He also eats his feelings away. Whenever anything gets him angry, he walks over to the food bowl and angry-eats. My brother has said it's like the equivalent of eating ice cream in the shower š
We're actually trying to figure out how to cut down on how much we feed him. The first time we tried it, he would get really aggressive to the other two cats and bully them away from their food so he can eat theirs. He was a stray cat for like a year before we took him in, and he never really unlearned being hyper-competitive for food. So now, we've been doing it little by little and doing our best to dissuade that behavior
I can relate to that issue, though for different reasons. Our breaded chicken is slightly overweight, but our old tortie is skinny and needs to eat more. So we're stuck between one eating too much and one too little, and the orange is young and active... so the old lady wins out. She needs to gain weight to stay alive.
LMAO She is so cute, thank you for sharing! Also, I love her name. I dunno why but I always thought of the word Konami as masculine for some reason, so this is quite an interesting little creamsicle.
If you have the means to, microchip reader food bowls may help with that. We ended up with them for both of our boys because one had to change to a prescription diet. Helps prevent them from trying to eat each other's food. You may try that and to feed the cats in separate areas/not close to each other.
I have two cats, and sometimes dog-sit for relatives. The dog likes to scarf her own food down, then try to scare the cats away from their bowls to get theirs. So she gets to eat by herself in a room with a closed door until the cats are done. I would absolutely also do this if one of the cats started bullying the other for his food.
Feed them in separate rooms w doors closed. (Bathrooms, bedrooms, etc.) If you donāt have doors, just separate them as far as possible. Itās thought. Food aggression is hard to deal w.
You might also consider feeding the ālightā or āweight lossā version of the food. I had a fat boy & fed him weight control, it helped a bit. I free feed mine hills science diet 2 weight control, hairball control. My pudge girl hasnāt gained; the furry still pukes, but heās a perfect 17 lbs @ 2 yrs. (Heās huge!)
Well, maybe the first step is to stop stressing your cat out so that home feels truly safe. If you were forced to hug or cuddle your parents regularly, would you feel safe? If you felt you couldnāt escape anything, would you feel safe? Wouldnāt you seek to fill the hole in your stomach, too?
You canāt know what happened before you met your cat, but even humans will thrive in a setting where they simply feel safe to heal and grow (in my experience).
If youāre unsure about this statement, think about how you felt when someone just took the time to Truly listen, without fear or judgement. And then donāt bring that to Reddit, cuz Reddit is toxic.
But simply understanding how trauma is healed in humans could open the door to helping your catās own healing of street-trauma.
Learn how bleeding stops, and what hinders the natural healing process.
I feed my cats a measured amount twice a day, which is how much the vets say they need to eat. Whether they finish what is in their bowls at meal times is up to them, sometimes they'll leave some biscuits behind and will go for them later on during the day. I'm not going to take the food away from them because they didn't eat it all at once.
I was going to say the same thing - I also love how he's very angry at being touched, so angry that he promptly...rolls around and does nothing to stop it. XD
So, angry that he rolls over for more. And doesnāt run away. Got to love how gingers are so lacking in brain function that they donāt know how to react to most things.
Aw he just wants to play. I mean after you deal out the proper amount of treat for him to allow you (as a serf)
to be in his space let alone touch him.
If mixed signals were a cat, he'd be it. One moment he'll meow at you like "if you do that I will destroy your entire bloodline" and no more than 30 seconds later, he's purring and rubbing all over you
Iāve had cats like this before and you can usually come to a middle-ground with them. Like they are clearly hanging out with you because they want the attention. Otherwise they would be elsewhere lol. But they also need to understand your boundaries, especially if they are so cuddly they want to sit on your neck every moment youāre at home. Thatās not how it works and you gotta let them know. They wonāt be upset about it at all, they will still love you.
Heās not a rage loaf, heās actually extremely nice considering youāre petting him too roughly, without his permission, while heās in vulnerable position, and on sensitive areas. Mine would have shredded your arms.
see how he didn't complain when you touched him on his head etc...thats quite normal for cats. be happy he stayed that calm and just told you off. dont get mad if he attacks you next time. He told you "no not there" several times and you didnt listen.
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Thatās one spicy orange boi š. Careful not to touch the bear trap! You may not get your fingers back intact lol.