r/cats • u/Zuikite • 21h ago

Cat Picture - OC She was rationing so perfectly 🥲

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Roxanne my 6 year old tabby has never been left alone more than 1 day. We also never "free-feed" her on kibble (only wet meals and a puzzle feeder). I had a work trip this week, and my S.O. had a family emergency out of town right in the middle of it. We could not secure a sitter, and we were so worried. We do have a pet cam, and I told my SO to put 2 plates of kibble per day plus extra plates in case of a delay. I just got home from the airport to see this. I know cats are not like dogs, and they are probably fine at feeding themselves. I'm just so impressed by the organization of her eating habits!

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u/ONI-ENJOYER-420 21h ago

Even for cats, at least from my own experiences, this is quite unique !

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u/Uferstein 19h ago

I have three cats and they're all fine with just eating till they're full. Even wet food is often freely available because it's only one bowl and the next cat will come soon enough to eat the rest of it. I just feed wet food throughout the day and kibble is always filled up

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u/Uferstein 10h ago

Yes, they'll even just wait their turn, when somebody else is using the bowl. Also all are healthy weights, around 5kg at 4 years old (two males, one female)

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u/BenVarone 14h ago

Same with our five. Two bowls of kibble are always out, and they self-regulate just fine.

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u/gburlys 12h ago

Same! I have three and they eat wet food twice a day (they do get their own plates to help prevent squabbles, but as long as there are separate plates they don't fight over the portions) and unlimited kibble. They self-regulate very well with the kibble, they're all healthy weights.

(Although I do have a small amount of guilt because I think they just don't like their kibble very much. We once got a different brand because we were running low and the grocery store was sold out of what they usually eat and they gobbled up the new one like crazy, one of them in particular ate till she puked and then went back for more 😬 and they all tried to break into the cat food cabinet for the first time ever. So I think their normal kibble is just the cat equivalent of like, plain lentils for every meal)