Hello! This is my first post here, and like most newbie's it needs some experienced members help!
I have a 16 year old cat, Pookie and 4 month old Bengal kitten, Leonard. (He is phenominally cute and smart...and of course I will flaunt some pictures of him as soon as I can get my ftp site to co-operate).
We put wet food out in the morning and at dinner time, and maybe again before bed if they are looking for it. Leonard's crunchies are always out, but he just eats a few at a time. They each have there own food dishes in separate areas of the kitchen. BUT Leonard is obsessed with eating Pookie's food, and will only eat his own when I hide hers and put fresh food in his bowl. The vet says it is ok if he eats her food, it just has less nutrition in it so he needs to eat his too. But it is annoying because he eats hers until it is gone, so Pookie never gets any. Pookie is old (and cranky) and eats when she feels like it, usually after the food has been sitting around for a few hours. I don't know how to train Leonard which is his and not to eat hers. (I gave up year ago trying to train the older cat to do anything...)
Bengals like water, so spritzing him is like liquid encouragement-he think's its fun! When I come over to take him away from her food, he runs; ergo he knows he isn't supposed to eat her food.
Any suggestions?
I have a 16 year old cat, Pookie and 4 month old Bengal kitten, Leonard. (He is phenominally cute and smart...and of course I will flaunt some pictures of him as soon as I can get my ftp site to co-operate).
We put wet food out in the morning and at dinner time, and maybe again before bed if they are looking for it. Leonard's crunchies are always out, but he just eats a few at a time. They each have there own food dishes in separate areas of the kitchen. BUT Leonard is obsessed with eating Pookie's food, and will only eat his own when I hide hers and put fresh food in his bowl. The vet says it is ok if he eats her food, it just has less nutrition in it so he needs to eat his too. But it is annoying because he eats hers until it is gone, so Pookie never gets any. Pookie is old (and cranky) and eats when she feels like it, usually after the food has been sitting around for a few hours. I don't know how to train Leonard which is his and not to eat hers. (I gave up year ago trying to train the older cat to do anything...)
Bengals like water, so spritzing him is like liquid encouragement-he think's its fun! When I come over to take him away from her food, he runs; ergo he knows he isn't supposed to eat her food.