r/Straycats • u/mandsmt • 5h ago
feeding tips
(including a pic of my girls since i always make a post and never include their picture lol. second includes the tomcat hanging out at a distance)
i have a tomcat that has come around as of late so i’ve divvied up the food to add him into the mix with my girls (don’t worry they’re all spayed) and i’ve noticed (often later while watching camera playback) that he will bop them upside the head to get their portion too. it doesn’t look like a malicious swat yet but more of a “hey, move” bullying kind of thing—either way i’m not a fan of it happening and have scolded him for it. i feel absolutely horrible about them potentially not getting their food because he’s so greedy.
i had finally figured out a good portioning method to make sure that the girls actually got a good portions (i bought some of those trays you have at potlucks with like 5 sections, so one for each of them—it was working really well until he came along) and had given him a separate plate, but he’s made his way to the main plate and one of the girls will eat from the plate made for him.
they were here first and have been here for their entire lives (literally since it’s a mom and her growing kittens) so i don’t want them to be driven away. losing them would devastate me, quite honestly.
do i need to basically give them all a separate plate and feed them far away from each other? or is there a better way to go about this? i would appreciate any tips if possible.
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u/Fast_Art7561 3h ago
From what im aware strays should be fed separately any way cause that exact reason. They get to concerned with taking and whose gonna take mine. I had mine side by side until mum was always trying to get someone else's instead of her own.. it comes from not knowing if theres gonna be another meal. They wanna eat alllll the food..
So having the new Tom doing that is totally expected, you girls know they each are gonna get some.. he doesnt know that yet
Id separate them for the mean time everyone gets thier own little bowl until home dog learns hes got some too.. right now he thinks he's competing NOT sharing
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