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Hello,
So we've got Tiki (7 months and 5 lbs.) on Nutro Max Cat Kitten wet food and Science Diet Kitten dry, and we've got our adult cat, Lexington, (5-6 years and 14 lbs.) on Max Cat light and Science Diet light dry. Lexington has lost 2 lbs. from a high of 16.
We feed them separately and remove the food when they're done.
Tiki is obsessed with Lexington's food, no matter what it is, and will race from her feeding spot to see if she can feed on his. Is that simply a power thing?
Lexington is also the classic whiner. If we put his food away - even if he's done - he's back 10 minutes later whining that his food isn't available. He gets about 1 regular can plus a little more; Tiki gets about two or three small cans per day (the cans say it should be one can per pound under six months, and one can per two pounds over six months. Are we underfeeding her?).
Is there anything we can do to break these behaviors? We don't want whiny, food-obsessed cats....
Also, our Vet is a big advocate of wet food over dry (for the protein), but we're aware that it's supposed to be bad for the cats teeth. Tiki has gingivitis and we do brush her, but have favored the wet food on the vet's recommendation.
So we've got Tiki (7 months and 5 lbs.) on Nutro Max Cat Kitten wet food and Science Diet Kitten dry, and we've got our adult cat, Lexington, (5-6 years and 14 lbs.) on Max Cat light and Science Diet light dry. Lexington has lost 2 lbs. from a high of 16.
We feed them separately and remove the food when they're done.
Tiki is obsessed with Lexington's food, no matter what it is, and will race from her feeding spot to see if she can feed on his. Is that simply a power thing?
Lexington is also the classic whiner. If we put his food away - even if he's done - he's back 10 minutes later whining that his food isn't available. He gets about 1 regular can plus a little more; Tiki gets about two or three small cans per day (the cans say it should be one can per pound under six months, and one can per two pounds over six months. Are we underfeeding her?).
Is there anything we can do to break these behaviors? We don't want whiny, food-obsessed cats....
Also, our Vet is a big advocate of wet food over dry (for the protein), but we're aware that it's supposed to be bad for the cats teeth. Tiki has gingivitis and we do brush her, but have favored the wet food on the vet's recommendation.
