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I posted before with reference to put two cats both are 13 years old and shelter cats. They became mine too when we got engaged. One is skinny and used to vomit and not want to eat but since I got some amazing advice on here we started feeding her earthborn wholistic food only and the change has been amazing. She’s a different cat! I suspect she was gluten intolerant her whole life and my fiancé did not know!
But the fat cat her sister is another story! We cut out her dry food as suggested completely but also switched her to the same food the Earthborn. She gets no treats and no table food. We did the math and started her out on it with food to maintain her weight and then gradually reduced it to the weight loss amount. It’s been three months and she’s gained a pound! And she’s become more and more hangry. She screams (not meowing) screams for food constantly like someone is hurting her. The only time she does not is when she’s asleep. She’s always tried to steal her sisters food so we put it up high when we are away . Before though we had a baby gate and could put it down on the floor when we were there and she would not bother her sister. Now one of us has to stand over her sister while she eats because fat cat has started running hard into the gate repeatedly to try to knock it over. When caught she sits on the other side and stares at her sisters every move. She is eating whatever she finds on the floor. She licks her bowl and mat hoping for food. We had to get rid of our house plants because she was eating them and getting sick. She even tried to eat plastic flowers. This am she knocked over a full vase of roses water and all after she jumped up on the counter and was eating the leaves. If we don’t get up right on time to feed her in the am she vomits to wake us up. None of her behavior is responded to. She’s fed four times a day and that’s it. No matter what she does. It’s smaller portions to spread it out. But if someone enters the kitchen or even gets up from a chair the screams start. Her sister is afraid to eat because of fat cats behavior. We are in a small condo and we have tried feeding in separate rooms but fat cat gobbles her food down like she has not been fed in weeks and then starts pushing and scratching on the door scaring her sister. Did we make a mistake in switching to the wet food? Should we switch her back? Doc says she’s fine all tests normal. The spray bottle does not work. She likes water. We tried free feeding before and she ate an entire day of food in one sitting! Automatic feeders don’t work she tricks them all.
Help!!! I’m going nuts.
But the fat cat her sister is another story! We cut out her dry food as suggested completely but also switched her to the same food the Earthborn. She gets no treats and no table food. We did the math and started her out on it with food to maintain her weight and then gradually reduced it to the weight loss amount. It’s been three months and she’s gained a pound! And she’s become more and more hangry. She screams (not meowing) screams for food constantly like someone is hurting her. The only time she does not is when she’s asleep. She’s always tried to steal her sisters food so we put it up high when we are away . Before though we had a baby gate and could put it down on the floor when we were there and she would not bother her sister. Now one of us has to stand over her sister while she eats because fat cat has started running hard into the gate repeatedly to try to knock it over. When caught she sits on the other side and stares at her sisters every move. She is eating whatever she finds on the floor. She licks her bowl and mat hoping for food. We had to get rid of our house plants because she was eating them and getting sick. She even tried to eat plastic flowers. This am she knocked over a full vase of roses water and all after she jumped up on the counter and was eating the leaves. If we don’t get up right on time to feed her in the am she vomits to wake us up. None of her behavior is responded to. She’s fed four times a day and that’s it. No matter what she does. It’s smaller portions to spread it out. But if someone enters the kitchen or even gets up from a chair the screams start. Her sister is afraid to eat because of fat cats behavior. We are in a small condo and we have tried feeding in separate rooms but fat cat gobbles her food down like she has not been fed in weeks and then starts pushing and scratching on the door scaring her sister. Did we make a mistake in switching to the wet food? Should we switch her back? Doc says she’s fine all tests normal. The spray bottle does not work. She likes water. We tried free feeding before and she ate an entire day of food in one sitting! Automatic feeders don’t work she tricks them all.
Help!!! I’m going nuts.