Cats and their love for food are no secret. They can be real foodies, and sometimes, it takes a little guidance to keep their eating habits in check.
This is the story of Meatball, a cat dad who had to relearn his table manners once his kittens started on solid food.
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Meatball, along with his “wife” Mochi and their adorable kittens, shares a cozy home with their human parents, Koon Wah and Daphnie.
The trouble began when Meatball saw the introduction of cat food for his kittens as an all-you-can-eat buffet invitation.
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Worried about Meatball’s expanding waistline and the risk of the kittens going hungry, Daphnie and Koon Wah knew they had to intervene.
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To solve this culinary conundrum, they decided to take some creative measures. Daphnie recounts their strategy:
“Koon Wah built partitions to separate them during meal times. We also had some fabric from some sake wine we bought in Japan and I sewed these to the front of each partition.”
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“It has helped a little in terms of separating them during meal times but in terms of weight control, Meatball and Pepper are still a little overweight and the chubbier out of the four cats.”
![two fat kittens sitting](https://happywhisker.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/two-fat-kittens-sitting.jpg)
While this setup helped maintain order during meals, it was still a challenge to control Meatball and Pepper’s weight, as they were the rounder duo among the feline quartet.
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The Meatball Clan might have faced some dietary dilemmas, but they’re now on the right track to healthier eating habits.
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Through this journey of teaching a food-loving cat dad some manners, Meatball, Mochi, and their kittens have discovered that moderation is key, even for the most devoted foodies.
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And now, let’s take a peek at what their dinnertime looks like in the video below:
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