2006-08-23 08:41:06 · 15 answers · asked by Gina 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
You get the highest quality food you can purchase. Yes, it will mean a $15 to $20 increase in food costs. Haven't all your food costs gone up dramatically in the last year?
The high quality food will have NO corn. It will stop the one cat's gaining weight for sure and gradually will take the weight off. Corn is used for slaughter animals which have only a two-year life span.
No free feeding of dried food for any of the cats.
Single source proteins are the best choice. CA Natural has chicken and rice, Prairie probably uses rice too. Haven't read their label lately. Natural Balance makes a venison and pea and a duck and rice I think. NB has a chicken and rice too.
All your cats will have high quality nutrition and the one needing dieting will lose weight gradually, the way it should be.
2006-08-23 08:55:49 · answer #1 · answered by old cat lady 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Feed all cats at the same time but put fat cat in a room alone and feed it the kind of food you need to to help it lose weight. After about 10 or 15 minutes put up all food. Feed twice a day.
2006-08-23 08:46:02 · answer #2 · answered by Sher 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Don't leave any cat biscuits in a dish for any of them to snack on while your cat is on a diet. Then, when it is mealtime (which is usually a matter of a few minutes) make sure that somebody supervises, i.e. just stands around and stops the overweight cat from stealing the food from the other 3.
2006-08-23 09:12:59 · answer #3 · answered by sarah b 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Trying feeding the cats separately. (put the dieting one in a room by itself) Set food out for them at the same time each day but only leave it out for a few minutes. They'll learn that they'll have to eat the food when it's out, or they won't eat at all. You may have to put the food out several times and supervise the cats, just to see when a good time of day for feeding is. Good luck.
2006-08-23 08:44:06 · answer #4 · answered by LokiBuff 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
How about modifying a cat door so the fat kitty can't fit in there. Use that room to put the cat food and open the door when you want the dieting kitty to eat.
2006-08-23 08:45:09 · answer #5 · answered by lost_irish_75 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have the same problem..four kitties..one of them is quite hefty and on a special diet for his FUS problems. We have to feed him seperately from the rest. We just cordone him off in another room at feeding time and make sure the others are either done with their food, or we just pick up the leftovers before we let the big boy out.
2006-08-23 08:48:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm sure you'll have lots of answers from people who have all the answers (and NO cats) - but, if you get any workable answers - clue me in. I have 5 cats (one who needs a special diet) and a kitten (who needs a kitten diet).
So far, they all eat the special diet - at $26/6 lb bag. Yikes!
2006-08-23 08:49:29 · answer #7 · answered by kids and cats 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have heard that there are these new feeders (for when you have to be away) that have an electronic eye. The feeder only dispenses food to the cats wearing the corresponding collar. That would be a last resort. I just feed my cats separately but am considering such a purchase for when I have to be away. The other cats won't eat her food but she likes theirs.
2006-08-23 08:49:00 · answer #8 · answered by ? 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Feed the diet cat in a seprate room and dont let it out til the others are done
2006-08-23 08:46:57 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
My grandma has to do that with more than one of her cats. She has them on a feeding schedule, and separates the cat that's to be fed into the room she feeds them in.
2006-08-23 09:07:40 · answer #10 · answered by ●Gardener● 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