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I have a two year old cat (Cali) and a kitten (Oliver) around 5 1/2 months. We've had the kitten since May and for a while kept the kitten isolated in one section of the house. This made feeding simple since both the cat and kitten were fed in separate isolated areas of the house.
Just this week I let the Oliver have access to the whole house. At first I decided to feed them together in the same room. Oliver, instead of eating from his bowl, decided to go over and investigate what Cali was eating. He was not shy about pushing her out of the way and begin eating her food. Many attempts to pick up the kitten and place him in front of his bowl proved futile as he kept going back to the cat's bowl.
I then tried feeding them in separate room, but the thing is Cali is more of a grazer than eating all at once. Therefore there is always some food left over in her dish, and Oliver will immediately go over to it and eat from their.
My concern is that Oliver should be eating kitten food that's formulated for a growing kitten and adult cat food doesn't provide that.
I do know that Oliver will eat his kitten food if he has no other choice. When I leave for work in the morning, I shut Oliver in a separate section of the house and leave him with a bowl of kitten food. When I get home, the bowl is empty so I know he ate it.
What I feed them: Cali will only eat Fancy Feast, usually the pate varieties. Oliver get Instinct Original and Wellness kitten foods.
TIA for your advice.
Just this week I let the Oliver have access to the whole house. At first I decided to feed them together in the same room. Oliver, instead of eating from his bowl, decided to go over and investigate what Cali was eating. He was not shy about pushing her out of the way and begin eating her food. Many attempts to pick up the kitten and place him in front of his bowl proved futile as he kept going back to the cat's bowl.
I then tried feeding them in separate room, but the thing is Cali is more of a grazer than eating all at once. Therefore there is always some food left over in her dish, and Oliver will immediately go over to it and eat from their.
My concern is that Oliver should be eating kitten food that's formulated for a growing kitten and adult cat food doesn't provide that.
I do know that Oliver will eat his kitten food if he has no other choice. When I leave for work in the morning, I shut Oliver in a separate section of the house and leave him with a bowl of kitten food. When I get home, the bowl is empty so I know he ate it.
What I feed them: Cali will only eat Fancy Feast, usually the pate varieties. Oliver get Instinct Original and Wellness kitten foods.
TIA for your advice.