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tricky feeding
We have three cats. Two of them immediately eat all the food
that's put before them. The third likes to nibble a bit at a time throughout the day. This worked until the first two cats figured out how to get to the third cat's food. Now the other cats will eat all the third cat's food, which means ballooning weights for them and slow starvation for the third. (Well actually, the third nags me until I put more food into his bowl.) What I need is some way to keep the first two cats from eating the third cat's food, something that will work when we're not around. Ideally I'd have a troll that stood guard over the food bowl, allowing the third cat to eat but shooing away the other two. As is, I'm the troll and I'm getting burnt out at this job. :-) Help. |
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I have heard of situations like this. What you may want to consider is
taking the "free feeding" (where it can eat when it wants) away from the cat that is not getting to eat. That means you will have to establish a more solid routine feeding schedule for all the cats. Ideally, what you want to do is feed them all at the same time, meaning once in the morning and once in the evening. Your cat will be able to adjust and the other two will have no option but to eat out of their own bowls. You will probably have to deal with a winy cat until it becomes adjusted to the new feeding regimen, but that's life. If you aren't there to police the situation what other choices do you have? "Kyle Jones" wrote in message ... We have three cats. Two of them immediately eat all the food that's put before them. The third likes to nibble a bit at a time throughout the day. This worked until the first two cats figured out how to get to the third cat's food. Now the other cats will eat all the third cat's food, which means ballooning weights for them and slow starvation for the third. (Well actually, the third nags me until I put more food into his bowl.) What I need is some way to keep the first two cats from eating the third cat's food, something that will work when we're not around. Ideally I'd have a troll that stood guard over the food bowl, allowing the third cat to eat but shooing away the other two. As is, I'm the troll and I'm getting burnt out at this job. :-) Help. |
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I have heard of situations like this. What you may want to consider is
taking the "free feeding" (where it can eat when it wants) away from the cat that is not getting to eat. That means you will have to establish a more solid routine feeding schedule for all the cats. Ideally, what you want to do is feed them all at the same time, meaning once in the morning and once in the evening. Your cat will be able to adjust and the other two will have no option but to eat out of their own bowls. You will probably have to deal with a winy cat until it becomes adjusted to the new feeding regimen, but that's life. If you aren't there to police the situation what other choices do you have? "Kyle Jones" wrote in message ... We have three cats. Two of them immediately eat all the food that's put before them. The third likes to nibble a bit at a time throughout the day. This worked until the first two cats figured out how to get to the third cat's food. Now the other cats will eat all the third cat's food, which means ballooning weights for them and slow starvation for the third. (Well actually, the third nags me until I put more food into his bowl.) What I need is some way to keep the first two cats from eating the third cat's food, something that will work when we're not around. Ideally I'd have a troll that stood guard over the food bowl, allowing the third cat to eat but shooing away the other two. As is, I'm the troll and I'm getting burnt out at this job. :-) Help. |
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Iso wrote:
I have heard of situations like this. What you may want to consider is taking the "free feeding" (where it can eat when it wants) away from the cat that is not getting to eat. That means you will have to establish a more solid routine feeding schedule for all the cats. Ideally, what you want to do is feed them all at the same time, meaning once in the morning and once in the evening. This is indeed what we do. But the third cat eats some of his food and then wanders off. The other two cats finish off their meals and immediately head for the third cat's bowl. I guess if we just let things run their course, the third cat will get hungry enough (after having most of his food swiped every day) that he will start bolting his meals like the two. I'm hoping for an option besides simple starvation, however. |
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Iso wrote:
I have heard of situations like this. What you may want to consider is taking the "free feeding" (where it can eat when it wants) away from the cat that is not getting to eat. That means you will have to establish a more solid routine feeding schedule for all the cats. Ideally, what you want to do is feed them all at the same time, meaning once in the morning and once in the evening. This is indeed what we do. But the third cat eats some of his food and then wanders off. The other two cats finish off their meals and immediately head for the third cat's bowl. I guess if we just let things run their course, the third cat will get hungry enough (after having most of his food swiped every day) that he will start bolting his meals like the two. I'm hoping for an option besides simple starvation, however. |
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