Last night I didnt get to the store before they closed to get more cat food. There was about 2 cups left in the bowl at about 8pm, so I thought everyone would "survive" until morning when I would go first thing(the bowl is always full 24/7). Well, by 9pm they had polished that food off, and were all sitting by the bowl looking at me. By 10pm, they were chasing me around, meowing like they havent eaten in a week! This just got worse and worse and they started attacking the dog and my legs, not meaning to harm but just irritated. The rest of the night, they would come into my bed and play with my hair, lay on my head and bite my hands, and I could hear hissing and things falling all night long! So this morning first thing I went and got their food and they dove into it like they had been starved, ATE JUST A LITTLE and were their normal selves again. I got no sleep last night over a couple bites of food! My husband just laughed at me, saying I create my own nightmares because I spoil them rotten! I have to agree with him after such a long night! LOL!!!!!!!
But here's my problem, Jack is getting soooo fat, while the other's are actually thin because they run and play hard all the time. Jack perfers to sleep his life away and is quite happy doing so, but gets up every hour to eat a little. How do I put Jack on a diet, and still have food out for the one's that really need it? If I take the food away and give it to them at set times, they will be out of control and act like they did last night. I know I should just do it and put up with their behavior now and they'll eventually learn that's how it's going to be. But to be fair the the "humans" in the house(because they were tortured also last night) I cant let the cats run and attack and be destructive until they get used to it. Does anyone have suggestions on how to handle this???
Thanks Jenn
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