How Often Can You Feed a Cat: A Veterinarian's Opinion
A properly selected diet will maintain the health of your domestic cat and prolong the life of your pet.
In order to choose the right diet, you need to understand not only the quality of the food and the portion size, but also the number of meals per day. Veterinarians shared their opinion.
Wild cats are constantly hunting. This nutritional feature has been preserved in domestic pets. A cat can have up to 20 meals a day. Moreover, they eat at night, writes Veterinary Science and Life, citing veterinarian Edward Wolf.
According to the expert, feeding a cat once a day is wrong.
The biological characteristics of the pet are such that they eat several times a day and in small portions.
Therefore, owners should leave food out for a day so that the cat has free access to food, or periodically feed the animal small portions.
As for organizational issues, the veterinarian does not recommend placing a water bowl next to the food bowl.
The expert explains this by the animal's lifestyle in natural conditions.
That is, after the cat has eaten, it goes in search of a source of water.
It is best to have several places in the apartment where the animal can drink water.
You need to replenish your pet's drinking supplies daily, and also teach your pet to drink a lot of water from the first months of life.
This will help reduce the risk of developing a number of diseases.
