Same here. He also gets 2 meals of wet food per day.Originally Posted by faith's_mom
With cats, I have always free fed dry food...never had a fat cat yet
I have to disagree with this statement. In my experience, (having and being around cats my entire life, as well as experience with hundreds of cats at the rescue I work with) most cats will not get fat, and it is the exception that does.Originally Posted by GoldenKitty45
Most cats if left to free feed all day do become fat. There are exceptions -
I agree and think it really depends on the cat. I've been free-feeding for as long as I've had cats and Claire's my first one with a weight issue. I would have continued to free feed if her weight hadn't become a concern, since the it's not an issue with my other three.Originally Posted by AlleyGirl
I have to disagree with this statement. In my experience, (having and being around cats my entire life, as well as experience with hundreds of cats at the rescue I work with) most cats will not get fat, and it is the exception that does.
I would guess that nearly everyone in the general population free feeds, but not nearly everyone has a fat cat.
I'll go along with that. While the others adjusted to the scheduled meals fairly quickly, Claire did let it be known she was missing her food. She didn't cry, but she spent way more time hanging out in the kitchen than normal, plus she followed me around licking and nipping at my legs.Originally Posted by GoldenKitty45
Well most of my experience in "fat" cats were those that were eating 24/7 with food left out all the time. You're probably right, there may be more that don't.
But you'll have to agree that once they do get overweight, its hard to cut back the food and have a crying cat all the time looking for that next bite of food he can't have
I'm so glad Riley isn't the only one that does that! I swear he's part cattle dog or somethingOriginally Posted by eilcon
plus she followed me around licking and nipping at my legs.