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cats fight at feeding time
We have three cats that live fairly peaceably in our 1200 square foot
apartment. There is one exception, though: when they get hungry, they fight. OK, maybe "fight" is too strong of a word. Very specifically, our older female cat beats up on the two male cats when it's close to feeding time. She chases them out of the kitchen, swats at their noses, and in general creates a stressful ruckus. This has led to an unhealthy response from the humans: when they fight, we feed them. I'm afraid that they may have "trained" us, as we definitely feed them too much -- the two male cats are overweight. Has anyone else experienced this? Does anyone have recommendations for ending this behavior? Thanks. Joseph |
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cats fight at feeding time
Joseph O'Brien wrote:
We have three cats that live fairly peaceably in our 1200 square foot apartment. There is one exception, though: when they get hungry, they fight. OK, maybe "fight" is too strong of a word. Very specifically, our older female cat beats up on the two male cats when it's close to feeding time. She chases them out of the kitchen, swats at their noses, and in general creates a stressful ruckus. This has led to an unhealthy response from the humans: when they fight, we feed them. I'm afraid that they may have "trained" us, as we definitely feed them too much -- the two male cats are overweight. Has anyone else experienced this? Does anyone have recommendations for ending this behavior? Thanks. Joseph Yes. (I have a recommendation) Feed them at two places at the same time. A bowl of food and water in the bathroom, and one in the kitchen. Keep a bowl of kibbles full at both places all the time. I don't know about your cats, but mine cooperate to get food. I don't open the bags of dry food for them. They have to claw their way into it themselves, and scatter it all over the kitchen floor to eat it. When one gets into the bag, the others benefit from his/her work. This makes them happy to have each other around...... |
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Probably the best quality for the money in pet food is Purina Pro Plan. I would find an adult maintenance food that meets the requirements of the pet needs. If its overweight and that's the only concern, I would probably go with a weight control, or healthy weight formula food. Follow the feeding recommendations on the bag, and increase or decrease that amount based on the cat’s body condition. It’s not abnormal for a cat to free feed. Look up body condition scoring in cats. At 9lbs, that sounds like a reasonable weight. And yes it is quite normal for your cat to not like other cats and your dog. Every cat has its own personality, and depending on their spay/neuter status that can affect it, but some cats may be okay with other animals in the house and others will be the most hateful thing towards them. Last edited by Delmon07 : November 3rd 11 at 05:31 AM. |
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cats fight at feeding time
On Nov 1, 4:51*am, "Joseph O'Brien" wrote:
We have three cats that live fairly peaceably in our 1200 square foot apartment. There is one exception, though: when they get hungry, they fight. OK, maybe "fight" is too strong of a word. Very specifically, our older female cat beats up on the two male cats when it's close to feeding time. She chases them out of the kitchen, swats at their noses, and in general creates a stressful ruckus. This has led to an unhealthy response from the humans: when they fight, we feed them. I'm afraid that they may have "trained" us, as we definitely feed them too much -- the two male cats are overweight. You need to schedule two feedings, about 12 hours apart, and separate the cats while they eat. Since the female is the aggressor, I'd shut her in a bathroom or bedroom to eat first, then feed the two males in the kitchen. After 10-15 minutes, pick up the bowls let the female out of the room. This is assuming, of course, that you feed wet food. If your males are overweight, free feeding dry food is not a good idea. It seems like leaving the bowl out is creating a constant problem of territory competition. Feeding twice per day will eliminate this. |
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"Joseph O'Brien" obrien1984 hotmail.com wrote:
OK, maybe "fight" is too strong of a word. Very specifically, our older female cat beats up on the two male cats when it's close to feeding time. She chases them out of the kitchen, swats at their noses, and in general creates a stressful ruckus. I would immediately (if not sooner) clip her claws. I guess it's a best kept secret, but clipping an aggressive cats claws is to me the obvious solution to help keep it from damaging other animals. That works for behavior modification without confrontation (except a little agitation during the clipping). A nonconfrontational deterrent is best for successful cat management. Then I would work on the other stuff. I think you got some good advice from other replies. -- This has led to an unhealthy response from the humans: when they fight, we feed them. I'm afraid that they may have "trained" us, as we definitely feed them too much -- the two male cats are overweight. Has anyone else experienced this? Does anyone have recommendations for ending this behavior? Thanks. Joseph |
