No, at first I free fed. Then I needed to feed a prescription diet to one, so I separated him (had 4 cats at the time). But I could not keep food down for the others or he would get to it. Then later I realized that a 2nd cat benefited quite nicely from the twice a day feeding schedule. I never went back to free feeding.Originally posted by marysmerrycats
Jen is this feeding them separately something you have always done?
my cats are so used to not being separate that they stop eating when I close the door, I come back and there they are, even Charlie,
When ever I bring in a new cat, it is usually a strange type of feeding situation for them and this happens (they don't eat). All I do is give them a certain amount of time (1/2 to 1 hour) and then I pick up the food. When the next feeding time comes, I do the same. Soon they realize it is "eat now or wait 12 hours". They learn.
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