How to manage feeding multiple cats with one on a renal diet?

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I have one cat who has been diagnosed with renal failure - early stages. She is six year old, and a very small kitty (6 pounds). She is now on Royal Canin Renal Support Dry food, which she seem to like pretty well, but I have two other cats in the house who do not need the food, but they like it also and will not eat their food (Taste of the Wild Dry Food). I also feed Wellness Pate wet food. I need suggestions on how to feed all of these cats. Will it harm the cats who are eating this food that. Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | spayed | 5 years and 8 months old | 6 lbs

Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS · Accepted Answer

Thank you for contacting Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach with your question about your cats. My mother has this same problem. She has one cat who has renal failure and needs to be on a special diet, and the other does not. She solves this problem by feeding them twice a day, and feeding them in separate rooms. She puts the cat who doesn't need the special food in his own closed room, and feeds him in there. Bacchus, the cat with kidney failure, is fed out in the kitchen, and Hermes (the other cat) isn't allowed out of the laundry room until Bacchus is done eating. Hermes typically eats all his food at once, but if there is any left, she picks it up so Bacchus can't get to it. Same with Bacchus's food, she picks it up so Hermes won't eat it. You can put your cats on twice a day feeding, and feed Sadie in her own room so that the other cats won't eat her food. I hope this helps!

How to manage feeding multiple cats with one on a renal diet?

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