Ok, so some of you might remember back last year when i first got Mittens. I posted about how i could stop Mittens from eating so fast and then pushing Monster away from his food and gobbling his up. Many of you suggested separating them while they eat, and raising the height of the dish to make her eat slower. Well, I separated them EVERYTIME they got their wet food. I raised the height of her dish considerably, but that had no effect on how fast she ate, as a matter of fact, she would put her paws up on the books i was using to raise the dish. So i just kept up with the separation during meal times. After several months of doing that, i got kind of sick of it and stopped the separation to see how she would do. It had worked, she wasnt pushing Monster away from his food after finishing her own.
Now she is doing it again! She KNOWS she isnt allowed to do it, because if there is somebody in the kitchen while she is eating, she will finish hers and leave. But the last few days i have caught her eating from Monsters dish after finishing her own. Keep in mind, i give them the same amount of food. Monster is way bigger than she is, and honestly, she still has the small body of a kitten. Like, people who have never seen her will call her a kitten, she is really 1 1/2 yrs old. I get 5.5 ounce cans of food, divide it into quarters, and give them each a quarter of the can, and save the rest for night time. They have dry food available almost 24/7. Im sure they know what it feels like to be hungry, but certainly not STARVED. I would never leave them go hungry. So i just dont understand her urge to eat SO much, when Monster is so much bigger than her, but seems satisfied in the amount of food he gets a day. Is there something wrong, or is this normal. I mean i just dont understand if it is enough for Monster, it should be more than enough for her, she is so much smaller than he is. Any ideas?
By the way, i started separating them again tonight, and will keep doing it if i have to, and i prolly will, since she KNOWS she is not allowed to push Monster from his plate when shes done. And if i walk into the kitchen while she is eating from his plate, if she sees me, she will run away, cuz she knows shes wrong.
Now she is doing it again! She KNOWS she isnt allowed to do it, because if there is somebody in the kitchen while she is eating, she will finish hers and leave. But the last few days i have caught her eating from Monsters dish after finishing her own. Keep in mind, i give them the same amount of food. Monster is way bigger than she is, and honestly, she still has the small body of a kitten. Like, people who have never seen her will call her a kitten, she is really 1 1/2 yrs old. I get 5.5 ounce cans of food, divide it into quarters, and give them each a quarter of the can, and save the rest for night time. They have dry food available almost 24/7. Im sure they know what it feels like to be hungry, but certainly not STARVED. I would never leave them go hungry. So i just dont understand her urge to eat SO much, when Monster is so much bigger than her, but seems satisfied in the amount of food he gets a day. Is there something wrong, or is this normal. I mean i just dont understand if it is enough for Monster, it should be more than enough for her, she is so much smaller than he is. Any ideas?
By the way, i started separating them again tonight, and will keep doing it if i have to, and i prolly will, since she KNOWS she is not allowed to push Monster from his plate when shes done. And if i walk into the kitchen while she is eating from his plate, if she sees me, she will run away, cuz she knows shes wrong.
