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Hi All,
I'm having some behaviour issues with my 9 month old Calico, Abby. I have her on a premium food (Royal Canin, Kitten 36), and the packaging recommends 0.7-0.9 cups per day for her age and weight. I feed her 0.9 per day, 1/2 in the morning and 1/2 in the evening. I feed her each morning at 8am and each evening at 6:30pm. I had her to the vet about 10 weeks ago for her spay, and she checked out as having ideal weight, etc. So I don't think there is any physical need for more food. She's also an indoor cat, so she doesn't need major calories as far as I can tell.
However, she gets VERY aggressive and needy for her dinner already by ~4:00. She's normally very affectionate and good natured, but she jumps on me, clinging to my pants, meowing incessantly and trying to 'lead' me to her food cupboard or dish, and sometimes starts batting and me and otherwise being a huge nuisance! I've had several cats in my lifetime (though never a calico), but never one so aggressive when it comes to mealtime! When I first got her, she would wake me up each morning - again, really aggressively - though that has improved quite a bit. Now, it's mainly dinner that she gets crazy over.
I'm reasonably confident that she's getting the proper amount of food for her age, weight, and activity level. I could be wrong, of course. What I'm more concerned about is the behavioural aspect. I don't think I should just feed her more simply to prevent her 'outbursts' if she doesn't need - and indeed could become unhealthy by - additional food.
Any suggestions/comments?
Thanks!
I'm having some behaviour issues with my 9 month old Calico, Abby. I have her on a premium food (Royal Canin, Kitten 36), and the packaging recommends 0.7-0.9 cups per day for her age and weight. I feed her 0.9 per day, 1/2 in the morning and 1/2 in the evening. I feed her each morning at 8am and each evening at 6:30pm. I had her to the vet about 10 weeks ago for her spay, and she checked out as having ideal weight, etc. So I don't think there is any physical need for more food. She's also an indoor cat, so she doesn't need major calories as far as I can tell.
However, she gets VERY aggressive and needy for her dinner already by ~4:00. She's normally very affectionate and good natured, but she jumps on me, clinging to my pants, meowing incessantly and trying to 'lead' me to her food cupboard or dish, and sometimes starts batting and me and otherwise being a huge nuisance! I've had several cats in my lifetime (though never a calico), but never one so aggressive when it comes to mealtime! When I first got her, she would wake me up each morning - again, really aggressively - though that has improved quite a bit. Now, it's mainly dinner that she gets crazy over.
I'm reasonably confident that she's getting the proper amount of food for her age, weight, and activity level. I could be wrong, of course. What I'm more concerned about is the behavioural aspect. I don't think I should just feed her more simply to prevent her 'outbursts' if she doesn't need - and indeed could become unhealthy by - additional food.
Any suggestions/comments?
Thanks!