I need some help from owners of multiple pets.

[AllyandJack]

I have 3 cats. One of them is getting very fat. I have no idea what to do. I switched to that Multi-Cat Formula, but it hasn't made a difference. We have a dry feeder in the basement where they can graze during the day. We also divide up a can in the morning and a can in the afternoon. The other 2 aren't big wet food fans, but they'll go back and forth throughout the day.

How can I trim down the fat cat without starving the other two?? The other male cat is very thin as it is. The female cat is at a good weight, but I don't want to starve her. I've tried standing by the wet food and picking up the dishes when they walk away so the fat cat can't eat out of everyone's bowl, but all that does is make the two not fat cats cry all day for the wet food they didn't finish in the morning.

Any ideas??

 

[sleepyone]

Recently, I've had to give each of my 2 cats a different type of medicine twice daily. I've mixed the medicine with the wet food and, I've simply put one cat in the laundry room with the door closed and the other in the kitchen instead of letting them eat out of the feeder. Maybe you could feed "fatty"...I say that lovingly...in a separate room and not let them graze.???

 

[Stitchfans]

I have the exact same problem. The two who are not fat sometimes gorge themselves so the fat one doesn't eat their food then end up getting sick. I just try my very best to keep an eye on the plates and yell at the fatter one when she goes near them. She is smart enough to know that she isn't suppose to go there but on occasion she likes to misbehave.