Cat feeding issues

[marissa]

Our kittens are 7 months old and we've had them since February. The vet said to separate the girls' food areas if one of the cats becomes dominate and we did notice that recently. We gave the girls 2 separate areas for food and kept the water bowl together. Gwen Tennyson, the bigger of the kittens, ate both bowls of wet food while Princess Super Kitty just stood by and watched.

My husband said he thinks we need to keep Gwen away while Princess is trying to eat. I agree but wonder if she also doesn't like the wet food that we have been using. Both girls prefer pate style and I've tried others but Chicken Soup for the Cat Lover's Soul was the one we noticed was being eaten. Any suggestions?

[niemand88f]

Jun 1, 2012 16:23:19 GMT -5 marissa said:

Our kittens are 7 months old and we've had them since February. The vet said to separate the girls' food areas if one of the cats becomes dominate and we did notice that recently. We gave the girls 2 separate areas for food and kept the water bowl together. Gwen Tennyson, the bigger of the kittens, ate both bowls of wet food while Princess Super Kitty just stood by and watched.

My husband said he thinks we need to keep Gwen away while Princess is trying to eat. I agree but wonder if she also doesn't like the wet food that we have been using. Both girls prefer pate style and I've tried others but Chicken Soup for the Cat Lover's Soul was the one we noticed was being eaten. Any suggestions?

I feed my cats in separate rooms with a closed door between because otherwise they get distracted trying to see what the other one has (and as soon as I open the door they still run to check out each other's bowls!). I would try feeding them separately before switching foods. Then if Princess Super Kitty (cute names still won't eat it, you could start trying new foods.

[marissa]

Can you tell my kids named the girls? My 4 year old wanted to name one of the kittens Kitty only because that's all he could say. He can't say "Princess Super". Matthew, his older brother wanted to add the "Super" part and when we found out she was in fact a she, he added Princess to it.