Marie000
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I have two cats that I love dearly, but they can also drive me crazy.
For years, I have fed them two meals a day.
Problem is, they are the whiniest cats ever. They will whine nonstop for us to feed them (and they're really loud about it too!), and they have started earlier and earlier in the morning, sometimes waking us up at 5:30-6am. Drives me nuts. Now that I'm pregnant, I already have trouble sleeping and these cats don't help. I wouldn't want them to do that once the baby is here either.
So as a test, I have switched them to free feeding. It's only been 3 days, but their whining has decreased quite a lot (unless I forget to fill their bowl) but what worries me is that they eat much more than before. Like 2 to 3 times the amount I was giving them for meals. I'm hoping that once they realize that food is always there and they don't need to pig out, they might slow down some. Right? Or will they just get morbidly obese?
Has anyone made that transition before?
For years, I have fed them two meals a day.
Problem is, they are the whiniest cats ever. They will whine nonstop for us to feed them (and they're really loud about it too!), and they have started earlier and earlier in the morning, sometimes waking us up at 5:30-6am. Drives me nuts. Now that I'm pregnant, I already have trouble sleeping and these cats don't help. I wouldn't want them to do that once the baby is here either.
So as a test, I have switched them to free feeding. It's only been 3 days, but their whining has decreased quite a lot (unless I forget to fill their bowl) but what worries me is that they eat much more than before. Like 2 to 3 times the amount I was giving them for meals. I'm hoping that once they realize that food is always there and they don't need to pig out, they might slow down some. Right? Or will they just get morbidly obese?
Has anyone made that transition before?