• BorgDrone@lemmy.one
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    15 hours ago

    I just keep the bag of dry food next to their bowls. Neither has ever tried to get into it, probably because it’s just easier to eat from their bowls that we ensure has plenty of dry food in it 24/7.

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        7 hours ago

        Every cat I’ve had during my life regulated their own food intake. The important bit is that they consistently have food available. Once they learn to trust that it’s always there they don’t over-eat.

        They also get a pouch of wet food every evening. Although it is very important to them that they get this (my cat sits next to her bowl and starts staring at me with this “I’m not angry, just disappointed” look about half an hour before dinner time) they don’t even always finish all their wet food.

        It kind of depends on the season how much they eat. In winter they empty their wet food bowls, in summer they eat about 70% and leave the rest.

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          60 minutes ago

          My first cat was perfectly OK with free feeding

          My second cat got chonk quick

          Now, between 2 dogs and 3 cats, it’s just easier to supervise twice daily meals. I also keep their food nearby in a plastic storage container (from the hardware store)

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    1 day ago

    I keep my cat food bags inside an old pet carrier; its already designed for a cat to be unable to break through easily, and seeing as they associate it with the vet, they dont really want to go in there.

  • FuglyDuck@lemmy.world
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    19 hours ago

    So, have you considered a large jar screw top jar?

    Maybe even a bear-proof canister?

    I’m hopping the answer is yes and that you share horror stories,