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I recently adopted a new cat (Ollie) almost two months ago and he is getting along with my resident cat (Binx) very well. But I have noticed Ollie gets very crazy when it’s time to eat or when I give them treats. Binx is asthmatic so he gets an inhaler twice a day and after I give him a treat. I also give one to Ollie just to be fair. I give Binx his treat first and Ollie runs toward it and goes absolutely crazy for it. He works himself up so much that he has almost thrown up many times. There were times where he has almost hurt himself trying to get to it. I usually try to hold him until Binx is done and during this time he really wrestles to get down and get it. If it’s too much I put him in a separate room until Binx is done and I wait for him to calm down before giving him his treat.
He also does this with his meals. He scarfs food down very fast (even with a slow feeder) and tries to get to Binx’s dish. I’ve had to separate them completely during meal times and I’ve now noticed Binx will wait until Ollie is in the other room to start eating and he will take a lot longer to finish then he used to. They are both fed a home made food recipe and Ollie is fed 4 - 4.5oz a day and is 8 pounds so I’m pretty sure he is getting enough food during his meals.
How can I work with Ollie to calm him down around food? I’m not sure if waiting for him to calm down before giving a treat will work in the long term. I also want to make sure Binx is comfortable during meal times.
He also does this with his meals. He scarfs food down very fast (even with a slow feeder) and tries to get to Binx’s dish. I’ve had to separate them completely during meal times and I’ve now noticed Binx will wait until Ollie is in the other room to start eating and he will take a lot longer to finish then he used to. They are both fed a home made food recipe and Ollie is fed 4 - 4.5oz a day and is 8 pounds so I’m pretty sure he is getting enough food during his meals.
How can I work with Ollie to calm him down around food? I’m not sure if waiting for him to calm down before giving a treat will work in the long term. I also want to make sure Binx is comfortable during meal times.
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