Have you considered free feeding? This is a hotly contested subject (not here) between cat breeders. With all the cats we have had over the years as both pets and as breeders, we have always done free feeding. At times you do have to apply some Kitty counseling, especially with a new cat or an outsider. Some cats will try to control the food source to "protect" it from the others. This is perfectly normal behavior, as cats in the wild will bury their catch if they can't eat it at one sitting. The formerly feral cat we have in the house now will routinely act as if she is "covering" (scratching around her vowel as if she is burying it) her food when she is done eating.
Anyway, with a single cat it's pretty easy, especially if you use a dry food or kibble. Yes, they can get overweight with this approach, but a lot of that has to do with the type of food you feed them. Our cats always got dry food, which was available throughout the night and day. You'll find that they rarely feed at night, and will often adapt their schedule to the humans in the household. Dan King Kitty Sent from my iPad > On Apr 14, 2014, at 3:54 PM, Andrew Strasfogel <astrasfo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > That would work great if I lived in a barn. The bedroom is a no food zone. > > >> On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 2:41 PM, Randy Bennell <rbenn...@bennell.ca> wrote: >> >> That is mean. The poor cat just wants breakfast. >> Get some cat food in the sealed packages ( - used to be Tender Vittles but >> I don't know if they still exist ) and keep some in the night table next to >> the bed. >> When your cat starts talking, rip a small bag or two of food open and >> toss it on the floor. >> >> Randy >> >> >>> On 14/04/2014 12:52 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: >>> >>> I was thinking of getting a spray bottle filled with H20, which I used to >>> use to keep them from counter surfing. >>> >>> The problem is that he might not make the connection... >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 1:41 PM, G Mann <g2ma...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> As a self ordained PhD in Cat Behavior, it is my observation that Dogs >>>> have >>>> owners.. Cats have servants... assume your proper role and all will be >>>> well. :)) >>>> >>>> That little issue aside, of all domestic creatures it seems cats have the >>>> most precise internal clock. While you observe daylight savings, cats >>>> don't. I would suggest however the services of a good Taxidermist would >>>> solve your early morning cat noise issue while still providing the >>>> necessary cat presence. If the Taxidermist poses the cat as "sleeping" it >>>> would cover almost 23 hrs of the day. The "eating " pose likely wouldn't >>>> be >>>> missed after the first full nights sleep. >>>> >>>> Living is one of the few areas of the world that does not observe _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
