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Member Since 07/29/2007     Purred: Wed Dec 28, '11 11:07am PST  I have 7 cats and have always fed dry food (free style). I use Before Grain. I am on my second bout of fatty liver with one cat that has cost us a fortunate. He refuses dry so we lock him in a room and feed him wet throughout the day. I would really like to only feed wet but don't know how to make sure everyone gets the right amount. Any suggestions on how to do this with so many cats? Also, how much canned food is enough and what brands do you suggest? Thanks so much for your help. my posts [notify]

Patch Patch - wallpaper- stripper     Purred: Wed Dec 28, '11 11:17am PST  I have 6 and free feed dry all the time. But they get 3 feeds of half a pouch each 3 times a day. Sometimes one of the toms will muscle in on one of the weaker ones like my 17 year old girl, then I pick up her plate and take it into the living room where I can watch them, I also feed Patch in my bedroom to try and get some meat on his bones, he is a skinny cat. Edited by author Wed Dec 28, '11 11:18am PST my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become friends [notify]

BK Ambassador at- the Kitty U.N.     Purred: Fri Dec 30, '11 1:11pm PST  It would be great if you could get them all on wet. I believe it's Bumpurr whose mom feeds her cats in their carriers. They're all trained to go there at mealtimes and they each get their own plate. Otherwise I don't know how you'd do it with so many. You can stand watch and referee, but I don't know if you'd have enough hands! my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become friends [notify]

Arthur 610161     Purred: Sun Jan 1, '12 4:33pm PST  There are five of us here and Mom feeds three of us locked in separate rooms because we will eat all our food and then eat Mika's for him. Mika's kidneys don't work very well and he has hyperthyroidism so he is very skinny and needs to eat as much as possible so Mom makes sure anyone that would bother him during a meal is safely locked away in a separate room during meal times. Mom usually feeds the rest of us about 2/3 of a can of wet food each split between three meals. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become friends [notify]

Bumpurr RESPECT The- Star!     Purred: Sun Jan 1, '12 9:09pm PST  Mine are sched fed, and eat in their carriers. Bump will about run you down, mol, when you open his carrier door, mol, he flys into it. Also a good way, to teach them to load, might come in handy, if you need to load in an emergency. It did for me, the kittens first show hotel, had not been there 5 min, and the fire alarm went off, they ran under the bed. Thank G, they load on command. [notify]

Member Since 07/29/2007     Purred: Wed Jan 4, '12 9:29am PST  Thank you all for your replies. I guess it's all about trial and error. Barb my posts [notify]

Pequena- (Sasha's- sister) 1210304     Purred: Sat Jan 28, '12 4:00pm PST  Bumpurr how did you train them to go in carriers like that? that is AWESOME!!! my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become friends [notify]

Pequena- (Sasha's- sister) 1210304     Purred: Sat Jan 28, '12 4:02pm PST  I just cant imagine having any more than two cats at one time. Even with two cats, Sasha always pushed Pequena out of the way and ate her food, so I had to feed them in seperate rooms or I would put Pequena up on a high shelf to eat or something. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become friends [notify]

AnnaBelle Supervisor cat - is not amused.     Purred: Sat Jan 28, '12 4:43pm PST  It was with Bumpurr's advise that in October 2010 we started eating in our carriers. It has helped us so much. Misty used to steal my food and she was gaining way too much wight. I used to take forever to eat, but now I keep up with misty because I want back out of the carrier. I know that if Mommy sits down and watches one of her shows I have to wait till commerical to get out so I like to be faster now, MOL Anyways we got some nice hard carriers (eating in the soft sided ones was messy and Misty tore it up!) and at first we hated it but we got used to our timed meal times and Its been one of the best choices ever. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become friends [notify]

Bumpurr RESPECT The- Star!     Purred: Sun Jan 29, '12 8:04am PST  This all started, because I used to free feed, and Bump ate like a truck driver, mol, and he was getting too fat, even the judges said so, and my vet confirmed it. She said you have to sched feed him, and she figured out, how much to feed him, twice a day, based on the calorie count, of his food. I kept putting it off, then I got yelled at, mol, she said you "have" to do it. I said how the heck am I going to do that? She said, put them in their carriers. It only took Bump about 2 days to figure it out, mol. I feed them in the same order, and they know what their turn order is, and their carriers are always in the same spot, helps them remember where to go. They sit and wait their turn, they know, mommy insists on manners, and waiting your turn. I make up their bowl, they run ahead of me, and jump into their carriers. Nobody comes out, until everybody is done. When I pack for shows, sometimes stuff gets moved around. One kitty, ran to her spot, her carrier was buried behind the show stuff. She said, ma, this is where I am supposed to go. I had to un bury her carrier, thats what she wanted, knew she was supposed to go in there. They associate the carriers, with food, thats why, when I open the cage door, they fly in. Saved the kittens lifes at the hotel, I opened their cage door, they ran from under the bed, into the carrier, thats where the foodies is. [notify]

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