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Update. New problem developed about 2 months into using the feeder, the fat cat learned he could inhale his food then nose into the other cats portion.  I've had to add a divider, it's almost a tunnel, that leads to the bowl that the female cat without the weight problem feeds from.  It seems...

An update for anyone with a similar problem. I did end up going with the $500 Perfect Petfeeder.  If you have a job that demands you travel a lot and presumably compensates you well for it, I think it's a no-brainer.  I decided to try the simplest solution first and just allow both to feed from...

This is just an update, maybe it will help someone else make the same decision I did. I've had Skyy for 5 years now and they get along great!  I agonized over the decision but it ended up being one of the best decisions I've ever made.  Thanks for the help making the decision!  See the avatar.  :)

Thanks for the replies and the other feeder suggestions.  This forum has to have some of the most generous and thoughtful users on the internet. I thought that too Goldycat, and planned to make the top not totally enclosed so plenty of light could get in. I'm still not 100% sure what I'm going...

Sorry I originally placed this post in the wrong forum.  Thank you all for your input. Plan B.  I've given it more thought and am considering constructing a feeding box for the smaller cat.  Since she's literally less than half the size of the male I think I can make the entrance so she can...

I have 2 cats that are free fed.  The female maintains her weight perfectly, the male has been steadily gaining weight and the vet has been urging me to put him on a diet. I travel often for work so I wanted to try everything I could before giving up on free feeding them. I cut out all of their...

Yep! He did the same thing he usually does when I make an usual sound. He looked at me with wide eyes then attacked me. I did it to my new girl kitten, and she just stood still and looked at me with wide eyes. I think she was contemplating to fight or flee. It looked like her tail may have...

Usually it's the female kitten eating from the male adults bowl. He doesn't seem to mind, and he *loves* his food! I originally had separate rooms and the kitten would just run down to his bowl and eat from it. I moved her bowls closer so it'd be easier to pick her up and set her next to her...

I have a 22 month old male, and a 4 month old female. The adult is fed twice a day otherwise he over eats, though he tends to like to leave a little in his bowl to snack on throughout the day/night. The kitten, I feed with the male (as well as leave hard food out all day). They eat each...

I don't know if I just got a really good kitten or if having a friend is keeping her busy (or both), but she's been a lot less trouble than when I had my first. I read, when I was shopping for a breed, that the Russian Blue was threated to extinction during WW2 and they used Siamese blood to...

Is she a Russian Blue? It looks like it from the picture. I just introduced a new 13 week old female Russian Blue to my 21 month old Russian Blue boy. I did the blanket trick for about a day to exchange their smells. She seemed to get comfortable really quick and he didn't get the least bit...

I make funny sounds at my cat a lot just because I get a kick out of his reaction. He usually will walk over and sniff with wide eyes, and bat me in the head like "stop it." He'll take a little bite at my hair if he's close enough. If I make a sound like gurgling water he'll run at me from...

Ladies and Gentlemen, may I get some input on Plan B? The integration has gone well, in fact it's gone great. They first met about one week ago today. Here's a quick summary. Saturday: Picked her up. She was playful and pretty much fearless out of the box. Isolated to her own room...

Thanks for the replies everyone. I already have the kitten, picked her up yesterday. Right now she's in her own room and is acclimating much quicker than my original Russian Blue boy did when I got him. I've been taking a blanket back and forth between her and my boy, so they can smell each...

Thanks for the replies everyone. Like some of you, I am apprehensive about this whole idea, but hopeful. If this works out it would be really great. Short of finding my soulmate who works a 9-5 within the next few months this is my best option. My older cat (21 months old) hasn't been around...