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Cats: Brother Bullying Sister

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Question
We have two cats who are about a year old.  They are from the same litter and we have started to notice a big difference in the weights of the boy cat and the girl cat.  I know that boy cats are naturally larger, but it seems that the boy cat (Sam) is all of the sudden hungry whenever his sister (Sesame) is near the food dish and won't let her eat very much.
What can I do to fix this?

Answer
Hi Jessica,

Are they both fixed? If not I would get them fixed. That will be a big help in curbing behavior like that. The next thing would be to have two separate feeding areas. While one is eating at one station the other can eat in peace. Good luck.

Ciao, Karen