I just adopted a Calico 2 months ago. she is approx 1yr old. She eats all her food (1/2 a can of fancy feast daily)in 1 gulp and runs after my other cats bowl. there is always hard food out and she eats all of that too! she will growl when you go near her food. my other cat is 10 and just walks away from his bowl when she goes near it. how can i stop her from eating so much. she already has a solid tummy growing. i bought the weight management food. they are indoor cats and she is very active too. i yell at her "NO" when she goes near his bowl but she still does it every day. she tries to eat people food too!
i dont want her to get fat and i cant take away the dry food cuz my other always nibbles on it. what can i do? is this normal for a Calico?
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my cat eats like a pig!
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A half of a can of Fancy Feast sounds like starvation mode to me. I feed my cats a lot more than that.
You might want to post on the Ask the Holistic Vet board and get the opinion of a professional vet rather than somebody like me. He's on these boards and the following link will take you to his forum. Good luck.
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I dont JUST give them 1/2 can of fancy feast. there's always a full bowl of dry food! I think I wrote that in my message too. I would never starve my cats!
A one year old cat expends much more energy than a 10 year old. Keep that in mind when comparing the two. The Calico really does need much more food than the older one.
Otherwise, yes, he should not try to get the food of your other cat. It might be a power struggle betweeen the two. How do they get on otherwise? Do they fight? Often the older one simply walks away when a young newcomer enters the household. I heard that many times.
I would ensure that your older cat can eat in peace. Feed the newcomer elsewhere and don't let him near your older cat before he's finished his meal (close the door). Your older cat should not have to worry about his food nor feel disturbed by the Calico.
How did he grow up? Sometimes when a cat had a childhood where he had very little to eat it will turn out to be very greedy later on. Nothing much you can do then but wait, he will eventually grow out of it but it might take a long time.
Also, I would make sure he's not having worms. Did you check his poo to see if he has?
