When Casper scarfs and barfs it usually happens in the span of fifteen to thirty minutes and it's usually his dry food.
We feed him both, wet and dry. His dry is available 24/7. His canned food is a couple of small portions throughout the day.
It's his dry food that makes him scarf and barf. He has to be able to walk by at any time, day or night, and see that his dry food is there, even if he doesn't eat it. He will just go and sniff his bowl to check on it then walk away without touching it. If the bowl isn't there, if there isn't enough food in it or isn't to his liking for any reason, he'll scarf and barf the next time we fill the bowl. He doesn't do it so much with canned food but has done it once or twice.
If your cat is tossing her cookies after an hour, I'd say that she might be scarfing and barfing. Since it's canned food, that might make the timing different.
I'd suggest keeping an eye on her feeding behavior to see whether it is food insecurity that's causing it.
I know that, with Casper, if there is even a tiny peek of the bottom of the bowl showing through it will trigger him. If he goes by his food spot and his bowl isn't there for any longer than it takes to clean and refill it, that can be a trigger, too.
I don't think that a slow feeder will solve Casper's problem. He's an only cat. He doesn't have food competition with any other cats. Casper's problem comes because he needs to know that food will be available whenever he needs it. Consistency of supply is Casper's trigger, not speed of eating.
In the summer, we put his food bowl on a small tray filled with water to keep the ants out and even THAT can trigger him for the first day or two!
Basically, if your cat has food insecurity and does the "Scarf and Barf" thing, if you watch, you might be able to figure out what her triggers are.
If you can't find any triggers, I would definitely investigate other causes. Probably time to call your vet.
We feed him both, wet and dry. His dry is available 24/7. His canned food is a couple of small portions throughout the day.
It's his dry food that makes him scarf and barf. He has to be able to walk by at any time, day or night, and see that his dry food is there, even if he doesn't eat it. He will just go and sniff his bowl to check on it then walk away without touching it. If the bowl isn't there, if there isn't enough food in it or isn't to his liking for any reason, he'll scarf and barf the next time we fill the bowl. He doesn't do it so much with canned food but has done it once or twice.
If your cat is tossing her cookies after an hour, I'd say that she might be scarfing and barfing. Since it's canned food, that might make the timing different.
I'd suggest keeping an eye on her feeding behavior to see whether it is food insecurity that's causing it.
I know that, with Casper, if there is even a tiny peek of the bottom of the bowl showing through it will trigger him. If he goes by his food spot and his bowl isn't there for any longer than it takes to clean and refill it, that can be a trigger, too.
I don't think that a slow feeder will solve Casper's problem. He's an only cat. He doesn't have food competition with any other cats. Casper's problem comes because he needs to know that food will be available whenever he needs it. Consistency of supply is Casper's trigger, not speed of eating.
In the summer, we put his food bowl on a small tray filled with water to keep the ants out and even THAT can trigger him for the first day or two!
Basically, if your cat has food insecurity and does the "Scarf and Barf" thing, if you watch, you might be able to figure out what her triggers are.
If you can't find any triggers, I would definitely investigate other causes. Probably time to call your vet.