Is there a bonding benefit to cats eating from shared food bowls?

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I have one of my cats feeding bowl high up and the other below because when lio was little he would eat his bowl and her clean in a heartbeat ans sweetie wouldnt get to eat her food but now as he is older lio has calmed down and even leaves leftover on his plate which sweetie comes down to eat when she has food left herself? Is there a bonding benefit to feeding them both at at the same and eating from each others feeding bowls when theres leftover? Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | spayed | 11 lbs

Jennifer Summerfield, DVM CPDT-KA · Accepted Answer

This is a good question! There is really no social or bonding benefit to feeding them next to each other, or having them eat from the same bowls - in fact, this can cause tension or even aggression issues in some cats, since they may get nervous about the other cat eating their food. So if your current system is working well, I would recommend just sticking with it :)

Is there a bonding benefit to cats eating from shared food bowls?

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