Can my cat only eat chicken food? How much should I feed her daily?

Hello, depending on her lifestyle, indoor only cats should be fed atleast twice daily. This can be a variety of dry and wet food and should not exceed more than 1 cup of dry food per day or more than 1 can per day. There may be differences depending on how many calories each food contains so it is hard to determine this. Your kitten should be consuming around 201 Kcal per day. Hope this helps and best of luck.

It would be ok to eat a small amount of chicken, as long as it is baked and not fried. She also needs to eat cat food because an all chicken diet is not a nutritional balanced diet for a cat. If she won't eat both and is only looking for chicken than you may need to feed only cat food so she will start eating it again. You could try different varieties and see which one she eats best.

The bags usually over estimate the amount of food animals need. I would recommend feeding about 75% of what's on the bag/instructions IF that's the only thing your cat is eating. If they are eating half wet and half dry, decrease the amount proportionally. Another (easier) approach, is to ask your veterinarian for a recommended calorie count for each cat. Most adult cats need about 200 calories per day and young, intact cats need anywhere from 2-3 times this amount.

In the wild, cats eat anywhere for 9-16 times a day. That means their metabolisms are geared to run at all times. I recommend to feed 4 - 6 small meals a day. The amount to feed is based upon the calories in the diet and your cat's body condition score: https://www.petcoach.co/article/how-do-i-determine-if-my-cat-is-overweight/ Stick with good brands like Royal Canin or Purina ProPlan. Most adult cats eat between 0.5 - 1 cup a day. An indoor adult food may be a good option as it is lower calorie than normal food. I hope this helps.

I would recommend a completely balanced cat food. I am not sure how old she is, but some recommended brands are: Royal Canin, Hill's Science, Evo (Innova) or Eukanuba. She should be eating three times a day (kitten food) if she is still a kitten and 2 times a day (adult food) if she is an adult cat. Best of luck with your pet Pearl.

Thank you for submitting your question Nala. The feeding recommendations on the side of the bag are total daily calories. You can divide this amount however you chose. It is important to note that the feeding recommendations on the bag are geared for the cats with the highest metabolism within each weight bracket. This is too much food for most cats. If your cat is overweight, then you will want to feed less. Cats should only have a thin covering over the ribs. You should be able to feel individual ribs. The cat should also have a defined waist from both the top and side views. I hope this information helps!

Good question. Cats in general get about 1 cup of food daily per 10 lbs of body weight. However check your cat food label and you will often find a feeding amount guideline right on the package. So 1 cup= 1 can (~5.5oz). So for a 10 lb cat this is roughly 1/2 can + 1/2 cup.