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I have two cats, both neutered males. I had them for a couple of years before my husband and I had to relocate to another city and we had to leave our sons behind. Luckily, my parents, who previously lived next door, offered to keep our boys and for the last six months, they have lived with them.
The transition has went very well. The house is larger so there is more room to play, and my father is retired so he is completely devoted to playing with the cats. Most importantly, they've only moved next door. Ours were the only two houses in the area, so the lawn that they play in is the same one they have grown accustomed to for two years.
Unfortunately, one of the cats has a behavior problem that was apparent when he lived with us, but is surfacing again. He's "bulemic."
The older cat, Pee-Wee, who I admit is the alpha male, will rush the food bowl, shovel up mouthfulls of food and swallow without chewing. He'll do this four or five times, until his belly is full, and then IMMEDIATELY run around the house like a maniac until he vomits. He does this at any time of the day, not just when it is feeding time. There is always a full bowl of food around - sometimes P.W. just picks at it, sometimes he eats normally. But more often than not, he's binging and purging.
He's the friendliest cat you'll ever meet, and he's even a little chubby! What could be causing this, and how can we make it stop?
The transition has went very well. The house is larger so there is more room to play, and my father is retired so he is completely devoted to playing with the cats. Most importantly, they've only moved next door. Ours were the only two houses in the area, so the lawn that they play in is the same one they have grown accustomed to for two years.
Unfortunately, one of the cats has a behavior problem that was apparent when he lived with us, but is surfacing again. He's "bulemic."
The older cat, Pee-Wee, who I admit is the alpha male, will rush the food bowl, shovel up mouthfulls of food and swallow without chewing. He'll do this four or five times, until his belly is full, and then IMMEDIATELY run around the house like a maniac until he vomits. He does this at any time of the day, not just when it is feeding time. There is always a full bowl of food around - sometimes P.W. just picks at it, sometimes he eats normally. But more often than not, he's binging and purging.
He's the friendliest cat you'll ever meet, and he's even a little chubby! What could be causing this, and how can we make it stop?