Kittens eating other cat's food

lechat20

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I have an 18 year old cat, Spice, and two new kittens (tasha and timmy or T2). We are slowly getting them used to each other. We monitor their interactions and are keeping them separated while we are not there. So far so good.

The problem that we are having is T2 eats Spice's food. Spice is on special food for her kidneys and T2 has their kitten formula food. They are fed in separate rooms and have dry food available all day long. We feed the wet food at the same. Spice sometimes eats her wet food right away but not all of it. She typically eats it throughout the night. So we have to keep either Spice or T2 in their bedrooms all night.

I'd like to get to a point where we can leave the cats together and the kittens leave Spice's food alone. Any thoughts?
 

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That's a tough one. I've never been able to feed separate kinds of food without keeping them separated, especially when it's free feed.

When it's saving the kitten's food from larger cats, that's easier... put a box over the kitten's food, with a hole just small enough for the kitten, and not big enough for the bigger cats, and you should be ok. But when it's the other way around...

What about up on a counter? That only Spice can get to but the kittens can't get to yet???

That might be all you can do.

Good luck!
 
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