My fat cat sat on a mat...

[kldmom2000]

HELP! We adopted a kitten in October who is now 6 months old... we had 2 "senior" cats when we first got her, but sadly one succumbed to lymphoma in late October (we were shocked because it was a complete surprise-no warning symptoms until the day before she passed away ) So, now we have one senior cat (almost 9) and a 6 month old kitten. The older cat obviously likes the kitten Science Diet food much more than her Senior Science Diet food and as much as I've tried to separate the food, she always finds the kitten food... she has been packing on the pounds as of late and I have no idea what to do?!?!!? I know our vet is a staunch advocate of keeping the kitten on the kitten food until at least 9 months. I'm just worried about my older cat as she had a cancerous tumor removed over the summer (Feline Vaccine accelerated sarcoma) and I don't want her to have any further medical problems..... for those of you who have gone this route, what do you do to make sure each cat is eating their own specific food????

 

[PooohBear]

My mom had a similar problem and she would just seperate the cats into a different room (with the doors closed of course) when it was time to eat and then collect the dishes when they were done, maybe you could try that ?

 

[Tigger&Belle]

I'd rather have my kittens eating my cat's food than the other way around. We have 2 kittens and 2 cats and they try to share food. Our cats are on Rx food since the male has had crystals in his urine, so I don't want him eating the kitten food. I'm sure he does sometimes, but I try to keep his bowl full and give the kittens their dry food later in the day when they get one of their wet food meals.

Maybe you could give your kitten a little more wet kitten food and less dry that your cat could eat. Lock the kitten away when he/she has the wet food and then give dry food at that time.

 

[DsnyDrmr]

When I first saw the thread I thought it was a title to a Dick & Jane book!!!!