A little background: I have a cat, Lilly, who turned 1 in March, and now eats adult cat food. This weekend, I adopted a little 11-week old boy, Teddy, who obviously eats kitten food.
Teddy is currently isolated, and both cats are doing fine. My question is in anticipation of when they have been introduced & Teddy is allowed to roam the house.
What's the best way to deal with feeding them, since Teddy is eating kitten food and Lilly has adult food? They both get wet food in the evening, and I'm not anticipating that will be a problem, since they both love it and I think they'll each be focused on their own food.
My question is more about dry food- right now, I free-feed both of them. Is it a big deal if one eats the others' food, or vice versa? Does it not really matter? Should I try to get them both on a dry food feeding schedule, instead of free-feeding?
I plan to ask the vet about this when Teddy goes in for his next round of shots in about a week, but wanted opinions from anyone here who has experience with this.
Thanks!
Teddy is currently isolated, and both cats are doing fine. My question is in anticipation of when they have been introduced & Teddy is allowed to roam the house.
What's the best way to deal with feeding them, since Teddy is eating kitten food and Lilly has adult food? They both get wet food in the evening, and I'm not anticipating that will be a problem, since they both love it and I think they'll each be focused on their own food.
My question is more about dry food- right now, I free-feed both of them. Is it a big deal if one eats the others' food, or vice versa? Does it not really matter? Should I try to get them both on a dry food feeding schedule, instead of free-feeding?
I plan to ask the vet about this when Teddy goes in for his next round of shots in about a week, but wanted opinions from anyone here who has experience with this.
Thanks!