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How much food do you give your cats?

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ninathenana Thu 18-Apr-19 12:13:07

Bertie has dry food down 24hrs a day. 4-5 Dreamies at 3pm and a Felix pouch at 5 pm.
He can tell the time smile

grandtanteJE65 Thu 18-Apr-19 12:06:29

Mine eats two pouches of Felix at night and about a decilitre of dry food over the course of 24 hours.

He' s big and out and about a lot, but I feel two pouches of Felix is perhaps a bit much, as when his brother was alive, they shared two pouches. I've spoilt him since Storm died, I know.

Sometimes he adds a mouse or two to his daily diet.

I ignore the I'm hungry look that all cats can put on on demand.

humptydumpty Thu 18-Apr-19 11:57:33

Looking at the advice from (I think) Cats Protection, and talking to friends, we are giving our cat 2 pouches a day, with dry food available too, though she's not very interested in this. I don't see her becoming fat as she's not that interested in food (though that has its own drawback in terms of teaching her to use the cat flap!)

Septimia Thu 18-Apr-19 11:44:15

My cats expect to eat every time I go in the kitchen. One has a digestion problem and has mainly wheat-free food. Generally we feed them 4 times a day (between approx 50 and 100g), with some biscuits in between and at bedtime. They're both 'well-covered'. The younger one often turns her nose up at the food and goes and catches herself a rabbit. So no way can we regulate how much she eats!

shysal Thu 18-Apr-19 11:36:33

I am in charge of several neighbours' cats over Easter as usual. I am always surprised at how much more than my overweight cats they eat. Tommy next door (owned by a vet) has 5X100gm pouches of Felix plus unlimited diabetic dry food per day. He is a large but not fat animal. Other next door pair have 2 pouches each per day plus unlimited biscuits. They are overweight. Kittens along the road have 1 pouch each plus dry.
My two have half a pouch each in the morning and in the evening share a cup of oral health kibble measured for their desired weight. Despite these smaller amounts they are gradually getting heavier. I have been advised to use a metabolic dry food which works better than the light version. Any other recommendations?