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OLDER CAT EATING NEW KITTEN'S FOOD
I see this board is getting hit with a lot of "off-topic" messages :-
(. Anyway, I have a ten year old female cat. We just recently brought home a 3 month old female kitten. At first there was lots of hissing and slapping by the older cat. We kept the kitten quarantined to our bedroom during the day and in the bathroom at night. We now let her have free roam of the house. The only problem is, while there still is brief squabbles, which I hope will end soon, the older cat is eating the kitten food and going in her litter box. Is there any way to stop this? The kitten seems terrorized somewhat by this and seems to "hold court" in our bedroom, where her food, water and litter box resides..almost like she's afraid to leave her food alone..any and all suggestions/recommendations are welcomed..happy holidays to all...Joe in CT. |
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OLDER CAT EATING NEW KITTEN'S FOOD
"JGreenfield" wrote in message ... I see this board is getting hit with a lot of "off-topic" messages :- (. Anyway, I have a ten year old female cat. We just recently brought home a 3 month old female kitten. At first there was lots of hissing and slapping by the older cat. We kept the kitten quarantined to our bedroom during the day and in the bathroom at night. We now let her have free roam of the house. The only problem is, while there still is brief squabbles, which I hope will end soon, the older cat is eating the kitten food and going in her litter box. Is there any way to stop this? The kitten seems terrorized somewhat by this and seems to "hold court" in our bedroom, where her food, water and litter box resides..almost like she's afraid to leave her food alone..any and all suggestions/recommendations are welcomed..happy holidays to all...Joe in CT. I am doing this dance now, but it is the other way around--the kitten is eating my older cat's food, and my older cat is hiding out. Separating them at feeding times, with closed doors helps if they are the types that gobble their food. But my older cat is a grazer, eating even her canned food over an hour or so. I sometimes wait until the baby is distracted a couple of floors away to feed the older cat. It is easier for me because I am at home, but I surely do not have an easy solution beyound separating them. |
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OLDER CAT EATING NEW KITTEN'S FOOD
On Dec 7, 12:07*pm, "cybercat" wrote:
"JGreenfield" wrote in message ... I see this board is getting hit with a lot of "off-topic" messages :- (. *Anyway, I have a ten year old female cat. *We just recently brought home a 3 month old female kitten. *At first there was lots of hissing and slapping by the older cat. *We kept the kitten quarantined to our bedroom during the day and in the bathroom at night. *We now let her have free roam of the house. *The only problem is, while there still is brief squabbles, which I hope will end soon, the older cat is eating the kitten food and going in her litter box. *Is there any way to stop this? *The kitten seems terrorized somewhat by this and seems to "hold court" in our bedroom, where her food, water and litter box resides..almost like she's afraid to leave her food alone..any and all suggestions/recommendations are welcomed..happy *holidays to all...Joe in CT. I am doing this dance now, but it is the other way around--the kitten is eating my older cat's food, and my older cat is hiding out. Separating them at feeding times, with closed doors helps if they are the types that gobble their food. But my older cat is a grazer, eating even her canned food over an hour or so. I sometimes wait until the baby is distracted a couple of floors away to feed the older cat. It is easier for me because I am at home, but I surely do not have an easy solution beyound separating them. Thanks..actually, the kitten is also trying to eat the older one's food too...this hasn't been as much of a problem...I appreciate your advice and the time you took to answer me..good luck with your situation...Joe (CT) |
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"JGreenfield" wrote Thanks..actually, the kitten is also trying to eat the older one's food too...this hasn't been as much of a problem...I appreciate your advice and the time you took to answer me..good luck with your situation...Joe (CT) Thanks, Joe. Actually, I just tried putting my older cat's food under a box lid until the kitten lost interest, but I went downstairs to brown some meat for tonight's stew, and when I came back up the kitten had hoovered all of the canned and half of the dry down and was terrorizing my older cat. So--I bit the bullet and gathered up the food dishes, washed they all in hot soapy water (because of course the kitten has a cold from the shelter) refilled them and the water dish, put the baby downstairs and shut the door, and am now hoping my older cat will eat while the baby is in "prison." I have to "bite the bullet" because the kitten cries like a puppy when shut up. yelp! yelp! yelp! Breaks my heart. Now of course the older cat shows no interest in the food. lol |
