Hi, I have two cats, one is 6 months older than the other, I got Gabbie first when she was 8 weeks old and when I got my other cat Moshe a few months later she was definitely jealous.
They now reluctantly get along, Gabbie merely tolerates Moshe, whereas Moshe wants to be wherever Gabbie is and doing whatever she is doing. She is a little bully though, she constantly barges Gabbie out of the way and most of the time Gabbie will just take it.
The main problem is feeding time. When I got Moshe she was far too small to be away from her mum, she was barely weaned and I had to feed her baby food and teach her to eat. Now at meal times, Moshe will wolf down as much as she can of her own food, rush over to Gabbie's bowl and push her out of the way. She will then eat as much as she can of Gabbie's before dashing back to her own bowl.
Gabbie will just let her push her out and then sit there looking thoroughly annoyed before eventually wandering to Moshe's bowl (by this time Moshe has usually returned and so poor Gab gets pushed out again). Moshe is rapidly putting on weight and Gabbie is looking more irritated by the day.
Simple solution would be to feed them in separate rooms right? Well the minute I close a door between them, they both lose all interest in their dinner and concentrate solely on trying to get through the closed door. I have left them for up to an hour before now and they have both spent the whole time scratching at the door to get to each other and neither touched their food!
Just wondered if anyone had any ideas on this situation, Moshe is just so greedy and I don't want her to get too fat. I would also like poor Gab to be able to eat her dinner in peace!
They now reluctantly get along, Gabbie merely tolerates Moshe, whereas Moshe wants to be wherever Gabbie is and doing whatever she is doing. She is a little bully though, she constantly barges Gabbie out of the way and most of the time Gabbie will just take it.
The main problem is feeding time. When I got Moshe she was far too small to be away from her mum, she was barely weaned and I had to feed her baby food and teach her to eat. Now at meal times, Moshe will wolf down as much as she can of her own food, rush over to Gabbie's bowl and push her out of the way. She will then eat as much as she can of Gabbie's before dashing back to her own bowl.
Gabbie will just let her push her out and then sit there looking thoroughly annoyed before eventually wandering to Moshe's bowl (by this time Moshe has usually returned and so poor Gab gets pushed out again). Moshe is rapidly putting on weight and Gabbie is looking more irritated by the day.
Simple solution would be to feed them in separate rooms right? Well the minute I close a door between them, they both lose all interest in their dinner and concentrate solely on trying to get through the closed door. I have left them for up to an hour before now and they have both spent the whole time scratching at the door to get to each other and neither touched their food!
Just wondered if anyone had any ideas on this situation, Moshe is just so greedy and I don't want her to get too fat. I would also like poor Gab to be able to eat her dinner in peace!
