Cats eating from each other's bowls

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Hi everyone,

I’m new to this forum and I'm looking for some help. I’ve recently adopted a two and a half month old kitten, and I already have a 2-year-old female cat.

My problem is that the adult cat is eating the kitten's dry food, and the kitten is eating the adult's dry food.

I’d like to know how to stop this because Clementine (the 2-year-old spayed female) has food allergies and is on hypoallergenic dry food. Is it dangerous for Cacahuète (the two and a half month old male) to eat it??

And how can I stop them from eating out of each other's bowls, especially when I'm out or during the night???

Thanks a lot for your advice.

Cats eating from each other's bowls

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    Yeah, definitely, I do that with Nolane because he's a slower eater.
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    This behaviour is completely normal.

    Every cat seems to prefer whatever is in the other one's bowl.

    There's only one real solution (and trust me, I know what I'm talking about as I've lived with a cat with a food allergy for over 13 years): you have to separate them at mealtimes.

    It’s true that it’s not easy to manage while they’re still a kitten because they need feeding so often, but you can definitely make it work if you're determined enough.

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    Other than feeding them in separate rooms, I don't see any other way around it.

    You can do what I do: split their daily food allowance into two or three feeds, put one cat in one room and the other in another, and then just pick up the bowls once they've finished.

    My girls have been on this routine for years and they don't have any complaints.

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