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At ten months old, your baby is still a kitten and 5 ounces a day isn't enough food for a kitten, especially one that big. Kittens can be fed at double the rate of adults cats and should ideally be offered as much as they can eat, broken down into at least three but preferably four meals a day.
Also, you said "probably" 5 ounces a day; it's been my experience that if you don't actually measure the food out (either when you pack it or when you feed it), it can be easy to slowly drift away from the ideal amount. From your description, it appears you are feeding prey model style; if you are, and if you're not weighing the meals, how are you sure you're offering a balanced 80/10/5/5 diet? If he's not receiving everything he needs (what organs or bone-in meals are you feeding?), that could be contributing to his drive to eat everything in sight, as well.
I think your gorgeous boy needs more food... and maybe a more balanced diet.
AC
Also, you said "probably" 5 ounces a day; it's been my experience that if you don't actually measure the food out (either when you pack it or when you feed it), it can be easy to slowly drift away from the ideal amount. From your description, it appears you are feeding prey model style; if you are, and if you're not weighing the meals, how are you sure you're offering a balanced 80/10/5/5 diet? If he's not receiving everything he needs (what organs or bone-in meals are you feeding?), that could be contributing to his drive to eat everything in sight, as well.
I think your gorgeous boy needs more food... and maybe a more balanced diet.
AC