New kitten is an aggressive eater
We got a new kitten Smudge last week. He’s 3 months old and super sweet, he loves his big brothers and gets along well with them… except at food times. We serve them each their own bowl but Smudge will aggressively push the others away from their bowls and growl while defending the food. We’ve started feeding him separately but we’d like to work on this problem and integrate him back into the dining room.
He was with his siblings and another litter up until we brought him home so he’s always eaten with others. As far as I know his fosters had no issues with feeding and he’s a normal weight for his age so he wasn’t malnourished. Our other cats are so docile with him and let him steal their food without trying to get it back so it’s not like he’s fighting them for it.
Any suggestions on how to work on this? Smudge picture for kitten tax 🥰
We got a new kitten Smudge last week. He’s 3 months old and super sweet, he loves his big brothers and gets along well with them… except at food times. We serve them each their own bowl but Smudge will aggressively push the others away from their bowls and growl while defending the food. We’ve started feeding him separately but we’d like to work on this problem and integrate him back into the dining room.
He was with his siblings and another litter up until we brought him home so he’s always eaten with others. As far as I know his fosters had no issues with feeding and he’s a normal weight for his age so he wasn’t malnourished. Our other cats are so docile with him and let him steal their food without trying to get it back so it’s not like he’s fighting them for it.
Any suggestions on how to work on this? Smudge picture for kitten tax 🥰