Hi all, I’m kind of confused on this. My cat eats very slowly all day long. She’d go to her food bowl constantly throughout the day for a couple of bites and then back to whatever she does. I think we spoil her by making her food available at all times, my wife doesn’t think so. She throws up here and there and I’m thinking because she eats too much. So, my question to you all is, how often do you feed your cat? Do you fill its bowl all day like me? Do you have specific times of the day where you give them a certain amount each time and nothing in between? I’m leaning towards doing the latter. Give her, let’s say, half a cup in the morning and let her munch on it as much as she wants and the other half in the evening and nothing in between. She freaks out when her bowl is empty and starts crying and acting like she’s about to die of starvation. Give her food, then she takes one bite and leaves. Bro, wtf. Lol. So any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Some cats have better control than others. I can’t give mine food for the entire day as one will just gobble everything up until she pukes.
So they get fed three times a day. Basically their daily food intake distributed in equal portions throughout the day.
How often is here and there? It might be an underlying health issue if this happens a lot.
Probably once a week? Every 10 days? I checked it and there was no worms because I was worried about that. It was watery, though. She seems very much fine to me. Still plays and does her thing. Also, she’s a 9 year old cat. That can be a factor, too.
Edit: she’s also one of those that shed a ton of hair. Her shedding is just insane.
A few times a month is not out of the ordinary. As long as she has access to fresh water she might just be a bit dramatic!
If you suspect anything, getting her checked out at the vet is still recommended. Cats are experts at hiding illnesses, so it’s hard to gauge how they are feeling.
Aside from that, I don’t think you need to change anything if nothing is out of the ordinary. Some cats are drama queens, just the way it is.
This comment genuinely made me laugh 😂. “dramatic” and “drama queens” sounds exactly like my cat. She starts making weird loud noises when my son pets her or plays with her, just to tell him she’s annoyed with him. And when I walk by, she basically looks at me and does those noises, like “dad, he’s annoying me. Get him away from me”. Lol