Damian Lewis Web http://damianlewisweb.com Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:38:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 How do I keep one of my cats from eating all the other cat’s food? http://damianlewisweb.com/cats/how-do-i-keep-one-of-my-cats-from-eating-all-the-other-cats-food/92/ http://damianlewisweb.com/cats/how-do-i-keep-one-of-my-cats-from-eating-all-the-other-cats-food/92/#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:38:08 +0000 admin http://damianlewisweb.com/cats/how-do-i-keep-one-of-my-cats-from-eating-all-the-other-cats-food/92/
Sweet Susie asked:


I have two great cats. My first cat is hugely obese — 15 pounds. We are doing everything we can to help her lose weight: diet food, vet recommended serving sizes, and exercise. Nothing is working because she is literally sabotaging our efforts. She eats her food AND at least half of our other (skinny) cat’s dinner. In a sense, she is eating for 1 and a 1/2.

How do I teach/train her to only eat out of her bowl? How do help her lose weight so she can live a healthy cat-life?
Thank you so far for all the great answers. I just wanted to add the detail that I serve my cat’s dry food and we never provide scraps from the table :)

Marlene

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allknowingblake asked:


My cat has always been an outdoor one and I always kept his food dish and water outside, around my front door. I recently moved to a new part of town and I continued keeping his food outside, but now its attracted several cats. Sometimes I walk outside to find over 8 cats running around my yard. I even find cat paw marks all over my windshield. What can I do to keep these strays away, and off my car?
I have two German Shepards, but I keep them in the backyard.

Sarah
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sunshine_today asked:


When are you that wierdo, the cat lady? Do the cats have to be in your house to qualify, or is living in the yard enough to make you the cat lady? How many cats make you the cat lady? What makes people cross that line from normal pet ownership into being the cat lady?

Karl
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No_name asked:


Had my two cats for 3 years, and they’ve lived in the same apartment with me for as long as I had them. I am buying a townhouse soon, which means we will be moving in a new place. I am afraid my cats will become angry with me for taking them out of their comfortable environment.

How do you suggest I make the move easy for my cats? I want them to like our new home, but I don’t want to stress them out or really upset them. Are cats resiliant or will the move be hard on them?

Adam

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monica bing asked:


We are wanting to put a large playground/swingset in our back yard and we would like it to be surrounded by a large sandbox. However there are so many cats in the neighbourhood and having a child indgest cat poop can be very dangerous. I am afraid that having a large sand box is just inviting the cats to come and use is as a litterbox. Any suggestions in keeping the cats away from the sandbox?

Eddie
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Brad B asked:


Okay I have a 3 month year old mini Australian Shepard and 2 cats. The cats are kinda afraid of him but the dog is smaller and the cats have no claws. Is there any quick tips?
This dog doesn’t hate them he just wants to play.

Nathan
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Anything’s possible… asked:


I have two adult male cats one of which weighs about 15lbs and the other weighs about 9lbs. I would like my “Fat Cat” to lose about 5lbs however both of my cats are fed from the same food dish at the same time of day. Does anyone know how I can put one cat on a diet without putting my other cat on a diet as well?

Larry
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Tania Y asked:


My cat was an outside cat! We had him for about 7 months! He is freindly with humans and loves to be petted/rubbed! However, he see my other cats and want to jump on them and bite! Then when we pick him up and take him to a seperate room he bites out hands! I am not sure if this aggressive behavior will change or if my cat will get along with my other cats!

Yvonne
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Minnie-Aladdin asked:


About a month ago I adopted a four year old cat from a co-worker who was moving and could not take him with her. He has gotten along with other cats in the past. I have three other cats ages four, two and one. I have been introducing them to each other slowly providing treats when I do. I have also brushed each of them with same brush to get each used to each others scent. My problem is that they still seem to not get a long. I do not feel that I can leave my new cat have the run of the house yet with my other two. Any suggestions would be great. Thank you.

Jeanette
]]> http://damianlewisweb.com/cats/how-can-i-help-my-new-cat-adjust-to-my-other-cats/22/feed/ 6 How did cats learn to cover their own poop in the litter box? http://damianlewisweb.com/cats/how-did-cats-learn-to-cover-their-own-poop-in-the-litter-box/112/ http://damianlewisweb.com/cats/how-did-cats-learn-to-cover-their-own-poop-in-the-litter-box/112/#comments Sat, 03 Jul 2010 23:13:11 +0000 admin http://damianlewisweb.com/cats/how-did-cats-learn-to-cover-their-own-poop-in-the-litter-box/112/
Variant7 asked:


I don’t think feline cats in the wild cover their poops like house cats do. Is this a behavior they developed from living with humans?

Gilbert
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