I have three cats who have the Young Again Zero Mature Health fed free choice 24/7. I use fancy feast classic as a treat and head count twice a day. One 3oz can lasts 2 days for my three cats. As you can see i use the wet as a treat.
Manny cats prefer to eat the same thing every day. I think they do it because it is safe. Their thinking goes something like this: the food I ate yesterday did not hurt me so I will eat it again today. This behavior is evident when a cat has a dental issue and they suddenly go off their food, even if the food can be swallowed whole. The food likely slid up and injured the gum or tooth and the cat blames the food and refuses to eat it the next time. Sometimes a cat will gorge on a food and instead of vomiting up some, they just keep it down and feel sick. Think of eating way too much cookie dough; how soon are you likely to eat more? How many of you have brought a new food home and kitty devours the food only to not touch it the next day. They blame the food for making them sick and go back to their old food. This does not mean there was something wrong with the new food, only that it was introduced incorrectly. I like to put the new food down and if they dive in, I remove the old food and watch them. Once they have eaten 15 pieces of food I pick the cat up and take them to another room and distract them with play. They forget about the new food and the next time they are hungry the food is not such a novelty and they seldom overeat to the point of being sick.My BIG QUESTION: is it normal behavior for cats to prefer to eat the exact same thing every single day, for every single meal?
Wow if your cat is pooping 10-12 times a day that is a problem. Maybe you meant they consumed 10-12 meals a day. In my experience a cat will poop once every 24-36 hours and will pee 2-4 times in 24 hours. If you cat is peeing more you may want to have a vet check for diabetes or kidney disease.
may be 10/12 times a day. Just my opinion.