Hi Everyone,
My name is Antonia and I just adopted two kittens that are about 7 weeks old. They were abandoned on a family's stoop and then I took them. They are brother (Pancia) and Mora (sister). They are so great and really seem to love me and each other.
Of course however I do have one concern.
Pancia means belly in Italian. And that is Pancia's problem...he has quite a belly. In fact while he looks like hes about ready to explode his sister is quite skinny. I noticed that when they eat together he blocks his sister by putting his ENTIRE body over the food and its difficult for her to get some.
I tried fixing this problem by feeding them separately. Pancia in one room and Mora in the other. However she will eat for a very short time and then start crying...she doesn't want to eat alone. I open the door and Pancia runs in after finishing his food to go on and finish hers. I'll try to feed her alone but shes uninterested.
How can I make sure that she gets enough food and meanwhile prevent Pancia from becoming really overweight? Its even more difficult because I work and I can't monitor their eating very much.
My name is Antonia and I just adopted two kittens that are about 7 weeks old. They were abandoned on a family's stoop and then I took them. They are brother (Pancia) and Mora (sister). They are so great and really seem to love me and each other.
Of course however I do have one concern.
Pancia means belly in Italian. And that is Pancia's problem...he has quite a belly. In fact while he looks like hes about ready to explode his sister is quite skinny. I noticed that when they eat together he blocks his sister by putting his ENTIRE body over the food and its difficult for her to get some.
I tried fixing this problem by feeding them separately. Pancia in one room and Mora in the other. However she will eat for a very short time and then start crying...she doesn't want to eat alone. I open the door and Pancia runs in after finishing his food to go on and finish hers. I'll try to feed her alone but shes uninterested.
How can I make sure that she gets enough food and meanwhile prevent Pancia from becoming really overweight? Its even more difficult because I work and I can't monitor their eating very much.
