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Many cats are meticulous eaters. They won’t eat if dinner isn’t served fresh, they won’t look at it if there’s a hair in the bowl, and they won’t get close to it if you accidentally pick the wrong flavor. And there are felines who are the exact opposite. They refuse to comply with table manners altogether and dive deep into the flavorful plate full of wonder.

Please meet the official messy eaters of the feline world as presented to you in this cute and funny compilation by Bored Panda. Because chewing it slow is for the weak, and these little tigers have no time for playing games.

Warning! Make sure to feed your cats food that is safe for them. Any food which is not specifically designed for cats can affect their digestive system and be very dangerous to their health.

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Learning To Eat Is Exhausting

Learning To Eat Is Exhausting

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Her First Attempt At Eating From A Dish Got A Little Messy

Her First Attempt At Eating From A Dish Got A Little Messy

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Most cats are picky eaters, but that doesn’t mean they always know what’s best for them. For this reason, every feline owner should be careful about which foods they can feed to their furry companion.

Bored Panda reached out to Molly DeVoss, a certified feline behavior specialist who runs the non-profit consultancy Cat Behavior Solutions, which is dedicated to reducing cat shelter surrenders by correcting and preventing behavior issues in the home. Molly said that proper nutrition for cats is absolutely vital, and without it, “you may notice your cat is gaining weight, having dental problems, their fur is dry, flaky, or greasy, and much more.”

Moreover, “Diseases such as arthritis and diabetes can also be a result of poor nutrition.” Molly also said that cats are obligate carnivores, which means that “they cannot survive off a diet of fruits, vegetables, and grains; they must have meat, organs, and bone.”

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Munching On Watermelon

Munching On Watermelon

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What Bolognese? I Don't Know Who Ate It

What Bolognese? I Don't Know Who Ate It

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In the wild, a cat will consume carbohydrates from their prey’s stomach contents. However, when it comes to cat food with added carbohydrates, they aren’t generally easily digestible.

Molly said she recommends avoiding six ingredients in commercial cat foods: “by-products of any kind, meat and bone meal, corn, wheat, gluten, and soy.” It turns out that the by-products are slaughterhouse waste; what’s left of an animal after the parts for human consumption are removed.

“This can contain organs, which cats need; however, it can also contain feed, beaks, brains, undeveloped eggs, pieces of tumors, diseased organs, and intestines (sometimes with feces).” Molly warned that “While these do provide some protein content, they are not providing your cat with the taurine-rich meat he needs.”

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Little Kitten With A Food Goatee

Little Kitten With A Food Goatee

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Cursed Milk Dunk

Cursed Milk Dunk

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Greatest Milk Mustache Of All Time

Greatest Milk Mustache Of All Time

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The feline behaviorist also warned that “meat and bone meal can in fact contain roadkill, dead zoo animals, dead livestock, and even euthanized horses and pets—which can still have poison in their bodies.”

In other cases, corn, wheat, and soy are used as cat food fillers (as well as barley, oatmeal, and white rice), which are much less expensive than meat. However, Molly said that “these fillers are some of the leading causes of cat allergies. Corn, which is not appropriate for a carnivore, is an incomplete protein, contains gluten, and is one of the more allergenic ingredients.”

Molly also said that some cats may have greater tolerance towards these ingredients and lesser allergic reactions, but it doesn’t mean they’re safe. “A good-quality cat food will not contain those six ingredients; it might contain a small amount of veggies and fruit, but should be mostly meat,” she concluded.

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Caught This Guy Trying To Steal My Yogurt

Caught This Guy Trying To Steal My Yogurt

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ChaiDai
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You're an a-hole for dunking his face into the yogurt just to get a picture posted.

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AntiNutjob
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Totally this! Hurting the kitty for worthless twitter likes. Sometimes I hate social media so much.

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Angela Lee
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nope. Cats/kittens will not get drenched in food to this degree. Its head was dunked in. A*****e. Remove this post. Animal Abuse.

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Lsai Aeon
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How long have you been a vet or vet nurse? I've been one for almost 12 years, see this constantly, that kitten was not dipped

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Monika Rhodes
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah, do you often leave opened yogurt on the floor? This one is on purpose- looks like you dipped it's head straight into it, no cat would go so deep into it. Poor kitty.

