We recently adopted an ever-famished stray cat who gobbles down her food at an alarming rate. Our resident cat is a very slow eater. We have been feeding him in a separate room, behind a closed door, to prevent her from gobbling down his food after she finishes hers. That has been working.
The problem is that we have travel coming up. So far, we had a cat sitter visit and feed our one cat twice a day. He would set out the food and leave. That won't work now, because he would have to wait a long time for our slow eater to finish.
Do you have any ideas for how to handle the feeding during our travel? The only idea I have is to keep our resident cat in an enclosed area with his food, water, and litter box. The cat sitter could leave his food and allow him to eat it at his own pace.
This solution isn't a good one, because neither cat likes being confined. Any other solutions?
Thanks in advance for the guidance.
The problem is that we have travel coming up. So far, we had a cat sitter visit and feed our one cat twice a day. He would set out the food and leave. That won't work now, because he would have to wait a long time for our slow eater to finish.
Do you have any ideas for how to handle the feeding during our travel? The only idea I have is to keep our resident cat in an enclosed area with his food, water, and litter box. The cat sitter could leave his food and allow him to eat it at his own pace.
This solution isn't a good one, because neither cat likes being confined. Any other solutions?
Thanks in advance for the guidance.