Thread: How much to feed THESE beasts ?

To paraphrase an earlier thread...

I now have my three high energy furballs, 13 weeks old and the cutest, loveliest, flufffiest etc. boys anyone could want.

The breeder informs me they've grown up on RC Kitten, Whiskas kitten pouches and some Sainsbury's own brand kitten pouches, plus occasional cooked chicken and white fish.

They have unlimited RC Kitten in a feeder. The shared a pouch of Whiskas kitten when they first arrived which they nibbled at a little while they settled in and then they ate a whole pouch in a few moments while we humans had our dinner. This morning the one pouch I put down vanished in seconds.

Now, the question: As the house will be empty of humans for the normal working days I don't want to get them used to wet meals for lunch or through the day in general just at weekends etc. as they can't tell what's a weekday and what's a weekend. I don't want to set them up for disappointment. So, "special" meals are going to be breakfast and dinner. Maybe lunch as weekend as I don't this my heart will be able to resist if we have lunch and they don't. Must be strong

Given they have dry food and water at all times how much wet food, of various types, should I give them ? I so want to just feed them until they stop eating (it's the soppy git in me), but I would rather they got used to a mostly dry diet for a variety of reasons (not just my convenience!). Is one pouch between 3 enough for now ? Should it be more for now and should I consider even more as they grow ? This is again based on dry food always being there.

(Note: I want to move them gradually to James Wellbeloved (starting in a coupld of weeks and over a few weeks)

PS It's very sweet to see 3 brothers all trying to get their heads into one large food bowl, but I had to move some food to a second bowl as I don't want them getting competitive over food - other stuff, yes but food I want them to play nice with each other.