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37. Is it possible to separate the animals so that they feed in different areas? Is the fat one unfit

Reply to Bertha Venation (Original post)

Tue Jul 2, 2013, 01:25 PM

Jul 2013

as well?

If the chubbster can't, say, jump up on the counter, put the food for the fit cats on the counter, and feed the fat one on the ground.

It can be a pain in the ass to have to deal with different menus for pets.

I have two dogs with different feeding requirements. One is on a vegetarian diet due to liver disease. The other is healthy as a horse but tends to gain weight. I feed both the vegetarian diet, but I give the healthy horse one an occasional serving of meat. The liver dog is thriving, the healthy horse has lost a little weight....it's all good!

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about grain-free kibble (cross-posted from Pets) [View all] Bertha Venation Jul 2013 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author fleur-de-lisa Jul 2013 #1

I was free-feeding kibble and feeding canned food once a day Bertha Venation Jul 2013 #16

It is complicated. fleur-de-lisa Jul 2013 #31

Yes, it is curious. Bertha Venation Jul 2013 #33

Ha . . . I didn't know that. fleur-de-lisa Jul 2013 #34

Yeah, the smell gets me too. Bertha Venation Jul 2013 #35

I feed my cats Trader Joes wet food, including tuna NV Whino Jul 2013 #2

Yay! You adopted! Bertha Venation Jul 2013 #15

All my kitties are adopted NV Whino Jul 2013 #25

Grey stripey Bertha Venation Jul 2013 #28

One of my favorite cats of all time was a silver stripey NV Whino Jul 2013 #29

What a beauty! - n/t fleur-de-lisa Jul 2013 #32

Stop off on the way back from work? KamaAina Jul 2013 #42

Try the "indoor formula". My huge one is back to a reasonable weight after the switch. EdwardSmith74 Jul 2013 #3

Hi EdwardSmith74. How many cats do you have? In_The_Wind Jul 2013 #4

It depends. At the moment 3 permanent, one refugee, and two off-site with kids. EdwardSmith74 Jul 2013 #8

How far does the cat need to be moved ? In_The_Wind Jul 2013 #10

Over 100 miles. My daughter will make the drive. EdwardSmith74 Jul 2013 #18

that's the one I chose Bertha Venation Jul 2013 #14

lol - after the diet began at our house, Ivan went on a mouse-killing rampage. Flaxbee Jul 2013 #5

Canned food is bad for their teeth and often gives them the "toots". EdwardSmith74 Jul 2013 #9

A MiddleFingerMom fart is biological warfare. MiddleFingerMom Jul 2013 #19

I don't get the partner joke. Dutch Oven? EdwardSmith74 Jul 2013 #20

'Scuse me while I whip this out. MiddleFingerMom Jul 2013 #27

I've never heard that before. Is that info from a veterinarian, or your experience with your cat? fleur-de-lisa Jul 2013 #22

He goes with the crunchies because they clean their teeth. EdwardSmith74 Jul 2013 #23

Oh, my . . . you have my sympathy! fleur-de-lisa Jul 2013 #24

I've had a lot of cats throughout my life. They all seem to know the fart trick. EdwardSmith74 Jul 2013 #26

eating less -- that's what I'm hoping Bertha Venation Jul 2013 #13

Gradually decrease the amount. If they walk away from the bowl, put it back in the bag. EdwardSmith74 Jul 2013 #21

BTW, Sonia has been packing on the pounds, or at least the ounces recently. She and Panda madinmaryland Jul 2013 #41

We had a more minor version of this problem too distantearlywarning Jul 2013 #6

heh -- tubby cat Bertha Venation Jul 2013 #12

I have fed a meat diet raw for 14 yrs to my dogs..... truegrit44 Jul 2013 #7

What kinds of meat? Bertha Venation Jul 2013 #11

For my dogs the main things are truegrit44 Jul 2013 #43

UPDATE Bertha Venation Jul 2013 #17

My sister has this issue. GoCubsGo Jul 2013 #30

I feed grain-free kibble to my cat and dog. LWolf Jul 2013 #36

"It seems like it would cost a fortune to free-feed grain-free kibble to 10 cats" -- yeah, Bertha Venation Jul 2013 #38

Is it possible to separate the animals so that they feed in different areas? Is the fat one unfit MADem Jul 2013 #37

Do they know you refer to them as "liver dog" and "healthy horse"? Bertha Venation Jul 2013 #39

Fartso and Whiner, too!!!! MADem Jul 2013 #40

This message was self-deleted by its author fleur-de-lisa Jul 2013 #44