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Hi! I need some help.
I have a pair of mainecoon mix bonded brothers, 6 years old. Cam has always been a glutton, he's 19lbs and should probably be 16lbs, the spca I adopted him from told me he used to be 21lbs....so he's always liked his food.
Jasper is 14.6lbs and between being just right and maybe a little thin. He has a poultry intolerance.
Their food is a couple meters away from each other because Cam likes to steal, he knows which food area is his as if he is trying to get to his brothers he does it slowly and will look around to see if I'm watching.
I finally caved and got them microchip cat feeders so that 1. Chonky Cam can no longer sneak and steal from Jasper, hopefully lose some weight while giving me peace of mind that Jasper is actually getting his food; and 2. I can feed them different food as Cam is perfectly capable of having poultry(which is less expensive than alternate protein sources).
They started using the feeders December 4th.
On the 7th there was poop in front of Jasper's, I assumed maybe due to his fur he had a little constipation and after walking to his feeder it just slipped out.
Yesterday. December 14th. I heard what sounded like pawing at a feeder cover and knew Cam was over there. A few minutes later the smell hit. Got up to find he left a fresh one right in front of Jasper's feeder. Sorry Jasper for blaming the first one on you.
I know what's going on, he's clearly trying to mark the feeder he can't access as his own as though that's going to get him the food inside. My dilemma is how do I get him to stop marking what's never been his? They are bonded so get along fine, I'm worried about if this escalates and becomes a thing between them.
Cam is the orange one, Jasper blonde.
I have a pair of mainecoon mix bonded brothers, 6 years old. Cam has always been a glutton, he's 19lbs and should probably be 16lbs, the spca I adopted him from told me he used to be 21lbs....so he's always liked his food.
Jasper is 14.6lbs and between being just right and maybe a little thin. He has a poultry intolerance.
Their food is a couple meters away from each other because Cam likes to steal, he knows which food area is his as if he is trying to get to his brothers he does it slowly and will look around to see if I'm watching.
I finally caved and got them microchip cat feeders so that 1. Chonky Cam can no longer sneak and steal from Jasper, hopefully lose some weight while giving me peace of mind that Jasper is actually getting his food; and 2. I can feed them different food as Cam is perfectly capable of having poultry(which is less expensive than alternate protein sources).
They started using the feeders December 4th.
On the 7th there was poop in front of Jasper's, I assumed maybe due to his fur he had a little constipation and after walking to his feeder it just slipped out.
Yesterday. December 14th. I heard what sounded like pawing at a feeder cover and knew Cam was over there. A few minutes later the smell hit. Got up to find he left a fresh one right in front of Jasper's feeder. Sorry Jasper for blaming the first one on you.
I know what's going on, he's clearly trying to mark the feeder he can't access as his own as though that's going to get him the food inside. My dilemma is how do I get him to stop marking what's never been his? They are bonded so get along fine, I'm worried about if this escalates and becomes a thing between them.
Cam is the orange one, Jasper blonde.
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