I have two cats, one who is overweight and one who is not. We've always just left dry food and water (changed daily) out for them. It's always been fine, but now the younger cat, Gracie (f/8) is really starting to get a belly. She's a bit of a glutton. My other cat, Zippo (m/11) is quite lean.
They're older and I want Gracie to be healthy and live a long time. Everything I read says take the food away from her and feed her several times throughout the day to control portion, but Zippo tends to eat like a bird, and he'll walk away from food. I worry that she'll just end up eating his food, and he'll lose weight and they'll both get stressed. Plus they're used to eating several times throughout the day, and with my work they could only be fed twice a day.
A vet said to feed them science diet, but that gave Zippo bladder issues. They eat a mixture of Purina One for hairballs (Zippo is part Maine Coon) and Purina One for bladder infections. I've tried giving them wet food before, but they always get diarrhea and Zippo just licks up the water and leaves the food (which Gracie finishes all of).
Any ideas?
They're older and I want Gracie to be healthy and live a long time. Everything I read says take the food away from her and feed her several times throughout the day to control portion, but Zippo tends to eat like a bird, and he'll walk away from food. I worry that she'll just end up eating his food, and he'll lose weight and they'll both get stressed. Plus they're used to eating several times throughout the day, and with my work they could only be fed twice a day.
A vet said to feed them science diet, but that gave Zippo bladder issues. They eat a mixture of Purina One for hairballs (Zippo is part Maine Coon) and Purina One for bladder infections. I've tried giving them wet food before, but they always get diarrhea and Zippo just licks up the water and leaves the food (which Gracie finishes all of).
Any ideas?