How to switch from free feeding to scheduled So my boyfriend's parents are moving out of state and rehoming all their cats. We've taken one, Sandy, 15f, and are currently in the site swapping phase of introductions with our other cat, Azazel, 2m. Before we go any further into introductions I need to get Sandy on a scheduled diet because she has always been free fed but my boy is a bit of a glutton so leaving food out is a bad idea. I've started putting her bowl up and offering it to her a few times a day but she hardly takes interest in it when it's down. She's already a skinny old lady so I don't want to starve her but I'm not sure what to do to switch her over so we can continue introductions.