Will our kitten always be this way or can we teach him?

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We have a 13 week old Bengal and we are all absolutely in love with him.

He's very different from the previous moggies that we have owned in the past (who were also lovely, just different).

Thing is - he eats everything.

He's like a puppy when it comes to food. He will leap up, want to eat your food constantly. He will eat whatever is on your plate.

I've heard Bengals are similar to dogs.

So will he learn after we repeatedly put him on the floor?
I'd rather not shut the poor thing out of the room.

My handsome furry friend.

But he's so beautiful. And so good. Just look at his saintly little face! Surely he deserves all the food!

Sorry, no idea how to stop him.

I would give him anything he wanted from my plate.

Does that help

So pretty.

I don't know how you could possibly say no to that face

Look at his wee paws 🐾

Sorry OP. The Litter Tray is normally a doubt of wise advice but he has defeated us.

Is he a Bengal? He looks just like my moggy. We feed our cat in the porch and shut her in while we eat, she is a bit of a greedy guts too.

Be firm! Don’t feed from your plate. Cats are fuckers, I have two they will walk all over you literally if you let them. But they are the best!

Our boy is also a pain around food, we fill a treat dispenser with biscuits to distract him while we eat

Lay him his own place at the table so he doesn't have to encroach on yours?

Just make an extra plate for him and allow him a place at the table :)

In seriousness, we had a kitten like this and he did learn. Eventually. Though he’s now 4 and still has to be locked out if we’re eating pizza because manners

We have a Bengal cross and she is an absolute menace at the dinner table and will not be trained, sorry.

I would set him a place at the table.

No experience with Bengals but my Maine Coon used to do this. He did grow out of it. Although mainly because he's causing mayhem elsewhere. What a beautiful kitten.

He looks very similar to one of mine!
He tries to eat from our plates and hasn't learnt not to yet! I tend to give the cats their food just before dinnertime so they are full and tired. If that doesn't work I shut them out but I don't like doing that!

My Dad gave the cat his own chair and fed him cheese . Otherwise give him some treat food if his own in a different room. It’s fine to shut them out if it’s only for a short while. One of our cats would eat anything - broccoli was a big favourite - we accommodated her when it was us and shut her out of room when eating with guests. Enjoy the cuddles! What a gorgeous kitten.

@Deadringer

Is he a Bengal? He looks just like my moggy. We feed our cat in the porch and shut her in while we eat, she is a bit of a greedy guts too.

He is indeed.

I saw all his brothers and sisters, mum and dad.

Him and one other looked less bengal than the others I must admit, some of them were stunning!

But this one was male and wasn't a snow Bengal so was the less expensive of the litter.
Plus we loved him.

In other pics I feel like you can see the Bengal.

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Oh! Whoops!!

Well at least you know what inspired my username.

I've reported it for the pic to be deleted 🤦‍♀️

Mine was very food orientated, he was an absolute pain. He'd walk over the table when we were eating and would shove his face in our plates of food. We would shut him out of the kitchen just to have some peace. As he got older we got a kitchen stool for him to sit on. However he now prefers to lie on the windowsill and watches my partner eat. When he gets to the end of his dinner and puts e.g. a piece of chicken to one side, Haribo sits up and has a look of excitement on his face because he knows it's for him. Not so much when it's vegetarian meals. He supplements his diet with flies, spiders and other bugs.

Thing is he's still greedy and is a chubster. I think know the vet is going to say he's a fatty when he goes for his boosters.

My non bengal is a total begger of food. She will eat everything!
It took a while of me pushing her away/moving her head from my plate and she will sit nicely next to me when I eat.

Forgot to add Haribo is not a Bengal.

Mine are pitas when they're on cheaper cat food. Give them the posher stuff (gluten free, high meat content) along with some GF, high meat crunches and they sleep though all but the preparing of raw meat and fish in the kitchen.