So, i have two cats: one female calico who's chubby, Molly; and one male tuxedo who's athletic and skinny, Theo.
Ever since Molly started getting fat, I've been trying to find a way to put her on a diet. It's difficult separate their food, because neither of them ready all their food at once and there's no place that one can get to and not the other.
For the longest time, i tried simply restricting the amount of food i gave them. It didn't work very well, as Molly would just wind up eating some of Theo's food, too, so they'd both teeter around the same weight.
Recently, Molly has been eating way to fast and then throwing up, so i got this Catit Senses feeding tower, where they have to knock the food down through a few levels with holes in them in order to make the food fall in to the tray below, where they can eat it. It's been fantastic! The same amount of food is lasting longer, so they're not as hungry throughout the day, and Molly doesn't throw up every time she eats! PLUS, Molly is finally slowly starting to lose some weight!
Bad thing is, Theo seems to be losing some weight, too. He was already at a healthy weight, so he doesn't need to lose any. I'm starting to feel his backbone and ribs more than i would like to when i pet him. He still seems really happy and energetic, though.
Is this something i should be concerned about? And if so, does anyone have advice on how to let him get some extra extra food, while keeping Molly on the feeding tower with the same amount of food?
This may not be important, but i also give them a little spoonful of wet food every night as a treat, and sometimes fill up a little weeble-wobble treat dispenser with cat treats or dehydrated chicken when i go to work.
Ever since Molly started getting fat, I've been trying to find a way to put her on a diet. It's difficult separate their food, because neither of them ready all their food at once and there's no place that one can get to and not the other.
For the longest time, i tried simply restricting the amount of food i gave them. It didn't work very well, as Molly would just wind up eating some of Theo's food, too, so they'd both teeter around the same weight.
Recently, Molly has been eating way to fast and then throwing up, so i got this Catit Senses feeding tower, where they have to knock the food down through a few levels with holes in them in order to make the food fall in to the tray below, where they can eat it. It's been fantastic! The same amount of food is lasting longer, so they're not as hungry throughout the day, and Molly doesn't throw up every time she eats! PLUS, Molly is finally slowly starting to lose some weight!
Bad thing is, Theo seems to be losing some weight, too. He was already at a healthy weight, so he doesn't need to lose any. I'm starting to feel his backbone and ribs more than i would like to when i pet him. He still seems really happy and energetic, though.
Is this something i should be concerned about? And if so, does anyone have advice on how to let him get some extra extra food, while keeping Molly on the feeding tower with the same amount of food?
This may not be important, but i also give them a little spoonful of wet food every night as a treat, and sometimes fill up a little weeble-wobble treat dispenser with cat treats or dehydrated chicken when i go to work.