Hello everyone. It's been awhile since I posted.
Anyway, in short, I have 2 male cats that we adopted from a shelter a year ago, both are approx 7 years old. Our problem is one cat is now slightly overweight
while the other is underweight
. Neither cat starts eating when we first put their food out but through the course of the day, the skinny cat(who actually eats first as he is evidently the established "alpha cat") will eat but the fat cat eats far more. Last summer, the skinny cat went away with my husband for two months during which time the fat cat substantially reduced his eating, however, once skinny cat returned, fat cat resumed his over eating. Eventhough they both have their own bowls(as well as litter boxes), they both use all of them interchangeably, no territorial issues at all in this department.
Last month, we mentioned it to the vet who was no help at all, in fact, he said he had the similar fat cat/skinny cat issue at his home. He suggested we switch top a lower calorie food for both cats. Well, a month later, fat cat hasn't lost any weight(in fact, he looks fatter) while skinny cat has lost weight so we've switched back to the regular food.
Ideally, we would like for skinny cat to eat the regular food and fat cat to eat the diet food but how can we keep them from eating each other's food and fat cat from eating most of both? I know it's not healthy for cats to be overweight.
Anyway, in short, I have 2 male cats that we adopted from a shelter a year ago, both are approx 7 years old. Our problem is one cat is now slightly overweight
Last month, we mentioned it to the vet who was no help at all, in fact, he said he had the similar fat cat/skinny cat issue at his home. He suggested we switch top a lower calorie food for both cats. Well, a month later, fat cat hasn't lost any weight(in fact, he looks fatter) while skinny cat has lost weight so we've switched back to the regular food.
Ideally, we would like for skinny cat to eat the regular food and fat cat to eat the diet food but how can we keep them from eating each other's food and fat cat from eating most of both? I know it's not healthy for cats to be overweight.