Husband going through bin for cat food

It does depend on the cat! OP says he has biscuits
cats will demand more food, they always want more

The side of the box is way too much for mine, I give him 2 x 85g a day wet food tins with extra water, an hydration sachet and no biscuits. He gets 2 dental treats and that’s it

My 2 cats (active ragdolls - so medium to large cats) share a pouch in the morning (now it's winter and they don't like to be out and about as much they sometimes don't even finish that), and have dry (100% meat) food available all the time (boy cat eats a fair bit of that, girl cat a bit less). And if they ask, they get treats/another pouch to share if they seem hungry (girl cat more often, especially if boy cat eats fast and then comes for hers in the morning)

But if your cat isn't overweight and is asking, then I'd feed it more TBH.

I also wouldn't be doing any nonsense cutting up packets to scrape out the last bit - you can get things that slide up the packet to empty it (like those toothpaste ones, but bigger) - but TBH, in the grand scheme, a couple of flakes or a bit of jelly isn't going to be what will bankrupt you and I couldn't waste minutes of my life worrying about it.

LTB

Biscuits?

Honestly he’s under feeding! Do you give them biscuits? Otherwise you both are! There are clear instructions on the side of the box how many sachets you should give them. Please feed your cat more and if your husband won’t then you give it more poor thing.

More water for cats is always a good idea, especially male cats
they're prone to not drinking enough and it can lead to expensive and painful urine issues
source - 6k so far of insurance on a cat with idiopathic cystitis, a vet hospital stay and many vet visits
I mix water in his food, give him hydration sachets and water fountains, anything to get more water in them

I’d be taking the empty packet to a public bin across the road, deny all knowledge of where it went

I've just had another thought... Can't you point out to your H how much money he is wasting on the Costco biscuits because the cat doesn't eat them?
Our cat is quite fussy with food, we've tried a.few different things before we found t the ones she likes,the thought of just keep giving her food she doesn't like until she's hungry or desperate enough to eat it makes me sad!

But that’s how companies actually make their profit, not on what we eat but what we waste! Jeremiah Coleman of Coleman's mustard famously said he made his fortune on what people wasted not what they ate!

My cat has 3 whole pouches a day plus as many biscuits as he wants. If I only gave him 2 half pouches a day he would be reporting me to the rspca for starving him.

ignore your tight arsed husband, he doesn’t deserve to own a pet.

what happens if he needs to see a vet????
poor cat

Feeding just small amounts to the cat to make the food last you say ?
Try fucking doing the same to him , half his dinner , and half a cup of tea with half a biscuit . I'm sure he'd love that !
Why do you remain with a cruel man ?

Crikey OP! Those cat food pouches are tiny, three a day in our house (and biscuits if they want a snack).

I think i am still trying to get my head around the tiny bits of soap!!!

How on earth do you cope with this weirdness? Hat off to you

Crikey OP! Those cat food pouches are tiny, three a day in our house (and biscuits if they want a snack).

I think i am still trying to get my head around the tiny bits of soap!!!

How on earth do you cope with this weirdness? Hat off to you

Our cat eats about that much and she's on a diet and pretty inactive so yours must be really hungry. It must be confusing too having different food routines on different days
You can buy wet flood automatic feeders as well so you could set his breakfast either the night before or before you go to.work if you won't be there to give him breakfast

Can you LTB OP? He is so miserly I bet puss and yourself would be SO much happier without him.
Honestly the cat food sachet is not your real problem. I would also love to see a photo.

Offer some dry food in a secret place only you and the cat know about.

Your poor cat. He’s not getting enough food at all. Mine gets one 80g tin in the evening and as much kibble as he can eat, which is available throughout the day. He’s not overweight.

Gosh I think my nether regions would seal themselves shut if my husband did this.

I would start buying biscuits for the cat from the vets or online. A good brand like Hills. Forget the sachets as they are crap quality and harmful to cat health, everyone’s mental health, and your marriage!

This

Oooohhhh dear ….. please, please, please tell us that the immature, insulting, miserable tw#t that you have hitched yourself to has some redeeming feature …. anything ….. please ….?

I don't think its a good idea to mix extra water in the food. The water content in wet food is measured and should be enough as they don't need much. You just leave a small bowl of water on the side so they can drink if they want to.

That cat must hate him. If i tried rationing my cat's food he'd trip me going down the stairs (and then feast on my body)

PS sorry, called the cat a she, as is my usual habit with any Ive not met. No offence to Mr Tom ..

Jesus Christ…this is downright abusive. The poor cat is either constantly hungry, or something even more serious ails her. Doesnt she get kibble as well? She needn't be dependent on your appalled sachet encounters so much then. (Mind you, you definitely are wasting the wet stuff as those badly designed sachets retain a decent amount in the damn bottom)

Let your husband have control over how much pleasure you are permitted from food and small extravagances by all means, since you made the choice to marry him.
But for God’s sake, advocate for the cat. Feed her good quality high protein dry kibble in tandem with sachet stuff, if necessary stashing a second container some place your DH wont think of looking!
Thus you can keep the moggie topped up and no longer be a party to cruelty to an animal.
(Mild deception is indicated, I think, on account of the urgent hunger situation. It sounds like you are unwilling to cross DH’s wishes, and meanwhile the cat is crying out.)

But please, make sure she’s otherwise ok, since you've not yet looked into alleviating this distress at all.
If buying additional food for this cat is not going to happen, I doubt vet visits do either, though. It sounds like neither of you give a damn about her.
This sounds like such a lousy home for a cat, frankly, as they really do need affection as well as food, so maybe you ought to ask around about a more welcoming home for her.