Help cat stop eating the dogs food.

dexter30 · New member Joined: 10 Aug 2004 Posts: 4

My dog is a very picky and slow eater. Because of this I keep her food out for her at all times. The problem I'm having is that my cat is eating the dogs food on a very regular basis. I know this is not good for my cats nutritional needs. Does anyone have an ideas as to how I can get him (my cat) to stop eating the dogs food? Any help would be really appreciated.

coppersmom · Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 12:27 am Post subject:

That's a tough one....I have the opposite problem and just raise the cats' dish. Could you block the cat from the dog's food somehow...like in another room?

dexter30 · New member Joined: 10 Aug 2004 Posts: 4

Yes I could do that but considering the dogs eating habbits doing so would mean I'd have to do this 24hrs a day. I don't want to have to shut them out from one another as they are the best of friends. The only thing I can think of is to try and get the dog on some sort of schedule but again, her eating habbits aren't that great.

nern · Moderator Joined: 14 Mar 2004 Posts: 5033 Location: NY

My poodle used to be like that too and a few of my cats were also eating the dog food. It took me a while but I was finally able to get him on a feeding schedule. Maybe putting the dogs food down for 10mins or so 3 to 4 times daily would help get her on a schedule... since the food won't be available constantly she may be more likely to eat it when it is out. Good luck.