how much food does a 1 year old cat need?
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So how much food does your cat need? That's a question best answered by a professional, though recommendations range between 24 to 35 calories a day per pound, to keep cats at a normal, healthy weight.
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Typical dry food guidelines suggest ¼ to 1/3 cup at each feeding up to about eight weeks of age, then about 1/3 to ¾ cup at each feeding up to about six months of age. If you're feeding her canned food, feed her as much as she will eat up to about four months of age, divided into three or four feedings per day.
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Feed adult cats 3-4 servings per 5 pounds of body weight daily. Feed pregnant and nursing cats 2-3 times their normal amount. Feed a kitten 4-7 servings daily.
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Kirkwood Animal Hospital recommends that you feed your cat a 50-50 mixture of dry and canned food. When feeding the adult indoor cat we recommend 1/4 of an eight ounce cup of dry cat food each day fed with 2.5 ounces of canned food (about 1/2 of a normal can of cat food).
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Feed new mother cats larger portions. The exact amount of food a nursing cat needs will vary in proportion to its litter size. Cats nursing more than two kittens typically need 2 to 2.5 times more calories than usual. A 10-pound cat nursing 4 kittens needs approximately 603 calories per day.
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Usually it's around one oz per pound of body weight for most commercial canned foods. But I've never seen a cat get fat eating pretty much as much wet food as they want in a few sittings each day.
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We recommend feeding your kitten three meals a day until they are six months of age. At six months, your kitten will closely resemble an adult in size, but they are still a kitten and should continue eating a diet made especially for kittens. You can adjust their feeding to two meals a day instead of three.
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Amount for Kittens Typical dry food guidelines suggest ¼ to 1/3 cup at each feeding up to about eight weeks of age, then about 1/3 to ¾ cup at each feeding up to about six months of age.
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Feed adult cats 3/4 - 1 oz per pound of body weight daily. Divide into two or more meals. Kittens need up to twice as much food as adult cats and should be fed all they will eat two or three times daily.
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For adult cats, feed 2 cans per 6-8 lbs. of body weight per day. Feed at room temprature and refrigerate unused portion. Your cat should always have access to clean fresh water.
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Cats naturally eat multiple small meals throughout the day. At a minimum, offer food to 4-6-month-old kittens three times daily. By 10 months of age, two meals per day is the minimum.
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Adults (1-6yr): Most adult cats need 35-40% protein. In general wet food has a higher protein content than dry food, but regardless of what your kitty eats there's a quick trick to see if your cat's food is meeting the protein requirement.
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If the cat owner is feeding a good quality dry food, that has a good quality protein, then the indoor cat needs only approximately 1/3 to 1/2 cup of food each day. Most high quality foods have approximately 500 calories per 8 ounce cup of food. The major protein source of the food is very important.
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You should feed your kitten 3–4 meals a day until they are 6 months old. Following this you can feed them between 2-4 meals a day. Kittens can eat Whiskas® adult cat food when they are between 10-12 months old which they can have twice a day.
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7 - 8 Weeks of Age Feeding: Offer wet food 2-3 times a day (each kitten will be eating a little over one can of food per day).
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Keep your kitten's diet constant — don't switch foods unless necessary. How much to feed a kitten schedule at three to six months: Toward six months, you can begin feeding your kitten three times a day. It's best to weigh your cat every week and adjust amounts accordingly.
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3 to 6 months By this age you can give your kitten 1/3 to 1 cup of kitten food per feeding three times a day. If giving wet food, you can give 2/3 of a 3-ounce can for every pound of body weight on a daily basis.