Me again...Finally have a minute....when cats smell the food, triggering the digestive processes and their body prepares to eat, the metabolism slows down, so digestion is better. Organs, other than the stomach are then undersupplied with blood, making digestion more efficient. Undersupply of blood to organs other than the stomach can cause cats to age more quickly. Also, having food available all day can cause a cat to be a finicky eater. Slowed metabolism can cause dandruff, obesity and skinniness.

Having food available all the time is also a factor in urinary problems. Every time a cat smells food his urine becomes more alkaline.

The tail chewing could be from toxins from the flea stuff. Body cells called mast cells, located just below the skin, react to blood toxins by secreting histamine, making blood flow more in certain areas causing irritation, scratching, chewing, biting at the area. Greatest number of mast cells are around the eyes and ears, feet and above the tail base, chest and abdomen. Also, they may be using the flea stuff that is spread from the top of the head to the tail, in a line down the spine. Nasty stuff, right on the CNS.

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