My kitten eats like a horse *how much should he really get?*

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<div style="text-align:center;">So my kitten Teemo (Or T for short) is a little monster in every way! I love him to pieces, and I just can't seem to figure out how much he should be eating.

He was born in April, and that makes him about 4 months old. Here's the fun part I need help with
<b>He eats four meals a day</b>

Breakfast--1/4 of a 5.5 ounce can of food
Lunch--1/4 cup of dry kitten food
Dinner--1/4 can of a 5.5 ounce can of food
Bedtime snack--1/4 cup dry kitten food

So really...this kitten is eating about a cup of food a day...;____;
He weighs 5lbs and he's quite lanky tbh. 

SO please help me xD

Also I think it's worth noting that in a couple months he will be switching to Bravo raw food with supplements like his sister. 
 




 

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<div style="text-align:center;">So my kitten Teemo (Or T for short) is a little monster in every way! I love him to pieces, and I just can't seem to figure out how much he should be eating.

He was born in April, and that makes him about 4 months old. Here's the fun part I need help with
<b>He eats four meals a day</b>

Breakfast--1/4 of a 5.5 ounce can of food
Lunch--1/4 cup of dry kitten food
Dinner--1/4 can of a 5.5 ounce can of food
Bedtime snack--1/4 cup dry kitten food

So really...this kitten is eating about a cup of food a day...;____;
He weighs 5lbs and he's quite lanky tbh. 

SO please help me xD

Also I think it's worth noting that in a couple months he will be switching to Bravo raw food with supplements like his sister. 
 
Your kitten is normal so don't worry
Growing kittens eat a lot of food to support their growth.  Several meals a day is not uncommon. The general rule is to feed a kitten as much as he / she will eat several times a day if possible. Somewhere between 6 months to a year or so a kitten will slowly stop needing to eat as much food.

Raw food is more filling to many cats so your kitten may eventually need less food less frequently daily. Although my Aby is 5 years old and he still eats raw 4 times a day, two main meals and two snacks
 
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Thank you! See my first girl only ate two meals a day, but as I am learning my second kitten is by far more "normal" in respects to a kitten xD It's just such a change! These are also my first two cats.
 
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