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• Steps
• Method 1 of 2: Special Feeding Containers
• Method 2 of 2: Other Cat Feeding Practices

Cats are often very agitated when it’s time to feed, and will either eat too quickly or too much. If the cat swallows food too quickly, it may vomit and this will lead to digestive problems; also, the cat can gain excess weight due to overeating or too fast food intake. Cat owners can make sure their cat eats slowly and correctly by using special feeding containers or other feeding techniques.

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Method 1 of 2: Special Feeding Containers

1. 1 Spread your cat's food evenly over a flat plate or baking sheet. You can encourage your cat to eat slowly by spreading dry food evenly on a flat surface, such as a flat plate or baking tray. This will allow the cat to eat only a few dry food pellets or less wet food at a time.
2. 2 Try feeding your cat with a special puzzle feeder. You can buy or make yourself a puzzle feeder for your cat, which will also help develop your pet's mind. Your cat will have to work hard to get food out of this toy. So she will not be able to swallow the whole meal at once and whole, since the food will fall out of the toy in small portions. You can buy a pre-made feeder or make your own by gluing together several cardboard toilet paper sleeves and gluing them to a flat surface. Then you can put several feed pellets in each sleeve.
   • There are also feeders in the form of a plastic ball with holes. You need to pour dry food inside the ball, and the cat will play with them and eat up the pellets falling out of the holes. So the pet will not be able to eat everything too quickly, and will also use its hunting skills to get food.
3. 3 Spread wet food on the bottom of your cat's bowl. This will allow the cat to eat more slowly, since it will not be able to lick off all the food in one sitting. The animal will have to eat slowly, swallowing food before moving on to the next serving.
4. 4 Place the golf ball in the bowl of food. A tennis or golf ball (or other obstacle) will cause your cat to eat more slowly by pausing to move the object or approach the bowl from the other side.
   • The obstacle should be large enough to prevent the cat from swallowing it (a golf or tennis ball will do).
5. 5 Buy a bowl of lugs. Many pet supply stores sell cat and dog bowls with a large overhang in the middle or several small overhangs. distributed over a bowl. This bowl will help your cat eat more slowly and take less food at a time.
6. 6 Buy an automatic feeder. The automatic feeder is designed in such a way that only the owner can control the portion of feed that the cat will receive at a time (by pressing a button). Many feeders have digital timers so you know exactly how much food your cat will receive at one time. The feeder also includes volume sensors to help you feed your cat no less and no more food than you need.
   • You can adjust the feeder so that your cat gets smaller portions of food throughout the day, this will help her eat more slowly.

Method 2 of 2: Other Cat Feeding Practices

1. 1 Feed your cat more often, but in smaller portions. If your cat eats so fast that it becomes sick afterward, or you see other signs of poor digestion (such as bloating), you can try changing the feeding schedule. Instead of feeding your cat three large meals a day, try feeding your cat small meals five to six times a day for one to two weeks in a row.
   • After this time, try to assess whether the feeding schedule helped the cat learn to eat more slowly. Feeding small meals throughout the day will also help the cat digest the food well and build up an appetite for the next feed.
   • You can also put small portions of food in small bowls and place them around the house so that the cat has to move around in search of a new portion. This will allow the cat to perceive feeding time as hunting, when she is physically and mentally active, and will not rush to eat.
2. 2 If you have many cats, they should have different feeding places. When there is more than one cat in the house, the following problem often arises - one cat intimidates another and eats her food, or one cat kills all the food when it comes time to feed. All of this can be avoided by placing bowls for each cat in a different location, ideally in separate rooms and different parts of the house. This will force the cats to go back to their places during feeding, and each will have enough time and space to eat their food.
   • You can help your cats eat more slowly by feeding them separately, several times a day, in small meals.
3. 3 If, after all the effort, the cat continues to swallow food quickly, but still looks emaciated, show it to the veterinarian. If you've tried several of these tricks, but your cat is still eating very fast and is not gaining weight or gorging, she may be unwell and need medical attention. Show your cat to the veterinarian so that the doctor rule out health problems.