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How much food should I feed my inactive indoor cats daily by weight?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | spayed | 4 years and 2 months old | 11 lbs

How much should you feed an all indoor cat per day? I have a 5 yr old at 8 lbs, a 3 yr old at 10 lbs and a 4 yr old at 11 lbs. I have been feedn my 5 and 3 yr old by splitting a 3 oz can a day with free feedn dry. They sleep most of the time and arent very active. Thank you.

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on May 18th, 2017

Hello, the amount depends entirely on the brand of food they are eating, the adequate amount is written on the food label. some overweight cats with low activity level will need approximately 10-15% less or will need to be on a special low calorie diet.

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