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OLDER CAT EATING NEW KITTEN'S FOOD
On Dec 7, 1:34*pm, "cybercat" wrote:
"JGreenfield" wrote Thanks..actually, the kitten is also trying to eat the older one's food too...this hasn't been as much of a problem...I appreciate your advice and the time you took to answer me..good luck with your situation...Joe (CT) Thanks, Joe. Actually, I just tried putting my older cat's food under a box lid *until the kitten lost interest, but I went downstairs to brown some meat for tonight's stew, and when I came back up the kitten had hoovered all of the canned and half of the dry down and was terrorizing my older cat. So--I bit the bullet and gathered up the food dishes, washed they all in hot soapy water (because of course the kitten has a cold from the shelter) refilled them and the water dish, put the baby downstairs and shut the door, and am now hoping my older cat will eat while the baby is in "prison." I have to "bite the bullet" because the kitten cries like a puppy when shut up. yelp! yelp! yelp! Breaks my heart. Now of course the older cat shows no interest in the food. lol Wow..it's a viscious cycle...and, it's a matter of chemistry..we can't make them do what we want!..thanks again..Joe |
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OLDER CAT EATING NEW KITTEN'S FOOD
On Mon, 7 Dec 2009 06:48:15 -0800 (PST), JGreenfield
wrote: suggestions/recommendations are welcomed..happy holidays to all...Joe Try picking up Cat in one arm, kitten in other (apart) or sit them opposite sides of you feed them treats or pat/brush them Don't forget the all important hug (cats love affection) Petzl |
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OLDER CAT EATING NEW KITTEN'S FOOD
On Mon, 7 Dec 2009 06:48:15 -0800 (PST), JGreenfield
wrote: I see this board is getting hit with a lot of "off-topic" messages :- (. Anyway, I have a ten year old female cat. We just recently brought home a 3 month old female kitten. At first there was lots of hissing and slapping by the older cat. We kept the kitten quarantined to our bedroom during the day and in the bathroom at night. We now let her have free roam of the house. The only problem is, while there still is brief squabbles, which I hope will end soon, the older cat is eating the kitten food and going in her litter box. Is there any way to stop this? The kitten seems terrorized somewhat by this and seems to "hold court" in our bedroom, where her food, water and litter box resides..almost like she's afraid to leave her food alone..any and all suggestions/recommendations are welcomed..happy holidays to all...Joe in CT. I have a kitten eating a senior cat's low-protein diet. I separate them at night, the only time I can do this. Separate them as best you can and put out more litterboxes and water. Try to feed them on a schedule, excvept, maybe 2-3 times a day, lock the kitten in the bathroom for a few minutes with all the food she can eat. |
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OLDER CAT EATING NEW KITTEN'S FOOD
On Mon, 7 Dec 2009 12:07:26 -0500, "cybercat"
wrote: "JGreenfield" wrote in message ... I see this board is getting hit with a lot of "off-topic" messages :- (. Anyway, I have a ten year old female cat. We just recently brought home a 3 month old female kitten. At first there was lots of hissing and slapping by the older cat. We kept the kitten quarantined to our bedroom during the day and in the bathroom at night. We now let her have free roam of the house. The only problem is, while there still is brief squabbles, which I hope will end soon, the older cat is eating the kitten food and going in her litter box. Is there any way to stop this? The kitten seems terrorized somewhat by this and seems to "hold court" in our bedroom, where her food, water and litter box resides..almost like she's afraid to leave her food alone..any and all suggestions/recommendations are welcomed..happy holidays to all...Joe in CT. I am doing this dance now, but it is the other way around--the kitten is eating my older cat's food, and my older cat is hiding out. Separating them at feeding times, with closed doors helps if they are the types that gobble their food. But my older cat is a grazer, eating even her canned food over an hour or so. I sometimes wait until the baby is distracted a couple of floors away to feed the older cat. It is easier for me because I am at home, but I surely do not have an easy solution beyound separating them. I just read your reply to him. 100% the same problem here. The kitten Spring is gaining weight but not as fast as she should. She loves the taste of Calorie Control cc38 for some reason. http://sites.google.com/site/weighingthecats/ |
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