I have been feeding my colony of cats for 5 years now and lets just say I have the fattest feral cats on the block. I am not able to weigh them so how would I help them lose weight but not starve them? I used to free feed when they were younger and just put dry food in a glass pie dish. I don't do that anymore as there was to much fighting. I now have individual dishes for everyone. I give them dry and wet food in the mornings and I try and give them dry and wet food in the evenings if not they get dry only in evenings.
First I need to say I cannot afford the best food, I live on SSI only and I do the best I can food wise. It doesn't seem like I'm feeding a lot but not sure how to cut it down and not have them lose weight to fast and get sick. I give them each a 1/4 cup of dry in the morning and I mix two 5.5 ounce cans together and put the wet food on top of the dry. I try to do the same in the evenings but some days they only get the dry. The cats are lazy and they do not roam around much or even leave my yard. They live on my front porch in shelters and hide in my bushes. I feed 6 cats outside. Nobody close to me is feeding outdoor cats so they are not eating anywhere else and like I said they are very lazy.
Yes, they have all been through the TNR program.
First I need to say I cannot afford the best food, I live on SSI only and I do the best I can food wise. It doesn't seem like I'm feeding a lot but not sure how to cut it down and not have them lose weight to fast and get sick. I give them each a 1/4 cup of dry in the morning and I mix two 5.5 ounce cans together and put the wet food on top of the dry. I try to do the same in the evenings but some days they only get the dry. The cats are lazy and they do not roam around much or even leave my yard. They live on my front porch in shelters and hide in my bushes. I feed 6 cats outside. Nobody close to me is feeding outdoor cats so they are not eating anywhere else and like I said they are very lazy.
Yes, they have all been through the TNR program.