Arthur gobbled down his breakfast, this morning, and then moved on to Madoc's bowl!

[Siwsan]

Which has some kitten friendly food in the mix, just in case. The funny part was, Madoc just sat back and LET him eat. Yea, I think I have a mini alpha male, here.

[SheltieLover]

1. Wow!

I'm amazed Madoc allowed Arthur to take over his food!

Yup. Alpha male.

[Siwsan]

2. The funny thing is, that's what Madoc has always done to Gryff

He finishes his wet food and then moves on to Gryff's and Gryff just sits by and lets it happen. I've tried separating them but Madoc is one determined feline. Now that Arthur is taking his food, Madoc seems less inclined to push Gryff aside.

I'm just going to keep on adding kitten food to the big boy's bowls, for a while. Plus, Arthur gets a noon meal and the boys bowls remain empty. There's always kibble available but they only get wet food in the morning and at night.

Arthur was hardly eating for the first day or so after Freya left. Now he's fully engaged with his big brothers and has settled in to the new family dynamics, just fine.

[Marcuse]

3. Nt

[tblue37]

4. Kittens weave around their mother's legs to get her to lie down and nurse when they're

hungry, which is why our cats weave around our legs when they decide it's dinner time.

[tblue37]

5. Don't forget, you chose him specifically because he is dominant--that's what caused him to

fearlessly approach you the first time you saw them.

[Siwsan]

6. True. He is pretty fearless

Madoc made a mad dash to escape me, the day I rescued him and his siblings. I had to extract him from a pile of kindling.

[wnylib]

7. Maybe they need the dishes in a circle,

like Arthur's round table, to emphasize equality.

I once had a solid black cat named Merlin.