Meal Plan for 6 mo. old kitten & her 2 yr old sister?

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My 6 mo. old kitten was just spayed last Wednesday and has been having some trouble with over eating and then throwing up what she's eaten. I was worried initially that it was related to her spay, but as this has just now started, and she's throwing it up undigested, I'm almost certain that she's just overeating - as she is known to do.

I'd like to start giving her and her sister canned food mostly, with a bit of dry food as well, but I'm wondering how much should I actually be feeding the two of them? The older of the two is a large cat, and the kitten is going to be large, I think. They're both long haired if that makes any difference.

Also, feeding them separately isn't a problem for things that they'll eat quickly, but if it's something they're going to leave and come back to, they're prone to eating each other's food.

Thanks!

Edit: They're currently being fed Purina One Kitten and Purina One Hairball formula respectively. Although, since they like to play musical food bowls I sometimes mix a little of both together so that they're getting at least some of what they need.

Also the kitten just had runny poop. Could this be from a diet related issue, as well (The on-call vet last night said it likely was) or should I be worried? I used my entire paycheck on her spay last month so I don't really have the money to take her to the vet until Friday, at least, but if it's necessary that she go in immediately I can ask my mom for money. She hasn't thrown up again today, yet.
 
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throwing up undigested food often is a indication of hairballs, rather than over-eating. Hairball formula foods are a total gimmick. The best way to deal with them is a good hairball treat like Vet's best, egg yolks, or I just use slippery elm syrup. 

The easiest thing for you to do is to put them on the same food. No reason to feed kitten food or hairball formula. I would just put them both on a good quality adult wet food that way if they're sharing food it's no issue. 
 
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I've actually had really good luck with the hairball formula food. My older cat used to have them all the time, but as soon as I got her this food she stopped having them. I will go ahead and put them both on mostly wet food, though, possibly mixing in a bit of dry. Thanks!
 

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I've actually had really good luck with the hairball formula food. My older cat used to have them all the time, but as soon as I got her this food she stopped having them. I will go ahead and put them both on mostly wet food, though, possibly mixing in a bit of dry. Thanks!
I just scanned the ingredients list quickly and I really don't know what they're claiming is good for hairballs in there at all. Some kind of 'fiber' i guess, but all i see is a huge amount of fillers and basically no meat. I really wouldn't feed that. If you want to feed some kibble there are much better options, although I'm clearly bias I don't like or feed kibble. 

I have a long haired 14 year old that battles hairballs really bad during shedding season (like right now). I just give daily doses of slippery elm, but for my other cats I use vet's best.

https://www.chewy.com/vets-best-hairball-relief-digestive/dp/45141
 
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