How should I go about feeding 2 cats who eat different food?
aubeelynn13 asked:
I have 2 cats, one almost a year old and the other just over 5 months. They have separate food dishes, but frequently eat from either dish. Right now, both cats are eating kitten food. However, I would like to start feeding my older cat more “adult” cat food and not so much of the kitten chow. Any advice on how to manage this with two cats? Will it be ok for both to eat the adult food, even though the younger cat still needs a lot of the nutrition provided by kitten chow? Should I mix both bowls with 2 types of food?
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I have 2 cats, one almost a year old and the other just over 5 months. They have separate food dishes, but frequently eat from either dish. Right now, both cats are eating kitten food. However, I would like to start feeding my older cat more “adult” cat food and not so much of the kitten chow. Any advice on how to manage this with two cats? Will it be ok for both to eat the adult food, even though the younger cat still needs a lot of the nutrition provided by kitten chow? Should I mix both bowls with 2 types of food?
February 24th, 2009 at 9:12 am
shit then feed itt to them thats what i do
February 26th, 2009 at 11:06 pm
kitten food … adult food no biggy. I usually give mine precooked prawns from the freezer and tuna.
February 28th, 2009 at 12:55 am
You should never just drop-switch cats their food, this can terribly upset their system! Slowly mix some adult food in with their kitten food, a little at a time… by the time you’re at the all cat chow food your kitten will be old enough to handle it… if all else fails, you can give the older one some canned food and give the kitten some kitten chow as a treat. but give the switching process at least two months, any shorter and you’re risking giving at least one cat an upset stomach!
March 3rd, 2009 at 12:21 am
you could feed them seperatley… just put one of them with their food in a room with the door closed and the other in a different room with their food…
hope this helps : )
March 5th, 2009 at 8:07 am
you should keep the cats in seperate rooms when they eat… you should feed them in the morning and night… and when they are done eating you should take the food so the other cat can’t eat it…or you could just try buying a different kind of food…