Hungry Pussy

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We got our little cat from the animal sanctuary 6 days ago and he is starving! The people at the rescue centre told me to feed him twice a day with a handful of cat biscuits with it but it doesn't seem to be enough. He is always dashing to his bowl when I go near it and looking at me.

He is only 6-7 month old, so he has kitten food pouches from Waitrose with their kitten biscuit too. Do I need to feed him three time a day instead of two?

I don't want to make him fat and I wonder if he is settling now and is a bit bored because we can't let him out for another week or two.

You all gave me some lovely advice a month or two ago (I was "NoLogo") on choosing my cat and he is gorgeous and so pleased to be here with us. He is the DSs' "Cat Brother" too .

What does he weigh at the moment and are you feeding him according to the directions on the food?

I'm only being a bit cautious on this (cats can vary in their requirements a bit) because I was guilty in years past of over-feeding a gutsy pig of a kitten because I was so thrilled that he was wanting to eat! (My previous cat having died after a long wasting illness where he wouldn't eat.) The kitten hadn't developed an 'off switch'.

Great that you got one by the way.

I don't know what he weighs cosietosie but I am basically doing what the cat sanctuary told me to do.

I might phone them tomorrow and see what they say..

only give him what they tell you to - my cat can be a bit of a piglet and asks for food long before she's due to be fed

she's a bit fat and vet's told us to get a pound or two off her

It depends, if he's hungry then I'd feed him personally because they dont stop growing at 7 months.

You can tell after a while if they are genuinely hungry or just greedy.

We've had an overeater and it was easy to tell as he would throw up everywhere with undigested food.