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My cats only eat dry food. My vet recommends against wet food because she said that it can cause kidney issues because cats who eat wet food often don't drink enough water.

We have 2 cats and we feed them 1 even cup of dry food per day (total). They get 1/2 cup split between two bowls in the AM and 1/2 cup split between two bowls in the PM.

Honestly though their eating habits change a lot. We used to just feed them once per day and they would eat it all in like an hour and then not bug us. Then one of my cats got sick for a while and we had issues getting him to eat. Once he was healed his eating habits haven't remained consistent though (and the other cat seems to follow his lead). Sometimes he'll go for months and they never finish their food. Sometimes they'll have months where they eat all of their food within 30 min of giving it to them. I'm done trying to figure them out haha.

Our kitty gets 1/3 can of wet food every evening, and then free-eats her dry food. She probably goes through about a cup of food every 1.5 days or so. We just always keep her bowl full so it's hard to say exactly. She's never had a problem over eating (thank goodness!)

@mrs. bird: aw, yea you gotta do what you got to do then! We did feed ours wet food for a brief time when he was REALLY sick and refusing to eat at all. We also have gotten him steak, salmon, raw chicken, cheese, yogurt, butter… we would literally give him ANYTHING with calories to get him to eat for a while. So I get it! Sounds like your kitty is on the mend though!!

@mrs. bird: just the small ones. He's OBSESSED. He only gets maybe 1-2 cans a week though I usually only feed him dry food. He was a shelter cat though, and we think the runt of his litter, he was 7 lbs (skin & bones) when we got him and now he's a healthy 11-12. He's a scavenger though, he'll snack on any scraps we accidentally leave on the counter, he has some teeth/tartar issues bc of it...

I've only ever fed my cats dry food (I can't stomach the smell of wet). Our current cat gets 1/3c dry food every night. Right now his food is on my dresser because we suspected our dog of indulging while we were at work. He prefers to eat at night but aside from his crunching doesn't bother us.

My cat gets 1/3 cup of dry food in the morning and 1/2 can of wet food for dinner. He's a pretty sizeable guy, about 12 pounds -- not fat, though, but he could probably stand to lose a few ounces. He goes through phases where he barely touches his food and phases where he cleans his dish in 3 minutes and begs for more...not sure what causes that to happen though! Right now, he's in a normal eating phase, thank goodness.