our new kitten

[icebread]

We have had our new kitten about three weeks now,and our 10 year oldr cat lucy has been fine with her, she has hissed at her when she bit her tail, but outher than that all is fine but when i feed lucy the kitten comes flying past us and starts eating lucys food and but all lucy does is she stands back and lets lilly eat with no fuss, Is this strange? Also we had food out all the time for lucy and her mum thay had dry food and meat i always end up throwing half away but its there for them but the kitten looks a biit fat ,,Do thay eat more than thay should or am i feeding her too much any tips will be welcome, Thank you, Candy was lucys mum she went missing about 9 weeks ago and there is nothing else i can do i have tried everything i am so sad, its not knowing that that hurt.s the most so we got mille and she is fine,,

[icebread]

please help me with this

[fredpuli47]

[A dog person answers!]

1)That the adult female doesn't stop the kitten is no surprise. Adult female dogs are equally tolerant of pups, concerning food, until they decide the youngster doesn't need such generosity and can look after itself, at which point they soon tell it off.

2)Don't leave food out all the time. What purpose does that serve? A future 'fatty' will eat every time it passes the bowl.

3) Feed them separately,so one can't get access to the other's food and as soon as each finishes take the remaining food away .Feed only the recommended amount of the recommended food each time.

The old one isn't going to starve herself (I assume she doesn't seem distressed or ill) but the youngster may well eat to much, too often, given the chance. She may be the feline equivalent of a Labrador, a breed notorious for overeating.

Sorry to read of your absentee. Cat people on AB may reassure you (as well as answer your other questions).

[tamborine]

Feed them separately. Remove uneaten food.