So my boyfriend moved in with his cat in late summer. I already have a cat of my own and they learned to get along together just fine. The problem is that my boyfriend's cat came here quite overweight(she was free-fed as much as she wanted) and she is a real porker when it comes to food. She will literally eat all of her own food, go eat my cat's food and then try to eat all of the dog's food and then beg for human scraps! She has lost a healthy amount of weight since moving here--vet says she looks good--as instead of free-feeding her, we are offering her a specific amount of food each day, much like what I do with my own cat.
My cat is the opposite of my boyfriend's cat. She is always lean, never really seems too concerned about food and does not even eat her full portion of pre-measured food each day. Not to mention they are both eating different brands of food--I feed Wellness, he feeds Purina.
My concern is that we will probably be keeping them together in the same quarters in the near future(they get along great), and I'm concerned that my boyfriend's piggie cat will eat all of the food allotted for both of them and 1) get fat again and 2) not let my cat get enough since she doesn't seem to prioritize eating the same way, 3) get diarrhea from eating the other brand of food.
Is there anything we can do other than I suppose, separating them at mealtime?
My cat is the opposite of my boyfriend's cat. She is always lean, never really seems too concerned about food and does not even eat her full portion of pre-measured food each day. Not to mention they are both eating different brands of food--I feed Wellness, he feeds Purina.
My concern is that we will probably be keeping them together in the same quarters in the near future(they get along great), and I'm concerned that my boyfriend's piggie cat will eat all of the food allotted for both of them and 1) get fat again and 2) not let my cat get enough since she doesn't seem to prioritize eating the same way, 3) get diarrhea from eating the other brand of food.
Is there anything we can do other than I suppose, separating them at mealtime?
