Boy, that's for sure! Grrrr... Frustrating!
We keep one bowl on the counter, covered with a HEAVY ceramic lid. Most of the other cats eat this kibble, some who wouldn't touch wet food. The trouble, of course, is remembering to put the lid back on when they finish. I worry that my Otto, who is already too skinny in my estimation and won't eat wet food (although he has CRF, so he SHOULD eat wet food) will decline even further if I totally restrict him to the wet. (The dry is KD...for kidney disease...I have two CRF cats).
And Chester is a master at sneaking in when the back is turned and eating it VERY quickly...he knows it's off limits, it seems.
And if it were just one other cat who ate the kibble, I would just leave the lid off for the short time it takes them to eat and either stand there or lock Chester in another room at that time, but with so many still eating it, none of whom want to eat at the same time from the same bowl, it gets to be a frustrating problem.
Wish I could find a low carb wet food that was also good for CRF that my Otto would eat. I've tried just about every food that I can think of.
I guess I'm going to have to be uber strict about just when the bowl is open. We've been uncovering it whenever one comes up and howls at us (it's kept on the counter) with every good intention of standing there until they are done, but that NEVER works, it seems...and that's when Chester swoops in.