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Raine Soo
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Aww, the poor little guy. Don't grip him too harshly as he is still a kitten.

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Anne
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

why is your yogurt on the floor (bottom side down) ?

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Bowtechie
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

POOR KITTY IS INNOCENT (I'm pretty sure this was featured on r/quiteyourbullsh*t because it's pretty obvious she set the yogurt on the floor)

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Belinda Crum
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've seen this picture before and I think this picture is bull. First off, the yogurt container is on the floor. I think he shoved the kittens head in the yogurt, just for a picture. I mean look at how he is holding the kitten.

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Lsai Aeon
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm a vet nurse, that is a proper hold for a kitten this size. Very secure there's no squeeze to it at all

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Lsai Aeon
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That is a proper hold for a kitten that size. I'm a vet nurse, there's no squeeze to it at all, but LOTS of support

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Chris Watson
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No. Again! Another person deliberately messing up the cat for a fake photo. The container isn’t even big enough for the cat to get that messy.

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Krystine Patterson
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The owner of this cat is an asshole. First, holding the cat like that, then shoving it's face in the yoghurt. Why didn't he put the food on a plate?????????????

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Chelle R.
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

GET YOUR DANG GRUBBY FINGERS OFF OF THAT POOR POOR BABY NOW!!!! 🤬 KITTEN ABUSE LITERALLY!!!

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Lsai Aeon
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

that's a proper hold, I'm a vet nurse, I hold kittens like that all the time it's not being squeezed at all, that's a good way to support a kitten. and there's no way that person dunked the kitten, that kitten did it's own dunking. I see it all the time

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Marlene Ricker
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How do you know it was him? Maybe someone put yoghurt on his face to get him in trouble!

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Someone Got Into The Spaghetti Bolognese

Someone Got Into The Spaghetti Bolognese

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I Think My Cat Has A Drinking Problem...

I Think My Cat Has A Drinking Problem...

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Caught My Old Mate Eating My Soup While I Was On The Phone. It's More Than 10 Years Now That I Have To Pay Attention To Him Everytime I Eat. He Never Gives Up. I Love Him

Caught My Old Mate Eating My Soup While I Was On The Phone. It's More Than 10 Years Now That I Have To Pay Attention To Him Everytime I Eat. He Never Gives Up. I Love Him

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Meet Stinky Fred! He Has Chronic Constipation Issues. Yesterday, I Unblocked Him And Now He Is Feeling Good Enough To Seriously Chow Down

Meet Stinky Fred! He Has Chronic Constipation Issues. Yesterday, I Unblocked Him And Now He Is Feeling Good Enough To Seriously Chow Down

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Clearly This Little Girl Enjoyed Her Meal, But Oh Those Judgy Eyes Over Being Removed For Clean Up

Clearly This Little Girl Enjoyed Her Meal, But Oh Those Judgy Eyes Over Being Removed For Clean Up

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Messy Kitty

Messy Kitty

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She's A Bit Of A Messy Eater

She's A Bit Of A Messy Eater

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Our Foster Kitten, Blue, Is A Messy Eater. We Love Her Anyway

Our Foster Kitten, Blue, Is A Messy Eater. We Love Her Anyway

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't mind that kittens can be messy eaters. They're young and they'll learn.

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My Cat Eats Like A Truffle Hog

My Cat Eats Like A Truffle Hog

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Our Kitten Used To Put His Whole Face Into His Food

Our Kitten Used To Put His Whole Face Into His Food

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Cole Is Somewhat Of A Messy Eater

Cole Is Somewhat Of A Messy Eater

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She Is Such A Mess When She Eats. She Gets It All Over Herself. Kittens Are So Hard To Keep Clean, Man

She Is Such A Mess When She Eats. She Gets It All Over Herself. Kittens Are So Hard To Keep Clean, Man

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Literally Just Can't

Literally Just Can't

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Have I Got Something On My Face?

Have I Got Something On My Face?

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Again that doesn't look like an accident. Cats automatically lick their nose clean.

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Food Is Not Just Eating Energy, It Is An Experience - Guy Fieri

Food Is Not Just Eating Energy, It Is An Experience - Guy Fieri

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