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Hi everyone I have a stray cat that was caught the previous weekend. He was badly constipated and was treated at the vet, so now he have a prescription dry food and he gets two (85 g) bags of wet food. Judging by his weight he should get 4 bags but he have free access to dry food. A bowl of dry food (nearly 2 dl) will last him for 6 days. So he don’t overeat I think and I add extra water to his wet food.
I’ve never owned a cat but most cat owners I know free feed them dry food and give wet food at specific times. I also know of owners that free feed wet food but I worry about bacteria when being left out too long. So I always take away the wet food after a certain time if Loke haven’t eaten everything. Often he will eat the liquid first and within 2 hrs he will have emptied his bowl of wet food. He don’t do it in one sitting, he take a few bites rest and go back again.
I know wet food is a lot better than dry food and I can increase his wet food but I want him to have access to food to grab if he feels like it. He often takes a few mouths of food during the day. Of course I would restrict if it turns out his weight is heading the wrong direction. At the moment he’s underweight.
A picture of Loke
I’ve never owned a cat but most cat owners I know free feed them dry food and give wet food at specific times. I also know of owners that free feed wet food but I worry about bacteria when being left out too long. So I always take away the wet food after a certain time if Loke haven’t eaten everything. Often he will eat the liquid first and within 2 hrs he will have emptied his bowl of wet food. He don’t do it in one sitting, he take a few bites rest and go back again.
I know wet food is a lot better than dry food and I can increase his wet food but I want him to have access to food to grab if he feels like it. He often takes a few mouths of food during the day. Of course I would restrict if it turns out his weight is heading the wrong direction. At the moment he’s underweight.
A picture of Loke