him trying to jump in!

Is this normal? And how do we tackle it?

Just in the last 10 minutes I came into the kitchen to the sight of him up on the hob licking the oil off the frying pan, and then my daughter went to get a slice of ham out of the fridge for herself and he almost went nuts trying to get a) the packet and then b) the slice in her hand.

Would an electronic feeder help? Or do we just have to lock him out of the living room when we have crisps??!

My cat was a very greedy kitten and would throw up if she hadn't eaten in a few hours. I was worried she'd be overweight but settled on 3 pouches of wet food and a constant bowl of dry food until she was about 1 then her appetite tapered off. She's 5 now and a very petite 3.5kg so i assume it was just a big appetite while she was growing.

Sounds like he was under fed in the past and had to compete for food hence his obsession with food. But yes most cats are grazers. I would speak to a vet nurse at your practice and ask for advice, they'll be able to tell you his calorie requirements and advise on types of food, you don't want to overfeed either! They can also make sure he's on the correct worming schedule, lots of kittens have worm burdens which can make them ravenous.

No he's had his two rounds of reworming so should be OK there thankfully.