I recently took in an elderly cat that another family wanted to rehome. He is thin and bony and apparently wasn't eating because of the stress, and he seems absolutely ravenous.
When I give him food it's like he has never eaten before, and he will eat endless amounts. I'm really pleased he's eating as he needs to gain weight, he's frail.
Unfortunately he keeps trying to eat my other cat's food too, so I'm not sure how to do it other than feeding him in a separate room and shutting him in until my other cat has eaten.
I also made the mistake of eating a chicken sandwich and then stroking him, and he bit my finger and drew blood as he could taste the meat.
He tries to get food out of the bins too so I've had to put a weight on top.
I introduced him and my existing cat slowly, they haven't fought luckily, they co exist but she will hiss if he gets too close. However he seems to respect her boundaries and backs off.
I'm not sure how to manage this, it's too early to tell but he seems to have put a bit of weight on which is good. I use a feliway diffuser and my current cat goes outdoors but I haven't let the new one out yet, I am planning to soon though.
Not sure what to do about the eating thing. I thought it might be stress but he's been settled otherwise. Any cat experts who could advise?