Everytime my cats have treats i share them out evenly, today they had a piece of chicken each. Tootsie my one cat likes to eat slowly and she takes her time but Lotty is just greedy! She guzzles hers down so fast she barely has time to chew! Then she goes straight over to Tootsie smacks her and steals her treat and eats it before i can get it off her! So when I give Toots another treat she does the same thing! Then toots has no treats and i feel mean! I cant lock them in different rooms because they feed from the same bowl and squirting her with water doesnt work because she just runs away with food in her mouth, if tootsie finishes before lotty she doesnt steal her food! What can I do?
2007-03-18 09:09:52 · 10 answers · asked by Tink 4 in Pets ➔ Cats
Oh dear... this type of thing happens a lot when the dominant cat will periodically steal food from the more lay-back cat. You need to feed them separately and in their separate bowls. WHY? Becuase over time, the one stealing food will get very fat and the one who allows him to steal will get thin. One will get overweight and the other will get under-nourished. You have to see to it that both are getting their own portions of food to ensure optimal health for both. You can start by feed in the lay-back one FIRST in one room where you can close the door and keep the food addict out. THEN, change places and feed the food addict his portion. As the food addict gets accustomed to not having anything to steal, he'll grow out of the habit then you can feed both cats at the same time BUT in separate bowls.
2007-03-18 09:59:16 · answer #1 · answered by Phoebhart 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Lotty is probably the dominate cat in your household. If you want them both to have a treat you may need to hold Tootsie out of Lotty's reach while you give her a treat. Put Lotty's treat on the floor and pick Tootsie up and give her her treat.
2007-03-18 16:23:39 · answer #2 · answered by Artemis61779 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Keep Tootsie and Lotty separate when you give them treats...even if you have to hold Lotty while Tootsie eats her treat. I have the same problem with my cats and that's what I do.
2007-03-18 16:18:13 · answer #3 · answered by First Lady 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Squirt Lotty with water when she does that. When she runs away, give Tootsie another treat to make up for it.
2007-03-18 16:17:32 · answer #4 · answered by steffo:D 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Give Lotty 2 while giving Toots just 1. That should solve your problem.
2007-03-18 18:00:25 · answer #5 · answered by Catlover 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I also have two cats and our female will always push the male out of the way of his treats whether she is done with hers or not. The Male is deffinately the dominate one in the house when it comes to anything else. The female is more shy and remains at a distance when the male is being petted or held. I believe she does this to him because it is a form of getting attention from him since he seems to get all the human attention. It's not like we don't give her attention, most of the times she runs away from us when he comes around. I believe it is just a way to get the other cat's attention or affection. Our male cat use to eat his treats right out of our hands, since we got the female, he acts too proud to eat from our hands and will just step out of the female's way when she comes to get his treats. We have even resorted to giving her 5 or 6 treats and him 2 or 3, yet he will still let her eat his. He will not go to her treats and will not eat them even if she leaves them on the floor. In the same sense if she does not eat them right away she will not eat them unless they are fresh out of the can. We have even put them back in the can and she will push them aside and not eat them.
2007-03-18 17:39:42 · answer #6 · answered by pscoobyz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
feed toots first than lotty just hold lotty tell toots is almost done then put lotty down and give lotty there treat
2007-03-18 16:22:27 · answer #7 · answered by angel cowgirl 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
feed them seperately or sneak tootsie treats when lotty is no where around.
2007-03-18 16:41:00 · answer #8 · answered by Nuttinbtr2do 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well maybe you can give them the treats at different times. I know they might think "well you are paying attention to him." But it will keep them from getting to eachothers treats. I hope it will work. Have a nice day!
2007-03-18 16:20:16 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just simply tell her "No" in a stern way. This works for my cats and she will be really suprised and not do it.
2007-03-18 16:27:27 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