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Pets

SuzyandPuffpuff

(385 posts)

1. Retired vet tech

Reply to NNadir (Original post)

Sat Dec 13, 2025, 11:21 AM

Dec 13

Never ez but yr going to have to feed them separately. I don't ever free feed bcz 1) I can't witness who eats and who doesn't. And 2) it encourages gorging. Cats are fussy. Multiple small meals a day is the best way to monitor . If the son is a nibbler put his food in one place and close the door. When he wants to eat he'll let Yu know. Obese cats are likely to get diabetes which is tough to manage and or fatty liver disease which is extremely painful and eventually deadly. Good luck. I've worked with cats for years. Love em and hate em at the same time lol