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I'm trying to get my free-fed dry food-loving cat on timed meals, and was curious about how others on here have done this. Based on her weight Smo needs between 250 to 350 calories per day, and I want to feed her 350 to make sure she's eating enough. Her current food has 482 calories per cup, and I was planning on feeding her 3/4 cup per day (or about 360 cals) spaced out every 4 hours. Then right before bed, leave 4 tablespoons of food in her bowl so she has enough to eat at night.
I plan on feeding around 40-60 calories worth of wet food per day between meals if she'll eat it, but right now the only wet food she likes is Inaba Churu (6 cals per tube, she eats a max of 2 per day).
Does this sound like a good plan? Smo's used to eating around 500 cals per day because she overindulges in kibble, and she's never gotten overweight on that much food. I want to make sure she's eating enough and at appropriate intervals while not shocking her with too many changes at once.
I plan on feeding around 40-60 calories worth of wet food per day between meals if she'll eat it, but right now the only wet food she likes is Inaba Churu (6 cals per tube, she eats a max of 2 per day).
Does this sound like a good plan? Smo's used to eating around 500 cals per day because she overindulges in kibble, and she's never gotten overweight on that much food. I want to make sure she's eating enough and at appropriate intervals while not shocking her with too many changes at once.