Cat Feeding Device Solves Cat Adoption Problems
One of my friends who works in a large no-kill cat shelter was saying that she often has difficulty getting people to adopt more than one cat due to cat feeding problems. There are many reasons that cats need to eat different food, or must be restricted from certain foods. In our home, one of our cats needs to eat only wet food, and the other only dry (we sometimes call them Jack Sprat and Wife). This has made it necessary for us to use two MeowSpace® enclosures. Mitchell, the dry food cat, was the first cat ever to step into a MeowSpace®. He has been using the magnetic system for the last 4 years. When we had to change Flopsie to an all wet food diet, we learned that Mitchell liked the wet food, but it caused him several dietary problems. That meant we had to teach Flopsie to use a MeowSpace® as well. In order for Mitchell to not get into her MeowSpace®, we had to use the RFID system for Flopsie. So, we have two systems at more »
Obesity in Cats
Almost every day, sometimes more than once, I hear people say, “Oh, my cat is fat!” Sometimes they tack on other statements to go along with the first: “…but he’s so cute that way!” or “…and there’s nothing I can do about it.” Inevitably, if there is another cat in the same house, they say, “…and my other cat is so skinny because the fat one steals his food.” I usually ask them if this is a problem for them, and most answer something like this: “Huge! It’s a huge problem, and I’m so frustrated. My vet tells me to separate them when they eat, and only feed them twice a day. But I can’t get my skinny cat to eat all his food at once. I’ve even tried starving him for several days, and he still will only nibble a little at a time. But when I leave the food down for him, the fat one eats it. Yes, it’s a very aggravating and huge problem for me. I don’t want to lock them away from each other all more »
Deborah Cole & Lenny, the MeowSpace® User
These are updates and photos from Deborah Cole, Kirkland, Washington. Started Using: Dec. 22, 2010 Lenny exiting December 22, 2010 MeowSpace 101 – I introduced Lenny to the new MeowSpace the first few times by putting his food inside, then putting him in through the hatch at the top. I had placed a loop of tape on the door on the outside, so that I could control opening the door for exit. As Lenny would start looking for a way out, I would slightly pull the door open from outside, and tap on it, to bring his attention to the exit. Each time, I would open the door less, so that he would have to push more to get through it. He quickly learned to exit on his own. Once he learned to exit, we started practicing entry. I place him at the door, sitting behind him, nudging him gently, keeping my hand on the door so that as soon as the magnet triggers the lock open, I push it open and encourage him to go inside. Gradually, I am more »
