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how many times should a cat eat daily?

14 Answers  |  Asked By: bqya   1   

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14 Answers
Answer 1
kitty

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How ever many times you wish to feed your cat per day is fine. Just make sure you are feeding the proper amount per day and are not over doing it.

For example… the average amount to feed an adult cat per day is 5.5 ounces of high quality canned or raw food. You could feed one feeding of 5.5 ounces or 2 feedings of 2.75 ounces or 3 feedings of 1.8 ounces and so on. It’s really up to you and your cat.

We choose to feed our cats 3 times a day. They eat a strictly raw diet and get fed chicken 2 times per day at 7:30am before we leave for work and 5:30pm when we get home. Then we offer an evening snack of Rabbit at 9:30 or 10ish.

You have to remember that in the wild… cats eat when they can. They may catch a rabbit one day and eat all at once not needing to hunt again until the next day. Or they may catch bugs all day and eat lots of little small meals. Sometimes… they may not even eat at all. It just depends on hunting that day.

Work out a schedule that works for both you and your cat, just remember not to deviate from the total amount that you feed if you decide to do multiple feedings per day.

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By: Kat   3136
 

Answer 2
kitty

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It should eat when you eat three times a day sounds good!

 

Answer 3
kitty

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i think you should leave the food out in the bowl and let him eat when he wants. some foods are more filling than others to cats, so you should let him eat when he wants, that is what i do with my cat and he is perfectly healthy.

By: TIPPER   209
 

Answer 4
kitty

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u should feed them 3 times a day

 

Answer 5
kitty

0

i think they should eat 3 times

By: jenice   255
 

Answer 6
kitty

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you should feed a limited amount because throut the day he will eat whenever he pleases that will cause him to poop whenever he feels like it. at leats you can controll his functions!!

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By: ferard   185
 

Answer 7
kitty

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i feed my cat twice a day.

 

Answer 8
kitty

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seven times a week. alot of food once a day. hope this helps! :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)

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-kittycat471697

 

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kitty

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By: kittycat471697   1512

Answer 9
kitty

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It depends on what your vet tells you to do. I leave food out all the time for my cats.

 

Answer 10
kitty

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just let them pick whenever your i the
kitchen your cat will be there meowing by
your side whenever he or she wants to eat
so i feed my cat odie once an hour and he was
that fat when we brought him home bu i\\\’m making
him stay fat ! he\\\’s plush enogh you could mistake
him for a small furry pillow !!!! :D

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Answer 11
kitty

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just let them pick whenever your in the
kitchen your cat will be there meowing by
your side whenever he or she wants to eat
so i feed my cat odie once an hour and he was
that fat when we brought him home but i\\\’m making
him stay fat ! he\\\’s plush enogh you could mistake
him for a small furry pillow !!!! :D

Source Link: bqya

 

Answer 12
kitty

-1

it depends how much u give them for example, if they get a whole bag of food open and eat as much as they can, they probably wont want food til the next day but if they eat a bowl they will brobably want 2 eat more later

By: catluver   281
 

Answer 13
kitty

-1

you should probably feed your cat 3 or more times a day, and make sure that you check to see if your cat has enough food in it’s food bowl.

By: Snowy101   123
 

Answer 14
kitty

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well it is up to you,but make sure you feed your cat the right amount and not to much.

By: frankie13   252
 

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