So, I feel like my cats don't eat enough and I'm getting worried. I want to keep them healthy and they look okay but I still feel like it's not enough.
I have one eating raw and one eating wet. I cut out kibble about a week ago.
My male is 13.3 pounds and he's eating a raw diet (Big Country Raw). Their feeding calculator suggests that he gets 4.26 oz a day and I divide that into 3 meals of 1.42 oz. He never finishes a full portion. Ever. So he's not getting the full 4.26 oz a day. He's not getting treats beyond the bit of freeze dried chicken I put on top of his raw food.
My female is just over 9 pounds and she's eating Fancy Feast pate's, the small cans. According to the cans, she should be eating 3 per day and she just can't eat that much. I also feed her three meals and she eats barely a half a can at a time. So she's only eating 1.5 cans - if that.
I've tried only feeding them twice a day but it doesn't make them eat more. They still eat the same amount.
Do some cats just need less food? I used to give them kibble to graze on and they would nibble at it all day long in addition to their wet food. I'm wondering if I need to bring the kibble back... But I really don't want to.
I have one eating raw and one eating wet. I cut out kibble about a week ago.
My male is 13.3 pounds and he's eating a raw diet (Big Country Raw). Their feeding calculator suggests that he gets 4.26 oz a day and I divide that into 3 meals of 1.42 oz. He never finishes a full portion. Ever. So he's not getting the full 4.26 oz a day. He's not getting treats beyond the bit of freeze dried chicken I put on top of his raw food.
My female is just over 9 pounds and she's eating Fancy Feast pate's, the small cans. According to the cans, she should be eating 3 per day and she just can't eat that much. I also feed her three meals and she eats barely a half a can at a time. So she's only eating 1.5 cans - if that.
I've tried only feeding them twice a day but it doesn't make them eat more. They still eat the same amount.
Do some cats just need less food? I used to give them kibble to graze on and they would nibble at it all day long in addition to their wet food. I'm wondering if I need to bring the kibble back... But I really don't want to.