Hi all,
New to the site.
I am the proud person of an adopted black shorthair. He's about 10 months old...the shelter estimated him at 8 months when I adopted him and it's been a couple of months, so, there you go.
In the last week or so, he's become food obsessed. I've done research, which suggests that for him (a smallish-to-medium sized cat a little less than a year old) two feedings a day is a good amount to keep him fit and healthy. I give him a single generous handful of dry food in the morning and a can of wet food in the evening.
However, he has started begging for food at every opportunity. If I walk to the kitchen, he's there, trying to jump on counters, begging for food. Most difficult, though, is that when I am eating, he is constantly trying to attack my plate, and when I remove him from my lap or intercept him in mid-leap, he starts "acting out"...
Any advice would be appreciated...am I underfeeding him? (He has the proper silhouette as recommended by the "Cats for Dummies" book and other websites, and is sturdy and well-muscled). We play together regularly, though I am a graduate student and so am unable to play with him constantly.
Thanks!
John M.
New to the site.
I am the proud person of an adopted black shorthair. He's about 10 months old...the shelter estimated him at 8 months when I adopted him and it's been a couple of months, so, there you go.
In the last week or so, he's become food obsessed. I've done research, which suggests that for him (a smallish-to-medium sized cat a little less than a year old) two feedings a day is a good amount to keep him fit and healthy. I give him a single generous handful of dry food in the morning and a can of wet food in the evening.
However, he has started begging for food at every opportunity. If I walk to the kitchen, he's there, trying to jump on counters, begging for food. Most difficult, though, is that when I am eating, he is constantly trying to attack my plate, and when I remove him from my lap or intercept him in mid-leap, he starts "acting out"...
Any advice would be appreciated...am I underfeeding him? (He has the proper silhouette as recommended by the "Cats for Dummies" book and other websites, and is sturdy and well-muscled). We play together regularly, though I am a graduate student and so am unable to play with him constantly.
Thanks!
John M.
