I've had a new kitten since April. He's almost a year old so then I'll stop giving him kitten food in a few weeks and let him eat what my adult cat eats. My adult cat is allergic to everything and I only give him anything after I read the labels and see there's nothing in the food that he's allergic to.
Right now they're both driving me crazy because they each only want to eat the other's food . I know, lock up the kitten. Not that simple. Maybe it's because he was trapped feral on the streets at nine months with his brother and sister, but he inhales everything at the speed of light.
He eats his can in minutes. Then eats the adult can. He eats my dog's food right in front of my large dog while he's still sitting there sniffing the food. He eats bologna! I board dogs for extra money and he goes right over and eats their food. He ate two if my large dogs joint suppliment pills and I had to look up if he was poisoned or overdosed.
He's already bigger than my adult cat.
My other cat is a grazer. He's used to sharing two cans a day with my past cat who died in March and was a very picky eater. He's used to cans lasting 24 hours and being able to pick at them until I threw them out and give him a new fresh one. He tries to eat the kitten cans which I don't let him because of his allergies. He doesn't race over to eat his cans but is always meowing wanting more because the cans I open are gone in seconds.
I can't lock up the kitten all the time; he cries and yowls and now climbs all over the bathroom and knocks things down and crashes things all night and keeps me up. Overnight is when my cat eats the most. But also I want them both to run and play and get exercise. Plus the car seems upset when the kitten is locked up.
The dry food is always out. How do I get the older cat to eat more quickly at canned food mealtimes???
I have a vet visit scheduled for both in July.
Right now they're both driving me crazy because they each only want to eat the other's food . I know, lock up the kitten. Not that simple. Maybe it's because he was trapped feral on the streets at nine months with his brother and sister, but he inhales everything at the speed of light.
He eats his can in minutes. Then eats the adult can. He eats my dog's food right in front of my large dog while he's still sitting there sniffing the food. He eats bologna! I board dogs for extra money and he goes right over and eats their food. He ate two if my large dogs joint suppliment pills and I had to look up if he was poisoned or overdosed.
He's already bigger than my adult cat.
My other cat is a grazer. He's used to sharing two cans a day with my past cat who died in March and was a very picky eater. He's used to cans lasting 24 hours and being able to pick at them until I threw them out and give him a new fresh one. He tries to eat the kitten cans which I don't let him because of his allergies. He doesn't race over to eat his cans but is always meowing wanting more because the cans I open are gone in seconds.
I can't lock up the kitten all the time; he cries and yowls and now climbs all over the bathroom and knocks things down and crashes things all night and keeps me up. Overnight is when my cat eats the most. But also I want them both to run and play and get exercise. Plus the car seems upset when the kitten is locked up.
The dry food is always out. How do I get the older cat to eat more quickly at canned food mealtimes???
I have a vet visit scheduled for both in July.
