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lowfat

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My wife feeds our cats in the am, and pm. The fat cat gets fed in the bathroom so he only eats his share.

Do you find that limiting their portions has undesirable effects like they are on the counters all the time?
The only time they are on the counters if I left an empty treat bag out. I don't give them any human food besides occasionally licking a bit of cream off a plate.

They rarely bother me for food now except for wet food when I wake up.

The feeder is IMO fantastic. They get consistent feed times even when I'm working. If I end up having to do 12 hours I don't have to worry about them. Just need to find a solution to the lazy cat skipping his meal.

May end up having to do the cat door feeder box anyways. I'll probably be getting a 3rd cat soon. And I can't be letting the fatties eat the new cat's food as well.
 

Marzipan

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damn cats and their love of chewing plastic. Whittaker, the worst of the bunch for chewing on plastic, went into the vet yesterday because he's been throwing up for two days, refused to eat or drink and we didn't see him use the litter at all either.

so, $1300 later, the vet says his belly is distended and the x-rays indicate there is a blockage of some sort. they kept him overnight to re-hydrate and see if he passed what they saw, alas, when they called this morning they said he didn't pass whatever is in there, his belly is still distended and recommended the next step being exploratory surgery to see what's going on. that was this morning about 10AM...wife had to go up and sign some paperwork to authorize the surgery and pay another $1000.00. >.<

damn cat...

edit - so vet called with an update. there was a blockage but it wasn't plastic...was an impacted ball of fur. it's been removed and they said if he eats something before they close, we can take him home, otherwise one more nights stay. phew!

damn cat... ;)
 
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GeezerGamer

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My wife feeds our cats in the am, and pm. The fat cat gets fed in the bathroom so he only eats his share.

Do you find that limiting their portions has undesirable effects like they are on the counters all the time?
FYI, we go with quality dry food and water(and shitter) available at all times. Our cats have always be on point weight wise!
 

LaughingCrow

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Back in time: July 2014 building a computer, a feral stray cat showed up with 4 kittens. One of them crawled into the partially completed computer. I took the kittens to the SPCA. Momma cat was much more difficult to trap; but finally trapped her and took her to the SPCA to have her spayed. Picked her up a couple days later and released. She became more and more friendly and has been with me ever since.

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Momma cat
 

Marzipan

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Whittaker is back home now...$3027.00 later. poor guy is in a jumper suit of sorts instead of having the cone of shame.

he walked around the house right away, tries to clean himself a bit, but has shown zero interest in food or water. purrs up a storm and really wants to cuddle tho. :)

edit - wife caught him in a moment that looks as if he's contemplating the destruction of earth, LoL!

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Cannon Fodder

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ATTA BOY, Whittaker! (y) I guess he'll be eatin' hairball formula food from now on? :unsure:

Our cat is WAY furrier than Whittaker, and has puked up the occasional, as I refer to them, "hair turds". The vet has us giving him some paste a couple times a week, that's essentially lubrication for his gut, to aid in the passing of the excess hair.
 

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