I have 9 cats and currently they share 1 can of wet food among 7 of them each morning (430am) and 1 can each night around 7pm. Throughout the day they snack on dry food from 1 bowl and I give fresh water 2 times a day in a large bowl.
I would like to switch to having 9 little bowls of food...and in the morning give canned food, in the middle of the day give small bowls of dry and in the evening give bowls of wet...and nothing in between but water left out. Is this feeding them enough/too much? For 9 cats, how many ounces should they eat daily/per feeding? I am trying to figure out how many cans I should be using at each feeding, and I think having one bowl for each cat will help. Right now I serve on 4 plates...3 each have their own plate and 4 share but I think they could get used to each having their own bowl? Does that sound feasible?
As someone who has always free fed, I would like to stop doing so very soon. I am contemplating starting to try raw, which would take the place of the midday dry feeding if I do so.
Any advice/tips would be much appreciated!
I would like to switch to having 9 little bowls of food...and in the morning give canned food, in the middle of the day give small bowls of dry and in the evening give bowls of wet...and nothing in between but water left out. Is this feeding them enough/too much? For 9 cats, how many ounces should they eat daily/per feeding? I am trying to figure out how many cans I should be using at each feeding, and I think having one bowl for each cat will help. Right now I serve on 4 plates...3 each have their own plate and 4 share but I think they could get used to each having their own bowl? Does that sound feasible?
As someone who has always free fed, I would like to stop doing so very soon. I am contemplating starting to try raw, which would take the place of the midday dry feeding if I do so.
Any advice/tips would be much appreciated!