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cats fight at feeding time
"John Doe" wrote in message eb.com... "Joseph O'Brien" obrien1984 hotmail.com wrote: OK, maybe "fight" is too strong of a word. Very specifically, our older female cat beats up on the two male cats when it's close to feeding time. She chases them out of the kitchen, swats at their noses, and in general creates a stressful ruckus. I would immediately (if not sooner) clip her claws. I guess it's a best kept secret, but clipping an aggressive cats claws is to me the obvious solution to help keep it from damaging other animals. That works for behavior modification without confrontation (except a little agitation during the clipping). A nonconfrontational deterrent is best for successful cat management. This has led to an unhealthy response from the humans: when they fight, we feed them. I'm afraid that they may have "trained" us, as we definitely feed them too much -- the two male cats are overweight. Has anyone else experienced this? Does anyone have recommendations for ending this behavior? Thanks. Joseph NEVER DECLAW A CAT and NEVER LISTEN TO JOHN DOE. He is a unstable individual and troll Get back on your meds john doe aka mark bender You will feel much better Take a look at Marks history https://www.google.com/search?q=john...I7ADSA_enUS456 |
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cats fight at feeding time
On 11/9/2011 7:49 AM, Matthew wrote:
"John wrote in message eb.com... "Joseph O'Brien"obrien1984 hotmail.com wrote: OK, maybe "fight" is too strong of a word. Very specifically, our older female cat beats up on the two male cats when it's close to feeding time. She chases them out of the kitchen, swats at their noses, and in general creates a stressful ruckus. I would immediately (if not sooner) clip her claws. I guess it's a best kept secret, but clipping an aggressive cats claws is to me the obvious solution to help keep it from damaging other animals. That works for behavior modification without confrontation (except a little agitation during the clipping). A nonconfrontational deterrent is best for successful cat management. This has led to an unhealthy response from the humans: when they fight, we feed them. I'm afraid that they may have "trained" us, as we definitely feed them too much -- the two male cats are overweight. Has anyone else experienced this? Does anyone have recommendations for ending this behavior? Thanks. Joseph NEVER DECLAW A CAT and NEVER LISTEN TO JOHN DOE. He is a unstable individual and troll Get back on your meds john doe aka mark bender You will feel much better Take a look at Marks history https://www.google.com/search?q=john...I7ADSA_enUS456 try reading for comprehension. clipping is not declawing. i clip my cat's nails to make them less sharp, and also use http://softpaws.com |
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cats fight at feeding time
"chaniarts" wrote in message ... On 11/9/2011 7:49 AM, Matthew wrote: "John wrote in message eb.com... "Joseph O'Brien"obrien1984 hotmail.com wrote: OK, maybe "fight" is too strong of a word. Very specifically, our older female cat beats up on the two male cats when it's close to feeding time. She chases them out of the kitchen, swats at their noses, and in general creates a stressful ruckus. I would immediately (if not sooner) clip her claws. I guess it's a best kept secret, but clipping an aggressive cats claws is to me the obvious solution to help keep it from damaging other animals. That works for behavior modification without confrontation (except a little agitation during the clipping). A nonconfrontational deterrent is best for successful cat management. This has led to an unhealthy response from the humans: when they fight, we feed them. I'm afraid that they may have "trained" us, as we definitely feed them too much -- the two male cats are overweight. Has anyone else experienced this? Does anyone have recommendations for ending this behavior? Thanks. Joseph NEVER DECLAW A CAT and NEVER LISTEN TO JOHN DOE. He is a unstable individual and troll Get back on your meds john doe aka mark bender You will feel much better Take a look at Marks history https://www.google.com/search?q=john...I7ADSA_enUS456 try reading for comprehension. clipping is not declawing. i clip my cat's nails to make them less sharp, and also use http://softpaws.com You also don't know John Doe aka Mark bender that well |
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cats fight at feeding time
"Matthew" iamacatslaveand proudtoserve.com wrote:
