As I'm sure some may know, my cat, Elsa, is a former feral who also had kittens at my home. She was pretty thin when I met her, and after almost losing her to an intestinal blockage this summer, she was down to about 5 pounds. Upon spaying, we discovered that she also had a tremendous amount of cysts on her ovaries. Sooooo, now it's probably 2 - 3 months since she was spayed (and she had gotten up to about 7 1/2 or 8 pounds), and now she's REALLY filling out. She's 10 pounds at least. Fortunately, I think she's healthy, since her coat just glistens.
So what I'm getting at is - do formerly feral cats take it upon themselves to eat as much as possible? I know she was eating Smudge's food when he wouldn't, and I suspect she "helps" the 15 year old cat when it is being finicky. (In addition, there is a nagging fear of FIP, and the "pot belly", but she's more solid and stocky than pot bellied, and she looks very healthy.)
Thanks, and if you need to put this in the "Behavior" thread, that's fine.
So what I'm getting at is - do formerly feral cats take it upon themselves to eat as much as possible? I know she was eating Smudge's food when he wouldn't, and I suspect she "helps" the 15 year old cat when it is being finicky. (In addition, there is a nagging fear of FIP, and the "pot belly", but she's more solid and stocky than pot bellied, and she looks very healthy.)
Thanks, and if you need to put this in the "Behavior" thread, that's fine.