One of my cats has a problem with licking all the gravy in his food right away, which leaves the chunks of meat basically cemented to the plate. He licks all the gravy, then is in such a frenzy that he continues to lick the chunks until most of the moisture is gone. Once this happens, he can't get a good grip on the slick top side of the meat, and the bottom has been suctioned to the plate by the force of him licking the gravy off the top. This is only a problem sometimes, as the consistency and size of chunks in his Soulistic food varies considerably. The ones with tiny pieces of meat and lots of liquid get eaten in a heartbeat, while a large portion of his food is left over if there are a ton of big chunks to get stuck to the plate.
At first I thought he only liked the gravy, but I tried hand feeding him the remaining chunks of meat, and he finished them up without any fuss at all. Permanently hand feeding him is not an option, as much as he would eat it up (ha! pun), so does anyone have any ideas that could help me? Maybe I need a bumpy showermat-like surface so the chunks can't stick? I don't know, as this is not a problem I thought I would be having. My cat is just too zealous about his gravy!
At first I thought he only liked the gravy, but I tried hand feeding him the remaining chunks of meat, and he finished them up without any fuss at all. Permanently hand feeding him is not an option, as much as he would eat it up (ha! pun), so does anyone have any ideas that could help me? Maybe I need a bumpy showermat-like surface so the chunks can't stick? I don't know, as this is not a problem I thought I would be having. My cat is just too zealous about his gravy!