Right now I split my feedings up as follows: 4 am 2 Tbsp dry, 8 am 2 Tbsp dry, 6 pm 1 can wet (approx. 3 oz. I switch brands so either a full 3 oz can or half of a 5.5 oz can). I live in a studio apartment and, although I really enjoyed being woken up around 4 am because my lovely 3 year-old was hungry or bored, I started splitting his 6 am 1/4 c. dry with an automatic feeder to alleviate the problem. He gets Taste of the Wild dry (although I'll be switching to Wellness Core at the end of this bag) and grain-free, or at least corn-free if it isn't grain-free, wet food, mainly Wellness, Blue Wilderness, Nature's Recipe, Soulistic (Petco Brand) and Simply Nourish (PetSmart) but I supplement Trader Joe's and 4Health to help cut down on cost about once a week.
About 3 weeks ago I started a night class at the university where I work and don't get home until almost 8:30 pm. Unfortunately since the way the class lines up with my work schedule I don't have time to come home to feed him so he's essentially going from around 8 am to after 8 pm with no food. He doesn't beg for food or scarf down what I put down when I do feed him but I still feel guilty, and don't particularly enjoy changing the schedule this much. My first thought was to flip feedings so he gets a can of wet in the morning and dry at night, then feed once at 6 am, but I tried that this morning and without fail at 4 am I had a cat sitting on my chest head butting me. My next idea is to switch to give 2 Tbsp. dry at 4 am, 1/2 can wet around 7 am (I leave for work a little after 7), 2 Tbsp dry at 4 pm and 1/2 can wet at 7 pm, and then once a week the feeding would be a little over an hour late instead of 2. My question here is, for a cat, how much of an overhaul would this diet change be? Should I be concerned about any health problems? He'll still be getting the same food but at a different times. Should I be worried about splitting feedings at night, as well? In the 6 months I've had him I haven't had any issues with diet for him but I gradually moved him from the feeding schedule at the shelter and then gradually started adding wet food over about a one month long period. Or, really, am I worrying too much? I don't know if I'm making this too complicated. What feeding schedule do others have?
About 3 weeks ago I started a night class at the university where I work and don't get home until almost 8:30 pm. Unfortunately since the way the class lines up with my work schedule I don't have time to come home to feed him so he's essentially going from around 8 am to after 8 pm with no food. He doesn't beg for food or scarf down what I put down when I do feed him but I still feel guilty, and don't particularly enjoy changing the schedule this much. My first thought was to flip feedings so he gets a can of wet in the morning and dry at night, then feed once at 6 am, but I tried that this morning and without fail at 4 am I had a cat sitting on my chest head butting me. My next idea is to switch to give 2 Tbsp. dry at 4 am, 1/2 can wet around 7 am (I leave for work a little after 7), 2 Tbsp dry at 4 pm and 1/2 can wet at 7 pm, and then once a week the feeding would be a little over an hour late instead of 2. My question here is, for a cat, how much of an overhaul would this diet change be? Should I be concerned about any health problems? He'll still be getting the same food but at a different times. Should I be worried about splitting feedings at night, as well? In the 6 months I've had him I haven't had any issues with diet for him but I gradually moved him from the feeding schedule at the shelter and then gradually started adding wet food over about a one month long period. Or, really, am I worrying too much? I don't know if I'm making this too complicated. What feeding schedule do others have?
I think if you bit another feeder, your troubles would be fixed. 
