I have a 22 month old male, and a 4 month old female. The adult is fed twice a day otherwise he over eats, though he tends to like to leave a little in his bowl to snack on throughout the day/night. The kitten, I feed with the male (as well as leave hard food out all day).
They eat each others food! More than anything it seems the kitten likes to eat the adults food. So today I tried some different kitten food, the best I could find. I set their bowls down at the same time, the kitten went right for the adults (as usual). I picked up the kitten and set her by her bowl with the new food and she dove right in, she seemed to love it. The adult was eating his food happily. I thought I had it figured out. I stepped out of the room and came back a few minutes later and they'd switched bowls!
What kind of options do I have here? It doesn't seem like there's anyway to keep them from eating each others food. Is there any type of food they can share? Could I just feed them both adult food and give the kitten some type of supplement?
They eat each others food! More than anything it seems the kitten likes to eat the adults food. So today I tried some different kitten food, the best I could find. I set their bowls down at the same time, the kitten went right for the adults (as usual). I picked up the kitten and set her by her bowl with the new food and she dove right in, she seemed to love it. The adult was eating his food happily. I thought I had it figured out. I stepped out of the room and came back a few minutes later and they'd switched bowls!
What kind of options do I have here? It doesn't seem like there's anyway to keep them from eating each others food. Is there any type of food they can share? Could I just feed them both adult food and give the kitten some type of supplement?