How Long Do You Leave Out Wet Food?

[Daisy6]

5 minutes That’s how long it takes for my piggies to gobble it all up and lick their plates clean.

LOL How big are the servings?

 

[Sasha&Rocky]

Thanks everyone. I mix the dry because I got a free bag of Taste of the Wild and he wont touch dry so I figured to get rid of it by soaking and mixing it in the wet until its gone. Then I probably wont buy it anymore. Is there more bacteria in the dry?

 

[2BSH]

LOL How big are the servings?

Anywhere from 3 to 5 ounces. Most of the time 3 or 4. They would eat more if I let them. Little piggies! My boy is 13 pounds of muscle and runs around all day. My girl is about 10 pounds but she does not eat that much less than him.

 

[2BSH]

So true. If I didn’t use a timed feeder everything would get eaten at once.

Oh you have little piggies too?

 

[Azazel]

Thanks everyone. I mix the dry because I got a free bag of Taste of the Wild and he wont touch dry so I figured to get rid of it by soaking and mixing it in the wet until its gone. Then I probably wont buy it anymore. Is there more bacteria in the dry?

Dry food is much more processed and is coated in lots of “gunk.” It’s very susceptible to bacteria build up, especially when moistened. If you’re going to mix it with the wet I would make sure it’s eaten right away.

 

[Daisy6]

If you can get your cat to eat wet food without kibbles mixed in at all, do it.

 

[Hugospal]

Kinda late to the thread but I'll leave a can out for a whole 8 hours if I feed them before work since we live alone, but I feel like after a few hours it becomes unappetizing to the cats and they won't eat it after that. Hugo is especially picky since he doesn't like wet food much anyway. he'll pick at it for an hour tops and then it's like it's not even food anymore and he'll meow for something else.

 

[sweetblackpaws]

I used to leave it for hours. Lately, I stopped and now refrigerate what doesn't get eaten within an hour. No particular reason for stopping, I just felt better about not leaving it out for so long.

For the record, none of my cats ever got sick when I used to leave it out. Of course, A/C was ALWAYS ON. I would NEVER leave food out in a warm home.