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Hello everyone, I'm brand new to these forums but I figured I would ask around in case anyone had similar experiences.
I have 2 sibling cats (boy and girl). I've had them since they were a few weeks old and I've always noticed when feeding that the boy would run by and eat the girl's food as soon as I turned my head (he now goes by "Fatty"). It got to a point where I had to feed them in separate rooms just so he wouldn't eat her food. Fast forward 1.5 years and the boy is a whopping 16 lbs. while the girl is barely 8lbs. Keep in mind the boy is neutered and the girl is not.
She has always been a small cat and definitely the runt of the litter but now I started noticing her bones when she walks and she is very tiny. I recently adopted another stray cat and shes about 5 months old. The stray is actually the same size if not bigger than the original girl.
I currently free feed all the cats. Yes, i know its not the best method but I am not home all the time and my worst fear is that they go hungry. Anyways, I notice she does eat several times a day but only takes a few mouth fulls (2-4 mouth fulls and then runs off). I am debating taking her to the vet because she is so skinny. Her behavior is somewhat normal. I notice she grooms herself quite often and I noticed she used to get these skin bumps so i switched up her food thinking it was a food allergy.
Once a day I call all the cats in for feeding and the other 2 would run upstairs but she never seemed interested. The only time she seems to be interested in food is when I have cheese or sour cream on me.
Sorry, I know the info kinda jumps around but does anyone have similar issues? Based on what I've been reading it could be anything but my suspicions are.
1. She is stressed from new cat in home (she is barely starting to get along with her without hissing at her now)
2. It is due to allergic reaction to the food.
3. She has a tooth problem and therefore is not eating as much (though i hear he chomp away at the dry food pretty easily)
4. She has developed worms (though I do not see any evidence in her stool).
5. She is just a picky eater and needs special diet
I have attached a few photos. she actually looks normal when she's scrounged up but you can see looks extremely skinny when she's walking.
Any help would be much appreciated
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I have 2 sibling cats (boy and girl). I've had them since they were a few weeks old and I've always noticed when feeding that the boy would run by and eat the girl's food as soon as I turned my head (he now goes by "Fatty"). It got to a point where I had to feed them in separate rooms just so he wouldn't eat her food. Fast forward 1.5 years and the boy is a whopping 16 lbs. while the girl is barely 8lbs. Keep in mind the boy is neutered and the girl is not.
She has always been a small cat and definitely the runt of the litter but now I started noticing her bones when she walks and she is very tiny. I recently adopted another stray cat and shes about 5 months old. The stray is actually the same size if not bigger than the original girl.
I currently free feed all the cats. Yes, i know its not the best method but I am not home all the time and my worst fear is that they go hungry. Anyways, I notice she does eat several times a day but only takes a few mouth fulls (2-4 mouth fulls and then runs off). I am debating taking her to the vet because she is so skinny. Her behavior is somewhat normal. I notice she grooms herself quite often and I noticed she used to get these skin bumps so i switched up her food thinking it was a food allergy.
Once a day I call all the cats in for feeding and the other 2 would run upstairs but she never seemed interested. The only time she seems to be interested in food is when I have cheese or sour cream on me.
Sorry, I know the info kinda jumps around but does anyone have similar issues? Based on what I've been reading it could be anything but my suspicions are.
1. She is stressed from new cat in home (she is barely starting to get along with her without hissing at her now)
2. It is due to allergic reaction to the food.
3. She has a tooth problem and therefore is not eating as much (though i hear he chomp away at the dry food pretty easily)
4. She has developed worms (though I do not see any evidence in her stool).
5. She is just a picky eater and needs special diet
I have attached a few photos. she actually looks normal when she's scrounged up but you can see looks extremely skinny when she's walking.
Any help would be much appreciated
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