How do I get my cat to stop stealing my other cat's food?
How do I get my cat to stop stealing my other cat's food? General Dog Discussions
I have two cats, one is about 9 months old, he is a Ragdoll X named Tifa (thought he was a girl when I got him as a kitten), the other one is about 6years old, he is a Russian Blue X named Yoda (not my choice). Basically, Tifa keeps stealing Yoda's food. Yoda likes to eat some and then come back later, but Tifa will gobble his food as fast as possible and then get into Yoda's. I've tried just feeding them more but it makes no difference, Tifa will just eat until there's no more food for him to steal. I've tried squirting him with water, yelling at him, light smacks, everything I can think of, but he won't stop doing it. I can't feed them seperately, because Tifa will just go and find where I've put Yoda's food. I can put Yoda's food out of Tifa's reach when he's done nibbling, but I can't be there all the time to put it back and guard him when he decides he wants more. My main concern is that Tifa will get overweight. I don't understand this behaviour, it's like his stomach isn't telling him when he's full; I had things to do when they were eating tonight and I saw him after, he'd eaten like all their food (about a whole can!) and he looked so round...He definitely doesn't have worms, they were both wormed about a month or so ago...Could this be some sort of weird thing to do with trying to assert dominance? He also nags us for food when we are eating...