Welcome, Leapoffaith!! I too have a beggar and his name is Perkins (or Pigins as I call him!! :lol3 I feed my cats a canned/raw diet. Some are 100% raw and others not. It seems to me that some cat's seem to have a higher metabolism than others. Perkins is a BIG boy and I find that if I offer him a few smaller meals throughout the day he is more satisfied than just two or even three. I feed him four to five small meals a day on schedule. He is not fat but just a big cat - 15 lbs of lean muscle!