"chaniarts" chaniarts nospam.yahoo.com wrote Matthew wrote: "John Doe"jdoe usenetlove.invalid wrote "Joseph O'Brien"obrien1984 hotmail.com wrote: OK, maybe "fight" is too strong of a word. Very specifically, our older female cat beats up on the two male cats when it's close to feeding time. She chases them out of the kitchen, swats at their noses, and in general creates a stressful ruckus. I would immediately (if not sooner) clip her claws. I guess it's a best kept secret, but clipping an aggressive cats claws is to me the obvious solution to help keep it from damaging other animals. That works for behavior modification without confrontation (except a little agitation during the clipping). A nonconfrontational deterrent is best for successful cat management. Has anyone else experienced this? Does anyone have recommendations for ending this behavior? NEVER DECLAW A CAT and NEVER LISTEN TO JOHN DOE. He is a unstable individual and troll Get back on your meds john doe aka mark bender You will feel much better try reading for comprehension. clipping is not declawing. i clip my cat's nails to make them less sharp, and also use http://softpaws.com You also don't know John Doe aka Mark bender that well The obese freak Matted obviously does not know me, considering the fact that here in this group I have always enthusiastically opposed declawing cats. Matted is just jealous because he is too lazy to get off of his obese ass and build something like my cat's Skyway. My cats hang out above it all whenever they feel like it, with several lofts at different places in their Skyway that runs all over the place 6 feet above the floor. http://www.flickr.com/photos/2753221...in/photostream -- Path: news.astraweb.com!border2.newsrouter.astraweb.com! news-out.readnews.com!transit3.readnews.com!nx02.iad01. newshosting.com!newshosting.com!69.16.185.51.MISMA TCH!isp-post01.iad!news.highwinds-media.com!not-for-mail From: "Matthew" iamacatslaveand proudtoserve.com Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats.health+behav References: 4b496756-134b-4bbc-a83b-35b8d83e966d gk10g2000vbb.googlegroups.com 4eba34c0$0$32169$c3e8da3$40d4fd75 news.astraweb.com 4eba92f0$0$29257$9a6e19ea unlimited.newshosting.com j9e4k6$76i$1 dont-email.me Subject: cats fight at feeding time Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2011 10:02:55 -0500 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5931 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.6109 X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Response Lines: 54 Message-ID: 4eba9624$0$29273$9a6e19ea unlimited.newshosting.com Organization: Newshosting.com - Highest quality at a great price! www.newshosting.com NNTP-Posting-Host: 50.88.154.228 X-Complaints-To: abuse newshosting.com |
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cats fight at feeding time
"John Doe" wrote in message eb.com... "Matthew" iamacatslaveand proudtoserve.com wrote: "chaniarts" chaniarts nospam.yahoo.com wrote Matthew wrote: "John Doe"jdoe usenetlove.invalid wrote "Joseph O'Brien"obrien1984 hotmail.com wrote: OK, maybe "fight" is too strong of a word. Very specifically, our older female cat beats up on the two male cats when it's close to feeding time. She chases them out of the kitchen, swats at their noses, and in general creates a stressful ruckus. I would immediately (if not sooner) clip her claws. I guess it's a best kept secret, but clipping an aggressive cats claws is to me the obvious solution to help keep it from damaging other animals. That works for behavior modification without confrontation (except a little agitation during the clipping). A nonconfrontational deterrent is best for successful cat management. Has anyone else experienced this? Does anyone have recommendations for ending this behavior? NEVER DECLAW A CAT and NEVER LISTEN TO JOHN DOE. He is a unstable individual and troll Get back on your meds john doe aka mark bender You will feel much better try reading for comprehension. clipping is not declawing. i clip my cat's nails to make them less sharp, and also use http://softpaws.com You also don't know John Doe aka Mark bender that well The obese freak Matted obviously does not know me, considering the fact that here in this group I have always enthusiastically opposed declawing cats. Matted is just jealous because he is too lazy to get off of his obese ass and build something like my cat's Skyway. My cats hang out above it all whenever they feel like it, with several lofts at different places in their Skyway that runs all over the place 6 feet above the floor. http://www.flickr.com/photos/2753221...in/photostream -- Now I will apologize about the declawing comment But For the rest you have no idea what I have in my house. If you need to know I have built a enclosure to my house that the furballs can enjoy the outdoors with out the danger of being outside. They have a nice 14*16 room in the house designed for cats. You must have a lot of time on your hands being stuck in the house avoiding the neighbors thinking everyone is out to get you |
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