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Hi!
Just got my two kittens last night, and I've been letting them settle in. I don't want to freak them out while they're still getting comfortable, but I'm already planning on transitioning the kitties, which have been free-fed wet food, to timed meals. Additionally, I'm thinking of moving them from one communal plate to two separate plates. Even now, I'm not sure how much each one is eating (and, oddly they don't seem to be eating much generally).
Does anyone have tips on how I can establish two feeding bowls? Do I just keep picking one up and moving them to their designated bowl? How can this be incorporated into trying to teach them how to eat timed meals?
As for timed meals, they're twelve-week-old kittens and I'm home all day and night (studying for the bar exam). I don't want to leave out kibble at all, but I also want to make sure that the transition is slow and that they're eating enough. Right now, I'm considering meals at 9am, 12pm, 3pm, 6pm, and 9pm, in which I start off leaving the food out for an hour, and then taking it away for two. From there, I hope to transition to leaving the food out for less time. How does that sound to people?
Lastly, I put out three tablespoons (roughly) of wet food out for both of them this morning, and it seems like they still haven't finished it. I was prepared for them to eat a lot, and now I'm worried - are they eating too little?
Thanks for any tips and advice! I'm loving my little kitties, but I'm also a super nervous first time cat mom with a penchant for over-thinking things
Just got my two kittens last night, and I've been letting them settle in. I don't want to freak them out while they're still getting comfortable, but I'm already planning on transitioning the kitties, which have been free-fed wet food, to timed meals. Additionally, I'm thinking of moving them from one communal plate to two separate plates. Even now, I'm not sure how much each one is eating (and, oddly they don't seem to be eating much generally).
Does anyone have tips on how I can establish two feeding bowls? Do I just keep picking one up and moving them to their designated bowl? How can this be incorporated into trying to teach them how to eat timed meals?
As for timed meals, they're twelve-week-old kittens and I'm home all day and night (studying for the bar exam). I don't want to leave out kibble at all, but I also want to make sure that the transition is slow and that they're eating enough. Right now, I'm considering meals at 9am, 12pm, 3pm, 6pm, and 9pm, in which I start off leaving the food out for an hour, and then taking it away for two. From there, I hope to transition to leaving the food out for less time. How does that sound to people?
Lastly, I put out three tablespoons (roughly) of wet food out for both of them this morning, and it seems like they still haven't finished it. I was prepared for them to eat a lot, and now I'm worried - are they eating too little?
Thanks for any tips and advice! I'm loving my little kitties, but I'm also a super nervous first time cat mom with a penchant for over-thinking things