Feeding a cat in a cone

[RoosterCogburn]

Porr FatCat has had to have an op on his eye and is currently wearing a cone. He's not a happy boy and as his eye is stitched shut while it heals he's even more clumsy than usual.

Any suggestions to make feeding time easier for him? He loves his food so I'd like to make it easy for him to eat.

I'd rather not remove the collar at feeding time as it took two of us 20 minutes to get it on! Obviously if it is the only solution I will do.

Shameless shot of TubbyTabby

Oh goodness that's a gorgeous cat

Oh he's beautiful!

He is gorgeous. Nothing helpful to suggest re: cone but lots of sympathy as we had similar problems with one of my old cats, he used to try to run backwards to get away from it. When he nearly fell down the stairs we gave up & took it off but we were able to dress him in a baby bodysuit to protect the sore area (chest & under front leg) it would have been very difficult to do anything differently if it had been his eye.

Thank you - I think he's lovely but then I am biased!

timtam The first day he kept trying to back out of it, luckily he's stopped doing that now.