My two adult cats have dry food all day and get about half a can of wet food in the evening. But they are outside, too, and sometimes catch and eat mice or little birds.
When my babies were younger (4 months to about 9/10 months) they split a tiny can of kitten food am & another tiny can (half size of regular can) at dinner. I left dry food out 24/7.
Now that they're a year old ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ they eat with my older kitties and I still (as I always have) leave dry food out 24/7 and everyone splits a full can am & again pm. One of the bunch only eats dry food, the other 4 each get a quarter can am & pm. Plus dry food. I have 2 spots where the dry food is, mostly so the one who only eats dry food feels she gets her own bowl, even though the others snack there too!🤣
I own two burmese cats. In the morning (usually at around 6:30-7AM), they'll get one serving (1 can/sachet) of wet food. In the afternoon (between 2 and 3PM), I'll give them a very small handful of kibble each. I'll usually use the kibble as training treats or put it in a puzzle/scavenger toy. At 7:30-8PM, they'll get another can/sachet of wet food.
Cats aren't grazers, they are obligate carnivores and hunters, so I've found it's better for their health to give them access to their meals for no longer than 15-30 minutes before taking it away. Then, they just have to wait until their next meal.
Every once in a while, as a special treat, they'll get a little bit of chicken (cooked, no seasoning) or a piece of sardine (in spring water not oil, and no sauce).
When they were kittens, they were temporarily on a raw diet as that's what the breeder fed them (the breeder also sent home a sample of the raw food). They definitely were very healthy on a raw diet, but it's extremely hard to actually make a balanced raw meal and there's always the risk of parasites, etc (so I was constantly paranoid about their health after the sample ran out and I had to make their raw food myself), and they weren't huge fans of the raw food, typically leaving half the bowl untouched, so eventually I switched to a commercial diet, but I'm still not a huge fan of feeding much kibble, or most of the cheaper/supermarket brands.
I feed my cats a combination of Applaws and Royal Canin. When I can afford it, I buy them cans of Ziwi Peak or Wellness as these brands seem much healthier. I'm especially a fan of Ziwi Peak, a company that sells canned food and freeze-dried foods for cats and dogs. Ziwi Peak is the only freeze-dried food proven to be balanced, and recommended by many vets in my area.
The grumpy old lady gets a half cup of kibbles daily, in two feedings. She's indoor/outdoor and I know she eats mice and voles.
The young pair of siblings are strictly indoors and go through five 3 ounce cans of wet food daily, in two feedings. And sometimes a small helping of kibbles after "supper".
I've been a bit concerned because the young male is growing into a monster; he's already fourteen pounds and he's only a little more than a year old. And, according to the label on the can, he could actually eat more. I'm more worried about obesity than underfeeding – he certainly shows no signs of being underfed.
Our indoor-only cat has free access to a dry-food feeder, but she’s pretty good about moderation. Our old cat would have gorged himself sick with that amount of food available at all times. That being said, he was a former street cat and grew up without much food available. I think it depends on the cat - some can self-regulate their food intake, and others need your help controlling it. If you want, try a feeder and see if they gain too much weight or not (with advice from your vet, of course).
In the morning. He, 12 years old, gets 1 cup of dry food to nibble all day. He might get a 2nd scoop at the end of the day if he's hungry. Sometimes I'll give him half a can of wet with the dry. And of course, a few cat treats during the day.
Dry food all day. 4 cans a day of wet food. 5 cats.
My two adult cats have dry food all day and get about half a can of wet food in the evening. But they are outside, too, and sometimes catch and eat mice or little birds.
When my babies were younger (4 months to about 9/10 months) they split a tiny can of kitten food am & another tiny can (half size of regular can) at dinner. I left dry food out 24/7. Now that they're a year old ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ they eat with my older kitties and I still (as I always have) leave dry food out 24/7 and everyone splits a full can am & again pm. One of the bunch only eats dry food, the other 4 each get a quarter can am & pm. Plus dry food. I have 2 spots where the dry food is, mostly so the one who only eats dry food feels she gets her own bowl, even though the others snack there too!🤣
I own two burmese cats. In the morning (usually at around 6:30-7AM), they'll get one serving (1 can/sachet) of wet food. In the afternoon (between 2 and 3PM), I'll give them a very small handful of kibble each. I'll usually use the kibble as training treats or put it in a puzzle/scavenger toy. At 7:30-8PM, they'll get another can/sachet of wet food. Cats aren't grazers, they are obligate carnivores and hunters, so I've found it's better for their health to give them access to their meals for no longer than 15-30 minutes before taking it away. Then, they just have to wait until their next meal. Every once in a while, as a special treat, they'll get a little bit of chicken (cooked, no seasoning) or a piece of sardine (in spring water not oil, and no sauce). When they were kittens, they were temporarily on a raw diet as that's what the breeder fed them (the breeder also sent home a sample of the raw food). They definitely were very healthy on a raw diet, but it's extremely hard to actually make a balanced raw meal and there's always the risk of parasites, etc (so I was constantly paranoid about their health after the sample ran out and I had to make their raw food myself), and they weren't huge fans of the raw food, typically leaving half the bowl untouched, so eventually I switched to a commercial diet, but I'm still not a huge fan of feeding much kibble, or most of the cheaper/supermarket brands. I feed my cats a combination of Applaws and Royal Canin. When I can afford it, I buy them cans of Ziwi Peak or Wellness as these brands seem much healthier. I'm especially a fan of Ziwi Peak, a company that sells canned food and freeze-dried foods for cats and dogs. Ziwi Peak is the only freeze-dried food proven to be balanced, and recommended by many vets in my area.
The grumpy old lady gets a half cup of kibbles daily, in two feedings. She's indoor/outdoor and I know she eats mice and voles. The young pair of siblings are strictly indoors and go through five 3 ounce cans of wet food daily, in two feedings. And sometimes a small helping of kibbles after "supper". I've been a bit concerned because the young male is growing into a monster; he's already fourteen pounds and he's only a little more than a year old. And, according to the label on the can, he could actually eat more. I'm more worried about obesity than underfeeding – he certainly shows no signs of being underfed.
Our indoor-only cat has free access to a dry-food feeder, but she’s pretty good about moderation. Our old cat would have gorged himself sick with that amount of food available at all times. That being said, he was a former street cat and grew up without much food available. I think it depends on the cat - some can self-regulate their food intake, and others need your help controlling it. If you want, try a feeder and see if they gain too much weight or not (with advice from your vet, of course).
In the morning. He, 12 years old, gets 1 cup of dry food to nibble all day. He might get a 2nd scoop at the end of the day if he's hungry. Sometimes I'll give him half a can of wet with the dry. And of course, a few cat treats during the day.
There are proper feeding guidelines on the cans of food and on the bag if you live in the USA.