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Well, the OP just directed you to a few from Canada. Here's another one. How Often Should You Feed Your Cat? | Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine

It's not that hard to train them to stay off while you're around, but if you want them to stay off 24/7 then you'll probably have to use scat mats or an invisible fence.

Please do enlighten us. What is the financial incentive for Big Pet Food to recommend less frequent feedings? Big Human Food recommends 10 small meals a day for humans, which obviously leads us to buy more food. But somehow, Big Pet Food is the exact opposite. Fascinating. The only good reason...

I guess it's a coincidence that these same ethnic groups tend to grow up eating WIC product, have poor access to food and education, and that the subset for which this doesn't apply tend to have decent health outcomes.

And yet, vets and scientists think otherwise. Someone should give them a course in folk-evolutionary theory. I guess "cats are cats" except when it comes to feeding frequency. Anyways, seconding those whose cats only make a fuss when you bring out of the food.

fasting and feasting cycle is pretty normal for beings who who live outside. the statement about metabolism just doesn't make any sense, so okay sure?

I was talking about indoor/outdoor cats. When they are outdoors, they are "in the wild." This just goes against so many people's experiences of trying to transition a food obsessed cat to free feeding. Sure, some are able to. But for many, once the trauma's there, it's there.

Meh. One of mine gets acid reflux if his stomach is empty for too long. There's a name for this though, and it's not universal in cats. Other than a small snack in the morning, I feed mine at the end of the day. When I was doing 3x-5x per day, they got super annoying that many times per day...

Just out of curiosity, did you inform the adopting party that the cat would need a pheromone collar? Did you provide them with a few to get started?

Also, if you feed something as large as rats, do it outdoors or a place with hardwood floors like a bathroom, so they don't drag the guts and carcass across your apartment.

I know a guy who once survived off nothing but kfc for like a year. Ok, seriously though. Somewhere out there, some government agency has an official booklet on cat nutrition that they largely based off of the nutritional breakdown of a mouse eaten whole. If I come across it later, I'll post it...

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I have, and they say to just feed according to 2-4% body weight. Moreover, my cats still seem to be very hungry after eating a 30gram prey animal, which seems inconsistent with the 180kCal you get from just 5-6kCal/gram of prey.

Let me clarify. He reacts to catnip in that he becomes more playful, and if I give it to both my cats then they are usually play-fighting within a few minutes. I mean the exaggerated reaction like I have seen with most cats just isn't there. And since kittens in general do not respond to...

So I know this is a somewhat controversial topic, but what is the unofficial consensus on the impact of early neutering of male cats on their behavior? Mine was neutered at around 2 lbs, no clue how old he was. He is over a year old now, and still does not respond to any version of catnip...

Uhh, this sounds bogus. The only difference is that the neutered cats don't roam in search of mates, so they don't need as many calories. Just use standard 20-30kCal/lb of body weight...

He's food obsessed. One of my cats has the same problem. I will give you my solution at the end of the post. Some people will tell you to keep feeding him until he is satisfied, or to leave food out all the time, until he is no longer food insecure. I tried leaving unlimited food out for my...

Well if she doesn't bite now, then how do you think she'll attack when her claws are gone. The claws are not the source of the aggression.

How long does Tuck have to put up with this? How long until he is just as traumatized and acting out? Allowing one family member to terrorize the rest of the house is not "love", especially when it is resulting in "bad cuts" on family members who have no say in matter. They are helpless, and...

I just use regular litter boxes, and then use a sifting box as a tool to remove the dust while keeping the pellets.