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Posted by Martisimo on January 10, 2003 at 09:35:41:

In Reply to: Stray cat turned fat posted by hippiemalone on January 09, 2003 at 17:16:55:

Does he get fed at the same time each day? I feed my cats two meals a day as close to the same times as possible. They do get antsy when it gets near feeding time, but otherwise, they know when their meals are and they don't cry at me for food in between. Also, some cats are just really vocal.

In the morning before I get up they all surround me like vultures, waiting for me to move after my alarm goes off. If I so much as blink my siamese mix meows like crazy and treks back and forth from my bedroom to the kitchen until I get up. The others are slightly more patient.

Maybe when he gets used to a set schedule he'll get better, as long as EVERYONE in the household is consistent and doesn't ever give in between meals. If he knows someone's gonna cave it just encourages him to keep going.

:Hello!

:My roommates and I adopted a wonderful 2-year old short-haired male cat last October. He had been picked up by a vet and was in good condition when we got him although a little underweight. Having never had a cat before we figured he'd stop eating if he was full so we kept food in his dish at all times. When we returned to the vet two weeks later he had gained several pounds! They told us he was still a healthy weight but we would need to cut back on the amount of food he received to prevent him from becoming overweight. We did this and he now receives a set amount of food each day. The problem is that he's a very vocal cat to begin with and now that he's not being fed all the time he crys A LOT! We can't go near the kitchen without him rushing in to his dish and meowing pathetically. Everytime we come home he crys from the top of the stairs. He wakes us up in the morning by running from my room to the kitchen crying. We didn't mind his already frequent vocalizations but now that he's crying all the time it's getting a little annoying. Does anyone have any suggestions on ways to discourage this behaviour? It would be greatly appreciated!
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