I think the title says it all.
Nuts wasn't eating like he was supposed to, he was eating very little so I gave him an appetite stimulant pill that I have from Attitude(she never used them she crossed the bridge before she was even given the first one.) My vet isn't open until Mon and I didn't want to wait and see since I don't need a cat in liver failure. Well, it worked too well. Now he keeps trying to eat the dog food. He has his own food(I just put more food into his bowl even though it wasn't really that empty) and he's eating it just fine but he keeps trying to sneak over to eat Dexter's food. This is obviously upsetting Dex since it's his food(he won't do anything to the cat, he's still afraid of him.)
I'm sick of yelling at Nuts and I've had to get him by the tail a couple(like 3 times) to pull him away from the bowl. It doesn't hurt him and I only did it because it was the closest thing to grab and I'm not pulling hard. Me yelling(raising my voice in a stern tone, not truly yelling) at the cat is also upsetting the dog who I don't think knows his own name. He keeps looking at me like 'what did I do?'
I have no place I can put the dog's bowl where the cat can't reach it, and even if I could it would obviously no longer be within the dog's reach. Dex isn't eating that great so there is food in his bowl and I haven't started switching his food yet so it has Purina One in it so it's filled with crap. I just tossed Nuts in the bathroom for the night. He has food, water, a litterbox and a bed so he has everything he needs for the night. I just need a longer term solution for this since he has been randomly grazing out of the dog's bowl for a few days now. The cat is also crying from the bathroom so he most likely will not end up in the bathroom for the night since no one wants to listen to the cat cry. Like I said he has plenty of cat food so it's not like I'm starving him and all he has to eat is the dog food(which isn't good for him anyways.) The dog seems to graze so I have a feeling he might not be a huge eater in one sitting, but he also might be just adjusting to us and just isn't eating that great for the moment(he's eating, just no where near an entire serving a day.) He's eating enough to have wicked gas though.
So, how do I keep the cat out of the dog's food while still letting the dog have access to his food? Like I said seeing the cat at his bowl eating(they willingly share the water bowl) is upsetting Dexter and I'd rather not have any issues over this. I doubt the dog would do anything but I'd rather not find out either way. Please help me.
Taryn
Nuts wasn't eating like he was supposed to, he was eating very little so I gave him an appetite stimulant pill that I have from Attitude(she never used them she crossed the bridge before she was even given the first one.) My vet isn't open until Mon and I didn't want to wait and see since I don't need a cat in liver failure. Well, it worked too well. Now he keeps trying to eat the dog food. He has his own food(I just put more food into his bowl even though it wasn't really that empty) and he's eating it just fine but he keeps trying to sneak over to eat Dexter's food. This is obviously upsetting Dex since it's his food(he won't do anything to the cat, he's still afraid of him.)
I'm sick of yelling at Nuts and I've had to get him by the tail a couple(like 3 times) to pull him away from the bowl. It doesn't hurt him and I only did it because it was the closest thing to grab and I'm not pulling hard. Me yelling(raising my voice in a stern tone, not truly yelling) at the cat is also upsetting the dog who I don't think knows his own name. He keeps looking at me like 'what did I do?'
I have no place I can put the dog's bowl where the cat can't reach it, and even if I could it would obviously no longer be within the dog's reach. Dex isn't eating that great so there is food in his bowl and I haven't started switching his food yet so it has Purina One in it so it's filled with crap. I just tossed Nuts in the bathroom for the night. He has food, water, a litterbox and a bed so he has everything he needs for the night. I just need a longer term solution for this since he has been randomly grazing out of the dog's bowl for a few days now. The cat is also crying from the bathroom so he most likely will not end up in the bathroom for the night since no one wants to listen to the cat cry. Like I said he has plenty of cat food so it's not like I'm starving him and all he has to eat is the dog food(which isn't good for him anyways.) The dog seems to graze so I have a feeling he might not be a huge eater in one sitting, but he also might be just adjusting to us and just isn't eating that great for the moment(he's eating, just no where near an entire serving a day.) He's eating enough to have wicked gas though.
So, how do I keep the cat out of the dog's food while still letting the dog have access to his food? Like I said seeing the cat at his bowl eating(they willingly share the water bowl) is upsetting Dexter and I'd rather not have any issues over this. I doubt the dog would do anything but I'd rather not find out either way. Please help me.
Taryn