Decided to try posting here because you were all so helpful with me introducing my two kitties to one another.
It has been a year sense we brought home our newest cat Marble. Gypsy was the resident cat. Though they had their hissy fits in the beginning they never fought. Now they play, hang out, and sleep together. They make quiet a good pair, but there is one problem…meal time.
We feed our cats twice a day.
Gypsy is a fast eater. She always has been even before we got Marble. Sometimes she throws up because she eats too fast.
Marble is a very slow eater. Sometimes she barely eats anything from her bowl.
The problem is when Gypsy is done eating she goes over to Marble and sits nearby. I think she stresses Marble out because most of the time she will stop eating and walk away and then Gypsy swoops in the finish the rest.
We have attempted to solve this by putting their bowls at opposite ends of the room. That worked for a while but Gypsy would still loom over Marble waiting for her to finish. So now we have to sit in the room and keep Gypsy away so Marble can safely finish. It’s been hard working an extra 20-30 min into our schedule every morning but we’ll make it work.
Where is really affects us is when we want to go out of town.
If it is for one night, we give them a big meal and then will feed them the next day as soon as we get back… but we might like to take 2 nights out of the house without worrying about our cats. I can’t prove it but I’m pretty sure if we left a free feeder out Gypsy would eat all of it and leave none for Marble.
How can we help Marble be a more confident eater so we don’t have to keep her company all the time?
It has been a year sense we brought home our newest cat Marble. Gypsy was the resident cat. Though they had their hissy fits in the beginning they never fought. Now they play, hang out, and sleep together. They make quiet a good pair, but there is one problem…meal time.
We feed our cats twice a day.
Gypsy is a fast eater. She always has been even before we got Marble. Sometimes she throws up because she eats too fast.
Marble is a very slow eater. Sometimes she barely eats anything from her bowl.
The problem is when Gypsy is done eating she goes over to Marble and sits nearby. I think she stresses Marble out because most of the time she will stop eating and walk away and then Gypsy swoops in the finish the rest.
We have attempted to solve this by putting their bowls at opposite ends of the room. That worked for a while but Gypsy would still loom over Marble waiting for her to finish. So now we have to sit in the room and keep Gypsy away so Marble can safely finish. It’s been hard working an extra 20-30 min into our schedule every morning but we’ll make it work.
Where is really affects us is when we want to go out of town.
If it is for one night, we give them a big meal and then will feed them the next day as soon as we get back… but we might like to take 2 nights out of the house without worrying about our cats. I can’t prove it but I’m pretty sure if we left a free feeder out Gypsy would eat all of it and leave none for Marble.
How can we help Marble be a more confident eater so we don’t have to keep her company all the time?