>>I've been feeding Annabel canned food lately (9 Lives and Frisky's). We also have a dish of dry Nutro out, but she won't touch it, so I suppose it's immaterial. I'm wondering how much she should eat of this and in how many feedings throughout the day. I've been feeding her 4 times per day, because she won't eat a whole lot in one sitting generally and I don't want to leave the wet food sitting out too long. I'm feeding her about 2/3 of a 6 ounce can per feeding, so she's eating 2 1/2 to 3 cans per day total. She is currently about 4 1/2 lbs and almost 4 months old. She is putting on alot of size since we switched to this from the dry Nutro. She is growing like a weed now, but not fat at all. Does this sound about right? I'm wondering if she's getting enough / too much and if I'm feeding her too many times per day. How long can a dish of canned food sit out before it should be tossed?-- Jennifer
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>>And neither the angels in heaven above, Nor the demons down under the sea, Can ever dissever my soul from the soul Of the beautiful ANNABEL LEE

That sounds like quite a bit of canned food to me. I used to feed mine 1/2 can in the am and 1/2 can in the pm with dry food remaining out all the time. Unless those cans are the little ones like Fancy Feast, I think she is getting a bit much. I could be wrong though. I might try a different dry if she doesn't like the Nutro. Have you aske dyour vet how much to feed? Mine always told me that the amounts suggested on the bags and cans were too much and that's why so many cats become overweight. Now that I have 8 adult cats, I divide 2 cans between all 8 of them once a day for dinner and they get small portions of dry throughout the day. All of them could still stand to lose a pound or two.
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Dottie
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