Vixen has decided to be a finicky eater. She keeps turning her nose up at the canned food I buy. Our vet feels that cats who eat predominantly high quality canned food have fewer urinary problems. But also, dry food is good to keep down for snacks because that is good for their teeth. Vixen won't eat canned food right now, and she picks daintily at the dry food off and on all day. She is healthy, her weight is good, she just doesn't care that much about food. She has a take it or leave it attitude.
Omen, on the other hand, will eat everything in sight. Vixen won't eat her portion of the canned food? No problem, Omen will just eat up 2 servings. And the dry food, and any stray morsel that the dogs might leave behind. At first I chalked it up to Omen having been raised in a cat foster home where there were lots of cats competing for the food. I assume you had to get in there and eat what you could quickly before it disappeared. She doesn't have any competition like that here, though. Vixen could not care less. Vixen grew up here where she was the only kitty and there was more than enough food available at any given time of the day. She doesn't feel pressured to eat.
It just leaves me with a dilemma. I have to TRY to make sure Vixen is getting enough to stay healthy. But Omen gobbles up everything as fast as I can put it down.
I might have to try feeding them separately. They have separate bowls, but they are both in the same spot. What is a kitty Mommy to do? One won't eat and one won't stop eating......so frustrating!!!!
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