Serving your feline depends on adopting some rules. They are important to avoid obesity in the cat, as well as to ensure its well-being and longevity.

Cats are essentially hunters. Before the domestication of felines, they lived on small daily meals. Therefore, they relied on small insects and birds, as well as other small animals and fruits. However, domestication changes this scenario in which they needed several meals a day.

Note, for example, that they stop hunting for survival. This, in itself, made them less active animals. Caloric burning becomes slower, as well as the need for large amounts of daily calories. This, incidentally, creates the tendency to obesity.

This decrease in the pace of calorie consumption, then, directly influences how to serve your feline. He doesn't need the disposal of food anytime. At the same time, it must have restrictions so that it does not develop feline obesity.

However, there is no reason to panic. Today we will see, in detail, how to feed your feline correctly. For that, keep reading. Below, you will find special tips for your pet's diet to act in a positive way for his health.

When we talk about the need to have control over the feeding of cats, this includes several factors. For example, the amount of food. Likewise, when serving your feline.

The amount of a cat's daily meals varies according to a number of issues. After all, at each stage of life he has a specific caloric need. The same thing occurs in relation to castration, which results in special care with food.

See, in general terms, how many meals are needed per day for each type of cat:

Also, it should be noted that when and how to serve the feline may vary with other conditions. For example, depending on your state of health. Likewise, any special restriction due to previous illness.

Veterinarians usually stipulate a daily amount. Therefore, it is necessary to divide it by the number of meals. Here, it is important to emphasize that the ideal is not to leave food at ease for your cat.

When they have unrestricted food availability, they tend to eat every little while. That is, they repeat the behavior of small cats in nature, which depend on small and constant meals that reach up to 15 a day!

However, as already explained, there is no such need here. Hunting is pure fun and the victims are usually toys with no nutritional purposes. Therefore, the ideal is to serve the feline only at the time of the meal, with the creation of a routine.

See the daily amount of food according to the age or condition of each feline:

Again, we emphasize that this may vary according to the particular conditions of the cat. Diseases and obesity, therefore, alter these values. So always count on the support of a vet to direct you.

As we saw above, cats of any age need at least 2 meals a day. But what is the period between one and the other, that is, fasting time? Experts recommend that your feline not go more than 12 hours without eating.

Therefore, schedule meals so that they always occur respecting this maximum limit. Especially when we talk about 02 daily meals. Also, when serving the feline, observe some issues.

In case he is not eating, for example, observe if this behavior is recurring. Fasting in cats (due to their spontaneous lack of interest in food) can be a sign of illness or pain. So look for a vet if this happens.

Feline feeding schedules deserve care. Firstly, because they must have a maximum interval of 12 hours between one and the other. Also, because they require a routine, as felines are adept at repeating it.

For this reason, consider your own routine when establishing the times to serve your feline. After all, you can only follow a routine for the cat if you respect your own schedule, needs to be away from home and daily commitments.

If you leave the house in the morning, take the time to feed the cat before you leave. In the hypothesis 03 meals a day, feed him in the morning, in the late afternoon and in the middle of the night. So you don't have to worry if you go away and can't come back in the middle of the day.

Otherwise, a great strategy is to share the cat's food with other people in the house. This is especially so when the pet is a puppy. With this, he guarantees all meals even with the circulation of comings and goings around his home.