Thread: Am i feeding enough?

Hi Daisyboo. Not got any advice in terms of how much you should be feeding, but I've no doubt the guys will have some good insight. What I would say is that cats are generally grazers, and if Sebastian was ravenous I imagine you'd have no biscuits left whatsoever.

I can't compare feed volumes with you as we now stick to Whiskas pouches (to avoid the runny bottom scenarios you have faced!) and both cats get two pouches a day, plus a bowl of RC Kitten kibble down all day to snack on. Pouches always go first though.

How active is he? He might burn off a lot of what he eats if he's dashing about the house a lot. And MC's seem to go through growth spurts, too, and they act as though they're half-starved then; they can also get quite 'gangly' looking when they're going through that - kind of like teenagers do.

Sorry I can't be more helpful, I'm sure the others will be much more useful!!

Thanks Karen,yes he is very active and i know what your saying with regards sometimes leaving his biscuits.He just seems like he is staving all the time and him being my first im not sure if you should be able to feel his bones and its hard to know whats under there with soooo much fur!!x

Well, if it helps, when Freyja first arrived (at 12 weeks old) you could really feel her hips and chest bones - OH used to comment on it quite a bit, which did make me a bit paranoid; she's now 8 months and has padded out nicely.

Now Wicca's arrived (at 14 weeks old), you can feel her hips and chest bones just like we could Freyja's, but we've kind of 'got the tee-shirt' now so I'm less paranoid and I've got no doubt that she'll fill out in good time.

Have you had Sebastian checked out at the vets? They should be able to give you a steer on size which might put your mind at rest.

I've added a couple of photo's of Freyja when she first arrived so you can see what I mean about the hips - at 12 weeks the vet said Freyja was in good health, and you can see how scrawny she looked! It might make you feel better if you compare them to Sebastian.

That does make me feel better thank you.He has been to the vet and had a general check up and got the all clear but i never asked specifically about his weight as not sure how used to MCs they are.

Well our two boys Pomeroy & Raggles (one 3 years & one 7.5 months old) have a pouch each first thing in the morning and another pouch each in the evening. They then have a single small tin of food between them at night.

The 6 month old girl kitten Tilly, will only eat "plain" wet food, ie chicken, cooked fish and tinned or pouched "white" meat foods. She is more inclined to eat dried foods though.

All three have access to RC biscuits all day. Some days they eat most of the biscuits other day they hardly touch them.

The 7.5 month boy, Raggles is the "thinnist", however he is on the go all the time and if you give him a chance he will eat all day!!

Hope this helps.

I have always used an extra vitanin suplplement for the first few months with mine as well as they are so fast growing.The last three have come with extra supplements in their goodie bag.....
There are lots of different ones about but I had always been a great believer in good old SA 37 powder which unfortunatly went off the market but some kind person on the forum popped up & told me it is now available as SF-50.I stop giving it to them when they are about a year to eighteen months old but always keep some in cat medicine box because if any of them are off colour or seem down then I pop it in their food for a little while to help pick them up !

The MC should be lean, as they grow at quite a rate in the first 12 months the skeleton is where all the growth takes place. Our boy is 9 months and weighs 12.3 lb and is really lean but has lots of skin to grow into, we feed him on demand.

Thank you all for replying.I shall start feeding on demand at once,first things first must go and replenish stocks!I can not believe how much these guys eat!!!x

Hi. I have had similar concerns about my boy who arrived 4 months ago well underweight and looking like a skeleton. To make things worse he was solidly matted so I had to have him shaved down either side so he has looked a very pitiful sight, but thankfully he is now looking a lot better.

I was also amazed at how much he ate, but unfortunately he brought up most meals. Finding a good feeding programe so that he keeps the food down has been a challenge.

He put on half a kilo in the first month, but then stayed the same for the next two. I haven't weighed him in the last 2-3 weeks but I think he has put on a bit more as the bones don't feel so sharp. He has a couple of kilos to go. I just feed him on demand, usually sachets or tuna, but with biscuits on demand and I don't skimp on treats at this stage.